Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. At the 2020 census, the county was the state's 18th-most populous county, with a population of 128,947, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 598 from the 2010 census count of 128,349, which in turn reflected an increase of 6,360 from the 121,989 counted in the 2000 census. Its county seat is Flemington. The county is part of the Central Jersey region of the state. In 2015, the county had a per capita personal income of $80,759, the third-highest in New Jersey and ranked 33rd of 3,113 counties in the United States. The Bureau of Economic Analysis ranked the county as having the 19th-highest per capita income of all 3,113 counties in the United States as of 2009. In 2011, Hunterdon County had the second-lowest level of child poverty of any county in the United States. Geographically, much of the county lies in the Delaware Valley.

Founded: 1714
Named for: Robert Hunter
Seat: Flemington
Largest municipality: Raritan Township (population), Readington Township (area)
Total: 437.4 sq mi (1,132.86 km²)
Land: 427.84 sq mi (1,108.1 km²)
Water: 9.56 sq mi (24.76 km²), 2.2
Official Website: https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/
Wikidata description: county in New Jersey, United States
Wikidata id: Q502451
Wikidata label: Hunterdon County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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