County food-access profile · New Jersey
Burlington County, NJ
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Burlington County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 36.3%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 4.9%
- on SNAP
- 468K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
36.3% of Burlington County residents live in a low-access area, and 9 of its 114 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 64
- low-access tracts
- 23K
- food-desert residents
- 4.3%
- households, no vehicle
- 6.6%
- below poverty line
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Burlington County's low-access share at 36.3%, above the national share. 64 of the county's 114 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 162,842 people. 9 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 22,582 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Burlington County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Burlington County's 36.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 83% of them and ranked #545 most-affected nationwide.
Burlington County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 114 census tracts in Burlington County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Burlington County vs. other New Jersey counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in New Jersey
- Burlington
Burlington County, NJ
36.3 % low-access
- Atlantic
Atlantic County, NJ
30.1 % low-access
- Bergen 10.3
Bergen County, NJ
10.3 % low-access
- Camden
Camden County, NJ
20 % low-access
- Cape May
Cape May County, NJ
32.8 % low-access
- Cumberland
Cumberland County, NJ
35.2 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 114 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 448,734 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 64 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 162,842 |
| Low-Access Share | 36.3%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 22,582 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 467,805 |
| Median Household Income | $108,111 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.6%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 8,705 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
About 4.9% of Burlington County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 36.3% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 4.9% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 8,705 households here.
- 4.3% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 9 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Burlington County
above the national share
9 of Burlington County's 114 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 7.9% of all its tracts.
A further 55 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 64.
An estimated 162,842 residents, roughly 36.3% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 22,582 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 50 tracts (43.9%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Burlington County
Burlington County has 259 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 114 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 114
- 612 foodmart, eastampton
- 7 - eleven 17221, delanco
- 7 eleven 2411 10971d, cookstown
- 7 eleven 2411 33103c, marlton
- 7-eleven 32985a, medford
- 7-eleven store 25461c, wrightstown
- 7-eleven 39791a, bordentown
- 7-eleven inc f 10964f, beverly
- 7-eleven store #10930-g 10930g, medford
- 7-eleven store #10954f, burlington
- 7-eleven store #10956e 10956e, moorestown
- 7-eleven store #10978c 10978c, bordentown
- 7-eleven store #33388d, marlton
- 7-eleven store #34654b, cinnaminson
- 7-eleven store #38473a 38473a, delran
- 7-eleven store #38529a 38529a, westampton
- 7-eleven store 10917a, marlton
- 7-eleven store 2411 16138a, browns mills
- 7-eleven store 2411 22254d, evesham twp
- 7-eleven store 2411-10969c 10969c, mount holly
- 7-eleven store 33336a, mount laurel
- a to z mart, willingboro
- a1 food mart deli and grocery, roebling
- akaal business, inc, delran
- bagels & market, mount laurel
- basic convenient food store 1007, palmyra
- big belly deli and more/bagel express, mount holly
- bit smoke and mart, maple shade
- c&c deli market, beverly
- country farm, maple shade
- country farm convenience, browns mills
- delran foodmart & smokeshop, delran
- fast n' friendly food market, maple shade
- grab & go mart, burlington
- gretna store, new gretna
- hanover deli & grocery, pemberton
- hanover mart, pemberton
- hartford market, moorestown
- k n p farm market, pemberton
- krausers food mart, riverside
- krauszers smoke shop, riverside
- love's travel stop 404, bordentown
- mart, mount holly
- milleries food market, mount holly
- moe 2 5, mount holly
- moms deli, browns mills
- moorestown convenience, moorestown
- new super speedy mart, burlington
- one stop food mart, maple shade
- pac-a-sack, lumberton
- palmyra dollar plus mart, palmyra
- pat's deli, burlington
- petro bordentown 314, bordentown
- pj mini mart and deli, burlington
- pops market, browns mills
- quick mart, burlington
- quick n go llc, willingboro
- quick shoppe food market, willingboro
- quick stop food market, florence
- quick stop food store, willingboro
- quickstop foodstore, bordentown
- reyes mini market, lumberton
- riverside news agency, riverside
- royal farms, mount laurel
- royal farms 274, marlton
- sol sazon dominican cuisine & deli, beverly
- stop 1 food market & tobacco, willingboro
- sudan shop llc, willingboro
- sunny food mart no, beverly
- tamu food mart, marlton
- tienda ecuatoriana andrew services llc, riverside
- united dollar plus, edgewater park
- united food mart, willingboro
- village store, pemberton
- wawa 344, mount laurel
- wawa 353, medford
- wawa 358, mount laurel
- wawa 366, westampton
- wawa 369, marlton
- wawa 376, southampton
- wawa 388, vincentown
- wawa 418, marlton
- wawa 457, shamong
