Health by ZIP

Salem County, NJ health estimates

New Jersey. 65,338 residents, 50,965 adults (the Census population estimates that PLACES uses). 11 ZIP Codes and 11 places with estimates.

Compare with another placeZIP Codes of the county (CSV)

Salem County in New Jersey. 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 34.0% of the adults of Salem County, NJ have obesity.

The 95% confidence interval is 27.3% to 41.3%.

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: Salem County, NJ
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%Estimate95% intervalNJ figure (site aggregate)United States
All teeth lost among adults aged ≥65 yearsBRFSS 20229.8%7.8 to 12.29.6%in line12.2%similar9.3%7.5 to 11.69.8%in line12.6%lowerinterval 12.2 to 13.0
Arthritis among adultsBRFSS 202326.9%23.8 to 30.322.2%above25.4%similar22.1%19.5 to 25.219.0%above21.9%similar
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adultsBRFSS 20238.7%7.8 to 9.67.5%above7.9%similar6.8%6.1 to 7.66.1%in line6.6%similar
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adultsBRFSS 20237.2%5.9 to 8.65.1%above6.2%similar5.9%5.0 to 7.14.4%above5.3%similar
Coronary heart disease among adultsBRFSS 20236.9%6.0 to 7.95.6%above6.4%similar5.4%4.7 to 6.24.6%above5.3%similar
Current asthma among adultsBRFSS 202310.1%8.9 to 11.58.9%in line9.8%similar10.1%9.0 to 11.68.9%above9.8%similar
Depression among adultsBRFSS 202318.6%15.7 to 22.015.1%above20.2%similar19.4%16.5 to 23.015.6%above20.7%similar
Diagnosed diabetes among adultsBRFSS 202311.9%10.1 to 13.810.9%in line12.0%similar9.7%8.3 to 11.39.4%in line10.3%similar
High blood pressure among adultsBRFSS 202337.4%33.2 to 41.732.8%above34.4%similar32.3%28.5 to 36.429.3%in line30.7%similar
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screenedBRFSS 202339.6%35.4 to 44.239.3%in line37.4%similar33.7%29.6 to 38.034.6%in line32.2%similar
Obesity among adultsBRFSS 202334.0%27.3 to 41.328.9%in line32.8%similar33.8%27.1 to 41.128.8%in line32.9%similar
Stroke among adultsBRFSS 20233.8%3.3 to 4.33.1%above3.4%similar3.1%2.7 to 3.52.6%above2.9%similar
Prevention: Salem County, NJ
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 100%Estimate95% intervalNJ figure (site aggregate)United States
Cholesterol screening among adultsBRFSS 202387.8%85.9 to 89.689.1%in line87.5%similar85.6%83.2 to 87.787.7%in line85.6%similar
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 yearsBRFSS 202264.6%59.7 to 69.563.4%in line66.3%similar57.8%52.9 to 62.858.8%in line54.1%similar
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 yearsBRFSS 202311.0%8.9 to 13.311.3%in line11.0%similar11.6%9.4 to 14.111.8%in line11.5%similar
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 yearsBRFSS 202274.5%66.5 to 81.575.7%in line76.5%similar73.9%65.8 to 81.175.2%in line76.0%similar
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressureBRFSS 202378.0%75.2 to 80.777.2%in line77.0%similar58.2%53.6 to 62.558.0%in line57.5%similar
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adultsBRFSS 202266.1%62.6 to 69.765.9%in line63.9%similar65.0%61.5 to 68.765.4%in line63.4%similar
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adultsBRFSS 202378.3%74.7 to 81.678.0%in line77.7%similar75.6%71.7 to 79.376.1%in line75.7%similar
Health risk behaviors: Salem County, NJ
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%Estimate95% intervalNJ figure (site aggregate)United States
Binge drinking among adultsBRFSS 202316.0%13.2 to 19.215.5%in line15.2%similar18.0%14.9 to 21.516.9%in line16.6%similar
Current cigarette smoking among adultsBRFSS 202314.7%11.9 to 17.810.9%above11.4%higherinterval 11.2 to 11.614.8%12.0 to 17.911.0%above11.6%higherinterval 11.4 to 11.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adultsBRFSS 202327.9%23.1 to 33.224.8%in line24.5%similar26.5%22.0 to 31.823.9%in line23.7%similar
Short sleep duration among adultsBRFSS 202240.6%34.0 to 47.637.5%in line36.0%similar42.0%35.3 to 49.038.3%in line36.8%similar
Disability: Salem County, NJ
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 40%Estimate95% intervalNJ figure (site aggregate)United States
Any disability among adultsBRFSS 202329.6%25.3 to 34.424.8%above30.0%similar27.8%23.6 to 32.523.5%above28.3%similar
Cognitive disability among adultsBRFSS 202313.9%11.9 to 16.211.5%above13.7%similar14.6%12.5 to 17.112.0%above14.1%similar
Hearing disability among adultsBRFSS 20236.9%6.0 to 7.95.7%above6.7%similar5.7%5.0 to 6.54.9%above5.8%similar
Independent living disability among adultsBRFSS 20238.3%7.2 to 9.76.6%above7.9%similar8.1%7.0 to 9.56.5%above7.6%similar
Mobility disability among adultsBRFSS 202313.9%11.7 to 16.511.3%above13.5%similar11.5%9.8 to 13.79.8%in line11.7%similar
Self-care disability among adultsBRFSS 20234.1%3.5 to 4.73.3%above3.8%similar3.6%3.1 to 4.23.0%above3.4%similar
Vision disability among adultsBRFSS 20235.3%4.6 to 6.14.7%in line5.5%similar4.9%4.3 to 5.64.4%in line5.2%similar
Health status: Salem County, NJ
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 30%Estimate95% intervalNJ figure (site aggregate)United States
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adultsBRFSS 202319.7%16.6 to 23.317.1%in line19.2%similar18.5%15.6 to 21.916.3%in line18.3%similar
Frequent mental distress among adultsBRFSS 202317.0%14.8 to 19.414.7%above15.6%similar18.3%16.1 to 20.915.6%above16.3%similar
Frequent physical distress among adultsBRFSS 202314.2%12.3 to 16.512.2%above12.8%similar13.1%11.4 to 15.211.4%in line12.1%similar

