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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in New Jersey
Among 21 New Jersey counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are Cumberland County, NJ (73.7, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Salem County, NJ (73.7, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Atlantic County, NJ (75.7, against the U.S. county median of 75.3). Values are years.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. 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, lowest first
Life expectancy, years.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumberland County | NJ | 73.7 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 2 | Salem County | NJ | 73.7 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 3 | Atlantic County | NJ | 75.7 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 4 | Camden County | NJ | 76.2 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 5 | Cape May County | NJ | 76.6 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 6 | Gloucester County | NJ | 77.1 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 7 | Essex County | NJ | 77.7 | 75.3 | 1.03x |
| 8 | Ocean County | NJ | 78.1 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 9 | Warren County | NJ | 78.3 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 10 | Mercer County | NJ | 78.4 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 11 | Passaic County | NJ | 78.4 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 12 | Sussex County | NJ | 78.4 | 75.3 | 1.04x |
| 13 | Burlington County | NJ | 78.9 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 14 | Union County | NJ | 79.3 | 75.3 | 1.05x |
| 15 | Monmouth County | NJ | 79.6 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 16 | Hudson County | NJ | 79.9 | 75.3 | 1.06x |
| 17 | Middlesex County | NJ | 80.2 | 75.3 | 1.07x |
| 18 | Morris County | NJ | 81.7 | 75.3 | 1.08x |
| 19 | Somerset County | NJ | 81.8 | 75.3 | 1.09x |
| 20 | Bergen County | NJ | 81.9 | 75.3 | 1.09x |
| 21 | Hunterdon County | NJ | 82.8 | 75.3 | 1.1x |