Health · Absecon

Absecon, NJ health

Absecon differs from New Jersey on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (8.7% vs 11.3%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (12.1% vs 14.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9% vs 7.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Absecon

Report card

How Absecon compares with New Jersey

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Absecon adults…

35 of every 100 Absecon adults have high blood pressure

New Jersey: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.8–38.9%

Bars show Absecon; the black tick is New Jersey. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Absecon, betterAbsecon, worseToo close to callNew Jersey

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.4% Absecon
NJ 24.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.4% Absecon
NJ 37.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Absecon
NJ 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.5% Absecon
NJ 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Absecon adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New Jersey.

Yearly checkup

NJ 78%

Dentist visit

NJ 66%

Cholesterol check

NJ 89%

Colon screening

NJ 63%

Mammogram

NJ 76%

Taking BP meds

NJ 77%

1 in 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Absecon 8.7% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Absecon adults are doing

1 in 3Absecon adults feel lonely

31.4% · New Jersey 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Absecon adults have been diagnosed with depression

16.5% · New Jersey 15.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Absecon adults lack social or emotional support

23.3% · New Jersey 24% · too close to call

1 in 7Absecon adults are in frequent mental distress

15.2% · New Jersey 14.7% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 8

Absecon adults worry about having enough food

12.1% · NJ 14.3% · better

1 in 10

Absecon adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · NJ 12.3% · better

1 in 16

Absecon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.3% · NJ 7% · about the same

1 in 15

Absecon adults lack reliable transportation

6.8% · NJ 7.4% · about the same

7.3% of Absecon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.1%

of Absecon adults live with a disability (New Jersey 24.8%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%

Thinking or memory11.6%

Hearing6.4%

Errands alone6.9%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

Black tick: New Jersey. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Absecon

Absecon and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

25.5%39.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 22towns on this map, healthiest first

Absecon29%

Egg Harbor29%

Galloway29.2%

Atlantic City37.9%

Pleasantville39.4%

Care nearby

Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City · 5.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Shore Medical CenterSomers Point · 8.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Southern Ocean Medical CenterManahawkin · 23.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cape Regional Medical CenterCape May Court House · 28.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Atlanticare Health Services Fqhc Jbrc Medical ClinicPleasantville · 3.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

PleasantvillePleasantville · 3.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careAbsecon is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careAbsecon is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthAbsecon is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Absecon. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Absecon

Measure	Absecon	Margin	New Jersey
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.3%	31.8–38.9%	32.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.8%	38–45.4%	39.3%	about the same
Obesity	29%	24–34.2%	28.9%	about the same
Arthritis	25.4%	22.6–28.4%	22.2%	worse
Depression	16.5%	14–19.1%	15.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.3%	6.6–10.2%	9.6%	about the same
Asthma	9.4%	8.3–10.6%	8.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9%	8.1–9.9%	7.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.5%	10–13.2%	10.9%	about the same
COPD	5.9%	5–6.9%	5.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.4%	5.7–7.2%	5.6%	worse
Stroke	3.5%	3.1–3.8%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.5%	9.5–13.6%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	15.1%	12.6–17.7%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.4%	20.7–28.4%	24.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.4%	30.5–40.5%	37.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.7%	77.6–83.5%	78%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.3%	65.1–71.4%	65.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.2%	88.7–91.5%	89.1%	about the same
Colon screening	67.9%	63.4–72.3%	63.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.9%	70.2–82.9%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.4%	77.6–82.8%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	8.7%	7.3–10.3%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.4%	27.3–35.5%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.3%	20.1–26.5%	24%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.2%	13.4–17.2%	14.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.5%	14.3–19%	17.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.7%	11.1–14.4%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.1%	10.2–14%	14.3%	better
Housing insecurity	10.5%	9–12.1%	12.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.3%	5.5–7.3%	7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.8%	5.9–7.7%	7.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.3%	6.1–8.7%	8.4%
Disability
Any disability	26.1%	22.7–29.9%	24.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.2%	10.5–14.1%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	11.6%	10.1–13.3%	11.5%
Hearing	6.4%	5.6–7.2%	5.7%
Vision	4.5%	4–5.1%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.8%	3.3%
Errands alone	6.9%	6–7.8%	6.6%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Absecon door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the New Jersey figure falls inside it, we don't call Absecon better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Absecon directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New Jersey figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.