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

Bridgeton, NJ had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 117 cities in 2021, at 44.8%. Chatham, NJ had the lowest, at 13.9%. The median was 25%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest44.8Bridgeton, NJ
Lowest13.9Chatham, NJ
Median25117 cities

Top 40 cities, 2021

Bridgeton, NJ: 44.8 %Bridgeton, NJ44.8Camden, NJ: 43.8 %Camden, NJ43.8Passaic, NJ: 43 %Passaic, NJ43Atlantic City, NJ: 42.8 %Atlantic City, NJ42.8Paterson, NJ: 41.4 %Paterson, NJ41.4Pleasantville, NJ: 38 %Pleasantville, NJ38Trenton, NJ: 36.9 %Trenton, NJ36.9Newark, NJ: 36.2 %Newark, NJ36.2Union City, NJ: 35.6 %Union City, NJ35.6Elizabeth, NJ: 35.3 %Elizabeth, NJ35.3Vineland, NJ: 35.1 %Vineland, NJ35.1Plainfield, NJ: 34.7 %Plainfield, NJ34.7Perth Amboy, NJ: 34.1 %Perth Amboy, NJ34.1West New York, NJ: 33.2 %West New York, NJ33.2Millville, NJ: 32.9 %Millville, NJ32.9East Orange, NJ: 32.8 %East Orange, NJ32.8New Brunswick, NJ: 31.7 %New Brunswick, NJ31.7Asbury Park, NJ: 31.3 %Asbury Park, NJ31.3Fairview, NJ: 31.2 %Fairview, NJ31.2Lindenwold, NJ: 30.9 %Lindenwold, NJ30.9Freehold, NJ: 30.7 %Freehold, NJ30.7Garfield, NJ: 30.3 %Garfield, NJ30.3Guttenberg, NJ: 29.8 %Guttenberg, NJ29.8Phillipsburg, NJ: 29.7 %Phillipsburg, NJ29.7Roselle, NJ: 29.5 %Roselle, NJ29.5Lodi, NJ: 29.1 %Lodi, NJ29.1Dover, NJ: 28.7 %Dover, NJ28.7Bellmawr, NJ: 28.5 %Bellmawr, NJ28.5Burlington, NJ: 28.4 %Burlington, NJ28.4Hackensack, NJ: 28.2 %Hackensack, NJ28.2Clifton, NJ: 28.1 %Clifton, NJ28.1Palisades Park, NJ: 28.1 %Palisades Park, NJ28.1Ridgefield, NJ: 27.9 %Ridgefield, NJ27.9Somers Point, NJ: 27.9 %Somers Point, NJ27.9Long Branch, NJ: 27.7 %Long Branch, NJ27.7Woodbury, NJ: 27.7 %Woodbury, NJ27.7Bound Brook, NJ: 27.6 %Bound Brook, NJ27.6North Plainfield, NJ: 27.6 %North Plainfield, NJ27.6Gloucester City, NJ: 27.5 %Gloucester City, NJ27.5Little Ferry, NJ: 27.3 %Little Ferry, NJ27.3Bridgeton, NJ: 44.8 %Bridgeton, NJ44.8Camden, NJ: 43.8 %Camden, NJ43.8Passaic, NJ: 43 %Passaic, NJ43Atlantic City, NJ: 42.8 %Atlantic City, NJ42.8Paterson, NJ: 41.4 %Paterson, NJ41.4Pleasantville, NJ: 38 %Pleasantville, NJ38Trenton, NJ: 36.9 %Trenton, NJ36.9Newark, NJ: 36.2 %Newark, NJ36.2Union City, NJ: 35.6 %Union City, NJ35.6Elizabeth, NJ: 35.3 %Elizabeth, NJ35.3Vineland, NJ: 35.1 %Vineland, NJ35.1Plainfield, NJ: 34.7 %Plainfield, NJ34.7Perth Amboy, NJ: 34.1 %Perth Amboy, NJ34.1West New York, NJ: 33.2 %West New York, NJ33.2Millville, NJ: 32.9 %Millville, NJ32.9East Orange, NJ: 32.8 %East Orange, NJ32.8New Brunswick, NJ: 31.7 %New Brunswick, NJ31.7Asbury Park, NJ: 31.3 %Asbury Park, NJ31.3Fairview, NJ: 31.2 %Fairview, NJ31.2Lindenwold, NJ: 30.9 %Lindenwold, NJ30.9Freehold, NJ: 30.7 %Freehold, NJ30.7Garfield, NJ: 30.3 %Garfield, NJ30.3Guttenberg, NJ: 29.8 %Guttenberg, NJ29.8Phillipsburg, NJ: 29.7 %Phillipsburg, NJ29.7Roselle, NJ: 29.5 %Roselle, NJ29.5Lodi, NJ: 29.1 %Lodi, NJ29.1Dover, NJ: 28.7 %Dover, NJ28.7Bellmawr, NJ: 28.5 %Bellmawr, NJ28.5Burlington, NJ: 28.4 %Burlington, NJ28.4Hackensack, NJ: 28.2 %Hackensack, NJ28.2Clifton, NJ: 28.1 %Clifton, NJ28.1Palisades Park, NJ: 28.1 %Palisades Park, NJ28.1Ridgefield, NJ: 27.9 %Ridgefield, NJ27.9Somers Point, NJ: 27.9 %Somers Point, NJ27.9Long Branch, NJ: 27.7 %Long Branch, NJ27.7Woodbury, NJ: 27.7 %Woodbury, NJ27.7Bound Brook, NJ: 27.6 %Bound Brook, NJ27.6North Plainfield, NJ: 27.6 %North Plainfield, NJ27.6Gloucester City, NJ: 27.5 %Gloucester City, NJ27.5Little Ferry, NJ: 27.3 %Little Ferry, NJ27.3
%. 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

