Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Number of People and Percentage of Population With Medicaid Health Insurance Coverage in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the New Jersey population who had Medicaid health insurance coverage was 17.28% (i.e. 1,577,393 people). Percentagewise, among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Lakewood CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Medicaid health insurance coverage (58.02%), followed by Camden city (57.02%), and Bridgeton city (48.12%).
In numerical terms, Newark city had the highest number of people with Medicaid health insurance coverage (114,162), followed by Jersey City city (69,363), and Paterson city (65,879).
The charts below shows the top 10 cities and places by the number of people and percentage of the population with Medicaid health insurance coverage. The tables below shows the ranking for all New Jersey cities and places with a population of 10K+.
You can see similar information for other types of health insurance coverages.
You can also see similar information for other states.
| Rank | City or Place | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakewood CDP | 58.02 |
| 2 | Camden city | 57.02 |
| 3 | Bridgeton city | 48.12 |
| 4 | Atlantic City city | 44.18 |
| 5 | Trenton city | 43.07 |
| 6 | Passaic city | 42.54 |
| 7 | Paterson city | 42.01 |
| 8 | Pleasantville city | 41.75 |
| 9 | Newark city | 38.34 |
| 10 | Elizabeth city | 34.02 |
| 11 | East Orange city | 33.83 |
| 12 | Union City city | 33.62 |
| 13 | Asbury Park city | 31.49 |
| 14 | Perth Amboy city | 30.83 |
| 15 | Plainfield city | 29.95 |
| 16 | West New York town | 29.09 |
| 17 | Phillipsburg town | 28.91 |
| 18 | Vineland city | 28.42 |
| 19 | Lindenwold borough | 28.08 |
| 20 | Gloucester City city | 27.72 |
| 21 | Bayonne city | 27.15 |
| 22 | Roselle borough | 26.92 |
| 23 | Somers Point city | 26.83 |
| 24 | Lodi borough | 26.33 |
| 25 | Millville city | 26.06 |
| 26 | Woodbury city | 25.74 |
| 27 | Browns Mills CDP | 24.53 |
| 28 | Jersey City city | 24.25 |
| 29 | Long Branch city | 24.12 |
| 30 | Pine Hill borough | 23.38 |
| 31 | Guttenberg town | 23.27 |
| 32 | New Brunswick city | 22.88 |
| 33 | Garfield city | 22.65 |
| 34 | Freehold borough | 22.29 |
| 35 | Kearny town | 22.07 |
| 36 | Sicklerville CDP | 21.85 |
| 37 | Hammonton town | 21.64 |
| 38 | Cliffside Park borough | 21.19 |
| 39 | Elmwood Park borough | 21.11 |
| 40 | Carteret borough | 20.68 |
| 41 | Harrison town | 20.56 |
| 42 | Pennsville CDP | 19.80 |
| 43 | Avenel CDP | 19.77 |
| 44 | Woodland Park borough | 19.67 |
| 45 | Bellmawr borough | 19.60 |
| 46 | Linden city | 19.48 |
| 47 | Palisades Park borough | 19.38 |
| 48 | South River borough | 19.31 |
| 49 | Ridgefield Park village | 18.93 |
| 50 | Clifton city | 18.56 |
| 51 | Hackensack city | 18.14 |
