Signature · 13.3% SNAP (80th pct in NJ)
Camden County, NJ
Camden County stands out on SNAP (13.3%, +1.2 pts vs U.S.) with 20.0% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 20.0%
- low-access pop.
- 14
- food-desert tracts
- 13.3%
- on SNAP
- 527K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Camden County, NJ
LA-ELEVATED · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 20.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.1 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 14 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.3% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hunterdon County (+ 0.4 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Camden County ranks #1,684 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #16 of 21 counties in NJ (20.0% low-access; 14 food-desert tracts).
- #1,684
- national by low-access %
- #16
- in NJ
- 47
- low-access tracts
- 23K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 13.3% SNAP (80th pct in NJ) (+1.2 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Camden County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Camden County's 20.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 46% of them and ranked #1,684 most-affected nationwide.
Camden County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
127 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 14 LILA.
Camden County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (125 urban, 2 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 2 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Camden County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in New Jersey, not a full county-board reprint
- Ocean
Ocean 43.6%
43.6 % low-access
- Middlesex
Middlesex 25%
25 % low-access
- Salem
Salem 20.8%
20.8 % low-access
- Hunterdon
Hunterdon 20.4%
20.4 % low-access
- Camden
Camden 20%
20 % low-access
- Passaic 15.2
Passaic 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- Hudson 0.7
Hudson 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 127 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 513,657 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 47 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 14 |
| Low-Access Population | 102,737 |
| Low-Access Share | 20.0%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 22,869 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 527,257 |
| Median Household Income | $88,755 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 26,941 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.3%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.6%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Camden County
Camden County has 412 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 12 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 183 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
42 towns share the 412 authorized stores; Camden holds 28% of them. 21 of the 42 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Blackwood, Gloucester City, Berlin, Oaklyn, Pine Hill, Magnolia and 15 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Camden | 115 | 13 |
| Cherry Hill | 43 | 16 |
| Pennsauken | 30 | 6 |
| Sicklerville | 25 | 6 |
| Clementon | 16 | 4 |
| Blackwood | 15 | none |
| Lindenwold | 15 | 4 |
| Voorhees | 14 | 4 |
| Gloucester City | 12 | none |
| Bellmawr | 11 | 2 |
Top 10 of 42 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 183
- 3d market llc, camden
- 7 eleven 2411 10918g, bellmawr
- 7-eleven inc f 10932e, pennsauken
- 7-eleven inc f 26879d, merchantville
- 7-eleven store 35693a, camden
- 7-eleven inc f 21139c, camden
- 7-eleven store #11002g 11002g, glendora
- 7-eleven store #16061e, clementon
- 7-eleven store 10931c, cherry hill
- 7-eleven store 2411 10921b, cherry hill
- 7-eleven store 2411 10923d, mount ephraim
- 7-eleven store 2411 10937g, cherry hill
- 7-eleven store 2411-10924a 10924a, cherry hill
- 7-eleven store 36707c, voorhees
- 700 pine supermarket 2 inc 001, camden
- 856 market, camden
- aaa minimarket llc 001, camden
- aa mann llc, pennsauken
- aguilera grocery store, camden
- all stop grocery inc., camden
- arias minimarket, camden
- as laurel spring c-store inc, clementon
