By Erin Petenko | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

New Jersey saw a 4 percent increase in median income last year, to $76,126, a change from the sluggish growth of the previous year, according to newly released Census data. It now has the third-highest income in the nation, behind only Maryland and Alaska.

Counties, with a smaller sample size, also have a higher margin of error, making it hard to say whether they experienced a change last year. But it is possible to estimate their median income in total.

These are the New Jersey counties ranked by median income.

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21. Cumberland County

Cumberland County's median household income in 2016 was $49,110. This was a 5.5 percent decrease from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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20. Salem County

Salem County's median household income in 2016 was $53,662. This was a 23 percent decrease from the previous year, which is a statistically significant change.

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19. Essex County

Essex County's median household income in 2016 was $54,277. This was a 3 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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18. Atlantic County

Atlantic County's median household income in 2016 was $56,778. This was a 3.7 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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17. Passaic County

Passaic County's median household income in 2016 was $62,016. This was a 9.5 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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16. Ocean County

Ocean County's median household income in 2016 was $62,222. This was a 3.6 percent decrease from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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15. Cape May

Cape May County's median household income in 2016 was $62,548. This was a 8.1 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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14. Hudson County

Hudson County's median household income in 2016 was $63,808. This was a 4.1 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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13. Camden County

Camden County's median household income in 2016 was $66,362. This was a 0.8 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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12. Union County

Union County's median household income in 2016 was $72,028. This was a 0 percent decrease from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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11. Warren County

Warren County's median household income in 2016 was $74,867. This was a 3.7 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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10. Mercer County

Mercer County's median household income in 2016 was $77,650. This was a 5.9 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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9. Gloucester County

Gloucester County's median household income in 2016 was $79,879. This was a 1.7 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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8. Burlington County

Burlington County's median household income in 2016 was $80,254. This was a 6 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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7. Middlesex County

Middlesex County's median household income in 2016 was $82,375. This was a 3.4 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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6. Sussex County

Sussex County's median household income in 2016 was $87,829. This was a 1.9 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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5. Monmouth County

Monmouth County's median household income in 2016 was $90,226. This was a 2.3 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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4. Bergen County

Bergen County's median household income in 2016 was $93,683. This was a 3.9 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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3. Somerset County

Somerset County's median household income in 2016 was $104,478. This was a 4.8 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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2. Morris County

Morris County's median household income in 2016 was $106,985. This was a 3.9 percent increase from the previous year, which is not a statistically significant change.

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1. Hunterdon County

Hunterdon County's median household income in 2016 was $113,684. This was a 9.9 percent increase from the previous year, which is a statistically significant change.

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