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Counties in New Jersey by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023

Cumberland County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 21 counties in 2023, at 40.4%. Morris County had the lowest, at 22.8%. The median was 29.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest40.4Cumberland County
Lowest22.8Morris County
Median29.821 counties

All counties, 2023

Cumberland County: 40.4 %Cumberland County40.4Salem County: 34 %Salem County34Cape May County: 33.5 %Cape May County33.5Warren County: 32.5 %Warren County32.5Gloucester County: 31.5 %Gloucester County31.5Passaic County: 31 %Passaic County31Atlantic County: 30.7 %Atlantic County30.7Monmouth County: 30.4 %Monmouth County30.4Burlington County: 30.2 %Burlington County30.2Middlesex County: 29.9 %Middlesex County29.9Camden County: 29.8 %Camden County29.8Ocean County: 29.8 %Ocean County29.8Union County: 29.7 %Union County29.7Essex County: 29.6 %Essex County29.6Hudson County: 27.9 %Hudson County27.9Sussex County: 26.9 %Sussex County26.9Hunterdon County: 26.3 %Hunterdon County26.3Somerset County: 26.3 %Somerset County26.3Bergen County: 25.6 %Bergen County25.6Mercer County: 25.4 %Mercer County25.4Morris County: 22.8 %Morris County22.8
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cumberland County40.4+3.8 pts
2Salem County34-2.1 pts
3Cape May County33.5+2.1 pts
4Warren County32.5+2.9 pts
5Gloucester County31.5-4.9 pts
6Passaic County31-0.5 pts
7Atlantic County30.7-2.3 pts
8Monmouth County30.4+1.2 pts
9Burlington County30.2-2.8 pts
10Middlesex County29.9+2.8 pts
11Camden County29.8-2.9 pts
11Ocean County29.8-2.7 pts
13Union County29.7+1.4 pts
14Essex County29.6+0.3 pts
15Hudson County27.9-3 pts
16Sussex County26.9-2.7 pts
17Hunterdon County26.3-0.5 pts
17Somerset County26.3-0.9 pts
19Bergen County25.6-0.4 pts
20Mercer County25.4-5.2 pts
21Morris County22.8-3.3 pts

Other periods

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

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Which county has the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate?

Cumberland County, with 40.4% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Morris County, with 22.8% 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), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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