Health by ZIP

Essex County, MA health estimates

Massachusetts. 810,089 residents, 642,879 adults (the Census population estimates that PLACES uses). 44 ZIP Codes and 23 places with estimates.

Compare with another placeZIP Codes of the county (CSV)

Essex County in Massachusetts. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

The figures are model-based estimates for the adults of an area. They are not measurements. They say nothing about one person.

We do not produce estimates for individuals; only aggregated results for counties, places, census tracts, or ZCTAs.

First, it is not adequate to simply compare point estimates. The confidence intervals should also be considered, and some are very broad.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES Frequently Asked Questions (page dated 11 Dec 2025, read on 2 Oct 2026)

PLACES 2025 release. Survey years (BRFSS): 2022 and 2023. CDC updated the data on . What an estimate is. How to read an interval. The site gives no medical advice.

CDC estimates that 30.0% of the adults of Essex County, MA have obesity.

The 95% confidence interval is 25.6% to 34.5%.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

Report card: 40 measures by CDC category

Crude prevalence is the estimated share of all adults. Age-adjusted prevalence uses the 2000 US standard population, so that areas with different ages can be compared. CDC: Age-adjusted estimates are only available at the county and place-level.

"Higher" or "lower": the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap. "Similar": they overlap. Against the state figure, which has no interval, the words are "above", "below" and "in line".

