Health Departments in New Jersey

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There are 156 Health Departments in New Jersey, serving a population of 8,960,161 people in an area of 7,353 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 57,436 people, and 1 Health Department per 47 square miles.

The state of New Jersey is ranked 32nd in Health Departments per capita, and 4th in Health Departments per square mile.

New Jersey Health Statistics

Find New Jersey Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

New Jersey Population of People With Disabilities

	New Jersey	United States
People With Disabilities	913,681 (10.4%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	492,992 (10.9%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	420,689 (9.9%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

New Jersey Population by Disability Type

	New Jersey	United States
Hearing Difficulty	229,169 (2.6%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	168,638 (1.9%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	323,249 (3.9%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	490,432 (5.9%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	197,377 (2.4%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	346,797 (5.1%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

New Jersey Public Health Insurance Coverage

	New Jersey	United States
Public Health Insurance	2,686,456 (30.6%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	1,444,958 (16.5%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	1,458,112 (16.6%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	94,483 (1.1%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

New Jersey Private Health Insurance Coverage

	New Jersey	United States
Private Health Insurance	6,328,839 (72.1%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	5,468,986 (62.3%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	1,036,999 (11.8%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	82,656 (0.9%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)