Community health centers in New Jersey
New Jersey has 104 community health center clinics in 61 cities, run by 24 health centers that served 644,394 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- The median clinic in New Jersey is open 50 hours a week.
- Half of New Jersey health centers have 28% or more uninsured patients (U.S. median: 14%).
- Most clinics in one city: Newark with 10.
How New Jersey health centers compare
| Median across New Jersey health centers | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 28% | 14% |
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 68% | 65% |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 51% | 42% |
| Adults with blood pressure under control | 61% | 68% |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 42% | 54% |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 36% | 44% |
Largest health centers in New Jersey
| Health center | Based in | Patients | Uninsured | Clinics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Resource and Referral Center, Inc. | Lakewood | 108,255 | 12% | 5 |
| North Hudson Community Action Corporation | Union City | 70,111 | 43% | 9 |
| Community Health Care, Inc. | Bridgeton | 53,343 | 16% | 11 |
| Southern Jersey Family | Hammonton | 52,748 | 27% | 8 |
| Zufall Health Center, Inc. | Dover | 52,088 | 49% | 11 |
| Newark Community Health Centers, Inc. | Newark | 48,965 | 19% | 6 |
| Camcare Health Corporation | Camden | 36,162 | 28% | 8 |
| Ocean Health Initiatives, Inc. | Lakewood | 35,151 | 17% | 5 |
| Central Jersey Medical Center Inc. | Perth Amboy | 24,404 | 18% | 2 |
| Henry J Austin Health Center Inc. | Trenton | 22,913 | 29% | 8 |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Community Health Center, Inc. | Asbury Park | 17,385 | 36% | 4 |
| Atlanticare Health Services | Egg Hbr Twp | 16,480 | 21% | 3 |
Cities with the most clinics
- Newark (10)
- Camden (9)
- Trenton (7)
- Lakewood (5)
- Atlantic City (4)
- Bridgeton (3)
- Dover (3)
- Jersey City (3)
- Long Branch (3)
All New Jersey cities with a community health center
- Asbury Park
- Atlantic City (4)
- Brick
- Bridgeton (3)
- Bridgewater
- Burlington
- Camden (9)
- Carteret
- Clementon
- Dover (3)
- East Orange
- Edison
- Egg Harbor Township (2)
- Elizabethport
- Englewood
- Flemington
- Freehold (2)
- Garfield
- Glassboro
- Hackensack
- Hackettstown
- Hammonton
- Harrison
- Irvington
- Jackson
- Jersey City (3)
- Keyport
- Lakewood (5)
- Little Egg Harbor Twp
- Long Branch (3)
- Millville
- Morristown
- New Brunswick (2)
- Newark (10)
- Newton
- Orange
- Passaic
- Paterson (2)
- Paulsboro
- Pemberton
- Perth Amboy
- Phillipsburg
- Pitman
- Plainfield
- Plainsboro
- Pleasantville
- Princeton
- Red Bank
- Salem
- Somerville
- South Vineland
- Toms River
- Trenton (7)
- Union City
- Vineland
- Weehawken
- West New York (2)
- West Orange
- Wildwood
- Williamstown
- Woodbury
All community health centers based in New Jersey
- Lakewood Resource and Referral Center, Inc.
- North Hudson Community Action Corporation
- Community Health Care, Inc.
- Southern Jersey Family
- Zufall Health Center, Inc.
- Newark Community Health Centers, Inc.
- Camcare Health Corporation
- Ocean Health Initiatives, Inc.
- Central Jersey Medical Center Inc.
- Henry J Austin Health Center Inc.
- Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Community Health Center, Inc.
- Atlanticare Health Services
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
- Metropolitan Family Health Network, Inc.
- Monmouth Family Health Center
- Osborn Family Health Center, Inc., the
- City of Newark
- Neighborhood Health Services Corporation, Inc.
- Alliance Community Healthcare, Inc.
- Saint James Health Inc.
- Paterson Community Health Center, Inc.
- Project H.O.P.E., Incorporated
- Jewish Renaissance Foundation Inc., the
- Ironbound Community Health Center Inc.
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