Poverty Rate in Atlantic County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.2%
Rank #1,573/3,222 · #18 in NJ
51th
Atlantic 13.2%
NJ 9.7% +35.6%
US 12.6% +4.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Atlantic County's poverty rate of 13.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Atlantic County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,570 | Brookings County, SD | 13.2% |
| #1,571 | White County, TN | 13.2% |
| #1,572 | Wayne County, NE | 13.2% |
| #1,573 | Atlantic County, NJ | 13.2% |
| #1,574 | Caldwell County, TX | 13.2% |
| #1,575 | Clinton County, IA | 13.2% |
| #1,576 | Watonwan County, MN | 13.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Atlantic County, New Jersey has a poverty rate of 13.2%, ranking #1,573 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #18 of 21. This places it in the 51th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.