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New Jersey County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for New Jersey, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 21 counties by combined need so a health department or rural-health office can see where high burden and thin provider supply overlap.
Pre-rendered county priority rankings for NJ (21 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumberland | 76.4 | Health burden |
| 2 | Salem | 61.4 | Provider shortage |
| 3 | Essex | 60.7 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 4 | Passaic | 56.5 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 5 | Atlantic | 51.3 | Health burden |
| 6 | Union | 49.1 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 7 | Cape May | 44.5 | Health burden |
| 8 | Ocean | 44.1 | Health burden |
| 9 | Mercer | 42.6 | Provider shortage |
| 10 | Camden | 41.8 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 11 | Hudson | 41.7 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 12 | Middlesex | 37.6 | Provider shortage |
| 13 | Burlington | 34.4 | Provider shortage |
| 14 | Warren | 33.2 | Health burden |
| 15 | Somerset | 23.8 | Provider shortage |
| 16 | Hunterdon | 21.7 | Provider shortage |
| 17 | Gloucester | 20.4 | Health burden |
| 18 | Monmouth | 19.1 | Health burden |
| 19 | Sussex | 12.9 | Health burden |
| 20 | Bergen | 12.7 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 21 | Morris | 12.2 | Provider shortage |