Signature · 36.3% low-access (83rd pct)
Burlington County, NJ
Burlington County sits in the upper national band on low-access (36.3%, +14.2 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 36.3%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 4.9%
- on SNAP
- 468K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Burlington County, NJ
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 36.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +14.2 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cumberland County ( -1.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Burlington County sits in the upper national band (36.3%, #541 of 3,079) with 9 LILA tracts.
- #541
- national by low-access %
- #6
- in NJ
- 64
- low-access tracts
- 23K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 36.3% low-access (83rd pct) (+14.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
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's elevated USDA tier split
114 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Burlington County has 102 urban and 12 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Burlington County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New Jersey, not a full county-board reprint
- Ocean
Ocean 43.6%
43.6 % low-access
- Burlington
Burlington 36.3%
36.3 % low-access
- Cumberland
Cumberland 35.2%
35.2 % low-access
- Warren
Warren 35.1%
35.1 % low-access
- Monmouth
Monmouth 34.1%
34.1 % low-access
- Cape May
Cape May 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Hudson 0.7
Hudson 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| 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 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| 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% |
Thick SNAP store book 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 stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in New Jersey
One of 20 counties in New Jersey, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Burlington County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Burlington County, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NJ (36.3% here).
- Madison County, OH · 36.3% low-access
- Madison County, OH · 36.3% low-access
- Santa Cruz County, AZ · 36.3% low-access
- Santa Cruz County, AZ · 36.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NJ (4.9% here).
- Andrew County, MO · 4.9% SNAP
- Andrew County, MO · 4.9% SNAP
- Union County, OH · 4.9% SNAP
- Union County, OH · 4.9% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Burlington County inside a higher low-access state context
Burlington County sits inside New Jersey (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
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