Poverty Status in 1999: Sussex County
	Individuals				Individuals 18 and over				Related Chlidren under 18
	Number for	Number	Percent		Number for	Number	Percent		Number for	Number	Percent
	Whom Poverty	Below	Below		Whom Poverty	Below	Below		Whom Poverty	Below	Below
	Status is	Poverty	Poverty		Status is	Poverty	Poverty		Status is	Poverty	Poverty
	Determined	Level	Level		Determined	Level	Level		Determined	Level	Level
Sussex County	142,641	5,693	4.0		102,821	3,940	3.8		39,709	1,642	4.1
Andover borough	652	18	2.8		543	17	3.1		108	0	0.0
Andover township	5,330	186	3.5		3,808	128	3.4		1,493	29	1.9
Branchville borough	847	37	4.4		661	25	3.8		183	9	4.9
Byram township	8,220	143	1.7		5,841	109	1.9		2,369	24	1.0
Frankford township	5,252	269	5.1		3,918	192	4.9		1,327	70	5.3
Franklin borough	5,136	360	7.0		3,636	209	5.7		1,500	151	10.1
Fredon township	2,853	62	2.2		2,098	36	1.7		751	22	2.9
Green township	3,196	52	1.6		2,302	37	1.6		894	15	1.7
Hamburg borough	3,102	142	4.6		2,271	93	4.1		831	49	5.9
Hampton township	4,943	101	2.0		3,631	71	2.0		1,308	26	2.0
Hardyston township	6,121	285	4.7		4,647	206	4.4		1,467	72	4.9
Hopatcong borough	15,911	480	3.0		11,753	360	3.1		4,148	110	2.7
Lafayette township	2,295	85	3.7		1,650	72	4.4		645	13	2.0
Montague township	3,397	406	12.0		2,484	241	9.7		913	165	18.1
Newton town	7,860	882	11.2		5,994	664	11.1		1,859	211	11.4
Ogdensburg borough	2,632	150	5.7		1,854	75	4.0		778	75	9.6
Sandyston township	1,829	99	5.4		1,361	67	4.9		468	32	6.8
Sparta township	18,085	279	1.5		12,515	198	1.6		5,560	71	1.3
Stanhope borough	3,521	77	2.2		2,638	71	2.7		883	6	0.7
Stillwater township	4,267	120	2.8		3,074	107	3.5		1,193	13	1.1
Sussex borough	2,140	235	11.0		1,633	156	9.6		507	79	15.6
Vernon township	24,628	717	2.9		17,132	471	2.7		7,477	227	3.0
Walpack township	37	0	0.0		37	0	0.0		0	0	---
Wantage township	10,387	508	4.9		7,340	335	4.6		3,047	173	5.7
Source:          2000 Census of Population & Housing, Summary File 3.
Prepared by:  New Jersey State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor, May, 2002.