Health outcomes: Essex County, MA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 40%Estimate95% intervalMA figure (site aggregate)United States
All teeth lost among adults aged ≥65 yearsBRFSS 202215.1%12.3 to 18.111.9%above12.2%similar15.6%12.8 to 18.612.0%above12.6%similar
Arthritis among adultsBRFSS 202325.5%22.9 to 27.925.4%in line25.4%similar21.4%19.2 to 23.622.2%in line21.9%similar
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adultsBRFSS 20238.8%8.0 to 9.78.5%in line7.9%similar7.1%6.5 to 7.87.1%in line6.6%similar
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adultsBRFSS 20236.3%5.1 to 7.75.9%in line6.2%similar5.3%4.3 to 6.45.1%in line5.3%similar
Coronary heart disease among adultsBRFSS 20236.2%5.4 to 7.25.8%in line6.4%similar5.0%4.4 to 5.74.9%in line5.3%similar
Current asthma among adultsBRFSS 202311.5%10.3 to 12.911.6%in line9.8%higherinterval 9.6 to 10.011.5%10.3 to 12.911.7%in line9.8%higherinterval 9.6 to 10.0
Depression among adultsBRFSS 202322.3%19.7 to 25.123.8%in line20.2%similar23.0%20.3 to 25.824.4%in line20.7%similar
Diagnosed diabetes among adultsBRFSS 202310.3%8.8 to 11.89.8%in line12.0%similar8.7%7.5 to 9.98.6%in line10.3%lowerinterval 10.1 to 10.5
High blood pressure among adultsBRFSS 202332.1%29.1 to 35.130.9%in line34.4%similar28.0%25.3 to 30.827.9%in line30.7%similar
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screenedBRFSS 202335.6%32.7 to 38.735.4%in line37.4%similar30.6%27.8 to 33.631.3%in line32.2%similar
Obesity among adultsBRFSS 202330.0%25.6 to 34.527.7%in line32.8%similar30.0%25.8 to 34.527.8%in line32.9%similar
Stroke among adultsBRFSS 20233.1%2.7 to 3.63.0%in line3.4%similar2.6%2.2 to 2.92.6%in line2.9%similar
Prevention: Essex County, MA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 100%Estimate95% intervalMA figure (site aggregate)United States
Cholesterol screening among adultsBRFSS 202389.7%87.9 to 91.289.7%in line87.5%higherinterval 87.3 to 87.888.2%86.1 to 89.988.7%in line85.6%higherinterval 85.3 to 85.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 yearsBRFSS 202269.0%65.2 to 72.468.4%in line66.3%similar63.5%59.5 to 67.163.1%in line54.1%higherinterval 53.7 to 54.6
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 yearsBRFSS 20236.2%4.7 to 7.95.2%in line11.0%lowerinterval 10.7 to 11.36.5%4.9 to 8.45.4%in line11.5%lowerinterval 11.2 to 11.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 yearsBRFSS 202283.5%78.5 to 87.483.7%in line76.5%higherinterval 75.9 to 77.183.6%78.7 to 87.683.4%in line76.0%higherinterval 75.4 to 76.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressureBRFSS 202376.4%73.5 to 79.175.4%in line77.0%similar55.5%51.5 to 59.455.6%in line57.5%similar
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adultsBRFSS 202271.8%69.0 to 74.469.8%in line63.9%higherinterval 63.6 to 64.270.1%67.2 to 72.769.2%in line63.4%higherinterval 63.1 to 63.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adultsBRFSS 202381.1%78.4 to 83.680.9%in line77.7%higherinterval 77.4 to 78.079.1%76.2 to 81.879.4%in line75.7%higherinterval 75.4 to 76.0
Health risk behaviors: Essex County, MA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%Estimate95% intervalMA figure (site aggregate)United States
Binge drinking among adultsBRFSS 202315.7%13.5 to 18.017.0%in line15.2%similar17.3%14.9 to 19.918.3%in line16.6%similar
Current cigarette smoking among adultsBRFSS 202311.4%9.0 to 13.911.3%in line11.4%similar11.5%9.1 to 14.011.6%in line11.6%similar
No leisure-time physical activity among adultsBRFSS 202324.1%20.5 to 28.121.7%in line24.5%similar23.2%19.7 to 27.121.1%in line23.7%similar
Short sleep duration among adultsBRFSS 202235.1%31.1 to 39.033.6%in line36.0%similar36.7%32.5 to 40.734.5%in line36.8%similar
Disability: Essex County, MA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 40%Estimate95% intervalMA figure (site aggregate)United States
Any disability among adultsBRFSS 202327.9%24.4 to 31.727.3%in line30.0%similar26.3%22.9 to 29.826.0%in line28.3%similar
Cognitive disability among adultsBRFSS 202313.8%11.7 to 15.913.7%in line13.7%similar14.4%12.2 to 16.614.1%in line14.1%similar
Hearing disability among adultsBRFSS 20236.5%5.6 to 7.56.0%in line6.7%similar5.5%4.8 to 6.35.2%in line5.8%similar
Independent living disability among adultsBRFSS 20237.4%6.3 to 8.87.2%in line7.9%similar7.2%6.1 to 8.57.1%in line7.6%similar
Mobility disability among adultsBRFSS 202312.3%10.3 to 14.611.6%in line13.5%similar10.4%8.7 to 12.310.2%in line11.7%similar
Self-care disability among adultsBRFSS 20233.3%2.8 to 3.93.1%in line3.8%similar3.0%2.5 to 3.52.9%in line3.4%similar
Vision disability among adultsBRFSS 20234.4%3.7 to 5.14.1%in line5.5%lowerinterval 5.4 to 5.74.1%3.5 to 4.73.9%in line5.2%lowerinterval 5.1 to 5.4
Health status: Essex County, MA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 30%Estimate95% intervalMA figure (site aggregate)United States
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adultsBRFSS 202316.9%14.3 to 19.916.3%in line19.2%similar16.1%13.6 to 18.815.6%in line18.3%similar
Frequent mental distress among adultsBRFSS 202315.3%13.4 to 17.316.2%in line15.6%similar16.3%14.3 to 18.517.0%in line16.3%similar
Frequent physical distress among adultsBRFSS 202313.0%11.3 to 15.012.3%in line12.8%similar12.2%10.5 to 13.911.6%in line12.1%similar

