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Poverty among Children Under Five Years of Age by County, New Jersey, 2019-2023

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Poverty among Children Under Five Years of Age by County, New Jersey, 2019-2023

Atlantic
Bergen
Burlington
Camden
Cape May
Cumberland
Essex
Gloucester
Hudson
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Monmouth
Morris
Ocean
Passaic
Salem
Somerset
Sussex
Union
Warren

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Estimated Percentage of Children Younger Than 5 Years

  • Undetermined
  • 3.8% - 8.0
  • 8.0+ - 11.8%
  • 11.8%+ - 18.1%
  • 18.1%+ - 26.2%
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County, New Jersey, United StatesAtlanticBergenBurlingtonCamdenCape MayCumberlandEssexGloucesterHudsonHunterdonMercerMiddlesexMonmouthMorrisOceanPassaicSalemSomersetSussexUnionWarrenNew JerseyUnited States0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%Estimated Percentage of Children Younger Than 5 YearsPoverty among Children Under Five Years of Age by County, New Jersey, 2019-2023
County, New Jersey, United StatesEstimated Percentage of Children Younger Than 5 YearsEstimated CountPopulation Count Estimate
Atlantic122.1%3,12814,133
Bergen26.9%3,32147,955
Burlington311.3%2,62423,198
Camden416.1%4,95430,724
Cape May511.3%4564,051
Cumberland626.2%2,4639,404
Essex720.0%10,64153,088
Gloucester89.7%1,47015,151
Hudson915.5%7,01745,143
Hunterdon103.8%2115,565
Mercer1116.2%3,44421,273
Middlesex1211.1%5,12246,200
Monmouth138.0%2,55131,775
Morris145.1%1,29325,228
Ocean1518.1%8,44746,591
Passaic1623.0%7,51432,718
Salem1721.4%7523,518
Somerset186.9%1,17817,023
Sussex197.1%4816,773
Union2011.8%4,06834,527
Warren219.9%4985,008
New Jersey3400013.8%71,633519,046
United States10000017.6%3,268,15518,590,246

Why Is This Important?

Poverty affects a wide range of resources that can enhance or diminish quality of life and thus have a significant influence on health outcomes. These resources include safe and affordable housing, access to education, public safety, availability of healthy foods, local emergency/health services, and environments free of life-threatening toxins.

Definition

Children under 5 years of age living below poverty level

Data Source

American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Estimated number of children under 5 years of age living in poverty

  • Denominator:

    Estimated number of children under 5 years of age in the population

Data Issues

The U.S. Census Bureau did not release its standard 1-year estimates from the 2020 American Community Survey because of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on data collection.

Related Health Objectives and Indicators


Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator PV-53

Description: Socioeconomic status: median household income, poverty, unemployment, educational attainment
https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/indicatorPages?selectedContentAreaAbbreviation=13&selectedIndicatorId=53


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Health Topic Pages Related to: Poverty among Children Under Five Years of Age

Indicator Data Last Updated On 12/12/2024, Published on 12/12/2024
Environmental Public Health Tracking Project, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 369, Trenton, NJ 08625-0369, e-mail: nj.epht@doh.nj.gov (https://www.nj.gov/health/epht)