Food Stamps in Kanawha County, West Virginia (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Kanawha County
Kanawha County
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$46,528.000000$42,644.000000$46,528.000000$46.5k81,70881.7k$16,959.000000$15,859.000000$16,959.000000$17.0k12,49712.5k$52,884.000000$49,392.000000$52,884.000000$52.9k69,21169.2k
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 West Virginia and Kanawha County
Kanawha County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty249.259822%46.723994%49.259822%49.3%28.160%28.2%25.678163%22.643889%25.678163%25.7%49.590%49.6%14.867568%17.301366%14.867568%14.9%14.584%14.6%51.908458%55.097245%51.908458%51.9%23.548%23.5%26.606386%28.519841%26.606386%26.6%9.578%9.58%56.589581%57.893826%56.589581%56.6%58.543%58.5%
% 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 West Virginia and Kanawha County
Kanawha County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.691480%23.734440%22.691480%22.7%71.840%71.8%4.713124%3.964692%4.713124%4.7%50.410%50.4%15.722934%17.433094%15.722934%15.7%85.416%85.4%30.430134%31.809754%30.430134%30.4%76.452%76.5%45.355507%45.404833%45.355507%45.4%90.422%90.4%7.235844%9.525712%7.235844%7.2%41.457%41.5%
% 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 West Virginia and Kanawha County
Kanawha County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%Count%Other1Mixed1Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian138.650307%31.328486%38.650307%38.7%126252.703790%253%38.081974%27.449787%38.081974%38.1%957248.987910%249%27.432563%27.954357%27.432563%27.4%1,139179.359832%179%15.294708%16.404043%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k100.000000%100%13.899224%15.897522%13.899224%13.9%10,19810.2k90.876037%91%13.636364%16.896416%13.636364%13.6%6089.157398%89%1.876380%6.219709%1.876380%1.9%1712.268163%12%
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 County Subdivision in Kanawha County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
11.8%13.3%14.8%16.3%17.8%19.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Kanawha County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1%10%18%26%35%44%
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Food Stamps by Place in Kanawha County

There are 28 places that are fully or partially contained within Kanawha County (24 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 28 of those to each other, Kanawha County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kanawha County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kanawha County, selected places in Kanawha County, and entities that contain Kanawha County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#JeffersonElkviewCedar GroveRandMontgomeryChelyanChesapeakeSmithersMarmetEast BankPrattClendeninSissonvilleCharlestonCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonWest VirginiaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoKanawha CountyKanawhaSouthCoal ForkSouth AtlanticDunbarBelleSouth CharlestonS CharlestonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNitroGlasgowSt. AlbansShrewsburyHandleyCross LanesPinchTornadoAlum CreekBig Chimney55.504587%55.504587%55.5%121138.528897%38.528897%38.5%220230.033003%30.033003%30.0%91327.104377%27.104377%27.1%161425.604552%25.604552%25.6%180522.371968%22.371968%22.4%83622.111270%22.111270%22.1%155720.604396%20.604396%20.6%75819.786096%19.786096%19.8%111919.444444%19.444444%19.4%561018.716578%18.716578%18.7%351117.857143%17.857143%17.9%801217.818575%17.818575%17.8%3301317.074582%17.074582%17.1%3,8371416.776486%16.776486%16.8%15,86215.9k16.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k15.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.097744%14.097744%14.1%751513.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.505515%13.505515%13.5%5021613.405797%13.405797%13.4%741713.273050%13.273050%13.3%8221813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.763819%12.763819%12.8%3811912.546125%12.546125%12.5%342011.150927%11.150927%11.2%5292110.622711%10.622711%10.6%29229.638554%9.638554%9.6%8238.211724%8.211724%8.2%332247.266722%7.266722%7.3%88254.801670%4.801670%4.8%23264.749340%4.749340%4.7%36270.000000%0.000000%0.0%028
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 28 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Kanawha County

There are 4 county subdivisions in Kanawha County. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Kanawha County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kanawha County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kanawha County, selected county subdivisions in Kanawha County, and entities that contain Kanawha County
0%5%10%15%Count#Kanawha District 11Kanawha District 44Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonWest VirginiaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoKanawha CountyKanawhaSouthKanawha District 22South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKanawha District 3319.279369%19.279369%19.3%3,494116.785262%16.785262%16.8%3,444216.776486%16.776486%16.8%15,86215.9k16.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k15.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.843985%13.843985%13.8%3,143313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.864074%11.864074%11.9%2,4164
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Charleston Area

There are 3 counties in the Charleston Area. This section compares Kanawha County to all of the counties in the Charleston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kanawha County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kanawha County, selected other counties in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Kanawha County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Clay CountyClayBoone CountyBooneCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonWest VirginiaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoKanawha CountyKanawhaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States28.918519%28.918519%28.9%976125.237693%25.237693%25.2%2,389216.776486%16.776486%16.8%15,86215.9k16.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k15.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in West Virginia

