Each row shows where New York-Newark-Jersey City sits on the national distribution for one economic concept across all three mobility measures.

All income a person receives, including wages and transfers.

α Absolute mobility 75th percentile

this county national median

39.04 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 42nd percentile

this county national median

0.31 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 48th percentile

this county national median

The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

Income earned from work (wages and salaries).

α Absolute mobility 76th percentile

this county national median

42.73 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 33rd percentile

this county national median

0.29 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 57th percentile

this county national median

9.61 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The probability of owning a home (the extensive margin of housing wealth).

α Absolute mobility 8th percentile

this county national median

47.87 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 40th percentile

this county national median

0.35 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 65th percentile

this county national median

-6.23 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The value of housing assets a person holds.

α Absolute mobility 58th percentile

this county national median

38.72 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 58th percentile

this county national median

0.33 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 66th percentile

this county national median

1.35 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The total value of all assets a person holds.

α Absolute mobility 49th percentile

this county national median

40.74 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 77th percentile

this county national median

0.35 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 84th percentile

this county national median

9.47 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

County	State	α (absolute mobility)	β (persistence)	δ (extensive margin)	n
Bergen	NJ	46.89	0.327	12.60	7000
Bronx	NY	34.18	0.267	3.94	8900
Essex	NJ	31.01	0.460	11.49	5900
Hudson	NJ	41.31	0.277	3.73	4100
Hunterdon	NJ	48.74	0.296	19.28	1300
Kings	NY	41.52	0.311	6.83	17500
Middlesex	NJ	42.15	0.353	8.98	6500
Monmouth	NJ	37.60	0.433	15.57	5600
Morris	NJ	47.93	0.322	11.44	4000
Nassau	NY	41.66	0.400	17.96	13000
New York	NY	37.34	0.416	1.55	5900
Ocean	NJ	41.88	0.331	10.41	4000
Passaic	NJ	35.71	0.403	6.59	3900
Putnam	NY	47.67	0.273	9.20	1000
Queens	NY	45.98	0.253	6.06	14000
Richmond	NY	41.21	0.384	6.80	3700
Rockland	NY	48.48	0.296	11.33	2800
Somerset	NJ	39.95	0.410	21.05	2300
Suffolk	NY	40.16	0.374	9.27	14000
Sussex	NJ	41.77	0.344	11.09	1900
Union	NJ	35.10	0.438	9.62	4000
Westchester	NY	37.45	0.438	9.83	7100

New York-Newark-Jersey City

The five lenses at a glance