Food Stamps in Shreveport, Louisiana (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Shreveport
Shreveport
Louisiana
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$38,056.000000$45,652.000000$38,056.000000$38.1k77,16177.2k$16,970.000000$17,276.000000$16,970.000000$17.0k14,88714.9k$44,806.000000$52,671.000000$44,806.000000$44.8k62,27462.3k
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Shreveport
Shreveport
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.109357%52.022865%56.109357%56.1%35.432%35.4%42.097132%34.012701%42.097132%42.1%55.362%55.4%11.002888%12.766945%11.002888%11.0%15.869%15.9%39.799825%45.128183%39.799825%39.8%28.738%28.7%22.899174%27.673350%22.899174%22.9%12.474%12.5%57.137099%56.009058%57.137099%57.1%49.685%49.7%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Shreveport
Shreveport
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.443588%28.571429%24.443588%24.4%64.568%64.6%8.114141%6.599187%8.114141%8.1%44.638%44.6%13.944824%19.125339%13.944824%13.9%84.131%84.1%23.592511%25.643448%23.592511%23.6%71.262%71.3%38.410894%37.499379%38.410894%38.4%87.526%87.5%13.832418%11.842545%13.832418%13.8%50.315%50.3%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Shreveport
Shreveport
Louisiana
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Mixed1All RacesOther1Asian1White2Hispanic330.918139%31.359498%30.918139%30.9%12,42612.4k160.252201%160%19.368421%21.746327%19.368421%19.4%92100.388711%100%19.293425%16.297466%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k100.000000%100%16.553596%17.709387%16.553596%16.6%12285.799153%86%8.077261%8.084233%8.077261%8.1%9241.865353%42%6.283202%9.269213%6.283202%6.3%2,12932.566542%33%3.532609%13.838532%3.532609%3.5%2618.309909%18%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Shreveport

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
4%14%22%31%40%49%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Shreveport

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%11%20%30%40%50%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Shreveport

There are 18 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Shreveport (5 fully and 13 partially). This section compares all 18 of those to each other, Shreveport, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shreveport.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Shreveport, selected neighborhoods in Shreveport, and entities that contain Shreveport
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Martin Luther King Dr. Area NeighborhoodMartin Luther King …Allendale, Lakeside NeighborhoodAllendale, LakesideSunset Arcre, Garden Valley, Morningside NeighborhoodSunset Arcre, Gdn …Mooretown and Hollywood Heights NeighborhoodMooretown and Ho…Ceder Grove, Lynbrook NeighborhoodCeder Grv, LynbrookDowntown Riverfront NeighborhoodDntn RiverfrontQueensborough NeighborhoodQueensboroughCountry Club Hills, Lakeshore Shopping NeighborhoodCountry Club Hls, …Highland, Stoner Hill NeighborhoodHighland, Stoner HlNorth Highlands NeighborhoodN HighlandsCaddo Heights, South Highlands NeighborhoodCaddo Hts, S High…ShreveportCaddo ParishCaddoLouisianaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportSouthHyde Park Brookwood, Southern Hills NeighborhoodHyde Pk Brookwo…West South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAirport, Pines Road NeighborhoodAirport, Pnes RdJenkins, Pinecroft Subdivision NeighborhoodJenkins, Pinecroft …Western Hills and Yarborough Subdivision NeighborhoodW Hls and Yarbor…Springlake, University Terrace NeighborhoodSpringlake, Univ TerBroadmoor, Anderson Island, Shreve Isle. NeighborhoodBroadmoor, Ander…Ellerbe Woods NeighborhoodEllerbe Woods48.346265%48.346265%48.3%1,7751,776138.673837%38.673837%38.7%1,115238.504229%38.504229%38.5%1,399334.967592%34.967592%35.0%802431.303267%31.303267%31.3%1,6091,610530.508475%30.508475%30.5%97628.824753%28.824753%28.8%1,0401,041727.932292%27.932292%27.9%760826.779925%26.779925%26.8%1,454920.927659%20.927659%20.9%4014021019.389668%19.389668%19.4%9661119.293425%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k17.726699%17.726699%17.7%17,28317.3k16.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.986400%13.986400%14.0%9191213.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.581062%12.581062%12.6%5985991312.412725%12.412725%12.4%568569149.302576%9.302576%9.3%330157.589431%7.589431%7.6%826167.286160%7.286160%7.3%571572174.829887%4.829887%4.8%15415518
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 18 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Shreveport Area

