Health in Camden, New Jersey: official figures

Q: What share of adults smoke in Camden?

An estimated 20.8% of adults in Camden smoked cigarettes in 2023, 17th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

14.7% of residents of Camden (10,316 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 89th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; New Jersey: 7.5%).

Residents without health insurance

14.7%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

40.7%

2023

How many children in Camden are uninsured?

In Camden, 8.0% of children under 19 and 20.9% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.3% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Camden are on Medicaid?

48.8% of residents of Camden under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 4th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; New Jersey: 16.1%).

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How many people in Camden have a disability?

20.1% of residents of Camden (14,110 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 18th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; New Jersey: 10.8%); 9.6% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Camden have a disability?

By age, 48.3% of residents of Camden aged 65 and over, 20.4% of those aged 18 to 64 and 8.3% of children under 18 reported a disability in 2020-2024 (US: 32.9%, 10.9% and 4.9%).

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What is the obesity rate in Camden, New Jersey?

An estimated 40.7% of adults in Camden had obesity in 2023, joint 91st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How common is diabetes in Camden?

An estimated 18.4% of adults in Camden had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, 2nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How is mental health in Camden?

An estimated 20.4% of adults in Camden reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 51st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 17.1% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Camden have high blood pressure?

In Camden, an estimated 39.7% of adults had high blood pressure and 44.4% did no physical activity outside work, the highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate for physical inactivity (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Camden see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 76.0% of adults in Camden had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 326th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How Camden compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Camden ranks 89 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
86	Danbury	14.8%
87	Caldwell	14.8%
88	Memphis	14.7%
89	Camden	14.7%
90	Reading	14.7%
91	Kenner	14.6%
92	Grand Island	14.5%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Camden ranks 18 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
15	Newark	20.3%
16	Jonesboro	20.2%
17	Cleveland	20.2%
18	Camden	20.1%
19	Kokomo	20.0%
20	North Little Rock	20.0%
21	Detroit	19.9%

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Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Camden ranks 92 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
89	Decatur	40.8%
90	Joplin	40.8%
91	Mobile	40.7%
92	Camden	40.7%
93	Perth Amboy	40.7%
94	Little Rock	40.6%
95	Evansville	40.6%

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Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Camden ranks 2 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
1	Gary	21.2%
2	Camden	18.4%
3	Detroit	18.3%
4	Youngstown	18.3%
5	Port Arthur	18.3%
6	Birmingham	18.1%
7	Brownsville	18.1%

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Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Camden ranks 17 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
14	Hamilton	20.9%
15	Kingsport	20.9%
16	Fort Pierce	20.9%
17	Camden	20.8%
18	Kokomo	20.7%
19	Toledo	20.5%
20	Jackson	20.5%

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Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Camden ranks 58 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
55	El Cajon	20.4%
56	Hemet	20.4%
57	Medford	20.4%
58	Camden	20.4%
59	Fort Smith	20.3%
60	Pawtucket	20.3%
61	Elkhart	20.3%

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Sources

U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table C18108: Age by Number of Disabilities (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 8116247db31952c99ba053e6b0c767675a9674703b6b32e7705f1e4952f3b426), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b8f09efa878c…)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B27010: Types of Health Insurance Coverage by Age (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 2ceba99dada3ec1042310e1dc1f00bcc819de765c3143028aa000df025012a69), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3db662ef4cb3…)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: PLACES: Place Data (GIS Friendly Format), 2025 release: model-based age-adjusted prevalence among adults, for every place (data.cdc.gov API, columns used), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b2174bcc660f…)

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