Gloucester County Public Health Profile Report Index
The Department of Health has published these county profiles to support community efforts to:- Track and evaluate progress toward goals
- Guide policy decisions, priorities, and long-range strategic plans
- Enhance performance-orientation and overall accountability
- Develop, focus, and streamline data dissemination
- Provide comprehensive information on New Jersey's public health and health care system
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Table of Contents
Gloucester County Quick Facts
Health Care Factors
- Health Insurance Coverage: Uninsured Persons Under 65 Years of Age by County, New Jersey, 2016
- At Least One Primary Provider by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- First Trimester Prenatal Care by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2017
- Certified Nurse Midwife-Attended Births by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2017
- Low-Risk Cesarean Deliveries by County, New Jersey, 2017
- Vaginal Birth after Previous Cesarean (VBAC) by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2015-2017
- Percentage of Females Aged 50 to 74 Who Reported Having a Mammogram in the Past Two Years by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Percentage of Adult Women who had a Pap Test Within the Past Three Years by County , New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Percent of Adults Ages 50-75 who are Current with Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendations by County, New Jersey, 2012-2016 (Even Years)
- Percentage of Men Aged 40+ Who Reported a Health Professional Has Talked with them about the Advantages and Disadvantages of the PSA Test by County, New Jersey, 2014-2015
- Percentage of Adults Aged 18+ Who Reported Having Their Cholesterol Checked Within the Past Five Years by County, New Jersey, 2011-2015 (Odd Years)
- Glycosylated Hemoglobin Screening Rate among Adults Aged 18+ with Diagnosed Diabetes by County, New Jersey, 2013-2015
- Percentage of Adults Aged 18+ with Diagnosed Diabetes Who had a Dilated Eye Exam Within the Past Year by County, New Jersey, 2013-2015
Risk Factors
- Percent of Children Tested for Lead Poisoning Before 3 Years of Age by County, among Children Born in 2014
- Percentage of Adults who Always Use Seat Belts in Automobiles by County, New Jersey, 2015
- Percentage of Adults who Reported Current Cigarette Smoking by County of Residence, Adults Aged 18 and Older, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Tobacco Use During Pregnancy by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2017
- Births to Unmarried Mothers by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2017
- Influenza Vaccination in the Past 12 Months, Adults Aged 65+ by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Percentage of Adults 65+ Who Reported Having Ever Received Pneumococcal Vaccination by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Percentage of Adults Aged 18+ Who Meet Aerobic Physical Activity Recommendation by County, New Jersey, 2011- 2015 (Odd Years)
- Children Under Age 5 Living in Poverty by County, New Jersey, 2013-2017
- Housing in New Jersey Pre-1950 estimates, Percent by County, as of 2017
- Percent of Tested Children Under 3 Years of Age with Confirmed Blood Lead >=5 ug/dL, by County, Born in 2014
- Self-Reported Presence of Carbon Monoxide Detector in Home by County, 2013 - 2015
- Ownership of a Portable Generator for Use during Power Outages by County, New Jersey, 2014 - 2015
- Naphthalene Concentrations in Outdoor Air by New Jersey County, 2014 NATA
- Perchloroethylene Concentrations in Outdoor Air, by New Jersey County, 2014 NATA
- Fecal Coliform or E. Coli in Private Wells Percent of Wells with Fecal Coliform or E. Coli Detected, by County, Sept 2002 - April 2014
- Nitrate in Private Wells Percent of Tested Wells Exceeding MCL, by County, January 2011 through December 2015
- Self-Reported Testing of Private Well Used for Drinking Water Tested for Contaminants within last 2 Years, by County, 2014 - 2015
Health Outcomes: Maternal and Infant Health
- Birth Rate by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2017
- Total Fertility Rate by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2017
- General Fertility Rate by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2017
- Teen Birth Rates by County of Residence, New Jersey Females Aged 15-17 Years, 2013-2017
- Multiple Births by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2015-2017
- Preterm Births by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2017
- Birth Weight: LBW by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2017
- Low Birth Weight among Singleton Term Births by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Very Low Birth Weight by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Very Low Birth Weight among Singleton Births by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2012-2016
- Fetal Mortality Rate by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2010-2014
- Infant Mortality Rate by Mother's County of Residence, New Jersey, 2012-2016
- Neonatal Mortality Rate by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2012-2016
- Perinatal Mortality Rate by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2010-2014
- Postneonatal Mortality Rate by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2012-2016
Health Outcomes: Incidence, Prevalence, and Hospitalization
- Percent of Adults Aged 18 Years or Older Reporting Good, Very Good, or Excellent Health Status by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Percentage of Adults Aged 20+ Who are Obese by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Asthma Hospitalizations, Age-Adjusted Rate by County, New Jersey, 2017
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Emergency Department Visits, Age-Adjusted Rates by County, New Jersey, 2017
- Hospitalizations Due to Heart Attack Age-Adjusted Rate by County for Residents 35 Years of Age and Older, 2017
- Heat-related Illnesses Age-Adjusted Hospitalization Rates per 100,000, by County, New Jersey, May through September, 2013-2017
- Invasive Cancer Incidence Rates by County, New Jersey, 2015
- NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Urinary Bladder Cancer Incidence by County, Males, 2011-2015
- NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Brain and ONS Cancer Incidence by County, Males, 2011-2015
- Incidence of Childhood Brain and Central Nervous System Cancers Ages 0-14 by County, 1990-2015
- Incidence of Childhood Leukemia in New Jersey by County, Ages 0-14, 1990-2015
- NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Breast Cancer Incidence in Females by County, 2011-2015
- NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Esophageal Cancer Incidence by County, Males, 2011-2015
- NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Kidney and Renal Pelvis Cancer Incidence by County, Males, 2011-2015
- NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Laryngeal Cancer Incidence by County, Males, 2011-2015
- NJ Leukemia Incidence Age-Adjusted Rate of Leukemia by County, Males 2011-2015
- NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Liver Cancer Incidence by County, Males, 2011-2015
- NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Lung and Bronchus Cancer Incidence by County, Males, 2011-2015
- NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Melanoma of the Skin Incidence by County, Males, 2011-2015
- NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Mesothelioma Incidence by County, Males, 2011-2015
- NJ Age-Adjusted Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Incidence by County, Males, 2011-2015
- NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Oral Cavity and Pharynx Cancer Incidence by County, Males, 2011-2015
- NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Pancreas Cancer Incidence by County, Males, 2011-2015
- NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Prostate Cancer Incidence by County, Males, 2011-2015
- NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Thyroid Cancer Incidence by County, Females, 2011-2015
Health Outcomes: Mortality
- Average Age at Death by County, New Jersey, 2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate by County, New Jersey, 2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Alzheimer's Disease by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to All Cancers by County, New Jersey, 2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Colorectal Cancer by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Female Breast Cancer by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Lung Cancer by County, New Jersey, 2016
- Age-adjusted Death Rate due to Prostate Cancer by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases by County, New Jersey, 2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Diabetes by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Heart Disease by County, New Jersey, 2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Coronary Heart Disease by County, New Jersey, 2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to HIV Disease by County, New Jersey, 2012-2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Kidney Disease by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Influenza and Pneumonia by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Septicemia by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Stroke by County, New Jersey, 2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Unintentional Injury by County, New Jersey, 2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Motor Vehicle-Related Injuries by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Unintentional Poisoning by County, New Jersey, 2015-2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Drug-Induced Causes by County, New Jersey, 2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Firearm-related Injury by County, New Jersey, 2012-2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Homicide by County, New Jersey, 2012-2016
- Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Suicide by County, New Jersey, 2014-2016