Food Stamps in Preston 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 Preston County
Preston County
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$45,221.000000$42,644.000000$45,221.000000$45.2k12,44112.4k$17,365.000000$15,859.000000$17,365.000000$17.4k1,973$51,275.000000$49,392.000000$51,275.000000$51.3k10,46810.5k
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 Preston County
Preston County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.284339%46.723994%43.284339%43.3%25.432%25.4%18.043588%22.643889%18.043588%18.0%59.333%59.3%18.854536%17.301366%18.854536%18.9%15.756%15.8%56.817030%55.097245%56.817030%56.8%24.708%24.7%28.484541%28.519841%28.484541%28.5%10.099%10.1%52.458186%57.893826%52.458186%52.5%55.141%55.1%
% 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 Preston County
Preston County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.920520%23.734440%23.920520%23.9%74.568%74.6%2.330913%3.964692%2.330913%2.3%40.667%40.7%19.000764%17.433094%19.000764%19.0%84.244%84.2%32.632786%31.809754%32.632786%32.6%75.292%75.3%47.793275%45.404833%47.793275%47.8%89.901%89.9%8.043561%9.525712%8.043561%8.0%44.859%44.9%
% 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 Preston County
Preston County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Hispanic1Black2Other2All RacesWhite3Mixed2Asian257.142857%16.896416%57.142857%57.1%40360.321483%360%52.941176%27.954357%52.941176%52.9%9333.827256%334%20.930233%31.328486%20.930233%20.9%9131.978218%132%15.858854%16.404043%15.858854%15.9%1,973100.000000%100%15.632653%15.897522%15.632653%15.6%1,91598.573663%99%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.449787%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.219709%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Preston County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
9.7%12.6%15.4%18.2%21.0%23.8%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Preston County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
8.7%12.8%16.9%20.9%25.0%29.1%
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Food Stamps by Place in Preston County

There are 11 places in Preston County. This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Preston County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Preston County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Preston County, selected places in Preston County, and entities that contain Preston County
0%10%20%30%Count#AlbrightNewburgAuroraKingwoodTerra AltaRowlesburgReedsvilleWest VirginiaTunneltonPreston County School DistrictPreston CoPreston CountyPrestonMasontownSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMorgantown Metro AreaMorgantownBruceton MillsBrandonville32.773109%32.773109%32.8%39126.829268%26.829268%26.8%33226.582278%26.582278%26.6%21324.515586%24.515586%24.5%291424.476651%24.476651%24.5%152521.317829%21.317829%21.3%55620.187793%20.187793%20.2%43716.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k16.091954%16.091954%16.1%14815.858854%15.858854%15.9%1,97315.858854%15.858854%15.9%1,97315.302491%15.302491%15.3%43914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.347984%10.347984%10.3%5,2019.090909%9.090909%9.1%2100.000000%0.000000%0.0%011
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Preston County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Preston County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Preston County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Preston County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Preston County, selected county subdivisions in Preston County, and entities that contain Preston County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#FourthThirdWest VirginiaPreston County School DistrictPreston CoPreston CountyPrestonSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFifthFirstMorgantown Metro AreaMorgantownSecond23.755459%23.755459%23.8%544123.746814%23.746814%23.7%559216.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.858854%15.858854%15.9%1,97315.858854%15.858854%15.9%1,97314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.472357%12.472357%12.5%282311.483777%11.483777%11.5%315410.347984%10.347984%10.3%5,2019.774436%9.774436%9.8%2735
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Morgantown Area

There are 2 counties in the Morgantown Area. This section compares Preston County to all of the counties in the Morgantown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Preston County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Preston County, selected other counties in the Morgantown Area, and entities that contain Preston County
0%5%10%15%Count#West VirginiaPreston County School DistrictPreston CoPreston CountyPrestonSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMorgantown Metro AreaMorgantownMonongalia CountyMonongalia16.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.858854%15.858854%15.9%1,97315.858854%15.858854%15.9%1,973114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.347984%10.347984%10.3%5,2018.535167%8.535167%8.5%3,2282
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in West Virginia

There are 55 counties in West Virginia. This section compares Preston County to the 50 most populous counties in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Preston 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 Preston County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain Preston 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 CountyRitchieTyler CountyTylerWest VirginiaTaylor CountyTaylorPreston County School DistrictPreston CoPreston CountyPrestonRandolph CountyRandolphWetzel CountyWetzelJackson CountyJacksonKanawha CountyKanawhaMarion CountyMarionHancock CountyHancockHarrison CountyHarrisonSouthOhio CountyOhioSouth AtlanticBrooke CountyBrookePocahontas CountyPocahontasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHampshire CountyHampshireMarshall CountyMarshallHardy CountyHardyBerkeley CountyBerkeleyUpshur CountyUpshurGrant CountyGrantMorgan CountyMorganJefferson CountyJeffersonMineral CountyMineralMorgantown Metro AreaMorgantownPutnam 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%6662616.770893%16.770893%16.8%5902716.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.968509%15.968509%16.0%1,0752815.858854%15.858854%15.9%1,97315.858854%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%12,49712.5k3314.576180%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%1,2214810.347984%10.347984%10.3%5,2019.733701%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 Preston County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Preston 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 Preston County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Preston County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaWest VirginiaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoPreston County School DistrictPreston CoPreston CountyPrestonCook CountyCookPima 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 BeachMorgantown Metro AreaMorgantownKing 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%99,48199.5k816.404043%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%98,55998.6k1115.858854%15.858854%15.9%1,97315.858854%15.858854%15.9%1,97315.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.729002%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%55,84655.8k2910.347984%10.347984%10.3%5,20110.235037%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

Definitions

  • 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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Cities:
Kingwood
Districts:
Fifth, First, Fourth, Second, Third
Towns:
Albright, Brandonville, Bruceton Mills, Masontown, Newburg, Reedsville, Rowlesburg, Terra Alta, Tunnelton
Unincorporated Places:
Aurora
ZIP Codes:
26374, 26405, 26410, 26425, 26440, 26444, 26519, 26520, 26525, 26537, 26542, 26547, 26705, 26716, 26764
Unified School District:
Preston County
Congressional District:
WV-1
State Senate District:
WV-14
State House Districts:
WV-52, WV-53
Neighboring Counties:
Barbour, Fayette, Garrett, Grant, Monongalia, Taylor, Tucker
Nearby Counties:
Greene, Hardy, Harrison, Lewis, Marion, Mineral, Pendleton, Randolph, Somerset, Upshur