There are 39 places in the Shreveport Area. This section compares Shreveport to all of the places in the Shreveport Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shreveport.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Shreveport, selected other places in the Shreveport Area, and entities that contain Shreveport
0%20%40%60%Count#FriersonOil CitySouth MansfieldS MansfieldCullenSpringhillMansfieldVivianCotton ValleyLogansportDoylineMindenBentonEastwoodPlain DealingBelcherShreveportCaddo ParishCaddoLouisianaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportSibleySouthMooringsportWest South CentralGreenwoodBossier CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRed ChuteSareptaDixie InnRodessaHaughtonGilliamStonewallHeflinShongalooHosstonIdaGrand CaneBlanchardLongstreetLakeviewStanleyKeachiDubberlyGloster74.626866%74.626866%74.6%50144.500000%44.500000%44.5%178244.366197%44.366197%44.4%63339.263804%39.263804%39.3%192431.926606%31.926606%31.9%696530.404686%30.404686%30.4%571630.112835%30.112835%30.1%427727.631579%27.631579%27.6%126827.330174%27.330174%27.3%173925.083612%25.083612%25.1%751024.416180%24.416180%24.4%1,1711122.720695%22.720695%22.7%1571221.080760%21.080760%21.1%3551320.227920%20.227920%20.2%711419.491525%19.491525%19.5%231519.293425%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k1617.726699%17.726699%17.7%17,28317.3k16.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k15.283019%15.283019%15.3%811714.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.153846%14.153846%14.2%461813.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.361763%13.361763%13.4%1881913.112750%13.112750%13.1%3,3252013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.867079%12.867079%12.9%3332111.918605%11.918605%11.9%412211.382114%11.382114%11.4%142311.363636%11.363636%11.4%102410.949964%10.949964%10.9%1512510.526316%10.526316%10.5%4269.796438%9.796438%9.8%77279.589041%9.589041%9.6%7288.928571%8.928571%8.9%5298.064516%8.064516%8.1%10308.000000%8.000000%8.0%8317.368421%7.368421%7.4%7325.711850%5.711850%5.7%67335.454545%5.454545%5.5%3345.029014%5.029014%5.0%26354.000000%4.000000%4.0%2363.252033%3.252033%3.3%4371.136364%1.136364%1.1%1380.000000%0.000000%0.0%039
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 39 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Louisiana

