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

Salem County had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 21 counties in 2021, at 21.7%. Bergen County had the lowest, at 15.2%. The median was 19.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest21.7Salem County
Lowest15.2Bergen County
Median19.621 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Atlantic County: 20 %Bergen County: 15.2 %Burlington County: 19.6 %Camden County: 21.2 %Cape May County: 21 %Cumberland County: 20.1 %Essex County: 16.8 %Gloucester County: 20.8 %Hudson County: 16.8 %Hunterdon County: 20.4 %Mercer County: 18.8 %Middlesex County: 16.8 %Monmouth County: 18.9 %Morris County: 17.6 %Ocean County: 21.4 %Passaic County: 16.2 %Salem County: 21.7 %Somerset County: 16.2 %Sussex County: 20.6 %Union County: 16.4 %Warren County: 20.7 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Salem County: 21.7 %Salem County21.7Ocean County: 21.4 %Ocean County21.4Camden County: 21.2 %Camden County21.2Cape May County: 21 %Cape May County21Gloucester County: 20.8 %Gloucester County20.8Warren County: 20.7 %Warren County20.7Sussex County: 20.6 %Sussex County20.6Hunterdon County: 20.4 %Hunterdon County20.4Cumberland County: 20.1 %Cumberland County20.1Atlantic County: 20 %Atlantic County20Burlington County: 19.6 %Burlington County19.6Monmouth County: 18.9 %Monmouth County18.9Mercer County: 18.8 %Mercer County18.8Morris County: 17.6 %Morris County17.6Essex County: 16.8 %Essex County16.8Hudson County: 16.8 %Hudson County16.8Middlesex County: 16.8 %Middlesex County16.8Union County: 16.4 %Union County16.4Passaic County: 16.2 %Passaic County16.2Somerset County: 16.2 %Somerset County16.2Bergen County: 15.2 %Bergen County15.2Salem County: 21.7 %Salem County21.7Ocean County: 21.4 %Ocean County21.4Camden County: 21.2 %Camden County21.2Cape May County: 21 %Cape May County21Gloucester County: 20.8 %Gloucester County20.8Warren County: 20.7 %Warren County20.7Sussex County: 20.6 %Sussex County20.6Hunterdon County: 20.4 %Hunterdon County20.4Cumberland County: 20.1 %Cumberland County20.1Atlantic County: 20 %Atlantic County20Burlington County: 19.6 %Burlington County19.6Monmouth County: 18.9 %Monmouth County18.9Mercer County: 18.8 %Mercer County18.8Morris County: 17.6 %Morris County17.6Essex County: 16.8 %Essex County16.8Hudson County: 16.8 %Hudson County16.8Middlesex County: 16.8 %Middlesex County16.8Union County: 16.4 %Union County16.4Passaic County: 16.2 %Passaic County16.2Somerset County: 16.2 %Somerset County16.2Bergen County: 15.2 %Bergen County15.2
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Salem County21.7
2Ocean County21.4
3Camden County21.2
4Cape May County21
5Gloucester County20.8
6Warren County20.7
7Sussex County20.6
8Hunterdon County20.4
9Cumberland County20.1
10Atlantic County20
11Burlington County19.6
12Monmouth County18.9
13Mercer County18.8
14Morris County17.6
15Essex County16.8
15Hudson County16.8
15Middlesex County16.8
18Union County16.4
19Passaic County16.2
19Somerset County16.2
21Bergen County15.2

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About this ranking

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.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in New Jersey by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in New Jersey by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in New Jersey by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-counties?period=2021.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in New Jersey by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest depression in adults, local model estimate?

Salem County, with 21.7% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest depression in adults, local model estimate?

Bergen County, with 15.2% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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