2021 New Jersey County Health Rankings

1 New Jersey 2021 State Level Data and Ranks County Health Rankings 2021 Page 2 | 2021 County Health Rankings for New Jersey : Measures and National/State Results Measure Description US NJ NJ Minimum NJ Maximum Health OUTCOMES Premature death* Years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted). 6,900 5,900 3,900 10,300 Poor or fair Health Percentage of adults reporting fair or poor Health (age-adjusted). 17% 16% 12% 25% Poor physical Health days Average number of physically unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted). Poor mental Health days Average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted). Low birthweight* Percentage of live births with low birthweight (< 2,500 grams).

2 8% 8% 6% 10% Health FACTORS Health BEHAVIORS Adult smoking Percentage of adults who are current smokers (age-adjusted). 17% 13% 12% 23% Adult obesity Percentage of the adult population (age 20 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2. 30% 27% 22% 39% Food environment index Index of factors that contribute to a healthy food environment, from 0 (worst) to 10 (best). Physical inactivity Percentage of adults age 20 and over reporting no leisure-time physical activity. 23% 27% 18% 33% Access to exercise opportunities Percentage of population with adequate access to locations for physical activity. 84% 95% 70% 100% Excessive drinking Percentage of adults reporting binge or heavy drinking (age-adjusted).

3 19% 16% 16% 21% Alcohol-impaired driving deaths Percentage of driving deaths with alcohol involvement. 27% 22% 11% 32% Sexually transmitted infections Number of newly diagnosed chlamydia cases per 100,000 population. Teen births* Number of births per 1,000 female population ages 15-19. 21 12 2 34 CLINICAL CARE Uninsured Percentage of population under age 65 without Health insurance. 10% 9% 4% 13% Primary care physicians Ratio of population to primary care physicians. 1,320:1 1,180:1 2,720:1 820:1 Dentists Ratio of population to dentists. 1,400:1 1,140:1 3,120:1 760:1 mental Health providers Ratio of population to mental Health providers. 380:1 420:1 1,450:1 130:1 Preventable hospital stays* Rate of hospital stays for ambulatory-care sensitive conditions per 100,000 Medicare enrollees.

4 4,236 4,333 2,860 7,019 Mammography screening* Percentage of female Medicare enrollees ages 65-74 that received an annual mammography screening. 42% 41% 34% 47% Flu vaccinations* Percentage of fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare enrollees that had an annual flu vaccination. 48% 52% 40% 58% SOCIAL & ECONOMIC FACTORS High school completion Percentage of adults ages 25 and over with a high school diploma or equivalent. 88% 90% 79% 95% Some college Percentage of adults ages 25-44 with some post-secondary education. 66% 70% 40% 82% Unemployment Percentage of population ages 16 and older unemployed but seeking work. Children in poverty* Percentage of people under age 18 in poverty. 17% 12% 4% 20% Income inequality Ratio of household income at the 80th percentile to income at the 20th percentile.

5 Children in single-parent households Percentage of children that live in a household headed by single parent. 26% 23% 11% 35% Social associations Number of membership associations per 10,000 population. Violent crime Number of reported violent crime offenses per 100,000 population. 386 253 42 606 Injury deaths* Number of deaths due to injury per 100,000 population. 72 60 42 105 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Air pollution - particulate matter Average daily density of fine particulate matter in micrograms per cubic meter ( ). Drinking water violations Indicator of the presence of Health -related drinking water violations. 'Yes' indicates the presence of a violation, 'No' indicates no violation. N/A N/A No Yes Severe housing problems Percentage of households with at least 1 of 4 housing problems: overcrowding, high housing costs, lack of kitchen facilities, or lack of plumbing facilities.

6 18% 21% 14% 30% Driving alone to work* Percentage of the workforce that drives alone to work. 76% 71% 37% 85% Long commute - driving alone Among workers who commute in their car alone, the percentage that commute more than 30 minutes. 37% 43% 26% 58% * Indicates subgroup data by race and ethnicity is available County Health Rankings 2021 Page 3 | 2021 County Health Rankings : Disaggregated State-Level Racial/Ethnic Data Measure Overall AIAN Asian Black Hispanic White Health OUTCOMES Premature death* 5,900 2,500 2,300 9,900 4,500 6,200 Life expectancy Premature age-adjusted mortality 290 120 120 480 210 300 Child mortality 30 --- 20 70 30 30 Infant mortality 4 --- 3 10 4 3 Low birthweight* 8% 13% 9% 13% 8% 7% Health FACTORS Health BEHAVIORS Drug overdose deaths 31 --- 3 44 20 38 Motor vehicle crash deaths 7 --- 3 8 6 7 Teen births* 12 9 1 22 27 4 CLINICAL CARE Preventable hospital stays* 4,333 7,991 2,417 6,868 4,767 4.

