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Who heats with electricity where it is cold in New Jersey?

541,309homes in New Jersey heat mainly with electricity in counties that are cold in a normal year

All 21 New Jersey counties average at least 4,000 heating degree days in a normal year, and 16% of the 3,478,355 occupied homes heat mainly with electricity. Rank 13 of 35 by count, 25 by share. Hudson County holds the most: 78,802 electric-heated homes at 4,749 heating degree days.

Where New Jersey sits among the states

Share of homes that heat with electricity in cold counties, by state, one tile per stateAlaska: no data in this seriesAKMaine: 10.1% of homesMEVermont: 8.1% of homesVTNew Hampshire: 10.7% of homesNHWashington: 57.7% of homesWAIdaho: 35.0% of homesIDMontana: 26.6% of homesMTNorth Dakota: 39.9% of homesNDMinnesota: 18.8% of homesMNIllinois: 18.2% of homesILWisconsin: 17.3% of homesWIMichigan: 11.6% of homesMINew York: 14.4% of homesNYRhode Island: 12.1% of homesRIMassachusetts: 17.9% of homesMAOregon: 53.1% of homesORNevada: 8.7% of homesNVWyoming: 23.3% of homesWYSouth Dakota: 32.6% of homesSDIowa: 24.3% of homesIAIndiana: 30.7% of homesINOhio: 25.6% of homesOHPennsylvania: 24.8% of homesPANew Jersey: 15.6% of homesNJConnecticut: no data in this seriesCTCalifornia: 2.0% of homesCAUtah: 16.4% of homesUTColorado: 25.2% of homesCONebraska: 31.2% of homesNEMissouri: 37.0% of homesMOKentucky: 49.5% of homesKYWest Virginia: 45.5% of homesWVVirginia: 32.2% of homesVAMaryland: 42.6% of homesMDDelaware: 37.0% of homesDEArizona: 0.9% of homesAZNew Mexico: 13.1% of homesNMKansas: 26.5% of homesKSArkansas: 1.9% of homesARTennessee: 9.9% of homesTNNorth Carolina: 5.6% of homesNCSouth Carolina: 0.0% of homesSCDistrict of Columbia: no data in this seriesDCOklahoma: 0.5% of homesOKLouisiana: 0.0% of homesLAMississippi: 0.0% of homesMSAlabama: 0.0% of homesALGeorgia: 0.4% of homesGAHawaii: no data in this seriesHITexas: 0.1% of homesTXFlorida: 0.0% of homesFL

Darker is a larger share. New Jersey is outlined.

New Jersey: cold counties and electric heat

New Jersey cold counties, electric heating
Hudson County295,55226.778,8024,749-8%14.6
Essex County317,47316.853,3795,103-8%9.9
Bergen County353,30714.952,6055,191-7%9.7
Middlesex County305,61014.945,5864,909-7%8.4
Ocean County241,52115.236,6154,814-6%6.8
Camden County200,56918.036,0134,631-7%6.7
Burlington County176,04619.133,6954,702-6%6.2
Monmouth County250,19512.932,2814,837-6%6.0
Mercer County141,46418.926,6874,936-5%4.9
Morris County191,84011.822,6345,713-6%4.2
Union County201,66310.320,8494,970-8%3.9
Atlantic County108,71216.317,7064,662-7%3.3
Passaic County177,9649.617,1705,674-6%3.2
Somerset County129,45913.217,1195,198-6%3.2
Gloucester County111,79610.511,7214,588-7%2.2
Cape May County44,36921.29,4204,521-7%1.7
Sussex County57,32814.78,4056,138-5%1.6
Cumberland County53,34111.56,1494,601-7%1.1
Warren County44,94311.95,3655,876-6%1.0
Hunterdon County50,32210.15,0715,477-5%0.9

Largest 20 of 21 cold counties, ranked by electric-heated homes. The 1 smaller cold counties are in the CSV. All counties, CSV.

Where the electric-heated homes are

The 3 largest counties, Hudson County, Essex County, Bergen County, hold 34% of the 541,309 electric-heated homes in New Jersey cold counties. The highest electric-heat share among cold counties with 5,000+ homes is Hudson County at 27%. The coldest, Sussex County, averages 6,138 heating degree days; New Jersey as a whole averages 5,013 when weighted by homes.

electric-heated homes, New Jersey cold counties, 12 largest

  • Hudson County78,802
  • Essex County53,379
  • Bergen County52,605
  • Middlesex County45,586
  • Ocean County36,615
  • Camden County36,013
  • Burlington County33,695
  • Monmouth County32,281
  • Mercer County26,687
  • Morris County22,634
  • Union County20,849
  • Atlantic County17,706

New Jersey: the 10 coldest counties

Sussex County is coldest at 6,138 heating degree days with 15% electric heat. The 10 coldest hold 229,284 electric-heated homes.

New Jersey 10 coldest counties
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Sussex County57,32814.76,1385,841
Warren County44,94311.95,8765,540
Morris County191,84011.85,7135,372
Passaic County177,9649.65,6745,350
Hunterdon County50,32210.15,4775,179
Somerset County129,45913.25,1984,873
Bergen County353,30714.95,1914,848
Essex County317,47316.85,1034,716
Union County201,66310.34,9704,564
Mercer County141,46418.94,9364,692

New Jersey: where electric heat is most common

Among counties with 2,000+ homes, Hudson County is highest at 27% and Bergen County is 10th at 15%.

New Jersey 10 counties with the highest electric heat share
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Hudson County295,55226.74,7494,391
Cape May County44,36921.24,5214,201
Burlington County176,04619.14,7024,402
Mercer County141,46418.94,9364,692
Camden County200,56918.04,6314,326
Essex County317,47316.85,1034,716
Atlantic County108,71216.34,6624,325
Salem County24,88116.24,5694,292
Ocean County241,52115.24,8144,506
Bergen County353,30714.95,1914,848

Winter disconnections and price in New Jersey

New Jersey utilities logged 0.09 disconnections per 100 residential accounts a month in December to February 2024 and 0.23 in June to August.

At the 2025 average residential price of 22.63 cents a kWh, 1,000 kWh costs 226 dollars in New Jersey.

New Jersey in the ranking

Indiana is 11th with 824,332 homes (30.7% of its homes). Colorado is 12th with 586,733 homes (25.2% of its homes). Massachusetts is 14th with 495,363 homes (17.9% of its homes). Michigan is 15th with 467,609 homes (11.6% of its homes).

New Jersey beside 2 neighbors

New Jersey neighbors with a winter page
NeighborElectric homesShare, %Avg HDD
New York1,104,38414.4%5,621
Pennsylvania1,297,99124.8%5,554

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How many New Jersey homes heat with electricity in cold counties?

541,309 homes, 15.6% of 3,478,355 occupied New Jersey homes, in 21 counties averaging 4,000+ heating degree days.

Which New Jersey county has the most electric-heated homes among its cold counties?

Hudson County, with 78,802 of its 295,552 homes (27%) at 4,749 normal heating degree days.

Which New Jersey county is the coldest, and how many of its homes heat with electricity?

Sussex County, at 6,138 normal heating degree days: 8,405 of 57,328 homes (15%).

How far did the last decade run from the New Jersey normal?

New Jersey cold counties averaged 6.4% below their 1991-2020 heating degree days over 2016-2025.

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@misc{usedata_winter_states_new_jersey,
  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {New Jersey winter exposure: 541,309 electric-heated homes in cold counties},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://electricconsumer.org/winter/states/new-jersey.html},
  note = {Data as of 9 October 2026. Accessed 9 October 2026}
}
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