Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Number of People and Percentage of Population With No Health Insurance Coverage in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the New Jersey population without a health insurance coverage was 7.55% (i.e. 689,666 people). Percentagewise, among all New Jersey counties, Passaic County had the highest percentage of its population with no health insurance coverage (12.39%), followed by Hudson County (11.97%), and Essex County (11.58%).
In numerical terms, Essex County had the highest number of people without a health insurance coverage (97,378), followed by Hudson County (84,776), and Bergen County (66,084).
The charts below shows the top 10 counties by the number of people and percentage of the population without a health insurance coverage. The tables below shows the ranking for all New Jersey counties.
You can see similar information for other types of health insurance coverages.
You can also see similar information for other states.
| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passaic County | 12.39 |
| 2 | Hudson County | 11.97 |
| 3 | Essex County | 11.58 |
| 4 | Union County | 11.37 |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 9.48 |
| 6 | Atlantic County | 7.90 |
| 7 | Bergen County | 6.98 |
| 8 | Mercer County | 6.92 |
| 9 | Middlesex County | 6.80 |
| 10 | Camden County | 6.26 |
| 11 | Somerset County | 5.73 |
| 12 | Warren County | 5.69 |
| 13 | Cape May County | 5.48 |
| 14 | Monmouth County | 5.18 |
| 15 | Ocean County | 4.79 |
| 16 | Morris County | 4.66 |
| 17 | Salem County | 4.53 |
| 18 | Gloucester County | 4.48 |
| 19 | Burlington County | 4.20 |
| 20 | Sussex County | 3.64 |
| 21 | Hunterdon County | 2.90 |
| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essex County | 97378 |
| 2 | Hudson County | 84776 |
| 3 | Bergen County | 66084 |
| 4 | Union County | 64582 |
| 5 | Passaic County | 64189 |
| 6 | Middlesex County | 57908 |
| 7 | Monmouth County | 33082 |
| 8 | Camden County | 32295 |
| 9 | Ocean County | 29917 |
| 10 | Mercer County | 26293 |
| 11 | Morris County | 23491 |
| 12 | Atlantic County | 21442 |
| 13 | Somerset County | 19529 |
| 14 | Burlington County | 18674 |
| 15 | Cumberland County | 13580 |
| 16 | Gloucester County | 13434 |
| 17 | Warren County | 6172 |
| 18 | Sussex County | 5210 |
| 19 | Cape May County | 5131 |
| 20 | Hunterdon County | 3622 |
| 21 | Salem County | 2877 |