Official Site of The State of New Jersey
Statewide Homeless Student Count by County
The Students Experiencing Homelessness Map meets the mandated public reporting federal requirement of New Jersey’s counts of students experiencing homelessness. The interactive feature allows users to explore homelessness data by simply hovering over different counties. In the top right corner, users may toggle between the data from 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 school years.
National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) 2024
| CountyCode | County Name | 2021-2022 School Year | 2022-2023 School Year | 2023-2024 School Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Atlantic | 642 | 765 | 851 |
| 03 | Bergen | 564 | 844 | 866 |
| 05 | Burlington | 708 | 1065 | 1211 |
| 07 | Camden | 1562 | 1402 | 1911 |
| 09 | Cape May | 461 | 367 | 397 |
| 11 | Cumberland | 439 | 624 | 727 |
| 13 | Essex | 697 | 1082 | 1512 |
| 15 | Gloucester | 527 | 628 | 687 |
| 17 | Hudson | 587 | 854 | 1136 |
| 19 | Hunterdon | 24 | 57 | 63 |
| 21 | Mercer | 467 | 711 | 878 |
| 23 | Middlesex | 949 | 1265 | 1275 |
| 25 | Monmouth | 793 | 1010 | 1355 |
| 27 | Morris | 205 | 332 | 457 |
| 29 | Ocean | 638 | 847 | 457 |
| 31 | Passaic | 519 | 1089 | 1612 |
| 33 | Salem | 219 | 246 | 262 |
| 35 | Somerset | 339 | 403 | 414 |
| 37 | Sussex | 100 | 127 | 166 |
| 39 | Union | 784 | 861 | 868 |
| 41 | Warren | 130 | 181 | 242 |
| N/A | Statewide Total | 11,104 | 14,393 | 17,315 |
2021-2022 School Year
In school year 2021-2022 across New Jersey, 11,104 students experienced homelessness.
In terms of:
- Grade span: most (5,462) were in preschool through grade 5
- Race/ethnicity: most (4,512) were Hispanic or Latino
- Disability status: 2,769 had a disability.
- Students learning more than one language: 1,932 were multilingual learners
2022-2023 School Year
In school year 2022-2023 across New Jersey, 14,393 students experienced homelessness.
In terms of:
- Grade span: most (7,303) were in preschool through grade 5
- Race/ethnicity: most (6,046) were Hispanic or Latino
- Disability status: 3,532 had a disability.
- Students learning more than one language: 2,947 were multilingual learners
2023-2024 School Year
In school year 2023-2024 across New Jersey, 17,315 students experienced homelessness.
In terms of:
- Grade span: most (8,818) were in preschool through grade 5
- Race/ethnicity: most (7,636) were Hispanic or Latino
- Disability status: 4,298 had a disability.
- Students learning more than one language: 3,683 were multilingual learners