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Cities in New Jersey by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Camden, NJ had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 117 cities in 2023, at 43.7%. Chatham, NJ had the lowest, at 13.5%. The median was 24.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest43.7Camden, NJ
Lowest13.5Chatham, NJ
Median24.6117 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Camden, NJ: 43.7 %Camden, NJ43.7Bridgeton, NJ: 43.5 %Bridgeton, NJ43.5Atlantic City, NJ: 42 %Atlantic City, NJ42Passaic, NJ: 42 %Passaic, NJ42Paterson, NJ: 41.7 %Paterson, NJ41.7Pleasantville, NJ: 40 %Pleasantville, NJ40Perth Amboy, NJ: 39.6 %Perth Amboy, NJ39.6Newark, NJ: 38.3 %Newark, NJ38.3Union City, NJ: 38.1 %Union City, NJ38.1Trenton, NJ: 37.9 %Trenton, NJ37.9West New York, NJ: 37.4 %West New York, NJ37.4New Brunswick, NJ: 35.5 %New Brunswick, NJ35.5Elizabeth, NJ: 35.2 %Elizabeth, NJ35.2Plainfield, NJ: 34.6 %Plainfield, NJ34.6Lindenwold, NJ: 34.5 %Lindenwold, NJ34.5Dover, NJ: 33.6 %Dover, NJ33.6Fairview, NJ: 33.6 %Fairview, NJ33.6East Orange, NJ: 33.3 %East Orange, NJ33.3Guttenberg, NJ: 31.9 %Guttenberg, NJ31.9Vineland, NJ: 31.7 %Vineland, NJ31.7Phillipsburg, NJ: 31.5 %Phillipsburg, NJ31.5Millville, NJ: 30.9 %Millville, NJ30.9Carteret, NJ: 30.4 %Carteret, NJ30.4North Plainfield, NJ: 30.4 %North Plainfield, NJ30.4Kearny, NJ: 30.1 %Kearny, NJ30.1Woodbury, NJ: 29.7 %Woodbury, NJ29.7Burlington, NJ: 29.4 %Burlington, NJ29.4Garfield, NJ: 28.6 %Garfield, NJ28.6Bound Brook, NJ: 28.5 %Bound Brook, NJ28.5Lodi, NJ: 28.5 %Lodi, NJ28.5Roselle, NJ: 28.5 %Roselle, NJ28.5Pine Hill, NJ: 28.3 %Pine Hill, NJ28.3Gloucester City, NJ: 28.1 %Gloucester City, NJ28.1Bayonne, NJ: 27.9 %Bayonne, NJ27.9Clifton, NJ: 27.7 %Clifton, NJ27.7Long Branch, NJ: 27.7 %Long Branch, NJ27.7Somers Point, NJ: 27.3 %Somers Point, NJ27.3Freehold, NJ: 27.2 %Freehold, NJ27.2Linden, NJ: 27.2 %Linden, NJ27.2South River, NJ: 27 %South River, NJ27Camden, NJ: 43.7 %Camden, NJ43.7Bridgeton, NJ: 43.5 %Bridgeton, NJ43.5Atlantic City, NJ: 42 %Atlantic City, NJ42Passaic, NJ: 42 %Passaic, NJ42Paterson, NJ: 41.7 %Paterson, NJ41.7Pleasantville, NJ: 40 %Pleasantville, NJ40Perth Amboy, NJ: 39.6 %Perth Amboy, NJ39.6Newark, NJ: 38.3 %Newark, NJ38.3Union City, NJ: 38.1 %Union City, NJ38.1Trenton, NJ: 37.9 %Trenton, NJ37.9West New York, NJ: 37.4 %West New York, NJ37.4New Brunswick, NJ: 35.5 %New Brunswick, NJ35.5Elizabeth, NJ: 35.2 %Elizabeth, NJ35.2Plainfield, NJ: 34.6 %Plainfield, NJ34.6Lindenwold, NJ: 34.5 %Lindenwold, NJ34.5Dover, NJ: 33.6 %Dover, NJ33.6Fairview, NJ: 33.6 %Fairview, NJ33.6East Orange, NJ: 33.3 %East Orange, NJ33.3Guttenberg, NJ: 31.9 %Guttenberg, NJ31.9Vineland, NJ: 31.7 %Vineland, NJ31.7Phillipsburg, NJ: 31.5 %Phillipsburg, NJ31.5Millville, NJ: 