| 52 | North Plainfield borough | 17.58 |
| 53 | Rahway city | 17.32 |
| 54 | Glassboro borough | 17.16 |
| 55 | Wallington borough | 16.92 |
| 56 | Dover town | 16.89 |
| 57 | Bound Brook borough | 16.26 |
| 57 | Roselle Park borough | 16.26 |
| 58 | Middlesex borough | 16.04 |
| 59 | Maywood borough | 16.03 |
| 60 | Red Bank borough | 15.76 |
| 61 | Fords CDP | 15.23 |
| 62 | Englewood city | 15.21 |
| 63 | Little Ferry borough | 15.11 |
| 64 | Beachwood borough | 15.07 |
| 65 | Collingswood borough | 14.84 |
| 66 | Woodbridge CDP | 14.80 |
| 67 | Toms River CDP | 14.70 |
| 68 | Fairview borough | 14.39 |
| 69 | Williamstown CDP | 13.99 |
| 70 | Ridgefield borough | 13.71 |
| 71 | Hackettstown town | 13.69 |
| 72 | Fort Lee borough | 13.34 |
| 73 | Sayreville borough | 13.30 |
| 74 | Eatontown borough | 13.29 |
| 75 | North Arlington borough | 13.28 |
| 76 | Highland Park borough | 12.92 |
| 77 | Kendall Park CDP | 12.50 |
| 78 | Wanaque borough | 12.39 |
| 79 | Tinton Falls borough | 12.38 |
| 80 | Franklin Park CDP | 11.91 |
| 81 | Hasbrouck Heights borough | 11.72 |
| 82 | Totowa borough | 11.56 |
| 83 | Somerville borough | 11.52 |
| 84 | Dumont borough | 11.50 |
| 84 | Hawthorne borough | 11.50 |
| 85 | Echelon CDP | 11.47 |
| 86 | Bergenfield borough | 11.43 |
| 87 | Holiday City-Berkeley CDP | 11.35 |
| 88 | Morristown town | 11.21 |
| 89 | Marlton CDP | 11.18 |
| 90 | Ocean Acres CDP | 11.00 |
| 91 | Manville borough | 10.78 |
| 92 | Old Bridge CDP | 10.25 |
| 93 | Cherry Hill Mall CDP | 10.22 |
| 94 | Metuchen borough | 9.93 |
| 95 | Secaucus town | 9.62 |
| 96 | South Plainfield borough | 9.39 |
| 97 | Ocean City city | 9.22 |
| 98 | Mercerville CDP | 9.12 |
| 99 | Pompton Plains CDP | 9.10 |
| 100 | Iselin CDP | 8.98 |
| 101 | Parsippany CDP | 8.88 |
| 102 | Paramus borough | 8.78 |
| 103 | Lake Hopatcong CDP | 8.77 |
| 104 | Fair Lawn borough | 8.74 |
| 105 | Pompton Lakes borough | 8.72 |
| 106 | Rutherford borough | 8.71 |
| 107 | Somerset CDP | 8.58 |
| 108 | Greentree CDP | 8.47 |
| 109 | Moorestown-Lenola CDP | 8.42 |
| 110 | Hamilton Square CDP | 8.08 |
| 111 | Hopatcong borough | 8.07 |
| 112 | Colonia CDP | 8.05 |
| 113 | Ringwood borough | 8.01 |
| 114 | Preakness CDP | 7.82 |
| 115 | New Milford borough | 7.77 |
| 115 | Springdale CDP | 7.77 |
| 116 | Lincoln Park borough | 7.54 |
| 117 | Oakland borough | 7.43 |
| 118 | Westmont CDP | 7.27 |
| 119 | Edgewater borough | 7.26 |
| 120 | Oak Ridge CDP | 7.16 |
| 121 | Upper Montclair CDP | 7.01 |
| 122 | West Freehold CDP | 6.99 |
| 123 | Brookdale CDP | 6.95 |
| 123 | Westwood borough | 6.95 |
| 124 | Ramsey borough | 6.87 |
| 125 | Point Pleasant borough | 6.86 |
| 126 | Robertsville CDP | 6.75 |
| 127 | Princeton Meadows CDP | 6.73 |
| 128 | Martinsville CDP | 6.51 |
| 129 | Florham Park borough | 6.41 |
| 130 | Hillsborough CDP | 6.32 |
