The 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paterson (07505) | 99.7 | 5 | Passaic |
| Paterson (07522) | 98.4 | 5 | Passaic |
| Passaic (07055) | 97.7 | 5 | Passaic |
| Paterson (07501) | 94.2 | 5 | Passaic |
| Paterson (07524) | 93.3 | 5 | Passaic |
| Paterson (07502) | 86.9 | 5 | Passaic |
| Elizabethport (07206) | 83.3 | 5 | Union |
| Kenilworth (07033) | 82.6 | 5 | Union |
| Plainfield (07060) | 81.6 | 5 | Union |
| Ogdensburg (07439) | 78.6 | 4 | Sussex |
| Plainfield (07063) | 76.7 | 4 | Union |
| Paterson (07513) | 76.2 | 4 | Passaic |
| Paterson (07503) | 74.5 | 4 | Passaic |
| Elizabeth (07201) | 68.1 | 4 | Union |
| Ledgewood (07852) | 68.1 | 4 | Morris |
| Paterson (07514) | 65.1 | 4 | Passaic |
| Dover (07801) | 61.3 | 4 | Morris |
| Paterson (07504) | 57.9 | 4 | Passaic |
| Lincoln Park (07035) | 56.5 | 4 | Morris |
| Belvidere (07823) | 51.5 | 3 | Warren |
| Franklin (07416) | 50.3 | 3 | Sussex |
| Phillipsburg (08865) | 50.1 | 3 | Warren |
| Clifton (07011) | 46.9 | 3 | Passaic |
| West Milford (07480) | 46.2 | 3 | Passaic |
| Stockholm (07460) | 45.2 | 3 | Sussex |
| Sussex (07461) | 44.1 | 3 | Sussex |
| Blairstown (07825) | 43.4 | 3 | Warren |
| Plainfield (07062) | 43.4 | 3 | Union |
| Elizabeth (07208) | 42.5 | 3 | Union |
| Clifton (07012) | 42.3 | 3 | Passaic |
| Haskell (07420) | 42.2 | 3 | Passaic |
| Hewitt (07421) | 41.8 | 3 | Passaic |
| Bloomingdale (07403) | 41.6 | 3 | Passaic |
| Clifton (07014) | 40.5 | 3 | Passaic |
| Clifton (07013) | 39.7 | 3 | Passaic |
| Little Falls (07424) | 39.4 | 3 | Passaic |
| Columbia (07832) | 38.3 | 3 | Warren |
| Montague (07827) | 38.3 | 3 | Sussex |
| Oxford (07863) | 36.7 | 3 | Warren |
| Washington (07882) | 36.4 | 3 | Warren |
| Linden (07036) | 35.6 | 3 | Union |
| Vernon (07462) | 35.4 | 3 | Sussex |
| Elizabeth (07202) | 34.6 | 3 | Union |
| Haledon (07508) | 33.1 | 3 | Passaic |
| Garwood (07027) | 32.8 | 3 | Union |
| Great Meadows (07838) | 31.7 | 3 | Warren |
| Pompton Lakes (07442) | 31.6 | 3 | Passaic |
| Rahway (07065) | 31.6 | 3 | Union |
| Hamburg (07419) | 29.6 | 3 | Sussex |
| Stirling (07980) | 26.0 | 2 | Morris |
| Layton (07851) | 25.2 | 2 | Sussex |
| Highland Lakes (07422) | 24.4 | 2 | Sussex |
| Newton (07860) | 23.9 | 2 | Sussex |
| Wharton (07885) | 23.8 | 2 | Morris |
| Hillside (07205) | 23.0 | 2 | Union |
| Stanhope (07874) | 22.6 | 2 | Sussex |
| Mine Hill (07803) | 21.7 | 2 | Morris |
| Hackettstown (07840) | 21.6 | 2 | Warren |
| Branchville (07826) | 21.5 | 2 | Sussex |
| Hopatcong (07843) | 20.5 | 2 | Sussex |
| Lafayette (07848) | 20.1 | 2 | Sussex |
| Port Murray (07865) | 19.5 | 2 | Warren |
| New Vernon (07976) | 19.2 | 2 | Morris |
| Riverdale (07457) | 18.4 | 2 | Morris |
| Gillette (07933) | 18.3 | 2 | Morris |
