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

New Brunswick, NJ had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 117 cities in 2021, at 23.2%. Tenafly, NJ had the lowest, at 10.1%. The median was 14.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest23.2New Brunswick, NJ
Lowest10.1Tenafly, NJ
Median14.3117 cities

Top 40 cities, 2021

New Brunswick, NJ: 23.2 %New Brunswick, NJ23.2Camden, NJ: 22 %Camden, NJ22Bridgeton, NJ: 21.3 %Bridgeton, NJ21.3Glassboro, NJ: 20 %Glassboro, NJ20Trenton, NJ: 19.5 %Trenton, NJ19.5Atlantic City, NJ: 19.3 %Atlantic City, NJ19.3Passaic, NJ: 18.7 %Passaic, NJ18.7Lindenwold, NJ: 18.6 %Lindenwold, NJ18.6Pleasantville, NJ: 18.6 %Pleasantville, NJ18.6Asbury Park, NJ: 18.4 %Asbury Park, NJ18.4Paterson, NJ: 18.2 %Paterson, NJ18.2Newark, NJ: 18.1 %Newark, NJ18.1Phillipsburg, NJ: 18.1 %Phillipsburg, NJ18.1Long Branch, NJ: 18 %Long Branch, NJ18Gloucester City, NJ: 17.8 %Gloucester City, NJ17.8Pine Hill, NJ: 17.8 %Pine Hill, NJ17.8Freehold, NJ: 17.5 %Freehold, NJ17.5Millville, NJ: 17.5 %Millville, NJ17.5Plainfield, NJ: 17.5 %Plainfield, NJ17.5Elizabeth, NJ: 17.4 %Elizabeth, NJ17.4Perth Amboy, NJ: 17.4 %Perth Amboy, NJ17.4Woodbury, NJ: 17.4 %Woodbury, NJ17.4Bellmawr, NJ: 16.8 %Bellmawr, NJ16.8Garfield, NJ: 16.8 %Garfield, NJ16.8Somers Point, NJ: 16.7 %Somers Point, NJ16.7Vineland, NJ: 16.6 %Vineland, NJ16.6Burlington, NJ: 16.5 %Burlington, NJ16.5Beachwood, NJ: 16.4 %Beachwood, NJ16.4East Orange, NJ: 16.4 %East Orange, NJ16.4South Amboy, NJ: 16 %South Amboy, NJ16South River, NJ: 16 %South River, NJ16Union City, NJ: 16 %Union City, NJ16Hackettstown, NJ: 15.9 %Hackettstown, NJ15.9Manville, NJ: 15.8 %Manville, NJ15.8Carteret, NJ: 15.7 %Carteret, NJ15.7Red Bank, NJ: 15.7 %Red Bank, NJ15.7Roselle, NJ: 15.7 %Roselle, NJ15.7Lodi, NJ: 15.5 %Lodi, NJ15.5Fairview, NJ: 15.4 %Fairview, NJ15.4Kearny, NJ: 15.4 %Kearny, NJ15.4New Brunswick, NJ: 23.2 %New Brunswick, NJ23.2Camden, NJ: 22 %Camden, NJ22Bridgeton, NJ: 21.3 %Bridgeton, NJ21.3Glassboro, NJ: 20 %Glassboro, NJ20Trenton, NJ: 19.5 %Trenton, NJ19.5Atlantic City, NJ: 19.3 %Atlantic City, NJ19.3Passaic, NJ: 18.7 %Passaic, NJ18.7Lindenwold, NJ: 18.6 %Lindenwold, NJ18.6Pleasantville, NJ: 18.6 %Pleasantville, NJ18.6Asbury Park, NJ: 18.4 %Asbury Park, NJ18.4Paterson, NJ: 18.2 %Paterson, NJ18.2Newark, NJ: 18.1 %Newark, NJ18.1Phillipsburg, NJ: 18.1 %Phillipsburg, NJ18.1Long Branch, NJ: 18 %Long Branch, NJ18Gloucester City, NJ: 17.8 %Gloucester City, NJ17.8Pine Hill, NJ: 17.8 %Pine Hill, NJ17.8Freehold, NJ: 17.5 %Freehold, NJ17.5Millville, NJ: 17.5 %Millville, NJ17.5Plainfield, NJ: 17.5 %Plainfield, NJ17.5Elizabeth, NJ: 17.4 %Elizabeth, NJ17.4Perth Amboy, NJ: 17.4 %Perth Amboy, NJ17.4Woodbury, NJ: 17.4 %Woodbury, NJ17.4Bellmawr, NJ: 16.8 %Bellmawr, NJ16.8Garfield, NJ: 16.8 %Garfield, NJ16.8Somers Point, NJ: 16.7 %Somers Point, NJ16.7Vineland, NJ: 16.6 %Vineland, NJ16.6Burlington, NJ: 16.5 %Burlington, NJ16.5Beachwood, NJ: 16.4 %Beachwood, NJ16.4East Orange, NJ: 16.4 %East Orange, NJ16.4South Amboy, NJ: 16 %South Amboy, NJ16South River, NJ: 16 %South River, NJ16Union City, NJ: 16 %Union City, NJ16Hackettstown, NJ: 15.9 %Hackettstown, NJ15.9Manville, NJ: 15.8 %Manville, NJ15.8Carteret, NJ: 15.7 %Carteret, NJ15.7Red Bank, NJ: 15.7 %Red Bank, NJ15.7Roselle, NJ: 15.7 %Roselle, NJ15.7Lodi, NJ: 15.5 %Lodi, NJ15.5Fairview, NJ: 15.4 %Fairview, NJ15.4Kearny, NJ: 15.4 %Kearny, NJ15.4
%. Source: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1New Brunswick, NJ23.2