- wawa 460, palmyra
- wawa 725, moorestown
- wawa 740, maple shade
- wawa 748, medford
- wawa 915, medford
- wawa 919, bordentown
- wawa 921, burlington
- wawa 943, burlington
- wawa 957, lumberton
- wawa 959, edgewater park
- wawa 982, pemberton
- wawa 0960, mt laurel
- wawa 8304, delran
- wawa 8321, mount laurel
- wawa 8334, marlton
- wawa 8337, maple shade
- wawa 8361, cinnaminson
- wawa 8428, cinnaminson
- wawa food market 382, burlington
- wawa food market 745, browns mills
- wawa food market 8300, southampton
- wawa food market 8314, burlington
- wawa store 8345, bordentown
- wawa store 8419, maple shade
- wawa store 8423 8423, westampton
- wawa store 8458, westampton
- wawa store 8459, mount holly
- wawa store 8475, wrightstown
- wawa store 8491, mount laurel
- win convenience, beverly
- zee 1 food mart, riverside
Combination Grocery/Other · 67
- a-1 food mart, willingboro
- cvs 243, willingboro
- cvs pharmacy 2094, westampton
- cvs pharmacy 2122, marlton
- cvs pharmacy 2320, medford
- cvs pharmacy 465, medford
- cvs pharmacy 5767, browns mills
- cvs pharmacy 668, mt laurel
- cvs pharmacy 837, marlton
- cvs pharmacy 11010, lumberton
- cvs pharmacy 2079, mount holly
- cvs pharmacy 2163, delran
- cvs pharmacy 2231, mount holly
- cvs pharmacy 2409, moorestown
- cvs pharmacy 2480, burlington
- cvs pharmacy 3, tabernacle
- cvs pharmacy 6544, maple shade
- cvs pharmacy cvs11013, bordentown
- cvs pharmacy inc 6170, riverton
- cvs pharmacy inc 7842, marlton
- cannulis produce, springfield
- dollar tree 1645, cinnaminson
- dollartree 10451, mount laurel
- dollartree 10472, medford
- dollartree 10476, westampton
- dollartree 9233, bordentown
- dollartree plus 1675, burlington
- dollar general 12103, burlington
- dollar general 13410, pemberton
- dollar general 13417, burlington
- dollar general 14962, wrightstown
- dollar general 15481, delran
- dollar general 15992, bordentown
- dollar general 19194, mount holly
- dollar general 21933, southampton
- dollar general 22121, burlington
- dollar general 22904, moorestown
- dollar general 30922, beverly
- dollar general 8503, wrightstown
- dollar general 8965, willingboro
- dollar tree 1836, browns mills
- dollar tree 3818, willingboro
- dollar tree 4130, delran
- dollar tree 4826, mt laurel
- dollar tree 4888, mt holly
- dollar tree 5661, mt holly
- dollar tree 5778, burlington
- dollar tree 5966, florence
- dollar tree 6428, willingboro
- dollar tree 7050, wrightstown
- dollar tree 7258, marlton
- dollar tree 797, maple shade
- family dollar 10807, westhampton
- family dollar 11166, pemberton
- family dollar 11360, beverly
- family dollar 13887, westampton
- family dollar 2852, willingboro
- family dollar 3136, mount holly
- fishers fish and seafood n/a, willingboro
- murphy's in the pines, tabernacle
- quick chek 140, bordentown
- rastelli market fresh, marlton
- walgreens 07233, mount laurel
- walgreens 07121, marlton
- walgreens 11333, delran
- walgreens 5983, burlington
- walgreens 5987, willingboro
Super Store · 24
- b js wholesale club 13, maple shade
- costco wholesale 0749, mount laurel
- lidl 1342, cinnaminson
- medford shoprite inc, medford
- murphy's market, medford
- shop rite of marlton, marlton
- sam's club 8145, cinnaminson
- shoprite of cinnaminson 0518, cinnaminson
- shoprite of mt laurel 594, mount laurel
- shoprite of burlington 579, burlington twp
- shoprite of delran, delran
- shoprite of hainesport, hainesport
- shoprite of route 38 and ark rd 515, mount laurel
- target 2104, delran
- target store 1158, burlington
- target store 1365, marlton
- target store 1917, mount laurel
- union mill shop rite, mount laurel
- walmart 1869, marlton
- walmart 2841, lumberton
- walmart supercenter 2040, burlington
- walmart supercenter 2871, cinnaminson
- walmart supercenter 5944, mount laurel
- whole foods market 10086, marlton
Medium Grocery Store · 11
- anatolia food market inc, beverly
- beto meat market llc, willingboro
- cappadocia turkish market, cinnaminson
- clover meat market, burlington
- india bazaar cash and carry 1, cinnaminson
- indianroots farmers market, burlington
- meats and greens supermarket, delran
- muluh international grocery, burlington
- new ty market llc, mount holly
- rr & j halal grocery, florence
- tem de tudo supermarket, riverside
Supermarket · 11
- acme 1908, browns mills
- acme 1910, maple shade
- acme 2982, mount holly
- acme 3961, bordentown
- acme 3963, maple shade
- acme 4926, willingboro
- acme 664, medford
- aldi 60230, burlington
- aldi 71182 71182, mount laurel
- aldi 22, bordentown
- aldi 60029, marlton
Small Grocery Store · 7
- all nations african food market, willingboro
- b & t african international market, burlington
- daroyal african food market 01, willingboro
- dollar plus convenience store, brown mills
- fresh farm market, palmyra
- little mexico grocery, mount holly
- peter's produce market, burlington
Large Grocery Store · 6
- efes halal food market, delran
- four seasons farmer's market, delran
- fresh town supermarket, willingboro
- meat & greens, beverly
- meat shoppers supermarket, riverside
- roebling supermarket inc, roebling
Farmers' Market · 4
- main street burlington farmers market, burlington
- specca farms, llc, bordentown
- the local market at rancocas, mount laurel
- villages community marketplace, burlington
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 4
- columbus produce, columbus
- produce junction 13, marlton
- produce junction-ma, maple shade
- produce junction-will, willingboro
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- the butcher and grill, delran
Military Commissary · 1
- mcguire air force base 2323, mcguire afb
Showing 250 of 259 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in New Jersey
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Food access nationally, New Jersey in context
Burlington County sits inside New Jersey (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.