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Cities in New Jersey by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Bridgeton, NJ had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 117 cities in 2021, at 45.3%. Princeton, NJ had the lowest, at 17.7%. The median was 28.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest45.3Bridgeton, NJ
Lowest17.7Princeton, NJ
Median28.1117 cities

Top 40 cities, 2021

Bridgeton, NJ: 45.3 %Bridgeton, NJ45.3Pleasantville, NJ: 43.2 %Pleasantville, NJ43.2Atlantic City, NJ: 42.2 %Atlantic City, NJ42.2Camden, NJ: 41.8 %Camden, NJ41.8East Orange, NJ: 39.1 %East Orange, NJ39.1Perth Amboy, NJ: 38.5 %Perth Amboy, NJ38.5Newark, NJ: 38.2 %Newark, NJ38.2Paterson, NJ: 37.9 %Paterson, NJ37.9Asbury Park, NJ: 37.8 %Asbury Park, NJ37.8Vineland, NJ: 37.5 %Vineland, NJ37.5Burlington, NJ: 37.2 %Burlington, NJ37.2Millville, NJ: 37.2 %Millville, NJ37.2Passaic, NJ: 36.4 %Passaic, NJ36.4Plainfield, NJ: 36 %Plainfield, NJ36Woodbury, NJ: 35.7 %Woodbury, NJ35.7Somers Point, NJ: 35.5 %Somers Point, NJ35.5Phillipsburg, NJ: 35 %Phillipsburg, NJ35Lindenwold, NJ: 34.9 %Lindenwold, NJ34.9New Brunswick, NJ: 34.7 %New Brunswick, NJ34.7Hammonton, NJ: 34 %Hammonton, NJ34Elizabeth, NJ: 33.9 %Elizabeth, NJ33.9Roselle, NJ: 33.9 %Roselle, NJ33.9Trenton, NJ: 33.9 %Trenton, NJ33.9Hopatcong, NJ: 33.4 %Hopatcong, NJ33.4Freehold, NJ: 33 %Freehold, NJ33Beachwood, NJ: 32.5 %Beachwood, NJ32.5Glassboro, NJ: 32.5 %Glassboro, NJ32.5North Plainfield, NJ: 32.5 %North Plainfield, NJ32.5Pine Hill, NJ: 32.3 %Pine Hill, NJ32.3Carteret, NJ: 32.2 %Carteret, NJ32.2South Amboy, NJ: 32.1 %South Amboy, NJ32.1Long Branch, NJ: 32 %Long Branch, NJ32South River, NJ: 31.9 %South River, NJ31.9Dover, NJ: 31.8 %Dover, NJ31.8Garfield, NJ: 31.6 %Garfield, NJ31.6Middlesex, NJ: 31.5 %Middlesex, NJ31.5Bound Brook, NJ: 31.1 %Bound Brook, NJ31.1Englewood, NJ: 30.8 %Englewood, NJ30.8Gloucester City, NJ: 30.7 %Gloucester City, NJ30.7Hackensack, NJ: 30.7 %Hackensack, NJ30.7Bridgeton, NJ: 45.3 %Bridgeton, NJ45.3Pleasantville, NJ: 43.2 %Pleasantville, NJ43.2Atlantic City, NJ: 42.2 %Atlantic City, NJ42.2Camden, NJ: 41.8 %Camden, NJ41.8East Orange, NJ: 39.1 %East Orange, NJ39.1Perth Amboy, NJ: 38.5 %Perth Amboy, NJ38.5Newark, NJ: 38.2 %Newark, NJ38.2Paterson, NJ: 37.9 %Paterson, NJ37.9Asbury Park, NJ: 37.8 %Asbury Park, NJ37.8Vineland, NJ: 37.5 %Vineland, NJ37.5Burlington, NJ: 37.2 %Burlington, NJ37.2Millville, NJ: 37.2 %Millville, NJ37.2Passaic, NJ: 36.4 %Passaic, NJ36.4Plainfield, NJ: 36 %Plainfield, NJ36Woodbury, NJ: 35.7 %Woodbury, NJ35.7Somers Point, NJ: 35.5 %Somers Point, NJ35.5Phillipsburg, NJ: 35 %Phillipsburg, NJ35Lindenwold, NJ: 34.9 %Lindenwold, NJ34.9New Brunswick, NJ: 34.7 %New Brunswick, NJ34.7Hammonton, NJ: 34 %Hammonton, NJ34Elizabeth, NJ: 33.9 %Elizabeth, NJ33.9Roselle, NJ: 33.9 %Roselle, NJ33.9Trenton, NJ: 33.9 %Trenton, NJ33.9Hopatcong, NJ: 33.4 %Hopatcong, NJ33.4Freehold, NJ: 33 %Freehold, NJ33Beachwood, NJ: 32.5 %Beachwood, NJ32.5Glassboro, NJ: 32.5 %Glassboro, NJ32.5North Plainfield, NJ: 32.5 %North Plainfield, NJ32.5Pine Hill, NJ: 32.3 %Pine Hill, NJ32.3Carteret, NJ: 32.2 %Carteret, NJ32.2South Amboy, NJ: 32.1 %South Amboy, NJ32.1Long Branch, NJ: 32 %Long Branch, NJ32South River, NJ: 31.9 %South River, NJ31.9Dover, NJ: 31.8 %Dover, NJ31.8Garfield, NJ: 31.6 %Garfield, NJ31.6Middlesex, NJ: 31.5 %Middlesex, NJ31.5Bound Brook, NJ: 31.1 %Bound Brook, NJ31.1Englewood, NJ: 30.8 %Englewood, NJ30.8Gloucester City, NJ: 30.7 %Gloucester City, NJ30.7Hackensack, NJ: 30.7 %Hackensack, NJ30.7