| 131 | Hoboken city | 6.19 |
| 132 | Hillsdale borough | 6.07 |
| 133 | Bradley Gardens CDP | 5.93 |
| 133 | Tenafly borough | 5.93 |
| 134 | Summit city | 5.63 |
| 135 | Madison borough | 5.45 |
| 136 | Ridgewood village | 5.04 |
| 137 | Princeton | 4.95 |
| 138 | River Edge borough | 4.65 |
| 139 | Franklin Lakes borough | 4.56 |
| 140 | Westfield town | 4.55 |
| 141 | Waldwick borough | 4.39 |
| 142 | New Providence borough | 4.11 |
| 143 | Blackwells Mills CDP | 4.03 |
| 144 | Haddonfield borough | 3.42 |
| 145 | Glen Rock borough | 3.33 |
| 146 | The Hills CDP | 3.26 |
| 147 | Short Hills CDP | 1.58 |
| Rank | City or Place | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark city | 114162 |
| 2 | Jersey City city | 69363 |
| 3 | Paterson city | 65879 |
| 4 | Elizabeth city | 45747 |
| 5 | Camden city | 40323 |
| 6 | Lakewood CDP | 38485 |
| 7 | Trenton city | 37728 |
| 8 | Passaic city | 29829 |
| 9 | East Orange city | 23061 |
| 10 | Union City city | 22697 |
| 11 | Bayonne city | 19118 |
| 12 | Vineland city | 17151 |
| 13 | Atlantic City city | 16954 |
| 14 | Perth Amboy city | 16846 |
| 15 | Clifton city | 16566 |
| 16 | Plainfield city | 16132 |
| 17 | West New York town | 15239 |
| 18 | Toms River CDP | 13284 |
| 19 | New Brunswick city | 12687 |
| 20 | Bridgeton city | 10646 |
| 21 | Sicklerville CDP | 10179 |
| 22 | Kearny town | 8785 |
| 23 | Pleasantville city | 8469 |
| 24 | Linden city | 8390 |
| 25 | Hackensack city | 8134 |
| 26 | Long Branch city | 7634 |
| 27 | Garfield city | 7357 |
| 28 | Millville city | 7243 |
| 29 | Lodi borough | 6830 |
| 30 | Roselle borough | 6056 |
| 31 | Sayreville borough | 5992 |
| 32 | Lindenwold borough | 5910 |
| 33 | Cliffside Park borough | 5407 |
| 34 | Fort Lee borough | 5291 |
| 35 | Carteret borough | 5186 |
| 36 | Rahway city | 5101 |
| 37 | Asbury Park city | 4819 |
| 38 | Elmwood Park borough | 4476 |
| 39 | Englewood city | 4404 |
| 40 | Phillipsburg town | 4359 |
| 41 | North Plainfield borough | 3979 |
| 42 | Palisades Park borough | 3933 |
| 43 | Harrison town | 3831 |
| 44 | Hoboken city | 3673 |
| 45 | Glassboro borough | 3467 |
| 46 | Bergenfield borough | 3233 |
| 47 | Gloucester City city | 3170 |
| 48 | Woodbridge CDP | 3149 |
| 49 | Hammonton town | 3137 |
| 50 | South River borough | 3106 |
| 51 | Dover town | 3082 |
| 52 | Fair Lawn borough | 3032 |
| 53 | Old Bridge CDP | 2882 |
| 54 | Somers Point city | 2807 |
| 55 | Freehold borough | 2777 |
| 56 | Guttenberg town | 2750 |
| 57 | Avenel CDP | 2649 |
| 58 | Woodland Park borough | 2607 |
| 59 | Woodbury city | 2588 |
| 60 | Ridgefield Park village | 2499 |
| 61 | Pine Hill borough | 2482 |
| 62 | Browns Mills CDP | 2416 |
| 63 | Pennsville CDP | 2393 |
| 64 | Tinton Falls borough | 2334 |
| 65 | Middlesex borough | 2320 |
| 66 | Bellmawr borough | 2280 |
| 67 | Roselle Park borough | 2272 |
