The 2023 Health Equity Index (formerly SocioNeeds Index), created by Conduent Healthy Communities Institute, is a measure of socioeconomic need that is correlated with poor health outcomes. The index is part of Conduent's SocioNeeds Index® Suite, which provides analytics around social determinants of health to advance equitable outcomes for a range of topics.
All zip codes, counties, and county equivalents in the United States are given an index value from 0 (low need) to 100 (high need). To help you find the areas of highest need in your community, the selected locations are ranked from 1 (low need) to 5 (high need) based on their index value relative to similar locations within the region.
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Zip Codesort column | Indexsort column | Ranksort column | Countysort column |
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Paterson (07505) | 97.2 | 5 | Passaic |
Passaic (07055) | 86.7 | 5 | Passaic |
Paterson (07522) | 82.8 | 5 | Passaic |
Paterson (07501) | 79.5 | 5 | Passaic |
Elizabethport (07206) | 67.7 | 4 | Union |
Plainfield (07060) | 65.0 | 4 | Union |
Elizabeth (07201) | 63.5 | 4 | Union |
Paterson (07502) | 62.3 | 4 | Passaic |
Paterson (07524) | 61.8 | 4 | Passaic |
Elizabeth (07208) | 61.5 | 4 | Union |
Paterson (07513) | 57.3 | 4 | Passaic |
Paterson (07503) | 55.0 | 4 | Passaic |
Elizabeth (07202) | 53.4 | 4 | Union |
Paterson (07514) | 53.3 | 4 | Passaic |
Plainfield (07063) | 51.2 | 4 | Union |
Belvidere (07823) | 39.9 | 3 | Warren |
Kenilworth (07033) | 36.3 | 3 | Union |
Phillipsburg (08865) | 36.0 | 3 | Warren |
Dover (07801) | 34.5 | 3 | Morris |
Ogdensburg (07439) | 33.7 | 3 | Sussex |
Franklin (07416) | 32.7 | 3 | Sussex |
Netcong (07857) | 32.1 | 3 | Morris |
Linden (07036) | 28.8 | 3 | Union |
Clifton (07011) | 28.6 | 3 | Passaic |
Roselle (07203) | 28.4 | 3 | Union |
Paterson (07504) | 27.8 | 3 | Passaic |
Blairstown (07825) | 27.2 | 3 | Warren |
Plainfield (07062) | 26.2 | 3 | Union |
Oxford (07863) | 25.9 | 3 | Warren |
Wharton (07885) | 25.9 | 3 | Morris |
Hillside (07205) | 24.2 | 3 | Union |
Columbia (07832) | 23.6 | 2 | Warren |
Vernon (07462) | 23.6 | 2 | Sussex |
Sussex (07461) | 23.1 | 2 | Sussex |
Garwood (07027) | 21.3 | 2 | Union |
Lincoln Park (07035) | 21.1 | 2 | Morris |
Washington (07882) | 21.0 | 2 | Warren |
Ledgewood (07852) | 20.2 | 2 | Morris |
Branchville (07826) | 20.1 | 2 | Sussex |
Rahway (07065) | 19.8 | 2 | Union |
Stockholm (07460) | 19.3 | 2 | Sussex |
Newton (07860) | 19.2 | 2 | Sussex |
Hewitt (07421) | 18.4 | 2 | Passaic |
Roselle Park (07204) | 18.4 | 2 | Union |
Hackettstown (07840) | 18.0 | 2 | Warren |
Hamburg (07419) | 17.7 | 2 | Sussex |
Bloomingdale (07403) | 16.8 | 2 | Passaic |
Budd Lake (07828) | 16.8 | 2 | Morris |
Haskell (07420) | 16.8 | 2 | Passaic |
Great Meadows (07838) | 16.4 | 2 | Warren |
Layton (07851) | 16.0 | 2 | Sussex |
Pompton Plains (07444) | 15.9 | 2 | Morris |
Montague (07827) | 15.8 | 2 | Sussex |
Vauxhall (07088) | 15.8 | 2 | Union |
Landing (07850) | 15.5 | 2 | Morris |
Haledon (07508) | 15.2 | 2 | Passaic |
Highland Lakes (07422) | 15.1 | 2 | Sussex |