ZIP Codes in Salem County

ZIP Codes in Salem County, NJ, in ZIP Code order
ZIP CodeResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Salem County
ZIP Code 0800185829.6%23.2 to 36.7similar
ZIP Code 0802341133.4%27.0 to 40.7similar
ZIP Code 0803819329.9%23.5 to 36.6similar
ZIP Code 080671,76830.9%24.4 to 37.7similar
ZIP Code 0806913,32538.0%31.3 to 45.4similar
ZIP Code 0807012,38633.3%26.7 to 40.4similar
ZIP Code 0807223131.9%25.5 to 39.2similar
ZIP Code 0807910,79336.9%30.3 to 44.1similar
ZIP Code 080989,19629.8%23.5 to 36.6similar
ZIP Code 0831811,89632.6%26.3 to 39.4similar
ZIP Code 083434,81031.4%27.3 to 35.9similar

The dashed line in each drawing is Salem 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 Salem County as a CSV file, with all measures.

Cities and places in Salem County

Places in Salem County, NJ, in name order
PlaceResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Salem County
Alloway1,29629.3%23.2 to 36.1similar
Auburn1,05729.1%23.2 to 35.8similar
Carneys Point7,84135.3%28.8 to 42.6similar
Elmer1,34730.1%23.8 to 37.0similar
Hancocks Bridge15529.7%23.5 to 36.4similar
Olivet1,29732.4%26.0 to 39.3similar
Penns Grove4,83743.8%36.5 to 51.3similar
Pennsville12,04333.3%26.8 to 40.4similar
Quinton47032.0%25.8 to 39.1similar
Salem5,29643.0%35.9 to 50.6similar
Woodstown3,67830.4%24.0 to 37.4similar

The dashed line in each drawing is Salem 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 Salem County, NJ, for 12 of the 40 measures.

Salem County, NJ: crude prevalence and 95% confidence interval in each PLACES release
Measure2022 release2023 release2024 release2025 release
COPD8.0%6.9 to 9.17.8%6.4 to 9.46.4%5.7 to 7.17.2%5.9 to 8.6
Coronary Heart Disease7.7%7.0 to 8.57.0%6.1 to 8.17.2%6.5 to 8.06.9%6.0 to 7.9
Current Asthma10.2%9.8 to 10.710.3%9.0 to 11.710.1%8.9 to 11.510.1%8.9 to 11.5
Depression20.2%19.2 to 21.221.7%18.0 to 25.818.8%15.9 to 22.018.6%15.7 to 22.0
Diabetes11.5%10.7 to 12.312.0%10.2 to 14.010.7%9.3 to 12.411.9%10.1 to 13.8
High Blood Pressurenot published36.0%31.7 to 40.335.3%31.2 to 39.637.4%33.2 to 41.7
Obesity35.3%33.7 to 36.835.8%28.7 to 43.336.1%29.2 to 43.834.0%27.3 to 41.3
Health Insurance14.8%12.9 to 17.111.7%9.3 to 14.06.6%5.9 to 7.511.0%8.9 to 13.3
Binge Drinking16.3%15.7 to 16.915.4%12.6 to 18.616.6%13.5 to 20.016.0%13.2 to 19.2
Current Cigarette Smoking16.9%14.6 to 19.316.6%13.2 to 20.212.5%10.9 to 14.314.7%11.9 to 17.8
Physical Inactivity26.2%23.8 to 28.729.5%24.7 to 34.922.7%19.1 to 26.627.9%23.1 to 33.2
General Health15.2%13.4 to 17.117.8%15.2 to 20.916.2%14.4 to 18.319.7%16.6 to 23.3

Official sources

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Cite this page

Health by ZIP. Salem County, NJ: 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/nj/salem-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 Salem County, NJ

How does the obesity estimate of Salem County, NJ compare with New Jersey?

The New Jersey figure is 28.9% (site aggregate).

It has no confidence interval.

The New Jersey figure is inside the interval of Salem County, NJ. The estimate is in line with it.

How does the obesity estimate of Salem County, NJ 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 Salem County, NJ is similar.

What does CDC estimate for diagnosed diabetes in Salem County, NJ?

CDC estimates that 11.9% of the adults of Salem County, NJ have diagnosed diabetes.

The 95% confidence interval is 10.1% to 13.8%.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

For how many measures is Salem County, NJ above or below the New Jersey figure?

Salem County, NJ and the New Jersey figure both have a value for 40 measures.

The estimate for Salem County, NJ is above the New Jersey figure for 16 measures.

It is below the New Jersey figure for 0 measures.

It is in line with the New Jersey figure for 24 measures.