# Counties in New Jersey by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 21 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_depression_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had a depressive disorder. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Gloucester County | 18.6 |
| 1 | Salem County | 18.6 |
| 3 | Sussex County | 18.2 |
| 4 | Warren County | 17.8 |
| 5 | Camden County | 17.6 |
| 5 | Cape May County | 17.6 |
| 7 | Hunterdon County | 16.5 |
| 8 | Atlantic County | 16.3 |
| 9 | Cumberland County | 16.1 |
| 9 | Ocean County | 16.1 |
| 11 | Burlington County | 15.7 |
| 12 | Essex County | 15.4 |
| 12 | Passaic County | 15.4 |
| 14 | Morris County | 14.9 |
| 15 | Mercer County | 14.8 |
| 16 | Monmouth County | 14.3 |
| 16 | Union County | 14.3 |
| 18 | Hudson County | 14.2 |
| 19 | Bergen County | 14 |
| 20 | Somerset County | 13.9 |
| 21 | Middlesex County | 12.7 |