Clifton (07012) | 15.0 | 2 | Passaic |
Port Murray (07865) | 14.6 | 2 | Warren |
Lake Hiawatha (07034) | 13.8 | 2 | Morris |
Little Falls (07424) | 13.7 | 2 | Passaic |
New Vernon (07976) | 12.6 | 2 | Morris |
Clifton (07013) | 12.5 | 2 | Passaic |
West Milford (07480) | 12.0 | 2 | Passaic |
Mount Arlington (07856) | 11.0 | 1 | Morris |
Andover (07821) | 10.7 | 1 | Sussex |
Stanhope (07874) | 10.3 | 1 | Sussex |
Union (07083) | 10.2 | 1 | Union |
Kenvil (07847) | 10.0 | 1 | Morris |
Wanaque (07465) | 9.9 | 1 | Passaic |
Clifton (07014) | 9.7 | 1 | Passaic |
Stirling (07980) | 8.9 | 1 | Morris |
Parsippany (07054) | 8.7 | 1 | Morris |
Pompton Lakes (07442) | 8.7 | 1 | Passaic |
Oak Ridge (07438) | 8.6 | 1 | Morris |
Rockaway (07866) | 8.6 | 1 | Morris |
Totowa (07512) | 8.6 | 1 | Passaic |
Gillette (07933) | 8.5 | 1 | Morris |
Hopatcong (07843) | 8.3 | 1 | Sussex |
Clark (07066) | 7.9 | 1 | Union |
Mine Hill (07803) | 7.8 | 1 | Morris |
Augusta (07822) | 7.7 | 1 | Sussex |
Lafayette (07848) | 7.3 | 1 | Sussex |
Lake Hopatcong (07849) | 7.2 | 1 | Morris |
Pequannock (07440) | 6.8 | 1 | Morris |
Flanders (07836) | 6.7 | 1 | Morris |
Butler (07405) | 6.4 | 1 | Morris |
Hawthorne (07506) | 6.3 | 1 | Passaic |
Boonton (07005) | 6.2 | 1 | Morris |
Glenwood (07418) | 6.0 | 1 | Sussex |
Ringwood (07456) | 6.0 | 1 | Passaic |
Springfield (07081) | 5.8 | 1 | Union |
Riverdale (07457) | 5.7 | 1 | Morris |
Stewartsville (08886) | 5.5 | 1 | Warren |
Cedar Knolls (07927) | 4.7 | 1 | Morris |
Newfoundland (07435) | 4.5 | 1 | Passaic |
Wayne (07470) | 4.3 | 1 | Passaic |
Mount Tabor (07878) | 3.8 | 1 | Morris |
Denville (07834) | 3.5 | 1 | Morris |
Sparta (07871) | 3.5 | 1 | Sussex |
Succasunna (07876) | 3.4 | 1 | Morris |
East Hanover (07936) | 3.3 | 1 | Morris |
Florham Park (07932) | 3.3 | 1 | Morris |
Towaco (07082) | 3.2 | 1 | Morris |
Morris Plains (07950) | 3.0 | 1 | Morris |
Morristown (07960) | 2.9 | 1 | Morris |
Cranford (07016) | 2.8 | 1 | Union |
Pine Brook (07058) | 2.8 | 1 | Morris |
Scotch Plains (07076) | 2.6 | 1 | Union |
Chester (07930) | 2.4 | 1 | Morris |
Green Village (07935) | 2.0 | 1 | Morris |
Mountainside (07092) | 1.9 | 1 | Union |
Whippany (07981) | 1.9 | 1 | Morris |
Long Valley (07853) | 1.8 | 1 | Morris |
Madison (07940) | 1.8 | 1 | Morris |
Randolph (07869) | 1.8 | 1 | Morris |
Montville (07045) | 1.6 | 1 | Morris |
Summit (07901) | 1.5 | 1 | Union |
Fanwood (07023) | 1.2 | 1 | Union |
New Providence (07974) | 1.1 | 1 | Union |
Westfield (07090) | 0.8 | 1 | Union |
Millington (07946) | 0.6 | 1 | Morris |
Berkeley Heights (07922) | 0.5 | 1 | Union |
Mendham (07945) | 0.3 | 1 | Morris |
Chatham (07928) | 0.2 | 1 | Morris |
Mountain Lakes (07046) | 0.2 | 1 | Morris |
Data Source
The Health Equity Index is calculated by Conduent Healthy Communities Institute using data from Claritas Pop-Facts®, 2023 and Claritas Consumer Profiles, 2022.
Technical Note
Index values are not comparable across measurement periods. Index values and rankings are specific to a measurement period, showing the relative ranking of a location in comparison to other similar locations at that time.