ZIP Codes in Essex County

ZIP Codes in Essex County, MA, in ZIP Code order
ZIP CodeResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Essex County
ZIP Code 0181035,62124.7%21.1 to 28.4similar
ZIP Code 0183027,55332.6%28.3 to 36.8similar
ZIP Code 0183225,65632.3%28.1 to 36.7similar
ZIP Code 018338,41027.4%23.4 to 31.4similar
ZIP Code 018346,75227.6%23.6 to 31.7similar
ZIP Code 0183514,57829.9%25.7 to 34.1similar
ZIP Code 018407,12139.7%35.0 to 44.4higher
ZIP Code 0184153,65437.9%33.4 to 42.4similar
ZIP Code 0184328,34635.3%31.0 to 39.7similar
ZIP Code 0184452,97030.9%26.8 to 35.2similar
ZIP Code 0184531,85526.5%22.8 to 30.3similar
ZIP Code 018606,72329.3%25.0 to 33.3similar
ZIP Code 019012,79441.6%36.8 to 46.2higher
ZIP Code 0190250,72534.9%30.5 to 39.3similar
ZIP Code 0190419,94431.0%26.8 to 35.2similar
ZIP Code 0190527,76132.9%28.6 to 37.1similar
ZIP Code 0190628,61929.5%25.4 to 33.6similar
ZIP Code 0190715,14828.1%23.9 to 32.1similar
ZIP Code 019083,33427.5%23.2 to 31.5similar
ZIP Code 0191317,36629.9%25.7 to 33.9similar
ZIP Code 0191542,34128.0%24.2 to 31.9similar
ZIP Code 019218,26326.2%22.4 to 30.1similar
ZIP Code 019223,13428.3%24.2 to 32.7similar
ZIP Code 0192327,98727.8%23.9 to 31.7similar
ZIP Code 019293,61827.2%23.4 to 31.4similar
ZIP Code 0193029,72930.2%26.0 to 34.3similar
ZIP Code 0193710031.6%26.9 to 36.2similar
ZIP Code 0193813,78527.5%23.7 to 31.5similar
ZIP Code 0194013,32626.3%22.4 to 30.3similar
ZIP Code 019445,39525.3%21.5 to 29.3similar
ZIP Code 0194520,46226.1%22.3 to 29.9similar
ZIP Code 019499,77928.1%24.1 to 32.2similar
ZIP Code 0195018,28926.8%22.9 to 30.6similar
ZIP Code 019513,58228.2%24.0 to 32.5similar
ZIP Code 019529,23628.9%24.8 to 33.1similar
ZIP Code 0196054,15529.0%25.0 to 33.0similar
ZIP Code 0196532929.5%25.1 to 34.1similar
ZIP Code 019666,99227.7%23.6 to 31.8similar
ZIP Code 019696,16127.4%23.3 to 31.4similar
ZIP Code 0197044,45129.7%25.7 to 33.7similar
ZIP Code 019827,61827.0%23.3 to 30.9similar
ZIP Code 019836,56926.0%22.2 to 29.9similar
ZIP Code 019844,97924.7%21.0 to 28.6similar
ZIP Code 019854,50027.1%23.1 to 31.4similar

The dashed line in each drawing is Essex County. The words are "higher" or "lower" when the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap, and "similar" when they overlap. The table is in name order. The intervals of many rows overlap, so the table gives no rank.

A ZIP Code is in the county that holds the largest share of its land. A ZIP Code that is in two counties shows one time. Download the ZIP Codes of Essex County as a CSV file, with all measures.

Cities and places in Essex County

Places in Essex County, MA, in name order
PlaceResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Essex County
Amesbury Town17,36629.9%25.7 to 33.9similar
Andover9,73524.7%21.2 to 28.5similar
Beverly42,67028.0%24.2 to 31.9similar
Boxford2,43226.0%22.0 to 30.0similar
Danvers28,08727.8%24.0 to 31.7similar
Essex1,51727.0%23.0 to 31.2similar
Gloucester29,72930.2%26.0 to 34.3similar
Haverhill67,78731.9%27.7 to 36.2similar
Ipswich4,37028.0%24.0 to 32.1similar
Lawrence89,14337.2%32.7 to 41.7similar
Lynn101,25333.8%29.5 to 38.1similar
Lynnfield13,00026.2%22.4 to 30.2similar
Marblehead20,44126.1%22.3 to 29.9similar
Methuen Town53,05930.9%26.8 to 35.1similar
Newburyport18,28926.8%22.9 to 30.6similar
Peabody54,48129.0%25.0 to 33.0similar
Rockport5,01027.3%23.2 to 31.4similar
Rowley1,52327.2%23.1 to 31.2similar
Salem44,48029.7%25.7 to 33.7similar
Salisbury5,62928.9%24.8 to 33.0similar
Saugus28,61929.5%25.4 to 33.6similar
Swampscott15,11128.1%23.9 to 32.1similar
Topsfield2,86425.9%21.8 to 29.8similar

The dashed line in each drawing is Essex County. The words are "higher" or "lower" when the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap, and "similar" when they overlap. The table is in name order. The intervals of many rows overlap, so the table gives no rank.