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Bridgeton, NJ45.3
2Pleasantville, NJ43.2
3Atlantic City, NJ42.2
4Camden, NJ41.8
5East Orange, NJ39.1
6Perth Amboy, NJ38.5
7Newark, NJ38.2
8Paterson, NJ37.9
9Asbury Park, NJ37.8
10Vineland, NJ37.5
11Burlington, NJ37.2
11Millville, NJ37.2
13Passaic, NJ36.4
14Plainfield, NJ36
15Woodbury, NJ35.7
16Somers Point, NJ35.5
17Phillipsburg, NJ35
18Lindenwold, NJ34.9
19New Brunswick, NJ34.7
20Hammonton, NJ34
21Elizabeth, NJ33.9
21Roselle, NJ33.9
21Trenton, NJ33.9
24Hopatcong, NJ33.4
25Freehold, NJ33
26Beachwood, NJ32.5
26Glassboro, NJ32.5
26North Plainfield, NJ32.5
29Pine Hill, NJ32.3
30Carteret, NJ32.2
31South Amboy, NJ32.1
32Long Branch, NJ32
33South River, NJ31.9
34Dover, NJ31.8
35Garfield, NJ31.6
36Middlesex, NJ31.5
37Bound Brook, NJ31.1
38Englewood, NJ30.8
39Gloucester City, NJ30.7
39Hackensack, NJ30.7
39Hackettstown, NJ30.7
42Manville, NJ30.6
43Union City, NJ30.5
44Red Bank, NJ30.3
44Sayreville, NJ30.3
46Bellmawr, NJ30.1
46Fairview, NJ30.1
48Point Pleasant, NJ30
49Linden, NJ29.8
50Lodi, NJ29.6
51South Plainfield, NJ29.5
52Ocean City, NJ29.1
53Eatontown, NJ28.8
54Rahway, NJ28.6
55West New York, NJ28.5
56Collingswood, NJ28.3
56Woodland Park, NJ28.3
58Clifton, NJ28.2
59Somerville, NJ28.1
59Wallington, NJ28.1
61Morristown, NJ28
62Hawthorne, NJ27.9
63Elmwood Park, NJ27.7
63Guttenberg, NJ27.7
65North Arlington, NJ27.6
66Metuchen, NJ27.5
66Ridgefield Park, NJ27.5
68Cliffside Park, NJ27.3
68Maywood, NJ27.3
70Totowa, NJ27
70Wanaque, NJ27
72East Rutherford, NJ26.8
72Little Ferry, NJ26.8
72Pompton Lakes, NJ26.8
75Hasbrouck Heights, NJ26.7
75Ringwood, NJ26.7
77Highland Park, NJ26.5
78Kearny, NJ26.4
79Wood-Ridge, NJ26.3
80Oakland, NJ26.2
81Tinton Falls, NJ26.1
82Lincoln Park, NJ26
82Westwood, NJ26
84Ridgefield, NJ25.9
84Waldwick, NJ25.9
86Bayonne, NJ25.8
87Hillsdale, NJ25.7
88Roselle Park, NJ25.5
89Dumont, NJ25.3
89Rutherford, NJ25.3
91Bergenfield, NJ25.2
91Kinnelon, NJ25.2
93New Milford, NJ24.9
94Fair Lawn, NJ24.8
94Jersey City, NJ24.8
94Ramsey, NJ24.8
97Montvale, NJ24.7
98Haddonfield, NJ24.5
99Harrison, NJ24.4
100Chatham, NJ24.2
101Glen Rock, NJ24.1
102Franklin Lakes, NJ24
103Summit, NJ23.8
104Ridgewood, NJ23.7
105Madison, NJ23.6
106Florham Park, NJ23.4
107River Edge, NJ23.2
108Paramus, NJ22.9
108Westfield, NJ22.9
110New Providence, NJ22.3
111Fort Lee, NJ22.1
112Tenafly, NJ21.9
113Edgewater, NJ21.6
114Secaucus, NJ21.5
115Palisades Park, NJ20.7
116Hoboken, NJ20.1
117Princeton, NJ17.7

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults with a body mass index of 30 or more, calculated from self-reported weight and height. 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. State and national values come from direct BRFSS estimates under adult_obesity_rate.

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.

How to cite

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

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  title = {{PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence: Cities in New Jersey by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, 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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Which city has the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate?

Bridgeton, NJ, with 45.3% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which city has the lowest adult obesity rate, local model estimate?

Princeton, NJ, with 17.7% in 2021.

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