New Jersey Tax Burden

New Jersey ranks #1 nationally for total tax burden with a combined rate of 14.81%.

Total Tax Burden
14.81%
Rank: 1st
Property Tax Rate
2.29%
Rank: 1st
Income Tax Rate
4.076%
Rank: 33rd
Sales Tax Rate
6.63%
Rank: 30th
Median Income: $92,697
Population: 9,249,063
Counties: 21

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All 21 Counties in New Jersey

RankCountyProperty TaxIncome TaxSales TaxTotal BurdenNat'l Rank
1Essex County2.14%3.502%6.63%19.24%#1
2Passaic County2.42%3.853%6.63%17.88%#4
3Union County2.18%4.132%6.63%16.85%#10
4Hudson County1.91%3.922%6.63%16.83%#12
5Camden County3.27%3.777%6.63%15.59%#25
6Mercer County2.62%4.076%6.63%15.51%#26
7Middlesex County2.29%4.349%6.63%15.50%#28
8Bergen County1.78%4.579%6.63%15.19%#33
9Monmouth County1.89%4.576%6.63%15.06%#35
10Warren County2.66%4.074%6.63%14.94%#37
11Atlantic County2.63%3.484%6.63%14.81%#43
12Salem County3.19%3.491%6.63%14.72%#44
13Morris County1.88%4.745%6.63%14.58%#49
14Somerset County2.04%4.759%6.63%14.52%#52
15Hunterdon County2.09%4.778%6.63%14.45%#54
16Gloucester County2.95%4.237%6.63%14.27%#61
17Sussex County2.60%4.456%6.63%14.17%#68
18Burlington County2.56%4.298%6.63%14.09%#70
19Ocean County1.87%3.789%6.63%13.78%#89
20Cumberland County2.58%3.130%6.63%13.32%#119
21Cape May County1.36%3.835%6.63%12.07%#246