There are 55 counties in West Virginia. This section compares Kanawha County to the 50 most populous counties in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kanawha County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 8,363.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kanawha County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain Kanawha County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#McDowell CountyMcDowellWebster CountyWebsterMingo CountyMingoClay CountyClayRoane CountyRoaneBoone CountyBooneLogan CountyLoganWyoming CountyWyomingLincoln CountyLincolnSummers CountySummersMason CountyMasonMercer CountyMercerBraxton CountyBraxtonWayne CountyWayneRaleigh CountyRaleighFayette CountyFayetteNicholas CountyNicholasBarbour CountyBarbourMonroe CountyMonroeCabell CountyCabellLewis CountyLewisGreenbrier CountyGreenbrierWood CountyWoodDoddridge CountyDoddridgeGilmer CountyGilmerRitchie CountyRitchieCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonTyler CountyTylerWest VirginiaTaylor CountyTaylorPreston CountyPrestonRandolph CountyRandolphWetzel CountyWetzelJackson CountyJacksonKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoKanawha CountyKanawhaMarion CountyMarionHancock CountyHancockHarrison CountyHarrisonSouthOhio CountyOhioSouth AtlanticBrooke CountyBrookePocahontas CountyPocahontasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHampshire CountyHampshireMarshall CountyMarshallHardy CountyHardyBerkeley CountyBerkeleyUpshur CountyUpshurGrant CountyGrantMorgan CountyMorganJefferson CountyJeffersonMineral CountyMineralPutnam CountyPutnamMonongalia CountyMonongalia30.817531%30.817531%30.8%2,454130.414980%30.414980%30.4%1,202229.125587%29.125587%29.1%3,161328.918519%28.918519%28.9%976425.634697%25.634697%25.6%1,454525.237693%25.237693%25.2%2,389624.091299%24.091299%24.1%3,367723.302971%23.302971%23.3%2,149822.988073%22.988073%23.0%1,831922.739676%22.739676%22.7%1,2501020.493533%20.493533%20.5%2,2341120.289682%20.289682%20.3%5,0851219.937235%19.937235%19.9%1,0801319.723962%19.723962%19.7%3,2441419.485104%19.485104%19.5%6,0171519.389185%19.389185%19.4%3,4601619.056920%19.056920%19.1%2,0491718.155293%18.155293%18.2%1,1201818.138908%18.138908%18.1%1,0761918.088302%18.088302%18.1%7,2272017.413240%17.413240%17.4%1,1392117.230996%17.230996%17.2%2,5752217.104210%17.104210%17.1%6,1962316.952381%16.952381%17.0%4452416.832780%16.832780%16.8%4562516.788505%16.788505%16.8%6662616.776486%16.776486%16.8%15,86215.9k16.770893%16.770893%16.8%5902716.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.968509%15.968509%16.0%1,0752815.858854%15.858854%15.9%1,9732915.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,8153015.549856%15.549856%15.5%9703115.370867%15.370867%15.4%1,7203215.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k15.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k3314.576180%14.576180%14.6%3,2693414.473684%14.473684%14.5%1,8593514.255750%14.255750%14.3%3,9423614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.185431%14.185431%14.2%2,6273713.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.529293%13.529293%13.5%1,3443813.110258%13.110258%13.1%4783913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.949785%12.949785%12.9%1,2924012.926499%12.926499%12.9%1,7204112.897196%12.897196%12.9%6904212.713327%12.713327%12.7%5,3044312.564525%12.564525%12.6%1,1444412.457912%12.457912%12.5%5184512.002220%12.002220%12.0%8654611.674905%11.674905%11.7%2,4094710.815838%10.815838%10.8%1,221489.733701%9.733701%9.7%2,120498.535167%8.535167%8.5%3,22850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Kanawha County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kanawha County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kanawha County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Kanawha County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonWest VirginiaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoKanawha CountyKanawhaPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.776486%16.776486%16.8%15,86215.9k16.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k16.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1215.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k15.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k14.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2710.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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Principal City:
Charleston
Cities:
Charleston, Dunbar, Marmet, Montgomery, Nitro, Smithers, South Charleston, St. Albans
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4
Towns:
Belle, Cedar Grove, Chesapeake, Clendenin, East Bank, Glasgow, Handley, Pratt
Unincorporated Places:
Alum Creek, Big Chimney, Chelyan, Coal Fork, Cross Lanes, Elkview, Jefferson, Pinch, Rand, Shrewsbury, Sissonville, Tornado
ZIP Codes:
25003, 25015, 25025, 25035, 25036, 25039, 25045, 25054, 25061, 25064, 25067, 25071, 25075, 25083, 25086, 25102, 25103, 25107, 25110, 25112, 25124, 25126, 25132, 25134, 25136, 25143, 25156, 25160, 25162, 25177, 25201, 25202, 25214, 25248, 25301, 25302, 25303, 25304, 25305, 25306, 25309, 25311, 25312, 25313, 25314, 25315, 25320
Unified School District:
Kanawha County
Congressional District:
WV-2
State Senate Districts:
WV-8, WV-17
State House Districts:
WV-32, WV-35, WV-36, WV-37, WV-38, WV-39, WV-40
Neighboring Counties:
Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Lincoln, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane
Nearby Counties:
Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Gallia, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Wayne, Wirt, Wyoming