7 064 Mammography screening* 41% 27% 33% 37% 37% 43% Flu vaccinations* 52% 41% 54% 38% 41% 55% SOCIAL & ECONOMIC FACTORS Reading scores^ N/A Math scores+ N/A Children in poverty* 12% 25% 6% 25% 24% 7% Median household income $85,800 $61,200 $121,100 $53,200 $57,100 $94,500 Injury deaths* 60 19 17 78 39 71 Homicides 4 --- 1 19 3 1 Suicides 8 --- 5 5 5 11 Firearm fatalities 5 --- 1 17 3 4 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Driving alone to work* 71% 66% 70% 70% 63% 83% * Ranked measure ^ Data not available for AK, AZ, LA, MD, NM, NY, VT + Data not available for AK, AZ, LA, MD, NY, VT, VA Overall County level values of children in poverty are obtained from one-year modeled estimates from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) Program.

8 Because SAIPE does not provide estimates by racial and ethnic groups, data from the 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) was used to quantify children living in poverty by racial and ethnic groups. N/A indicates data not available for this race/ethnicity. --- Data not reported due to NCHS suppression rules (A missing value is reported for counties with fewer than 20 deaths or 10 births.) County Health Rankings 2021 Page 4 | 2021 County Health Rankings : Ranked Measure Sources and Years of Data Measure Weight Source Years of Data Health OUTCOMES Length of Life Premature death* 50% National Center for Health Statistics - Mortality Files 2017-2019 Quality of Life Poor or fair Health 10% Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2018 Poor physical Health days 10% Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2018 Poor mental Health days 10% Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2018 Low birthweight* 20% National Center for Health Statistics - Natality files 2013-2019 Health FACTORS Health BEHAVIORS Tobacco Use Adult smoking 10% Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2018 Diet and Exercise Adult obesity 5% United States Diabetes Surveillance System 2017 Food

9 Environment index 2% USDA Food Environment Atlas, Map the Meal Gap from Feeding America 2015 & 2018 Physical inactivity 2% United States Diabetes Surveillance System 2017 Access to exercise opportunities 1% Business Analyst, Delorme map data, ESRI, & US Census Tigerline Files 2010 & 2019 Alcohol and Drug Use Excessive drinking Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2018 Alcohol-impaired driving deaths Fatality Analysis Reporting System 2015-2019 Sexual Activity Sexually transmitted infections National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention 2018 Teen births* National Center for Health Statistics - Natality files 2013-2019 CLINICAL CARE Access to Care Uninsured 5% Small Area Health Insurance Estimates 2018 Primary care physicians 3% Area Health Resource File/American Medical Association 2018 Dentists 1% Area Health Resource File/National Provider Identification file 2019 mental Health providers 1% CMS, National Provider Identification 2020 Quality of Care Preventable hospital stays* 5% Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool 2018 Mammography screening* Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool 2018 Flu vaccinations* Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool 2018 SOCIAL & ECONOMIC FACTORS Education High school completion 5% American Community Survey.

10 5-year estimates 2015-2019 Some college 5% American Community Survey, 5-year estimates 2015-2019 Employment Unemployment 10% Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 Income Children in poverty* Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates 2019 Income inequality American Community Survey, 5-year estimates 2015-2019 Family and Social Support Children in single-parent households American Community Survey, 5-year estimates 2015-2019 Social associations County Business Patterns 2018 Community Safety Violent crime Uniform Crime Reporting - FBI 2014 & 2016 Injury deaths* National Center for Health Statistics - Mortality Files 2015-2019 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Air and Water Quality Air pollution - particulate matter Environmental Public Health Tracking Network 2016 Drinking water violations Safe Drinking Water Information System 2019 Housing and Transit Severe housing problems 2% Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS)