Cumberland Ranked The Unhealthiest New Jersey County

A new study finds that residents of Cumberland County, New Jersey are the unhealthiest in the state, while Hunterdon County is ranked as the healthiest.Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health institute revealed its findings from a new national today.

Cumberland and Salem counties measured the highest adult obesity at 33 and 34 percent.

Other factors monitored included smoking, heavy drinking, motor vehicle fatalities, clinical care, violent crime, and the environment.

The top 5 healthiest counties included Monmouth, Bergen, Somerset and Morris, while Camden, Hudson, and Atlantic counties rounded out the bottom 5.