Health · Upper

Upper, NJ health

Upper differs from New Jersey on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (8.2% vs 11.3%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.8% vs 12.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.6% vs 7.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 08270, 08230, 08223

Report card

How Upper 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 Upper adults…

35 of every 100 Upper adults have high blood pressure

New Jersey: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.3–38.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Upper, betterUpper, worseToo close to callNew Jersey

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.8% Upper
NJ 24.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.4% Upper
NJ 37.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Upper
NJ 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.8% Upper
NJ 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Upper 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Upper 8.2% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Upper adults are doing

1 in 3Upper adults feel lonely

28.6% · New Jersey 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Upper adults have been diagnosed with depression

18.6% · New Jersey 15.1% · worse

1 in 5Upper adults lack social or emotional support

21.5% · New Jersey 24% · too close to call

1 in 6Upper adults are in frequent mental distress

15.6% · 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

Upper adults worry about having enough food

11.6% · NJ 14.3% · better

1 in 10

Upper adults worry about keeping their housing

9.8% · NJ 12.3% · better

1 in 16

Upper adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · NJ 7% · about the same

1 in 15

Upper adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · NJ 7.4% · about the same

7.8% of Upper adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.4%

Thinking or memory12%

Hearing6.5%

Errands alone7%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Upper

Upper 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%44.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 24towns on this map, healthiest first

Egg Harbor29%

Corbin City30.3%

Sea Isle City30.3%

Estell Manor30.8%

Ocean City31.2%

Somers Point31.3%

Upper33.7%

Dennis35%

Maurice River37.3%

Care nearby

Shore Medical CenterSomers Point · 8.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Cape Regional Medical CenterCape May Court House · 12.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City · 17.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland · 21.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Southern Jersey at English CreekEgg Harbor Township · 13.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

PleasantvillePleasantville · 13.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary carePart of Upper is a federal shortage area.Lower Cape May County · need score 12 of 25

✓ Dental careUpper is not a shortage area

! Mental healthUpper's county is a federal shortage area.Cape May County · need score 17 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Upper. 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 Upper

Measure	Upper	Margin	New Jersey
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.1%	31.3–38.8%	32.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	42.9%	38.8–47%	39.3%	about the same
Obesity	33.7%	27.6–40.3%	28.9%	about the same
Arthritis	26.4%	23.4–29.4%	22.2%	worse
Depression	18.6%	15.7–21.5%	15.1%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.1%	9.1–13.3%	9.6%	about the same
Asthma	9.8%	8.7–11%	8.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.8–10.6%	7.5%	worse
Diabetes	10.6%	9.2–12.1%	10.9%	about the same
COPD	6.5%	5.7–7.4%	5.1%	worse
Heart disease	6.5%	5.8–7.2%	5.6%	worse
Stroke	3.4%	3.1–3.7%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.8%	10.9–14.8%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	17.3%	14.5–20.4%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.8%	18.5–25.5%	24.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.4%	26.9–38.2%	37.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.9%	75.6–81.9%	78%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.5%	64.3–70.6%	65.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.8%	88.3–91%	89.1%	about the same
Colon screening	69%	64.3–73.3%	63.4%	better
Mammogram	74.3%	66.9–80.8%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.3%	76.5–81.9%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	8.2%	7–9.6%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.6%	24.3–32.9%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.5%	18.5–24.8%	24%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.6%	13.7–17.4%	14.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.7%	14.5–18.8%	17.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.3%	11.7–14.9%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.6%	9.9–13.5%	14.3%	better
Housing insecurity	9.8%	8.4–11.2%	12.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.3–7%	7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.6–7.4%	7.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.8%	6.6–9.2%	8.4%
Disability
Any disability	25.7%	22.3–29.2%	24.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.4%	10.7–14%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	12%	10.5–13.4%	11.5%
Hearing	6.5%	5.8–7.3%	5.7%
Vision	4.4%	4–4.8%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.1–3.9%	3.3%
Errands alone	7%	6.2–7.9%	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 Upper 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 Upper better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Upper by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Upper 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.