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How does
New Jersey
Perform on Health Opportunity and Equity?

This graphic illustrates how each state compares to other states across various factors that influence health

HEALTH OUTCOMES
23rd
Domain score:
68
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC FACTORS
32nd
Domain score:
66
COMMUNITY & SAFETY FACTORS
8th
Domain score:
78
PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT
44th
Domain score:
46
ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE
10th
Domain score:
72
Key State Highlights.
New Jersey generally fares better than other states across the nation on measures of health care access and health outcomes; however, many residents suffer from racial/ethnic inequities in socioeconomic and environmental opportunities.
  • Hispanic adults in New Jersey have lower rates of home ownership and post-secondary education as compared to other race and ethnic groups. They are also among the least likely to report that health care is affordable or to live in areas of low liquor store density.
  • While on average New Jersey ranks among the top states across measures of social environment, 31% of the Black population in New Jersey live in areas with a low robbery rate as compared to the state rate of 57%.
  • American Indian/Alaska Native adults in New Jersey face considerable socioeconomic challenges, having the lowest rates of employment and livable income.
  • American Indian/Alaska Native individuals in the state also face health outcome inequities as American Indian/Alaska Native infants are more likely to be born at a low birth weight than the state rate for all groups.
Adult Health Status
Child Health Status
Infant Mortality
Low Birthweight
Premature Mortality
Affordable Housing
Employment
Livable Income
Post-Secondary Education
Youth in School or Working
Low Homicide
Low Physical Assault
Low Robbery
Low Sexual Assault
Food Security
Home Ownership
Housing Quality
Low Liquor Store Density
Access to Primary Care
Access to Psychiatric Care
Affordable Health Care
Dedicated Healthcare Provider
Health Insurance Coverage
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Youth in School or Working
90%
of young people are in school or working
100%
More young people would need to obtain jobs or enroll in school to achieve the HOPE Goal
101,764
More young people would need to obtain jobs or enroll in school to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Youth in School or Working

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60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
NJ
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Post-Secondary Education
63%
of adults have post-secondary education
83%
More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,209,708
More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Post-Secondary Education

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Hope Goal
83%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
NJ
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Premature Mortality
386.67
deaths per 100,000 adults age 25-64
More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals
11,609
More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Premature Mortality

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NJ
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Low Sexual Assault
100%
of people live in counties with low sexual assault rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low sexual assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
-
More people would need to live in counties with low sexual assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Sexual Assault

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100%
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Low Robbery
57%
of people live in counties with low robbery rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low robbery rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
3,849,510
More people would need to live in counties with low robbery rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Robbery

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0%
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80%
100%
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Low Physical Assault
100%
of people live in counties with low physical assault rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low physical assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
-
More people would need to live in counties with low physical assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Physical Assault

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100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
NJ
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Low Homicide
90%
of people live in counties with low murder rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low murder rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,418,550
More people would need to live in counties with low murder rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Homicide

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0%
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80%
100%
NJ
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Low Liquor Store Density
45%
of people are living in counties with low liquor store density
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low liquor store density to achieve the HOPE Goal
4,847,497
More people would need to live in counties with low liquor store density to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Liquor Store Density

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100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
NJ
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Livable Income
74%
of adults live in households with livable income
88%
More adults would need to live in households with livable incomes to achieve the HOPE Goal
886,653
More adults would need to live in households with livable incomes to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Livable Income

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Hope Goal
88%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
NJ
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Low Birthweight
8%
of infants are born with low birth weight
5%
Fewer low-weight births would need to happen per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
2,751
Fewer low-weight births would need to happen per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Birthweight

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Hope Goal
5%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
NJ
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Health Insurance Coverage
91%
of people under age 65 have health insurance coverage
98%
More people under the age of 65 would need to obtain health insurance coverage to achieve the HOPE Goal
519,545
More people under the age of 65 would need to obtain health insurance coverage to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Health Insurance Coverage

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Hope Goal
98%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
NJ
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Infant Mortality
3.9
infant deaths per 1,000 live births
2.5
More infants surviving to their first birthday per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
More infants surviving to their first birthday per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Infant Mortality

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Hope Goal
2.5
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
NJ
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Housing Quality
80%
of households have good housing quality
92%
More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal
379,662
More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Housing Quality

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Hope Goal
92%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
NJ
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Home Ownership
65%
of households live in a home they own
81%
More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal
523,163
More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Home Ownership

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Hope Goal
81%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
NJ
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Food Security
91%
of people with food security
97%
More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal
676,425
More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Food Security

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97%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
NJ
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Employment
92%
of people in the labor force are employed
99%
More people in the labor force would need to be employed to achieve the HOPE Goal
337,331
More people in the labor force would need to be employed to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Employment

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Hope Goal
99%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
100%
NJ
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Dedicated Healthcare Provider
84%
of adults have a usual source of care
92%
More adults would need to report having a dedicated health care provider to achieve the HOPE Goal
324,120
More adults would need to report having a dedicated health care provider to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Dedicated Healthcare Provider

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Hope Goal
96%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
NJ
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Child Health Status
90%
of children in very good or excellent health
98%
More children would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
More children would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Child Health Status

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Adult Health Status
56%
of U.S. adults are in very good or excellent health
73%
More adults would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
668,622
More adults would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Adult Health Status

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73%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
NJ
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Affordable Housing
61%
of households with affordable housing
87%
More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal
640,262
More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Affordable Housing

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87%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
NJ
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Affordable Health Care
90%
of adults with affordable health care
96%
More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal
238,153
More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Affordable Health Care

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97%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
NJ
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Access to Psychiatric Care
97%
of people live in counties with access to psychiatric care
100%
More people would need to live in counties with access to psychiatric care to achieve the HOPE Goal
306,055
More people would need to live in counties with access to psychiatric care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Access to Psychiatric Care

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100%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
NJ
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Access to Primary Care
89%
of people live in counties with access to primary care
100%
More people would need to live in counties with access to primary care to achieve the HOPE Goal
953,827
More people would need to live in counties with access to primary care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
New Jersey
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Access to Primary Care

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100%
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40%
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60%
70%
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90%
100%
NJ
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Health Outcomes
Adult Health Status
Child Health Status
Infant Mortality
Low Birthweight
Premature Mortality
Social & Economic Factors
Affordable Housing
Employment
Livable Income
Post-Secondary Education
Youth in School or Working
Community & Safety Factors
Low Homicide
Low Physical Assault
Low Poverty Concentration
Low Robery
Low Sexual Assault
Physical Environment
Food Security
Home Ownership
Housing Quality
Low Liquor Store Density
Access to Health Care
Access to Primary Care
Access to Psychiatric Care
Affordable Health Care
Dedicated Health Care Provider
Adult Health Status
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