Morris Co. Named Healthiest In State For 2nd Year In A Row

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — For the second year in a row, Morris County was named the healthiest in New Jersey, according to a 2019 study released by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in partnership with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The county beat out New Jersey's other 20 counties in several measures of health, including clinical care, and came in second in several other markers, including length and quality of life.

Only 11 percent of adults said they had "poor or fair" health in the past year, the study found. They also had lower rates of adult smoking and obesity, and the rate of sexually transmitted infections was less than half what it was statewide. These metrics remain mostly unchanged from last year.

Life in Morris County is not perfect, however: the county ranked 14th in the "physical environment" category. Commuting was a main factor in that ranking; 44 percent of commuters have a long drive that they take alone, and 79 percent of commutes of any length are done alone.

Hunterdon County follows Morris as the second healthiest county, with Somerset after that. Cumberland, Camden, and Salem were the three least healthy.