Health · Palmyra

Palmyra, NJ health

Palmyra differs from New Jersey on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (9.2% vs 11.3%) and more adults screened for colon cancer (68.3% vs 63.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (6.2% vs 5.1%).

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

Report card

How Palmyra 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 Palmyra adults…

34 of every 100 Palmyra adults have high blood pressure

New Jersey: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.4–37.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Palmyra, betterPalmyra, worseToo close to callNew Jersey

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.5% Palmyra
NJ 24.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.3% Palmyra
NJ 37.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Palmyra
NJ 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Palmyra
NJ 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Palmyra 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

Palmyra 9.2% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Palmyra adults are doing

1 in 3Palmyra adults feel lonely

29.8% · New Jersey 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Palmyra adults have been diagnosed with depression

17.6% · New Jersey 15.1% · worse

1 in 4Palmyra adults lack social or emotional support

22.9% · New Jersey 24% · too close to call

1 in 6Palmyra adults are in frequent mental distress

16.9% · New Jersey 14.7% · worse

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

Palmyra adults worry about having enough food

13.3% · NJ 14.3% · about the same

1 in 8

Palmyra adults worry about keeping their housing

12% · NJ 12.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Palmyra adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.5% · NJ 7% · about the same

1 in 13

Palmyra adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · NJ 7.4% · about the same

8.7% of Palmyra adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.2%

of Palmyra adults live with a disability (New Jersey 24.8%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.9%

Thinking or memory12.9%

Hearing5.8%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Palmyra

Palmyra 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.

24.5%40.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Riverton28%

Cinnaminson28.5%

Pennsauken32.1%

Palmyra32.2%

Care nearby

Nazareth HospitalPhiladelphia · 3.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenPhiladelphia · 5 mi · ER · children's Directions Medicare profile

Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia · 5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kensington HospitalPhiladelphia · 5.4 mi Directions Medicare profile

Cottman Community Health CenterPhiladelphia · 2.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Frankford Avenue Health CenterPhiladelphia · 2.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePalmyra is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePalmyra is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthPalmyra 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 Palmyra. 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 Palmyra

Measure	Palmyra	Margin	New Jersey
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.3%	31.4–37.5%	32.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	40%	36.8–43.3%	39.3%	about the same
Obesity	32.2%	27.9–37%	28.9%	about the same
Arthritis	26.4%	23.9–29%	22.2%	worse
Depression	17.6%	15.2–20.2%	15.1%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.1%	7.4–11.1%	9.6%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.8–11.2%	8.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.1%	7.3–8.9%	7.5%	about the same
Diabetes	10.8%	9.5–12.3%	10.9%	about the same
COPD	6.2%	5.4–7.1%	5.1%	worse
Heart disease	5.8%	5.2–6.5%	5.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3–3.6%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.2%	11.3–15.3%	10.9%	worse
Binge drink	16.5%	14.1–19.1%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.5%	22.1–28.9%	24.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.3%	30.8–39.8%	37.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.8%	75.9–81.5%	78%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.8%	61.5–67.9%	65.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.6%	87–90%	89.1%	about the same
Colon screening	68.3%	64.1–72.1%	63.4%	better
Mammogram	77.1%	70.8–82.4%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.7%	73.9–79.2%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9.2%	7.7–10.9%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.8%	26.3–33.5%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.9%	20–26.1%	24%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.9%	15.1–18.9%	14.7%	worse
Fair or poor health	17.7%	15.5–20.1%	17.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.7%	12.2–15.4%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.3%	11.4–15.4%	14.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12%	10.3–13.8%	12.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.5%	6.5–8.7%	7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.9–8.9%	7.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.7%	7.2–10.3%	8.4%
Disability
Any disability	27.2%	24.1–30.6%	24.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.9%	10.4–13.6%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	12.9%	11.4–14.5%	11.5%
Hearing	5.8%	5.1–6.6%	5.7%
Vision	4.5%	4.1–5%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.2–3.9%	3.3%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.4–8.1%	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 Palmyra 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 Palmyra better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Palmyra 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.