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

Cumberland County had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 21 counties in 2023, at 16.5%. Somerset County had the lowest, at 8.2%. The median was 11.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest16.5Cumberland County
Lowest8.2Somerset County
Median11.421 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Atlantic County: 12.9 %Bergen County: 8.4 %Burlington County: 10.9 %Camden County: 13.1 %Cape May County: 11.8 %Cumberland County: 16.5 %Essex County: 12.4 %Gloucester County: 11.9 %Hudson County: 10.6 %Hunterdon County: 8.8 %Mercer County: 10.5 %Middlesex County: 10 %Monmouth County: 9.7 %Morris County: 8.4 %Ocean County: 13.3 %Passaic County: 12.3 %Salem County: 14.7 %Somerset County: 8.2 %Sussex County: 11.2 %Union County: 11.4 %Warren County: 11.6 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Cumberland County: 16.5 %Cumberland County16.5Salem County: 14.7 %Salem County14.7Ocean County: 13.3 %Ocean County13.3Camden County: 13.1 %Camden County13.1Atlantic County: 12.9 %Atlantic County12.9Essex County: 12.4 %Essex County12.4Passaic County: 12.3 %Passaic County12.3Gloucester County: 11.9 %Gloucester County11.9Cape May County: 11.8 %Cape May County11.8Warren County: 11.6 %Warren County11.6Union County: 11.4 %Union County11.4Sussex County: 11.2 %Sussex County11.2Burlington County: 10.9 %Burlington County10.9Hudson County: 10.6 %Hudson County10.6Mercer County: 10.5 %Mercer County10.5Middlesex County: 10 %Middlesex County10Monmouth County: 9.7 %Monmouth County9.7Hunterdon County: 8.8 %Hunterdon County8.8Bergen County: 8.4 %Bergen County8.4Morris County: 8.4 %Morris County8.4Somerset County: 8.2 %Somerset County8.2Cumberland County: 16.5 %Cumberland County16.5Salem County: 14.7 %Salem County14.7Ocean County: 13.3 %Ocean County13.3Camden County: 13.1 %Camden County13.1Atlantic County: 12.9 %Atlantic County12.9Essex County: 12.4 %Essex County12.4Passaic County: 12.3 %Passaic County12.3Gloucester County: 11.9 %Gloucester County11.9Cape May County: 11.8 %Cape May County11.8Warren County: 11.6 %Warren County11.6Union County: 11.4 %Union County11.4Sussex County: 11.2 %Sussex County11.2Burlington County: 10.9 %Burlington County10.9Hudson County: 10.6 %Hudson County10.6Mercer County: 10.5 %Mercer County10.5Middlesex County: 10 %Middlesex County10Monmouth County: 9.7 %Monmouth County9.7Hunterdon County: 8.8 %Hunterdon County8.8Bergen County: 8.4 %Bergen County8.4Morris County: 8.4 %Morris County8.4Somerset County: 8.2 %Somerset County8.2
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cumberland County16.5-0.1 pts
2Salem County14.7+2.2 pts
3Ocean County13.3-0.2 pts
4Camden County13.1+0.3 pts
5Atlantic County12.9-0.1 pts
6Essex County12.4+0.1 pts
7Passaic County12.3-2.1 pts
8Gloucester County11.9-0.4 pts
9Cape May County11.8-1.8 pts
10Warren County11.6-0.3 pts
11Union County11.4-0.1 pts
12Sussex County11.2-0.2 pts
13Burlington County10.9-0.5 pts
14Hudson County10.6-0.5 pts
15Mercer County10.5+0.2 pts
16Middlesex County10+0.2 pts
17Monmouth County9.7-1.7 pts
18Hunterdon County8.8-1 pts
19Bergen County8.4-1 pts
19Morris County8.4-0.5 pts
21Somerset County8.2-0.7 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and now smoke every day or on some 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. State and national values come from direct BRFSS estimates under adult_smoking_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.

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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 cigarette smoking 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 cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence (Counties in New Jersey by adult cigarette smoking 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 cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence, Counties in New Jersey by adult cigarette smoking 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-smoking-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Counties in New Jersey by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-counties.

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

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

Cumberland County, with 16.5% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Somerset County, with 8.2% 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 cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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