- as lindenwold sunoco a-plus, clementon
- ashland food market, cherry hill
- atco food company, atco
- atlantic mini market 1, camden
- audubonfood inc. dba speedy mart 1, audubon
- b & j mini market, camden
- b. corner 1, barrington
- bj food mart llc, blackwood
- big belly deli & more 0, somerdale
- brooklawn food mart, brooklawn
- country farm convenience, mount ephraim
- central grocery store llc, camden
- chinos & its sofrito, gloucester city
- collingswoodfood inc., oaklyn
- country farm, pine hill
- country farm 1, sicklerville
- country fresh food mart, barrington
- creek food mart llc, bellmawr
- downtown food market, camden
- daily saving supermarket llc, camden
- eagle food market, bellmawr
- el torito mexican store, berlin
- esperanza grocery store 01, camden
- f & m grocery and deli, camden
- f & s food market llc, camden
- fiesta oriental grocery, cherry hill
- friendly food mart, blackwood
- family food supermarket, camden
- fernandez food market and deli, camden
- ferry supermarket, oaklyn
- fm supermarket, camden
- food plus, runnemede
- francisca's grocery 001, camden
- franks deli 1, camden
- friendly food mart, cherry hill
- grab n go, pine hill
- heritage's dairy store 10, blackwood
- heritage's dairy store 29, gloucester city
- heritage's dairy store 35, sicklerville
- heritage's dairy store 5, runnemade
- heritage's dairy store inc. 6, berlin
- hillside convenience store llc, camden
- j and m supermarket, camden
- jp food market ii, camden
- jack's country farm deli & grill, glendora
- jersey bagel & food mart, sicklerville
- john grocery llc, camden
- juana food market, camden
- junior supermarket, camden
- kelo supermarket 001, camden
- kwick mart, clementon
- la dominicana grocery, camden
- la beba corp, camden
- la bodegita mini market, camden
- la casa de mamacita deli ii llc, camden
- la favorita mini market, pennsauken
- laurel springs citgo, laurel springs
- liberty mini market, camden
- lindenwold 99 cents store, lindenwold
- liriano grocery corporation, camden
- liz & jay mini market llc, pennsauken
- lucky 7 convenience store, camden
- luk oil, cherry hill
- main st. deli & food mart, pine hill
- martinez grocery store, camden
- magnolia c store, magnolia
- marios pine hill deli, pine hill
- medinas produce llp, bellmawr
- melo food market, merchantville
- morris street deli & grocery, gloucester city
- mt. ephraim convenience store, mount ephraim
- multani mart, gloucester city
- mvr grocery llc, pennsauken
- my way deli & grill, glendora
- n & s food market llc 001, camden
- nichols news agency, lindenwold
- nik nak food market, blackwood
- northgate supermarket, camden
- northside deli, camden
- nunez rosado mini market, pennsauken
- o & c supermarket, camden
- one stop shoppe, pine hill
- pantry 1 food market, pennsauken
- pantry 1 food mart 1, camden
- pantry 1 food mart/bhp convenience, woodlynne
- pena food market 001, camden
- placencia grocery, camden
- pollock town grocery, camden
- produce shack, blackwood
- ps and msm convenience, pine hill
- quick food store, lindenwold
- r & c island produce, sicklerville
- rameshwar inc, sicklerville
- rick's farm, somerdale
- road trip drive thru market, lawnside
- royal farms 164, winslow
- royal farms 184, berlin
- royal farms 251, gloucester city
- royal farms 261, magnolia
- royal farms 290, bellmawr
- royal farms 309, voorhees
- royal farms 322, clementon
- royal farms 331, egg harbor
- s mart life, cherry hill
- speed mart, blackwood
- speedway 3500, pennsauken
- square food market, camden
- super lucky 7, pine hill
- super lucky 7 deli & convenience, gloucester city
- temi african market, sicklerville
- tooties deli, gloucester city
- town minimarket llc, camden
- union urena supermarket, camden
- uranas mini market, camden
- usa deli llc, camden
- vikej food mart, merchantville
- vine mini market, camden
- wawa 322, winslow
- wawa 355, magnolia
- wawa 374, cherry hill
- wawa 377, sicklerville
- wawa 391, west berlin
- wawa 392, blackwood
- wawa 416, sicklerville
- wawa 455, voorhees
- wawa 468, haddon township
- wawa 730, audubon
- wawa 778, gloucester city
- wawa 8453, gibbsboro
- wawa 932, runnemede
- wawa 952, pennsauken
