Poverty Status in 1999: New Jersey and Counties |
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Individuals |
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Individuals 18 and over |
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Related Chlidren under 18 |
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Number for |
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Number for |
Number |
Percent |
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Number for |
Number |
Percent |
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Whom Poverty |
Below |
Below |
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Whom Poverty |
Below |
Below |
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Whom Poverty |
Below |
Below |
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Status is |
Poverty |
Poverty |
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Status is |
Poverty |
Poverty |
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Status is |
Poverty |
Poverty |
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Determined |
Level |
Level |
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Determined |
Level |
Level |
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Determined |
Level |
Level |
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New Jersey |
8,232,588 |
699,668 |
8.5 |
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6,177,499 |
471,914 |
7.6 |
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2,047,206 |
220,991 |
10.8 |
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Atlantic County |
246,787 |
25,906 |
10.5 |
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183,977 |
17,639 |
9.6 |
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62,525 |
8,028 |
12.8 |
Bergen County |
874,201 |
43,417 |
5.0 |
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673,389 |
33,050 |
4.9 |
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200,256 |
9,901 |
4.9 |
Burlington County |
409,125 |
19,280 |
4.7 |
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304,252 |
13,312 |
4.4 |
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104,544 |
5,699 |
5.5 |
Camden County |
499,327 |
52,121 |
10.4 |
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365,486 |
32,351 |
8.9 |
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133,379 |
19,324 |
14.5 |
Cape May County |
99,640 |
8,549 |
8.6 |
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77,236 |
5,837 |
7.6 |
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22,295 |
2,612 |
11.7 |
Cumberland County |
135,350 |
20,367 |
15.0 |
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98,933 |
12,834 |
13.0 |
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36,120 |
7,262 |
20.1 |
Essex County |
771,556 |
120,006 |
15.6 |
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569,305 |
77,893 |
13.7 |
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201,295 |
41,358 |
20.5 |
Gloucester County |
249,843 |
15,395 |
6.2 |
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183,751 |
10,815 |
5.9 |
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65,880 |
4,368 |
6.6 |
Hudson County |
600,001 |
93,149 |
15.5 |
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464,677 |
62,859 |
13.5 |
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134,487 |
29,596 |
22.0 |
Hunterdon County |
117,914 |
3,027 |
2.6 |
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86,815 |
2,301 |
2.7 |
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31,024 |
665 |
2.1 |
Mercer County |
330,373 |
28,570 |
8.6 |
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247,710 |
19,555 |
7.9 |
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82,361 |
8,769 |
10.6 |
Middlesex County |
731,461 |
48,205 |
6.6 |
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556,716 |
34,937 |
6.3 |
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173,903 |
12,529 |
7.2 |
Monmouth County |
605,698 |
38,242 |
6.3 |
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447,440 |
26,026 |
5.8 |
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157,805 |
11,842 |
7.5 |
Morris County |
462,131 |
17,872 |
3.9 |
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346,797 |
13,408 |
3.9 |
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115,069 |
4,244 |
3.7 |
Ocean County |
502,712 |
34,945 |
7.0 |
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385,275 |
22,866 |
5.9 |
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117,051 |
11,695 |
10.0 |
Passaic County |
481,200 |
59,072 |
12.3 |
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355,843 |
36,991 |
10.4 |
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124,694 |
21,531 |
17.3 |
Salem County |
63,178 |
5,980 |
9.5 |
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47,038 |
3,786 |
8.0 |
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16,083 |
2,137 |
13.3 |
Somerset County |
293,732 |
11,061 |
3.8 |
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218,451 |
8,117 |
3.7 |
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75,150 |
2,836 |
3.8 |
Sussex County |
142,641 |
5,693 |
4.0 |
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102,821 |
3,940 |
3.8 |
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39,709 |
1,642 |
4.1 |
Union County |
514,780 |
43,319 |
8.4 |
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386,918 |
29,525 |
7.6 |
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127,391 |
13,417 |
10.5 |
Warren County |
100,938 |
5,492 |
5.4 |
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74,669 |
3,872 |
5.2 |
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26,185 |
1,536 |
5.9 |
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Source: 2000 Census of Population &
Housing, Summary File 3. |
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Prepared
by: New Jersey State Data Center, New
Jersey Department of Labor, May, 2002. |
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