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Food Insecurity by County, New Jersey, 2022

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Food Insecurity by County, New Jersey, 2022

Atlantic
Bergen
Burlington
Camden
Cape May
Cumberland
Essex
Gloucester
Hudson
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Monmouth
Morris
Ocean
Passaic
Salem
Somerset
Sussex
Union
Warren

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Estimated Percentage of Persons

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County, New Jersey, United StatesAtlanticBergenBurlingtonCamdenCape MayCumberlandEssexGloucesterHudsonHunterdonMercerMiddlesexMonmouthMorrisOceanPassaicSalemSomersetSussexUnionWarrenNew JerseyUnited States0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%12.0%14.0%16.0%Estimated Percentage of PersonsFood Insecurity by County, New Jersey, 2022
County, New Jersey, United StatesEstimated Percentage of PersonsEstimated Count
Atlantic112.2%33,540
Bergen28.9%84,380
Burlington37.9%36,610
Camden411.3%59,140
Cape May511.9%11,350
Cumberland613.1%20,170
Essex711.6%99,210
Gloucester88.9%26,960
Hudson913.0%92,760
Hunterdon106.8%8,720
Mercer119.7%37,310
Middlesex129.3%79,630
Monmouth138.4%54,000
Morris147.8%39,870
Ocean1510.6%67,500
Passaic1612.4%64,270
Salem1712.1%7,870
Somerset187.2%24,700
Sussex198.4%12,200
Union209.4%53,600
Warren219.7%10,680
New Jersey3400010.7%994,800
United States10000013.5%44,151,000

Why Is This Important?

Inconsistent access to adequate amounts of nutritious food can have a negative impact on the health of individuals of all ages. In the US, adults in food insecure households are much more likely than food secure adults to have hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic health problems. Although food insecurity is harmful to any individual, it can be particularly devastating among children because they are more vulnerable to potential long-term consequences for their future physical and mental health and academic achievement.

Definition

Food insecurity refers to the USDA's measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods.

Food insecure households are not necessarily food insecure all the time. Food insecurity may reflect a household's need to make trade-offs between important basic needs, such as housing or medical bills, and purchasing nutritionally adequate foods.

Data Source

Map the Meal Gap Report, Feeding America, U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Survey and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service
(http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Estimated number of persons living in food-insecure households
  • Denominator:

    Estimated number of persons in population

Data Issues

Due to changes in methodology, estimates from before 2018 are not comparable to those from more recent years.

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Indicator Data Last Updated On 06/18/2024, Published on 01/24/2025
Office of Nutrition and Fitness, Division of Community Health, New Jersey Department of Health, Trenton, NJ 08625 (https://www.nj.gov/health/nutrition/)