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Counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk in New Jersey
Among 21 New Jersey counties with published values, the counties with the highest air toxics cancer risk are Bergen County, NJ (30, 1 times the U.S. county median of 30), Burlington County, NJ (30, 1 times the U.S. county median of 30) and Camden County, NJ (30, 1 times the U.S. county median of 30). Values are in a million (EPA AirToxScreen).
Source: EPA AirToxScreen. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All New Jersey counties, highest first
Air toxics cancer risk, in a million (EPA AirToxScreen).
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergen County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 2 | Burlington County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 3 | Camden County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 4 | Cumberland County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 5 | Essex County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 6 | Gloucester County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 7 | Hudson County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 8 | Hunterdon County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 9 | Mercer County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 10 | Middlesex County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 11 | Monmouth County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 12 | Morris County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 13 | Passaic County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 14 | Salem County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 15 | Somerset County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 16 | Union County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 17 | Warren County | NJ | 30 | 30 | 1x |
| 18 | Atlantic County | NJ | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 19 | Cape May County | NJ | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 20 | Ocean County | NJ | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |
| 21 | Sussex County | NJ | 20 | 30 | 0.67x |