2Camden, NJ22
3Bridgeton, NJ21.3
4Glassboro, NJ20
5Trenton, NJ19.5
6Atlantic City, NJ19.3
7Passaic, NJ18.7
8Lindenwold, NJ18.6
8Pleasantville, NJ18.6
10Asbury Park, NJ18.4
11Paterson, NJ18.2
12Newark, NJ18.1
12Phillipsburg, NJ18.1
14Long Branch, NJ18
15Gloucester City, NJ17.8
15Pine Hill, NJ17.8
17Freehold, NJ17.5
17Millville, NJ17.5
17Plainfield, NJ17.5
20Elizabeth, NJ17.4
20Perth Amboy, NJ17.4
20Woodbury, NJ17.4
23Bellmawr, NJ16.8
23Garfield, NJ16.8
25Somers Point, NJ16.7
26Vineland, NJ16.6
27Burlington, NJ16.5
28Beachwood, NJ16.4
28East Orange, NJ16.4
30South Amboy, NJ16
30South River, NJ16
30Union City, NJ16
33Hackettstown, NJ15.9
34Manville, NJ15.8
35Carteret, NJ15.7
35Red Bank, NJ15.7
35Roselle, NJ15.7
38Lodi, NJ15.5
39Fairview, NJ15.4
39Kearny, NJ15.4
41Hammonton, NJ15.3
42Eatontown, NJ15.2
42Linden, NJ15.2
44Dover, NJ15.1
44Middlesex, NJ15.1
44North Plainfield, NJ15.1
44Wallington, NJ15.1
48Bound Brook, NJ15
48Hopatcong, NJ15
48West New York, NJ15
51Bayonne, NJ14.9
52Collingswood, NJ14.7
52Sayreville, NJ14.7
54Guttenberg, NJ14.5
55Harrison, NJ14.4
55Jersey City, NJ14.4
57Elmwood Park, NJ14.3
57Hackensack, NJ14.3
57Hawthorne, NJ14.3
60East Rutherford, NJ14.2
60North Arlington, NJ14.2
62Clifton, NJ14.1
63Rahway, NJ14
63Woodland Park, NJ14
65Hoboken, NJ13.9
65Morristown, NJ13.9
65Somerville, NJ13.9
65South Plainfield, NJ13.9
69Florham Park, NJ13.8
69Little Ferry, NJ13.8
69Pompton Lakes, NJ13.8
72Cliffside Park, NJ13.6
72Point Pleasant, NJ13.6
72Roselle Park, NJ13.6
72Totowa, NJ13.6
76Englewood, NJ13.5
76Maywood, NJ13.5
78Lincoln Park, NJ13.4
78Wanaque, NJ13.4
80Hasbrouck Heights, NJ13.3
80Ridgefield, NJ13.3
82Highland Park, NJ13.1
82Ridgefield Park, NJ13.1
82Ringwood, NJ13.1
85Madison, NJ13
85Princeton, NJ13
87Rutherford, NJ12.8
87Wood-Ridge, NJ12.8
89Dumont, NJ12.6
89New Milford, NJ12.6
89Waldwick, NJ12.6
89Westwood, NJ12.6
93Oakland, NJ12.5
93Tinton Falls, NJ12.5
95Bergenfield, NJ12.4
95Secaucus, NJ12.4
97Hillsdale, NJ12.2
98Fair Lawn, NJ12.1
98Metuchen, NJ12.1
98Palisades Park, NJ12.1
101Kinnelon, NJ12
102Montvale, NJ11.8
103Ocean City, NJ11.7
104Ramsey, NJ11.6
105Chatham, NJ11.3
105Paramus, NJ11.3
105River Edge, NJ11.3
105Summit, NJ11.3
109Haddonfield, NJ11.2
110Edgewater, NJ11
110New Providence, NJ11
110Westfield, NJ11
113Glen Rock, NJ10.9
113Ridgewood, NJ10.9
115Fort Lee, NJ10.8
115Franklin Lakes, NJ10.8
117Tenafly, NJ10.1

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About this ranking

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.

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 cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in New Jersey by frequent mental distress 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in New Jersey by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in New Jersey by frequent mental distress 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-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-cities?period=2021.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in New Jersey by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

New Brunswick, NJ, with 23.2% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which city has the lowest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Tenafly, NJ, with 10.1% in 2021.

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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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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