There are 474 places in Louisiana. This section compares Shreveport to the 50 most populous places in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shreveport. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 10,918.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Shreveport, selected other places in Louisiana, and entities that contain Shreveport
0%10%20%30%Count#BogalusaOpelousasCrowleyNatchitochesAbbevilleMonroeHammondMindenNew IberiaRustonTerrytownMarreroGardereAlexandriaBaton RougeNew OrleansPinevilleWoodmereBakerDeRidderShreveportHoumaMorgan CityLake CharlesGretnaCaddo ParishCaddoLaplaceWest MonroeLouisianaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportChalmetteEstelleThibodauxKennerSouthSlidellSulphurWest South CentralBayou BlueBossier CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarveyLafayetteLulingMetairieDestrehanZacharyBayou CaneMoss BluffPrairievilleRiver RidgeBelle ChasseCentralClaiborneMandevilleShenandoah39.899833%39.899833%39.9%1,912134.528424%34.528424%34.5%2,138233.366814%33.366814%33.4%1,661332.274558%32.274558%32.3%2,083431.700288%31.700288%31.7%1,430526.364509%26.364509%26.4%4,671625.061162%25.061162%25.1%1,639724.416180%24.416180%24.4%1,171824.273356%24.273356%24.3%2,806924.019985%24.019985%24.0%1,8751022.119067%22.119067%22.1%1,9061122.108383%22.108383%22.1%2,6111222.016975%22.016975%22.0%8821321.937546%21.937546%21.9%3,9131420.734944%20.734944%20.7%18,20318.2k1520.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1619.695491%19.695491%19.7%1,0091719.422863%19.422863%19.4%7001819.358015%19.358015%19.4%9831919.355698%19.355698%19.4%7272019.293425%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k2118.679787%18.679787%18.7%2,2782218.134172%18.134172%18.1%8652318.111217%18.111217%18.1%5,5272417.794632%17.794632%17.8%1,2202517.726699%17.726699%17.7%17,28317.3k16.980942%16.980942%17.0%1,6842616.392823%16.392823%16.4%8682716.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k15.503558%15.503558%15.5%1,1332815.160681%15.160681%15.2%8022915.029951%15.029951%15.0%8283014.539148%14.539148%14.5%3,6473114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.906250%13.906250%13.9%1,4243213.755486%13.755486%13.8%1,0973313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.395566%13.395566%13.4%5743413.112750%13.112750%13.1%3,3253513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.770013%12.770013%12.8%1,0053612.486854%12.486854%12.5%6,1743710.069124%10.069124%10.1%437389.581127%9.581127%9.6%5,755399.195684%9.195684%9.2%375408.960507%8.960507%9.0%481418.740327%8.740327%8.7%689428.344702%8.344702%8.3%367437.329736%7.329736%7.3%720447.002562%7.002562%7.0%410456.256226%6.256226%6.3%314465.862170%5.862170%5.9%598475.811304%5.811304%5.8%255485.360521%5.360521%5.4%255493.542737%3.542737%3.5%26950
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Shreveport to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shreveport. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Shreveport, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Shreveport
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoCaddo ParishCaddoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleLouisianaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthWest South CentralLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlano45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k230.191719%30.191719%30.2%20,42520.4k325.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k425.192586%25.192586%25.2%22,79422.8k524.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k622.323973%22.323973%22.3%15,82115.8k721.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k820.911491%20.911491%20.9%16,78916.8k920.734944%20.734944%20.7%18,20318.2k1020.530853%20.530853%20.5%15,64815.6k1120.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1219.843304%19.843304%19.8%28,72128.7k1319.447508%19.447508%19.4%14,28414.3k1419.293425%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k1517.921547%17.921547%17.9%19,44919.4k1617.726699%17.726699%17.7%17,28317.3k17.373445%17.373445%17.4%13,70413.7k1717.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1817.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k1917.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k2016.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k2116.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k16.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2216.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2316.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2415.991109%15.991109%16.0%18,56218.6k2515.962416%15.962416%16.0%15,06915.1k2615.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2715.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2815.092426%15.092426%15.1%17,26017.3k2915.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k3014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k3114.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3214.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3314.336851%14.336851%14.3%10,81410.8k3414.218281%14.218281%14.2%15,15115.2k3514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.688267%13.688267%13.7%12,53912.5k3613.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3713.091250%13.091250%13.1%10,47310.5k3813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.011500%13.011500%13.0%9,7303912.904071%12.904071%12.9%13,30113.3k4012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k4112.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k4212.105243%12.105243%12.1%9,6484311.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,769449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k468.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k483.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905493.803630%3.803630%3.8%4,00150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Shreveport to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shreveport. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Shreveport, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Shreveport
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonShreveportPortlandBostonCaddo ParishCaddoColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleLouisianaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoWest South CentralArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.293425%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k19.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1417.726699%17.726699%17.7%17,28317.3k17.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k16.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Louisiana
Parishes:
Bossier, Caddo
Metro Area:
Shreveport Area
Districts:
7, 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
ZIP Codes:
71033, 71047, 71101, 71103, 71104, 71105, 71106, 71107, 71108, 71109, 71111, 71112, 71115, 71118, 71119, 71129
Unified School Districts:
Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish
Neighborhoods:
Airport, Pines Road, Allendale, Lakeside, Broadmoor, Anderson Island, Shreve Isle., Caddo Heights, South Highlands, Ceder Grove, Lynbrook, Country Club Hills, Lakeshore Shopping, Downtown Riverfront, Ellerbe Woods, Highland, Stoner Hill, Hyde Park Brookwood, Southern Hills, Jenkins, Pinecroft Subdivision, Martin Luther King Dr. Area, Mooretown and Hollywood Heights, North Highlands, Queensborough, Springlake, University Terrace, Sunset Arcre, Garden Valley, Morningside, Western Hills and Yarborough Subdivision
Congressional District:
LA-4
State Senate Districts:
LA-37, LA-38, LA-39
State House Districts:
LA-1, LA-2, LA-3, LA-4, LA-5, LA-6, LA-7, LA-9
Neighboring Cities:
Bossier City
Neighboring Towns:
Greenwood
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Lakeview
Nearby Cities:
Waskom
Nearby Towns:
Benton, Blanchard, Haughton, Mooringsport, Stonewall
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Eastwood, Frierson, Gloster, Red Chute