County food-access profile · New Jersey
Cumberland County, NJ
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Cumberland 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).
- 35.2%
- low-access pop.
- 8
- food-desert tracts
- 17.6%
- on SNAP
- 153K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
35.2% of Cumberland County residents live in a low-access area, and 8 of its 33 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 14
- low-access tracts
- 18K
- food-desert residents
- 10.1%
- households, no vehicle
- 15.6%
- 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 Cumberland County's low-access share at 35.2%, above the national share. 14 of the county's 33 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 55,184 people. 8 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 18,332 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 Cumberland County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Cumberland County's 35.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 81% of them and ranked #584 most-affected nationwide.
Cumberland County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 33 census tracts in Cumberland County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Cumberland County vs. other New Jersey counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in New Jersey
- Cumberland
Cumberland County, NJ
35.2 % low-access
- Atlantic
Atlantic County, NJ
30.1 % low-access
- Bergen 10.3
Bergen County, NJ
10.3 % low-access
- Burlington
Burlington County, NJ
36.3 % low-access
- Camden
Camden County, NJ
20 % low-access
- Cape May
Cape May County, NJ
32.8 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 33 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 156,898 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 14 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 8 |
| Low-Access Population | 55,184 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.2%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 18,332 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 153,305 |
| Median Household Income | $67,436 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 9,464 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.1%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.9% |
About 17.6% of Cumberland County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 35.2% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 17.6% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 9,464 households here.
- 10.1% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 8 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 Cumberland County
above the national share
8 of Cumberland County's 33 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 24.2% of all its tracts.
A further 6 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 14.
An estimated 55,184 residents, roughly 35.2% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 18,332 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 19 tracts (57.6%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Cumberland County
Cumberland County has 140 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 43 locations (31% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 43
- 2nd st convenient store, millville
- 7-eleven store 10989f, bridgeton
- antonio's deli, bridgeton
- bridgeton food & gas, bridgeton
- bodega food mart llc, millville
- bridgeton market and deli, bridgeton
- cha's food market, millville
- dollar plus convenience, vineland
- dev gia llc, bridgeton
- dollar city, millville
- dollar plus food mart, millville
- emmanuel's market corp, bridgeton
- haars market, vineland
- heritage dairy store 37, vineland
- jordan food market inc, vineland
- julis market & deli, bridgeton
- la favorita grocery store, vineland
- mechy's mini mart, vineland
- my neighborhood deli, millville
- newport deli and mini mart, newport
- pantry 1 food mart, vineland
- quick fill, millville
- riggins gas, bridgeton
- save time subs, vineland
- shiloh market, shiloh
- shree ganesh ent. inc., cedarville
- speed mart, vineland
- sunoco, fairton
- uma mart, bridgeton
- wawa 759, dorchester
- wawa 8484, vineland
- wawa food market 710, millville
- wawa food market 720, millville
- wawa food market 924, vineland
- wawa food market 926, vineland
- wawa food market 942, vineland
- wawa food market 944, millville
- wawa food market 964, millville
- wawa food market 966, bridgeton
- wawa food market 999, vineland
- xpress mart, vineland
- xpress mart, vineland
- xpress mart, vineland
Combination Grocery/Other · 39
- cvs 8951, vineland
- cvs pharmacy 2207, millville
- cvs pharmacy inc 5855, vineland
- dollar general 17162, millville
- dollar general 18122, cedarville
- dollartree 8682, vineland
- dollartree 9892, vineland
- dad's seafood, vineland
- dollar general 13144, millville
- dollar general 13783, millville
- dollar general 13854, millville
- dollar general 16837, bridgeton
- dollar general 17464, bridgeton
- dollar general 19199, vineland
- dollar general 20392, bridgeton
- dollar general 20434, port elizabeth
- dollar general 22337, vineland
- dollar general 22917, vineland
- dollar general 24723, millville
- dollar general 31605, bridgeton
- dollar general 5818, vineland
- dollar general 8189, vineland
- dollar general store 16221, vineland
- dollar tree 1533, vineland
- dollar tree 4206, bridgeton
- dollar tree 4801, millville
- dollar tree 5405, vineland
- dollar tree 6081, bridgeton
- dollar tree 8743, millville
- family dollar 12323, vineland
- family dollar 5359, bridgeton
- family dollar store 4286, vineland
- family dollar store 4573, vineland
- family dollar store 8000, millville
- kumaries garden, millville
- santori's produce & deli outlet, vineland
- walgreens 06902, millville
- walgreens 07528, bridgeton
- walgreens 10910, vineland
Medium Grocery Store · 16
- 89 cent plus convenience, vineland
- abarrotes la escondida, vineland
- aicha grocery store, vineland
- cidra supermarket 0001, vineland
- el paisano inc, bridgeton
- el mercadito vineland, vineland
- j&m grocery, bridgeton
- jenny food store, vineland
- la tienda mexicana, vineland
- la estrella 2 inc 1, vineland
- la hacienda bakery, vineland
- lincoln grocery llc 1, bridgeton
- nachos super market bakery & restaurant llc, bridgeton
- newcomb's market, port norris
- novedades espinoza corp, bridgeton
- vj market llc, vineland
Small Grocery Store · 12
- abarrotes & deli los puentes, llc, bridgeton
- carrasco's grocery store, bridgeton
- chestnut international food market inc, vineland
- downtown grocery & deli, vineland
- dsfruta supermarket, vineland
- jarochos food market, bridgeton
- la guadalupana, bridgeton
- la bonita, bridgeton
- la plaza, vineland
- la poblanita super market, vineland
- mi refugio supermarket inc, bridgeton
- nacho mini market ii, bridgeton
Super Store · 12
- b js wholesale club 156, vineland
- lidl 1094, vineland
- marcacci meats, vineland
- shop rite of landis 550, vineland
- shoprite of delsea 512, vineland
- shoprite of millville 505, millville
- shoprite of upper deerfield 526, bridgeton
- shoprite of upper deerfield 526, bridgeton
- target stores 2170, millville
- walmart 2109, millville
- walmart 5384, bridgeton
- walmart supercenter 3339, vineland
Supermarket · 10
- acme 833, vineland
- aldi 60015, bridgeron
- aldi 60055, vineland
- aqui market, bridgeton
- carso foods corp, vineland
- lfm food corp/key food, bridgeton
- main street supermarket corp, millville
- main's meat market, vineland
- santori's markets 5, vineland
- vasquez and diaz market, vineland
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 2
- glicks fresh produce, bridgeton
- high st. market, millville
Large Grocery Store · 2
- azteca internacional llc, bridgeton
- laurel food market, bridgeton
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- d-lees deli and cheese, bridgeton
- forest creek meats none, bridgeton
Bakery Specialty · 1
- country home baking, bridgeton
Seafood Specialty · 1
- baileys seafood, port elizabeth
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in New Jersey
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Food access nationally, New Jersey in context
Cumberland 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.