| Andover (07821) | 17.0 | 2 | Sussex |
| Netcong (07857) | 16.6 | 2 | Morris |
| Pompton Plains (07444) | 16.2 | 2 | Morris |
| Kenvil (07847) | 16.1 | 2 | Morris |
| Landing (07850) | 15.9 | 2 | Morris |
| Roselle (07203) | 15.8 | 2 | Union |
| Lake Hiawatha (07034) | 15.7 | 2 | Morris |
| Wanaque (07465) | 15.2 | 2 | Passaic |
| Ringwood (07456) | 15.1 | 2 | Passaic |
| Roselle Park (07204) | 14.8 | 2 | Union |
| Clark (07066) | 14.6 | 2 | Union |
| Parsippany (07054) | 14.4 | 2 | Morris |
| East Hanover (07936) | 14.2 | 2 | Morris |
| Butler (07405) | 13.7 | 2 | Morris |
| Oak Ridge (07438) | 13.7 | 2 | Morris |
| Rockaway (07866) | 13.7 | 2 | Morris |
| Glenwood (07418) | 13.1 | 2 | Sussex |
| Totowa (07512) | 13.0 | 2 | Passaic |
| Union (07083) | 12.5 | 2 | Union |
| Morris Plains (07950) | 11.7 | 2 | Morris |
| Augusta (07822) | 11.6 | 2 | Sussex |
| Hawthorne (07506) | 11.6 | 2 | Passaic |
| Vauxhall (07088) | 10.9 | 2 | Union |
| Newfoundland (07435) | 9.8 | 1 | Passaic |
| Wayne (07470) | 9.8 | 1 | Passaic |
| Lake Hopatcong (07849) | 8.3 | 1 | Morris |
| Mount Arlington (07856) | 8.1 | 1 | Morris |
| Boonton (07005) | 7.7 | 1 | Morris |
| Stewartsville (08886) | 7.7 | 1 | Warren |
| Pequannock (07440) | 7.3 | 1 | Morris |
| Flanders (07836) | 7.2 | 1 | Morris |
| Springfield (07081) | 7.0 | 1 | Union |
| Cranford (07016) | 6.8 | 1 | Union |
| Denville (07834) | 6.7 | 1 | Morris |
| Budd Lake (07828) | 5.6 | 1 | Morris |
| Cedar Knolls (07927) | 5.4 | 1 | Morris |
| Succasunna (07876) | 4.9 | 1 | Morris |
| Sparta (07871) | 4.7 | 1 | Sussex |
| Madison (07940) | 3.9 | 1 | Morris |
| Chester (07930) | 3.6 | 1 | Morris |
| Montville (07045) | 3.6 | 1 | Morris |
| Towaco (07082) | 3.6 | 1 | Morris |
| Whippany (07981) | 3.5 | 1 | Morris |
| Green Village (07935) | 3.3 | 1 | Morris |
| Long Valley (07853) | 3.1 | 1 | Morris |
| Summit (07901) | 3.1 | 1 | Union |
| Mount Tabor (07878) | 2.7 | 1 | Morris |
| Pine Brook (07058) | 2.4 | 1 | Morris |
| Fanwood (07023) | 2.3 | 1 | Union |
| Morristown (07960) | 2.3 | 1 | Morris |
| Mountainside (07092) | 2.1 | 1 | Union |
| Scotch Plains (07076) | 2.0 | 1 | Union |
| Florham Park (07932) | 1.9 | 1 | Morris |
| Randolph (07869) | 1.6 | 1 | Morris |
| New Providence (07974) | 1.5 | 1 | Union |
| Berkeley Heights (07922) | 1.4 | 1 | Union |
| Westfield (07090) | 0.8 | 1 | Union |
| Chatham (07928) | 0.6 | 1 | Morris |
| Millington (07946) | 0.6 | 1 | Morris |
| Mendham (07945) | 0.5 | 1 | Morris |
| Mountain Lakes (07046) | 0.1 | 1 | Morris |
Data Source
The Health Equity Index is calculated by Conduent Healthy Communities Institute using data from Claritas Pop-Facts®, 2024 and Claritas Consumer Profiles, 2023.
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.