| 68 | South Plainfield borough | 2260 |
| 69 | Hawthorne borough | 2243 |
| 70 | Morristown town | 2210 |
| 71 | Paramus borough | 2199 |
| 72 | North Arlington borough | 2169 |
| 73 | Fairview borough | 2147 |
| 74 | Somerset CDP | 2099 |
| 75 | Collingswood borough | 2082 |
| 76 | Dumont borough | 2065 |
| 76 | Williamstown CDP | 2065 |
| 77 | Secaucus town | 2009 |
| 78 | Wallington borough | 2002 |
| 79 | Red Bank borough | 1999 |
| 80 | Fords CDP | 1964 |
| 80 | Ocean Acres CDP | 1964 |
| 81 | Parsippany CDP | 1947 |
| 82 | Highland Park borough | 1929 |
| 83 | Bound Brook borough | 1919 |
| 84 | Eatontown borough | 1764 |
| 85 | Little Ferry borough | 1658 |
| 86 | Rutherford borough | 1636 |
| 87 | Beachwood borough | 1633 |
| 88 | Franklin Park CDP | 1623 |
| 89 | Maywood borough | 1611 |
| 90 | Iselin CDP | 1588 |
| 91 | Ridgefield borough | 1574 |
| 92 | Echelon CDP | 1553 |
| 93 | Colonia CDP | 1512 |
| 94 | Princeton | 1508 |
| 95 | Preakness CDP | 1479 |
| 96 | Metuchen borough | 1478 |
| 97 | Holiday City-Berkeley CDP | 1447 |
| 98 | Hasbrouck Heights borough | 1420 |
| 99 | Cherry Hill Mall CDP | 1408 |
| 100 | Somerville borough | 1407 |
| 101 | Hillsborough CDP | 1406 |
| 102 | Westfield town | 1396 |
| 103 | Hackettstown town | 1383 |
| 104 | Wanaque borough | 1363 |
| 105 | Kendall Park CDP | 1320 |
| 106 | New Milford borough | 1300 |
| 106 | Ridgewood village | 1300 |
| 107 | Point Pleasant borough | 1284 |
| 108 | Mercerville CDP | 1271 |
| 109 | Summit city | 1264 |
| 110 | Totowa borough | 1255 |
| 111 | Moorestown-Lenola CDP | 1196 |
| 112 | Springdale CDP | 1178 |
| 113 | Marlton CDP | 1171 |
| 114 | Manville borough | 1167 |
| 115 | Hopatcong borough | 1162 |
| 116 | Princeton Meadows CDP | 1042 |
| 117 | Edgewater borough | 1033 |
| 118 | Ocean City city | 1019 |
| 119 | Ramsey borough | 1017 |
| 120 | West Freehold CDP | 1011 |
| 121 | Westmont CDP | 1002 |
| 122 | Pompton Plains CDP | 971 |
| 123 | Hamilton Square CDP | 970 |
| 124 | Pompton Lakes borough | 969 |
| 125 | Ringwood borough | 937 |
| 126 | Oakland borough | 934 |
| 127 | Lake Hopatcong CDP | 923 |
| 128 | Madison borough | 908 |
| 129 | Tenafly borough | 904 |
| 130 | Greentree CDP | 888 |
| 131 | Bradley Gardens CDP | 868 |
| 132 | Upper Montclair CDP | 843 |
| 133 | Robertsville CDP | 835 |
| 134 | Florham Park borough | 804 |
| 135 | Oak Ridge CDP | 789 |
| 136 | Westwood borough | 780 |
| 137 | Martinsville CDP | 771 |
| 138 | Lincoln Park borough | 770 |
| 139 | Brookdale CDP | 704 |
| 140 | Hillsdale borough | 617 |
| 141 | River Edge borough | 559 |
| 142 | New Providence borough | 553 |
| 143 | Franklin Lakes borough | 503 |
| 144 | Waldwick borough | 443 |
| 145 | Blackwells Mills CDP | 423 |
| 146 | Haddonfield borough | 422 |
| 147 | Glen Rock borough | 401 |
| 148 | The Hills CDP | 359 |
| 149 | Short Hills CDP | 229 |