# Cities in New Jersey by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 117 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_frequent_mental_distress_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress 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-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Bridgeton, NJ | 21 |
| 2 | New Brunswick, NJ | 20.9 |
| 3 | Camden, NJ | 20.8 |
| 4 | Newark, NJ | 20 |
| 5 | Glassboro, NJ | 19.9 |
| 6 | Lindenwold, NJ | 19.8 |
| 7 | Trenton, NJ | 19.3 |
| 8 | Atlantic City, NJ | 19 |
| 9 | Pleasantville, NJ | 18.9 |
| 10 | Pine Hill, NJ | 18.8 |
| 11 | East Orange, NJ | 18.7 |
| 11 | Gloucester City, NJ | 18.7 |
| 13 | Paterson, NJ | 18.6 |
| 13 | Phillipsburg, NJ | 18.6 |
| 15 | Passaic, NJ | 18.4 |
| 16 | Millville, NJ | 18.3 |
| 17 | Woodbury, NJ | 18.1 |
| 18 | Garfield, NJ | 18 |
| 18 | Plainfield, NJ | 18 |
| 20 | Elizabeth, NJ | 17.8 |
| 21 | Burlington, NJ | 17.7 |
| 22 | Fairview, NJ | 17.6 |
| 23 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 17.3 |
| 24 | Long Branch, NJ | 17.2 |
| 25 | Bellmawr, NJ | 17.1 |
| 26 | South River, NJ | 16.9 |
| 27 | Lodi, NJ | 16.8 |
| 28 | Somers Point, NJ | 16.7 |
| 28 | Wallington, NJ | 16.7 |
| 30 | Linden, NJ | 16.5 |
| 30 | North Plainfield, NJ | 16.5 |
| 30 | Vineland, NJ | 16.5 |
| 33 | Roselle, NJ | 16.4 |
| 34 | Asbury Park, NJ | 16.3 |
| 34 | Beachwood, NJ | 16.3 |
| 36 | Kearny, NJ | 16.2 |
| 36 | Manville, NJ | 16.2 |
| 38 | Bound Brook, NJ | 16.1 |
| 38 | Hackettstown, NJ | 16.1 |
| 38 | Union City, NJ | 16.1 |
| 41 | Collingswood, NJ | 15.9 |
| 41 | Elmwood Park, NJ | 15.9 |
| 41 | Hammonton, NJ | 15.9 |
| 41 | South Amboy, NJ | 15.9 |
| 45 | Bayonne, NJ | 15.8 |
| 45 | West New York, NJ | 15.8 |
| 47 | Carteret, NJ | 15.7 |
| 47 | Dover, NJ | 15.7 |
| 47 | East Rutherford, NJ | 15.7 |
| 50 | Freehold, NJ | 15.6 |
| 50 | Hopatcong, NJ | 15.6 |
| 50 | Rahway, NJ | 15.6 |
| 53 | Middlesex, NJ | 15.5 |
| 54 | Pompton Lakes, NJ | 15.2 |
| 54 | Ridgefield Park, NJ | 15.2 |
| 54 | Sayreville, NJ | 15.2 |
| 57 | Eatontown, NJ | 15.1 |
| 57 | Hackensack, NJ | 15.1 |
| 59 | Cliffside Park, NJ | 15 |
| 59 | Clifton, NJ | 15 |
| 59 | Harrison, NJ | 15 |
| 59 | North Arlington, NJ | 15 |
| 63 | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ | 14.9 |
| 63 | Jersey City, NJ | 14.9 |
| 63 | Morristown, NJ | 14.9 |
| 66 | Englewood, NJ | 14.8 |
| 67 | Little Ferry, NJ | 14.7 |
| 68 | Guttenberg, NJ | 14.6 |
| 68 | Hoboken, NJ | 14.6 |
| 68 | Woodland Park, NJ | 14.6 |
| 71 | Red Bank, NJ | 14.5 |
| 71 | Roselle Park, NJ | 14.5 |
| 71 | Totowa, NJ | 14.5 |
| 71 | Wanaque, NJ | 14.5 |
| 75 | Hawthorne, NJ | 14.4 |
| 75 | Oakland, NJ | 14.4 |
| 75 | Somerville, NJ | 14.4 |
| 75 | Wood-Ridge, NJ | 14.4 |
| 79 | Rutherford, NJ | 14.3 |
| 80 | Ringwood, NJ | 14.2 |
| 81 | South Plainfield, NJ | 14.1 |
| 81 | Westwood, NJ | 14.1 |
| 83 | Point Pleasant, NJ | 14 |
| 84 | Dumont, NJ | 13.9 |
| 84 | Maywood, NJ | 13.9 |
| 84 | Waldwick, NJ | 13.9 |
| 87 | Florham Park, NJ | 13.8 |
| 87 | Hillsdale, NJ | 13.8 |
| 87 | Lincoln Park, NJ | 13.8 |
| 90 | Highland Park, NJ | 13.7 |
| 90 | New Milford, NJ | 13.7 |
| 92 | Bergenfield, NJ | 13.5 |
| 92 | Madison, NJ | 13.5 |
| 94 | Montvale, NJ | 13.4 |
| 94 | Princeton, NJ | 13.4 |
| 96 | Fair Lawn, NJ | 13.3 |
| 96 | Ramsey, NJ | 13.3 |
| 96 | Ridgefield, NJ | 13.3 |
| 99 | Tinton Falls, NJ | 13.1 |
| 100 | Paramus, NJ | 12.8 |
| 100 | Summit, NJ | 12.8 |
| 102 | Kinnelon, NJ | 12.6 |
| 102 | Ocean City, NJ | 12.6 |
| 104 | Metuchen, NJ | 12.5 |
| 105 | Glen Rock, NJ | 12.4 |
| 105 | Haddonfield, NJ | 12.4 |
| 107 | Edgewater, NJ | 12.3 |
| 107 | Secaucus, NJ | 12.3 |
| 107 | Westfield, NJ | 12.3 |
| 110 | Ridgewood, NJ | 12.2 |
| 110 | River Edge, NJ | 12.2 |
| 112 | Palisades Park, NJ | 12.1 |
| 113 | New Providence, NJ | 12 |
| 114 | Franklin Lakes, NJ | 11.9 |
| 115 | Chatham, NJ | 11.7 |
| 116 | Fort Lee, NJ | 11.6 |
| 117 | Tenafly, NJ | 11.2 |