Salem County, NJ

Welcome to Salem County.

Salem County is the smallest county in New Jersey by population.

Total GDP for the county increased 34%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $6.9 billion.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Salem County voted each party evenly: three times each.

The largest city in the county is Penns Grove.

Surrounding counties and county equivalents include: Kent County, New Castle County, Cumberland County, and Gloucester County.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	50.86%	45.44%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	46.17%	52.79%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	51.82%	47.86%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	49.89%	48.59%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	40.36%	55.54%	+
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	42.68%	55.5%	+
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	34%

Government Enterprises	7%	12%
Private Industries	93%	36%
Agriculture	1%	0%
Mining	<1%	0%
Utilities	59%	43%
Construction	3%	0%
Manufacturing	5%	-8%
– Durable	1%	0%
– Nondurable	5%	0%
Trade	<1%	0%
– Wholesale	<1%	0%
– Retail	3%	47%
Transportation	4%	107%
Information	<1%	35%
Finance & Insurance	1%	4%
Real Estate	6%	13%
Professional & Business Services	3%	0%
Educational Services	<1%	29%
Healthcare & Social Services	4%	1%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	0%
Accommodation & Food Services	1%	40%
Other Services²	1%	98%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	10	69
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings	3	32
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores	33	85
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	9	73
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	12	69
⛽ Gasoline Stations	21	75
👕 Clothing Stores	3	31
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores	11	71
💐 Florists	4	66
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns	7	63
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	28	73
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	38	75
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	9	56
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	8	63
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	20%	$446,300	N/A
Top 20%	49%	$278,200	More than $250,000
Next highest 20%	24%	$134,800	$171,900
Middle 20%	15%	$84,800	$106,100
Second lowest 20%	9%	$48,100	$64,800
Bottom 20%	3%	$17,000	$32,500
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		79%	$112,800
Self-Employment		9%	$45,100
Investment Income¹		20%	$19,900
Social Security		30%	$22,900
Supplemental Security		6%	$10,000
Public Assistance		3%	Below $10,000
Retirement		19%	$30,200
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	4%	7%	6%
$25K – $49K	<1%	6%	5%	7%
$50K – $99K	1%	9%	10%	10%
$100K – $199K	<1%	7%	13%	7%
$200K & more	<1%	2%	5%	1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$68,500	$49,400
African-American	$40,300	$38,800
Hispanic	$39,100	$27,600
Asian	$54,100	$47,300

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$38,300	$23,500
Highschool & GED	$44,900	$29,600
Some College to Associate’s	$55,500	$41,600
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$79,400	$63,800
Graduate Degree	$106,300	$83,600

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$88,500	$68,100
STEM²	$93,300	$70,900
Gray-Collar³	$75,500	$39,100
Pink-Collar⁴	$21,700	$21,300
Sales⁵	$47,800	$24,700
Blue-Collar⁶	$38,300	$26,500
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding	++	$$
Cold Waves
Drought	++	$
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	+	$
Heat Waves	+	$
Hurricane	+	$
Ice Storm	+	$
Landslide	+
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	++	$
Strong Wind	++	$
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+	$
Winter Weather	++	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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