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

Cumberland County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 21 counties in 2023, at 17.7%. Somerset County had the lowest, at 12.6%. The median was 15%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest17.7Cumberland County
Lowest12.6Somerset County
Median1521 counties

All counties, 2023

Cumberland County: 17.7 %Cumberland County17.7Salem County: 17 %Salem County17Gloucester County: 16.3 %Gloucester County16.3Camden County: 16.2 %Camden County16.2Essex County: 16 %Essex County16Atlantic County: 15.9 %Atlantic County15.9Passaic County: 15.8 %Passaic County15.8Warren County: 15.3 %Warren County15.3Burlington County: 15 %Burlington County15Ocean County: 15 %Ocean County15Union County: 15 %Union County15Sussex County: 14.9 %Sussex County14.9Hudson County: 14.7 %Hudson County14.7Mercer County: 14.5 %Mercer County14.5Cape May County: 14.3 %Cape May County14.3Middlesex County: 13.8 %Middlesex County13.8Bergen County: 13.6 %Bergen County13.6Monmouth County: 13.6 %Monmouth County13.6Hunterdon County: 13.3 %Hunterdon County13.3Morris County: 13 %Morris County13Somerset County: 12.6 %Somerset County12.6
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cumberland County17.7+0.4 pts
2Salem County17+1.4 pts
3Gloucester County16.3+0.9 pts
4Camden County16.2+0.1 pts
5Essex County16+0.7 pts
6Atlantic County15.9+0.6 pts
7Passaic County15.8-0.6 pts
8Warren County15.3+0.8 pts
9Burlington County15+0.5 pts
9Ocean County15-0.3 pts
9Union County15+1.1 pts
12Sussex County14.9+0.4 pts
13Hudson County14.7+0.7 pts
14Mercer County14.50 pts
15Cape May County14.3-0.7 pts
16Middlesex County13.80 pts
17Bergen County13.60 pts
17Monmouth County13.6-0.6 pts
19Hunterdon County13.3+0.4 pts
20Morris County13-0.1 pts
21Somerset County12.6-0.1 pts

Other periods

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 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), 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in New Jersey by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in New Jersey by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in New Jersey by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023. 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-counties.

Harvard

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in New Jersey by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cumberland County, with 17.7% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Somerset County, with 12.6% in 2023.

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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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