Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maryland instead of New Jersey, you would:
Health
be 11.3% more likely to be obese
In New Jersey, 30.0% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Maryland, that number is 33.4% of people as of 2022.
be 14.9% more likely to have diabetes
In New Jersey, 9.4% of adults have diabetes as of 2022. In Maryland, that number is 10.8% as of 2022.
Economy
be 17.8% less likely to be unemployed
In New Jersey, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Maryland, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
Safety
be 95.2% more likely to be a victim of violent crime
New Jersey has a violent crime rate of 215 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Maryland, that number is 420 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 38.0% more likely to be a victim of property crime
New Jersey has a property crime rate of 1,481 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Maryland, that number is 2,043 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
be 15.5% less likely to be uninsured
In New Jersey, 7.1% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In Maryland, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
live in an area that is 49.7% less densely populated
New Jersey has a population density of 488.2 people per sq km as of 2023. In Maryland, that number is 245.6 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 26.3% less likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In New Jersey, 9.9% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Maryland, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.
be 12.9% more likely to be food insecure
In New Jersey, 8.5% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In Maryland, that number is 9.6% as of 2021.
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2023), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), OECD Regional Demography (2023), Feeding America (2021). How we calculate this
