Poverty Rate in Burlington County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.6%
Rank #169/3,222 · #6 in NJ
95th
Burlington 6.6%
NJ 9.7% -31.6%
US 12.6% -47.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Burlington County's poverty rate of 6.6% 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 Burlington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #166 | Augusta County, VA | 6.6% |
| #167 | Beaver County, UT | 6.6% |
| #168 | Paulding County, GA | 6.6% |
| #169 | Burlington County, NJ | 6.6% |
| #170 | Pottawatomie County, KS | 6.7% |
| #171 | San Benito County, CA | 6.7% |
| #172 | Sioux County, IA | 6.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Burlington County, New Jersey has a poverty rate of 6.6%, ranking #169 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 47.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #6 of 21. This places it in the 95th 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.