Estimates in earlier PLACES releases

The current modeling procedure does not support using the estimates to track changes at the local level over time.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES Frequently Asked Questions (page dated 11 Dec 2025, read on 2 Oct 2026)

The table lists what each PLACES release published for Essex County, MA, for 12 of the 40 measures.

Essex County, MA: crude prevalence and 95% confidence interval in each PLACES release
Measure2022 release2023 release2024 release2025 release
COPD5.8%4.8 to 6.96.3%5.0 to 7.65.4%4.8 to 6.06.3%5.1 to 7.7
Coronary Heart Disease6.1%5.4 to 6.85.9%5.1 to 6.86.8%6.1 to 7.56.2%5.4 to 7.2
Current Asthma10.9%10.4 to 11.511.0%9.8 to 12.311.1%9.8 to 12.311.5%10.3 to 12.9
Depression18.6%17.6 to 19.621.6%18.7 to 24.622.2%19.5 to 24.822.3%19.7 to 25.1
Diabetes9.2%8.5 to 9.99.9%8.5 to 11.39.7%8.5 to 11.010.3%8.8 to 11.8
High Blood Pressure26.8%25.7 to 27.830.7%27.6 to 33.630.6%27.6 to 33.632.1%29.1 to 35.1
Obesity27.2%26.0 to 28.430.0%25.7 to 34.430.2%26.0 to 34.330.0%25.6 to 34.5
Health Insurance8.3%6.7 to 10.05.9%4.4 to 7.64.2%3.6 to 4.86.2%4.7 to 7.9
Binge Drinking15.5%15.0 to 16.015.8%13.6 to 18.217.7%15.4 to 20.215.7%13.5 to 18.0
Current Cigarette Smoking12.5%10.4 to 14.612.1%9.4 to 14.910.9%9.6 to 12.311.4%9.0 to 13.9
Physical Inactivity23.3%20.9 to 25.923.3%19.7 to 27.220.3%17.7 to 22.924.1%20.5 to 28.1
General Health12.3%10.6 to 14.113.6%11.3 to 16.015.0%13.4 to 16.616.9%14.3 to 19.9

Official sources

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Cite this page

Health by ZIP. Essex County, MA: CDC PLACES estimates, 2025 release. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. CDC updated the data on 4 Dec 2025. https://healthbyzip.com/county/ma/essex-county/

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Where the figures come from

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. CDC updated the data on . The page shows the 2022, 2023, 2024 releases as a record. The data are a US government work in the public domain. Data set on data.cdc.gov. The boundaries and the links between ZIP Codes, counties and places come from the US Census Bureau. Percentages have one decimal, as CDC publishes them. A state figure is a site aggregate: the site computes it. The site corrects an error of its own processing at the next build. See corrections.

Questions about Essex County, MA

How does the obesity estimate of Essex County, MA compare with Massachusetts?

The Massachusetts figure is 27.7% (site aggregate).

It has no confidence interval.

The Massachusetts figure is inside the interval of Essex County, MA. The estimate is in line with it.

How does the obesity estimate of Essex County, MA compare with the nation?

The US estimate is 32.8%.

The 95% confidence interval is 32.4% to 33.1%.

The two intervals overlap. The estimate for Essex County, MA is similar.

What does CDC estimate for diagnosed diabetes in Essex County, MA?

CDC estimates that 10.3% of the adults of Essex County, MA have diagnosed diabetes.

The 95% confidence interval is 8.8% to 11.8%.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

For how many measures is Essex County, MA above or below the Massachusetts figure?

Essex County, MA and the Massachusetts figure both have a value for 40 measures.

The estimate for Essex County, MA is above the Massachusetts figure for 1 measure.

It is below the Massachusetts figure for 0 measures.

It is in line with the Massachusetts figure for 39 measures.