- wawa 956, west berlin
- wawa 965, pennsauken
- wawa 967, blackwood
- wawa 981, sicklerville
- wawa 984, sicklerville
- wawa store 8347, cherry hill
- wawa 8325, cherry hill
- wawa 8310, berlin
- wawa 8311, cherry hill
- wawa 8336, cherry hill township
- wawa 8340, barrington
- wawa 8346, somerdale
- wawa 8382, lindenwold
- wawa 8402, cherry hill
- wawa 8449, pennsauken
- wawa 8462, voorhees
- wawa food market 972, mount ephraim
- wawa food market 973, lindenwold
- wawa food market 990, pennsauken
- wawa food market 998, blackwood
- wawa store 396, bellmawr
- wawa store 8351, deptford
- wawa store 8424, brooklawn
- wawa store 8469, clementon
- wawa store 8492, oaklyn
- wawa store 8493, sicklerville
- woodlyne food market n/a, oaklyn
- woodlynne petro quick mart, oaklyn
- xpress food mart, oaklyn
- zee mart 3, lindenwold
Combination Grocery/Other · 87 (67 shown)
- 27th street poultry inc, camden
- cvs 462, stratford
- cvs 5193, cherry hill
- cvs pharmacy 1146, cherry hill
- cvs pharmacy 2090, oaklyn
- cvs pharmacy 2199, haddon township
- cvs pharmacy 2235, cherry hill
- cvs pharmacy 2820, pennsauken
- cvs pharmacy 3618, haddon heights
- cvs pharmacy 448, haddonfield
- cvs pharmacy 477, mount ephraim
- cvs pharmacy 836, runnemede
- cvs pharmacy 864, gloucester city
- cvs pharmacy 2196, blackwood
- cvs pharmacy 2264, sicklerville
- cvs pharmacy 2319, pennsauken
- cvs pharmacy 2683, berlin
- cvs pharmacy 638, gibbsboro
- cvs pharmacy cvs11241, cherry hill
- cvs pharmacy inc 5984, voorhees
- dollar general 14305, sicklerville
- dollar general 8336, magnolia
- dollar tree 1360, brooklawn
- dollartree 499, clementon
- dollartree 7931, clementon
- dollartree 8160, sicklerville
- dollartree 8814, blackwood
- dollartree 9180, cherry hill
- dollartree 9222, voorhees
- dollartree 9837, berlin
- dollar general 12526, bellmawr
- dollar general 12541, gloucester city
- dollar general 13225, pennsauken
- dollar general 13386, clementon
- dollar general 16574, sicklerville
- dollar general 17065, oaklyn
- dollar general 18992, strafford
- dollar general 20132, blackwood
- dollar general 20202, waterford works
- dollar general 21157, berlin
- dollar general 22041, clementon
- dollar general 22108, pennsauken
- dollar general 22377, camden
- dollar general 22389, pine hill
- dollar general 22717, camden
- dollar general 23118, berlin
- dollar general 30954, glendora
- dollar general 8313, clementon
- dollar general 8467, runnemede
- dollar general 8943, berlin
- dollar general 8961, cherry hill
- dollar general store 17367, atco
- dollar tree 1610, cherry hill
- dollar tree 1644, west berlin
- dollar tree 1667, runnemede
- dollar tree 2400, lindenwold
- dollar tree 4784, cherry hill
- dollar tree 5633, sicklerville
- dollar tree 5796, voorhees
- dollar tree 6652, gloucester city
- dollar tree 7255, bellmawr
- dollar tree 7435, pennsauken
- dollar tree 7577, somerdale
- dollar tree 7957, cherry hill
- dollar tree 8253, pennsauken
- dollar tree 931, haddon township
- family dollar 11046, lindenwold
Showing 250 of 412 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
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Nationwide peers for Camden County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Camden County (13.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside New Jersey.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NJ (20.0% here).
- Olmsted County, MN · 20.0% low-access
- Montgomery County, MD · 20.0% low-access
- Saline County, KS · 20.0% low-access
- Jackson County, KS · 20.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NJ (13.3% here).
- Benton County, OR · 13.3% SNAP
- St. Clair County, MI · 13.3% SNAP
- Iron County, MI · 13.3% SNAP
- Dauphin County, PA · 13.3% 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.
New Jersey among Middle Atlantic states
New Jersey ranks 1st of 3 Middle Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (23.8%). Camden County, at 20.0%, runs 3.8 pts below the New Jersey rate.
- New Jersey 23.8%
- Pennsylvania 21.4%
- New York 12.0%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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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