30.9 %Millville, NJ30.9Carteret, NJ: 30.4 %Carteret, NJ30.4North Plainfield, NJ: 30.4 %North Plainfield, NJ30.4Kearny, NJ: 30.1 %Kearny, NJ30.1Woodbury, NJ: 29.7 %Woodbury, NJ29.7Burlington, NJ: 29.4 %Burlington, NJ29.4Garfield, NJ: 28.6 %Garfield, NJ28.6Bound Brook, NJ: 28.5 %Bound Brook, NJ28.5Lodi, NJ: 28.5 %Lodi, NJ28.5Roselle, NJ: 28.5 %Roselle, NJ28.5Pine Hill, NJ: 28.3 %Pine Hill, NJ28.3Gloucester City, NJ: 28.1 %Gloucester City, NJ28.1Bayonne, NJ: 27.9 %Bayonne, NJ27.9Clifton, NJ: 27.7 %Clifton, NJ27.7Long Branch, NJ: 27.7 %Long Branch, NJ27.7Somers Point, NJ: 27.3 %Somers Point, NJ27.3Freehold, NJ: 27.2 %Freehold, NJ27.2Linden, NJ: 27.2 %Linden, NJ27.2South River, NJ: 27 %South River, NJ27
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Camden, NJ43.7+1.6 pts
2Bridgeton, NJ43.5+5.3 pts
3Atlantic City, NJ42+1.4 pts
3Passaic, NJ42+2.5 pts
5Paterson, NJ41.7+2.5 pts
6Pleasantville, NJ40+1.7 pts
7Perth Amboy, NJ39.6+4.8 pts
8Newark, NJ38.3+2.3 pts
9Union City, NJ38.1+3.9 pts
10Trenton, NJ37.9+1.5 pts
11West New York, NJ37.4+3.9 pts
12New Brunswick, NJ35.5+4.7 pts
13Elizabeth, NJ35.2+0.9 pts
14Plainfield, NJ34.6+0.3 pts
15Lindenwold, NJ34.5+1.7 pts
16Dover, NJ33.6+1.8 pts
16Fairview, NJ33.6+2.1 pts
18East Orange, NJ33.3+1.3 pts
19Guttenberg, NJ31.9-0.8 pts
20Vineland, NJ31.7+3.2 pts
21Phillipsburg, NJ31.5+3.1 pts
22Millville, NJ30.9+3.6 pts
23Carteret, NJ30.4+2.7 pts
23North Plainfield, NJ30.4+5.1 pts
25Kearny, NJ30.1+3 pts
26Woodbury, NJ29.7+4.6 pts
27Burlington, NJ29.4+3.6 pts
28Garfield, NJ28.6+0.4 pts
29Bound Brook, NJ28.5+3.9 pts
29Lodi, NJ28.5+1.2 pts
29Roselle, NJ28.5+0.4 pts
32Pine Hill, NJ28.3+1 pts
33Gloucester City, NJ28.1+0.3 pts
34Bayonne, NJ27.9+2.4 pts
35Clifton, NJ27.7+1.3 pts
35Long Branch, NJ27.7+1.9 pts
37Somers Point, NJ27.3+0.1 pts
38Freehold, NJ27.2+0.9 pts
38Linden, NJ27.20 pts
40South River, NJ27+2.9 pts
41Bellmawr, NJ26.7+1.7 pts
42Hackensack, NJ26.5-0.4 pts
42Manville, NJ26.5+3.6 pts
42Ridgefield Park, NJ26.5+1.1 pts
45Cliffside Park, NJ26.4+1.1 pts
46Woodland Park, NJ26.3-0.2 pts
47Harrison, NJ26.2+0.8 pts
48Hammonton, NJ26-0.5 pts
48Jersey City, NJ26+2 pts
50Little Ferry, NJ25.7-0.4 pts
51Englewood, NJ25.6+0.4 pts
51Hackettstown, NJ25.6+4.7 pts
51Middlesex, NJ25.6+4.4 pts
54Elmwood Park, NJ25.4-0.6 pts
55Asbury Park, NJ25.3+1 pts
56Palisades Park, NJ25.1+1.1 pts
57Rahway, NJ24.9-0.2 pts
58Sayreville, NJ24.8+3.7 pts
59South Amboy, NJ24.6+3.1 pts
60Totowa, NJ24.2-2.1 pts
61Bergenfield, NJ23.8-0.5 pts
61Wanaque, NJ23.8-0.4 pts
63Pompton Lakes, NJ23.1+1.2 pts
63Red Bank, NJ23.1+1.4 pts
63South Plainfield, NJ23.1+2.7 pts
63Wallington, NJ23.1+1.4 pts
67East Rutherford, NJ23+0.8 pts
68Glassboro, NJ22.8+0.6 pts
68Hasbrouck Heights, NJ22.8-0.6 pts
70Eatontown, NJ22.7+1.2 pts
