Once again, Morris, Hunterdon and Somerset counties landed at the top of this year’s ranking of healthiest counties in New Jersey, thanks to access to high-achieving schools, an ample number of doctors and hospitals and their proximity to parks and recreation that encourage an active lifestyle.
But most importantly, these counties are the most affluent in the state. And if the annual healthiest county rankings by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute prove anything, it’s that wealth equals health.
Cumberland, Salem and Camden counties are home to pockets of poverty and higher unemployment rates and have consistently ranked at the bottom of the list.