Poverty Rate in Camden County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.4%
Rank #1,379/3,222 · #15 in NJ
57th
Camden 12.4%
NJ 9.7% +27.6%
US 12.6% -1.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Camden County's poverty rate of 12.4% 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 Camden County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,376 | La Crosse County, WI | 12.4% |
| #1,377 | Elkhart County, IN | 12.4% |
| #1,378 | White County, GA | 12.4% |
| #1,379 | Camden County, NJ | 12.4% |
| #1,380 | Staunton city, VA | 12.4% |
| #1,381 | San Joaquin County, CA | 12.4% |
| #1,382 | Cassia County, ID | 12.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Camden County, New Jersey has a poverty rate of 12.4%, ranking #1,379 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #15 of 21. This places it in the 57th 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.