475,515 people (2024 Census estimate, +3.0% since 2020)
799 square miles of land · 595 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
49 active community water systems list Burlington County in the area they serve, reporting 628,351 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| NJ AMERICAN WATER - WESTERN surface water · private · NJ0327001 | 274,291 served |
| NJ AMERICAN WATER - MOUNT HOLLY buys surface water · private · NJ0323001 | 47,427 served |
| EVESHAM MUA buys surface water · local government · NJ0313001 | 45,538 served |
| MT LAUREL TWP MUA buys surface water · local government · NJ0324001 | 41,743 served |
| WILLINGBORO MUA groundwater · local government · NJ0338001 | 35,000 served |
| BURLINGTON TWP W DEPT buys surface water · local government · NJ0306001 | 27,000 served |
| MOORESTOWN WATER DEPT buys surface water · local government · NJ0322001 | 20,700 served |
| MAPLE SHADE WATER DEPARTMENT buys surface water · local government · NJ0319001 | 19,400 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 258 people were held in Burlington County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2023), or 85 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2018 it was about 319.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
38 school districts have their office in Burlington County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $223.8 million — $197.5 million to run schools, about $29,652 per student, plus $22 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $145.1 million local (mostly property tax), $64.9 million state, $4.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $30.4 million.
Spent $131.2 million — $123.9 million to run schools, about $27,958 per student, plus $3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $22.6 million local (mostly property tax), $103.4 million state, $10.8 million federal.
Spent $101 million — $97.4 million to run schools, about $22,057 per student, plus $1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $72.8 million local (mostly property tax), $27 million state, $3 million federal.
Spent $102.3 million — $97.2 million to run schools, about $23,210 per student, plus $2.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $70.6 million local (mostly property tax), $28.9 million state, $3.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $31.2 million.
Spent $104.1 million — $99.4 million to run schools, about $25,605 per student, plus $404,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $80.6 million local (mostly property tax), $27 million state, $2.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $40.2 million.
Spent $110.1 million — $100.3 million to run schools, about $26,700 per student, plus $1.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $36.7 million local (mostly property tax), $63.7 million state, $11.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $17.6 million.
Spent $94.2 million — $88.8 million to run schools, about $24,327 per student, plus $1.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $49.5 million local (mostly property tax), $45.6 million state, $3.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $10.5 million.
Spent $75.7 million — $69.8 million to run schools, about $24,045 per student, plus $4.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $38.1 million local (mostly property tax), $35.8 million state, $4.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $16.8 million.
And 30 more.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Burlington County about $175.8 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very High; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
355 bridges in Burlington County: 95 in good condition, 226 fair, and 34 poor (9.6%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| US 130 over POMPESTON CREEK · built 1925 | 72,151 vehicles a day |
| I-295 SB over BURLINGTN-JACKSONVLLE RD · built 1971 | 65,291 vehicles a day |
| I-295 SB over RANCOCAS CREEK · built 1971 | 63,674 vehicles a day |
| ROUTE I-295 NB over RANCOCAS CREEK · built 1971 | 55,554 vehicles a day |
| I-295 NB over BURL - JACKS RD (CR 670) · built 1971 | 49,338 vehicles a day |
| US 130 SOUTHBOUND over ASSISCUNK CREEK · built 1935 | 24,298 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $105.2 million of work in Burlington County in fiscal 2025, about $228 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
Registration deadlines, early voting and polling places for New Jersey are on the federal site vote.gov, which links to the state's official election office.
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Nearby counties: Camden County (17 mi) · Ocean County (21 mi) · Philadelphia County, PA (27 mi) · Gloucester County (28 mi) · Atlantic County (28 mi) · Mercer County (28 mi).