RankCities2021 (%)
1Bridgeton, NJ44.8
2Camden, NJ43.8
3Passaic, NJ43
4Atlantic City, NJ42.8
5Paterson, NJ41.4
6Pleasantville, NJ38
7Trenton, NJ36.9
8Newark, NJ36.2
9Union City, NJ35.6
10Elizabeth, NJ35.3
11Vineland, NJ35.1
12Plainfield, NJ34.7
13Perth Amboy, NJ34.1
14West New York, NJ33.2
15Millville, NJ32.9
16East Orange, NJ32.8
17New Brunswick, NJ31.7
18Asbury Park, NJ31.3
19Fairview, NJ31.2
20Lindenwold, NJ30.9
21Freehold, NJ30.7
22Garfield, NJ30.3
23Guttenberg, NJ29.8
24Phillipsburg, NJ29.7
25Roselle, NJ29.5
26Lodi, NJ29.1
27Dover, NJ28.7
28Bellmawr, NJ28.5
29Burlington, NJ28.4
30Hackensack, NJ28.2
31Clifton, NJ28.1
31Palisades Park, NJ28.1
33Ridgefield, NJ27.9
33Somers Point, NJ27.9
35Long Branch, NJ27.7
35Woodbury, NJ27.7
37Bound Brook, NJ27.6
37North Plainfield, NJ27.6
39Gloucester City, NJ27.5
40Little Ferry, NJ27.3
41Englewood, NJ27.2
41Manville, NJ27.2
43Carteret, NJ27
43Cliffside Park, NJ27
43Kearny, NJ27
46Woodland Park, NJ26.9
47Linden, NJ26.8
48Hammonton, NJ26.6
49Elmwood Park, NJ26.5
50Harrison, NJ26.4
50Jersey City, NJ26.4
52Pine Hill, NJ26.3
53Bayonne, NJ26.2
54Totowa, NJ26
55North Arlington, NJ25.8
56Bergenfield, NJ25.3
57Maywood, NJ25.2
58Hawthorne, NJ25
58Wallington, NJ25
60Red Bank, NJ24.9
61Glassboro, NJ24.8
62East Rutherford, NJ24.6
62Rahway, NJ24.6
62Wanaque, NJ24.6
65Ridgefield Park, NJ24.5
66Fort Lee, NJ24.4
67Hackettstown, NJ24.1
68Beachwood, NJ23.9
69Eatontown, NJ23.6
70Hasbrouck Heights, NJ23.5
71Pompton Lakes, NJ23.4
72New Milford, NJ23.3
73Paramus, NJ23.2
73Somerville, NJ23.2
73South River, NJ23.2
76Dumont, NJ23
77Middlesex, NJ22.7
78Sayreville, NJ22.3
79Secaucus, NJ22.2
80Roselle Park, NJ22.1
81South Amboy, NJ21.9
82Tinton Falls, NJ21.8
83Collingswood, NJ21.6
83South Plainfield, NJ21.6
83Westwood, NJ21.6
86Wood-Ridge, NJ21.5
87Hopatcong, NJ21.3
87Rutherford, NJ21.3
89Ocean City, NJ21
90Morristown, NJ20.9
91Ringwood, NJ20.5
92Hillsdale, NJ20.4
93Fair Lawn, NJ20.3
93Point Pleasant, NJ20.3
95Oakland, NJ20.1
95Waldwick, NJ20.1
97River Edge, NJ19.9
98Lincoln Park, NJ19.8
99Edgewater, NJ19.3
100Montvale, NJ19.2
101Tenafly, NJ18.2
102Ramsey, NJ17.7
102Ridgewood, NJ17.7
104Franklin Lakes, NJ17.4
105Glen Rock, NJ17.2
106Summit, NJ17.1
107Highland Park, NJ17
108Florham Park, NJ16.7
108Metuchen, NJ16.7
110Madison, NJ16.3
110New Providence, NJ16.3
112Kinnelon, NJ16
113Westfield, NJ15.8
114Haddonfield, NJ15.5
115Princeton, NJ15.4
116Hoboken, NJ14.5
117Chatham, NJ13.9

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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.

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), 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, 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), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in New Jersey by physical inactivity 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-physical-inactivity-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), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in New Jersey by physical inactivity 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-physical-inactivity-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), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in New Jersey by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bridgeton, NJ, with 44.8% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Chatham, NJ, with 13.9% 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), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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