Health · Springfield

Springfield, NJ health

Springfield differs from New Jersey on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.8% vs 11.3%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.7% vs 14.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with arthritis (27.1% vs 22.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 08041, 08022, 08505, 08016

Report card

How Springfield 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 Springfield adults…

35 of every 100 Springfield adults have high blood pressure

New Jersey: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32–38.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Springfield, betterSpringfield, worseToo close to callNew Jersey

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.8% Springfield
NJ 24.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Springfield
NJ 37.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.9% Springfield
NJ 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.4% Springfield
NJ 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Springfield 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Springfield 7.8% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Springfield adults are doing

1 in 4Springfield adults feel lonely

28.4% · New Jersey 32.4% · better

1 in 6Springfield adults have been diagnosed with depression

16.1% · New Jersey 15.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Springfield adults lack social or emotional support

21.8% · New Jersey 24% · too close to call

1 in 7Springfield adults are in frequent mental distress

15% · 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 9

Springfield adults worry about having enough food

10.7% · NJ 14.3% · better

1 in 10

Springfield adults worry about keeping their housing

9.7% · NJ 12.3% · better

1 in 17

Springfield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · NJ 7% · about the same

1 in 15

Springfield adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · NJ 7.4% · about the same

6.5% of Springfield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.4%

Thinking or memory11.3%

Hearing6.3%

Errands alone6.5%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Springfield

Springfield 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%37.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Chesterfield25.3%

Mansfield28%

Springfield29.9%

Florence31.1%

North Hanover31.9%

Burlington32.6%

Pemberton33.6%

Wrightstown33.6%

Care nearby

Virtua Mount Holly HospitalMount Holly · 5.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Deborah Heart and Lung CenterBrowns Mills · 7.9 mi · ★★★★★

Virtua Willingboro HospitalWillingboro · 9.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Lower Bucks HospitalBristol · 9.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

ButtonwoodPemberton · 6.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Burlington City Health CenterBurlington · 7.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careSpringfield is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSpringfield is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthSpringfield 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 Springfield. 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 Springfield

Measure	Springfield	Margin	New Jersey
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.1%	32–38.3%	32.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.7%	38.5–45.1%	39.3%	about the same
Obesity	29.9%	25.6–34.4%	28.9%	about the same
Arthritis	27.1%	24.5–29.8%	22.2%	worse
Depression	16.1%	13.8–18.5%	15.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10%	8–12.1%	9.6%	about the same
Asthma	9.3%	8.2–10.4%	8.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.3–10%	7.5%	worse
Diabetes	10.9%	9.4–12.4%	10.9%	about the same
COPD	5.8%	4.9–6.8%	5.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.2%	5.4–7%	5.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.9–3.7%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.4%	9.4–13.6%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	15.9%	13.5–18.4%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.8%	20.4–27.5%	24.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.3%	29–37.7%	37.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.2%	77.4–82.8%	78%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.8%	65.7–71.7%	65.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.1%	88.7–91.5%	89.1%	about the same
Colon screening	68%	63.8–71.9%	63.4%	better
Mammogram	77.4%	71.1–82.7%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.4%	75.5–81%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.8%	6.5–9.4%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.4%	24.9–32%	32.4%	better
Lack emotional support	21.8%	18.9–24.8%	24%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15%	13.3–16.9%	14.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.3%	14–18.7%	17.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13%	11.4–14.7%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.7%	8.9–12.7%	14.3%	better
Housing insecurity	9.7%	8.2–11.3%	12.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6%	5.2–7%	7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.6–7.5%	7.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.5%	5.3–7.8%	8.4%
Disability
Any disability	25.9%	22.6–29.4%	24.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.4%	9.8–13.2%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	11.3%	9.8–12.9%	11.5%
Hearing	6.3%	5.5–7.1%	5.7%
Vision	4.2%	3.7–4.6%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.8–3.6%	3.3%
Errands alone	6.5%	5.6–7.4%	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 Springfield 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 Springfield better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Springfield by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Springfield by how much of its land each one covers.

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.