71Beachwood, NJ22.5+1.8 pts
71Fort Lee, NJ22.5-0.6 pts
71North Arlington, NJ22.5-0.4 pts
74Ridgefield, NJ22.2-0.7 pts
75Maywood, NJ22.1-0.3 pts
76Roselle Park, NJ21.8-0.5 pts
77Hawthorne, NJ21.7-1.8 pts
77Paramus, NJ21.7-0.7 pts
77Secaucus, NJ21.7+1.2 pts
80Hopatcong, NJ21.4+1 pts
81Collingswood, NJ21.2-0.5 pts
81Morristown, NJ21.2+1.2 pts
83Dumont, NJ20.9+0.2 pts
83Lincoln Park, NJ20.9+3.5 pts
85Somerville, NJ20.8+2.9 pts
86New Milford, NJ20.6+0.9 pts
86Tinton Falls, NJ20.6+1.2 pts
88Ocean City, NJ20.2+1.1 pts
89Ringwood, NJ19.9+2 pts
90Point Pleasant, NJ19.7+0.1 pts
91Highland Park, NJ19.3+2.2 pts
91Westwood, NJ19.3+0.2 pts
93Wood-Ridge, NJ19.1+0.3 pts
94Rutherford, NJ19-0.1 pts
95Fair Lawn, NJ18.5-0.7 pts
96Metuchen, NJ18.3+1.7 pts
97Montvale, NJ18.2-0.4 pts
97Oakland, NJ18.2+0.5 pts
99Hillsdale, NJ17.8-0.1 pts
100Edgewater, NJ17.7-0.9 pts
101Waldwick, NJ17.5-1.6 pts
102River Edge, NJ17.20 pts
103Florham Park, NJ17.1+1.4 pts
103Ramsey, NJ17.1+0.7 pts
105Summit, NJ16.8-0.2 pts
106New Providence, NJ16.5-0.8 pts
107Tenafly, NJ16.1+0.1 pts
108Kinnelon, NJ16+2.2 pts
109Madison, NJ15.9+0.7 pts
110Princeton, NJ15.7+0.2 pts
111Ridgewood, NJ15.5-0.4 pts
112Franklin Lakes, NJ15.4-0.8 pts
113Glen Rock, NJ15.1+0.4 pts
114Hoboken, NJ14.9+0.6 pts
115Westfield, NJ14.7-1.1 pts
116Haddonfield, NJ14.6+1.2 pts
117Chatham, NJ13.5-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who did no physical activity or exercise outside their regular job in the past month, such as running, golf, gardening or walking for exercise. 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), physical inactivity 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), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in New Jersey by physical inactivity 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in New Jersey by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-cities. 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), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in New Jersey by physical inactivity 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-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-cities.

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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), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in New Jersey by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate?

Camden, NJ, with 43.7% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which city has the lowest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate?

Chatham, NJ, with 13.5% in 2023.

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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), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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