Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for New Jersey by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval) 
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CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | N/A | No | 130.1 (129.1, 131.0) | N/A | 15,474 |
falling 
|
-2.5 (-3.4, -2.2) |
| United States | N/A | No | 145.4 (145.2, 145.6) | N/A | 605,771 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.5, -1.2) |
| Hudson County | Urban | Yes | 108.8 (105.3, 112.3) | 21 (20, 21) | 762 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-3.1, -2.6) |
| Somerset County | Urban | Yes | 112.5 (108.1, 117.0) | 20 (16, 21) | 509 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-2.8, -2.1) |
| Bergen County | Urban | Yes | 116.3 (113.7, 119.0) | 19 (15, 20) | 1,528 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.5, -2.1) |
| Essex County | Urban | Yes | 116.5 (113.4, 119.7) | 18 (15, 20) | 1,095 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-3.1, -2.5) |
| Hunterdon County | Urban | Yes | 117.5 (110.6, 124.8) | 17 (13, 21) | 228 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.6, -1.8) |
| Union County | Urban | Yes | 117.6 (113.9, 121.4) | 16 (14, 20) | 781 |
falling
|
-3.3 (-6.8, -2.5) |
| Morris County | Urban | Yes | 117.9 (114.3, 121.7) | 15 (14, 20) | 832 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-2.6, -2.2) |
| Middlesex County | Urban | Yes | 121.7 (118.7, 124.8) | 14 (13, 16) | 1,262 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.2, -1.9) |
| Passaic County | Urban | No | 124.5 (120.5, 128.5) | 13 (12, 15) | 771 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.2, -2.2) |
| Mercer County | Urban | No | 131.1 (126.4, 136.0) | 12 (11, 13) | 608 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.3, -1.6) |
| Monmouth County | Urban | No | 133.3 (129.9, 136.8) | 11 (11, 12) | 1,198 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-2.7, -2.2) |
| Burlington County | Urban | No | 141.8 (137.6, 146.1) | 10 (8, 10) | 901 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.1, -1.7) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 147.8 (139.3, 156.8) | 9 (3, 10) | 235 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) |
| Ocean County | Urban | No | 149.1 (145.7, 152.6) | 8 (4, 9) | 1,554 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.9, -1.5) |
| Cape May County | Urban | No | 149.4 (141.2, 158.2) | 7 (3, 10) | 276 |
falling
|
-4.2 (-9.2, -1.8) |
| Sussex County | Urban | No | 150.3 (142.4, 158.5) | 6 (3, 10) | 294 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 152.1 (147.8, 156.5) | 5 (3, 9) | 981 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.0, -1.7) |
| Atlantic County | Urban | No | 153.4 (147.8, 159.2) | 4 (3, 9) | 594 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.5, -1.8) |
| Gloucester County | Urban | No | 157.5 (151.7, 163.5) | 3 (2, 7) | 590 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.4, -1.7) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 169.8 (161.3, 178.6) | 2 (1, 3) | 309 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.9) |
| Salem County | Urban | No | 171.5 (159.4, 184.2) | 1 (1, 3) | 157 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 6:42 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+).
Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.