Impact of Food Environments on Obesity Rates: A State-Level Analysis

Table 1

Prevalence of different food environments, obesity, and behaviors in New Jersey by county.

	mRFEI	Food deserts (%)	Food swamps (%)	Food deserts and swamps (%)	Obesity	Smoking	LPA	Sleep
Atlantic	11 [2–17]	24.5	2	26.5	30.8 [28.3–35.4]	18.7 [16.1–21.4]	32 [27.1–40.3]	39.7 [37.2–45.6]
Bergen	10 [6–14]	8.8	7.5	16.3	21.6 [20.4–23.6]	12.8 [10.9–15.3]	25.7 [22.5–29.1]	34.8 [32.9–36.9]
Burlington	13.5 [3.5–23]	23.9	1.1	25.0	30.3 [28.2–33.5]	15.7 [13.5–17.6]	25 [22.4–29.3]	36.2 [34.6–39.3]
Camden	8 [0–14]	29	5.6	34.6	28.1 [25.3–31.8]	17.4 [14.3–21.5	27.9 [24.1–32.7]	40.4 [37.5–44.8]
Cape May	11 [0–17]	41.2	0	41.2	31.7 [29.1–33.6]	16.6 [13.4–20.3]	26.5 [23.3–30.1]	36.7 [34.8–39.1]
Cumberland	11 [6–20]	11.1	0	11.1	38.5 [36.1–42.7]	21.6 [19.4–26.1]	36 [32–41.5]	40.8 [39.8–44.4]
Essex	6 [3–10]	13.9	25.7	39.6	33.85 [24.5–38.1]	18.7 [12.2–21.6]	34.1 [23.3–38.3]	43.4 [36.9–48.6]
Gloucester	11.5 [0–25.5]	27.8	0	27.8	34.9 [33.2–36.3]	16.8 [15.4–16.6]	26.6 [25.5–28.7]	38.5 [37–39.6]
Hudson	7 [5–10]	1.5	21.4	22.9	25.3 [22.6–28.6]	16.7 [14.4–18.1]	30.4 [26.8–35.5]	38.6 [37.4–39.8]
Hunterton	21 [7.8–34.8]	15.4	0	15.4	29.2 [28.6–32.2]	13.2 [12.3–14.1]	20.6 [19.6–21.8]	34 [33.6–35.3]
Mercer	6 [2.5–12.5]	20.3	20.3	40.6	31.4 [27.6–40.2]	16.7 [12.3–22.4]	28.6 [23–31.2]	38.4 [35.2–44.5]
Middlesex	9 [5–14]	17.1	7	24.1	26 [23.4–28]	13.4 [10.9–15.4]	24.6 [22.2–27]	36.4 [34.9–37.8]
Monmouth	8 [3–17]	23.5	7.6	31.1	29.7 [28.4–32.2]	14.7 [12.7–17.1]	22.9 [20.6–26.7]	36.9 [35.4–39.2]
Morris	14 [8.5–22]	14	1.1	15.1	26.1 [24.9–27.4]	12 [10.8–14.1]	21.3 [19.3–23.3]	34.3 [33.2–36]
Ocean	8.5 [0–14]	32.1	2.8	34.9	26.7 [25.8–27.9]	16.3 [13.6–18.1]	26.6 [24–29.6]	37 [34.6–38.1]
Passaic	7 [5–13]	4.5	16.4	20.9	30.8 [25.5–39.6]	15.8 [12.5–20.9]	32.9 [24.6–43.2]	37.8 [34.1–42.8]
Salem	17 [0–20]	34.8	0	34.8	30.1 [28.9–32.6]	19.3 [18–21.5]	31.5 [28.8–36.4]	37.2 [36.2–39.9]
Somerset	10.5 [5–19]	22.9	0	22.9	27 [26.1–30.4]	12.6 [11–16]	21.7 [19.3–26.5]	36.2 [33.6–38.8]
Sussex	10.5 [5–19]	37.1	0	37.1	26.8 [25.9–27.8]	15.5 [14.2–16.6]	25.4 [23.3–27]	36.1 [35.5–37.2]
Union	8.5 [6–13.3]	8.2	10.2	18.4	26.4 [23.2–32.7]	15.3 [12.7–18.5]	29.4 [24.6–36.4]	39.2 [34.9–43.4]
Warren	16 [0–33]	30.4	0	30.4	32.2 [31.4–32.9]	16.8 [15.4–19]	25.3 [23.2–26.8]	37.7 [37.1–38.7]
All New Jersey	9 [4–15]	17.9	9.3	27.2	27.9 [24.9–32.7]	15.4 [12.5–18.6]	26.5 [22.5–32.3]	37.3 [34.9–40.4]

() Percent of census tracts.