Food Stamps in New England (Division)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and New England
New England
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$66,529.000000$55,322.000000$66,529.000000$66.5k5,653,4315.65M$19,120.000000$20,214.000000$19,120.000000$19.1k719,701720k$75,179.000000$62,089.000000$75,179.000000$75.2k4,933,7304.93M
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 the United States and New England
New England
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.766232%52.998047%42.766232%42.8%18.418%18.4%25.526295%28.339554%25.526295%25.5%43.290%43.3%12.259536%18.429803%12.259536%12.3%7.994%7.99%49.278798%44.347651%49.278798%49.3%25.974%26.0%34.837106%29.179046%34.837106%34.8%11.432%11.4%46.058016%50.307328%46.058016%46.1%51.263%51.3%
% 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 the United States and New England
New England
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.633555%28.828650%27.633555%27.6%81.582%81.6%4.877871%5.310662%4.877871%4.9%56.710%56.7%20.582095%20.990542%20.582095%20.6%92.006%92.0%20.486914%22.468885%20.486914%20.5%74.026%74.0%39.371936%38.399416%39.371936%39.4%88.568%88.6%6.387500%8.719194%6.387500%6.4%48.737%48.7%
% 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 the United States and New England
New England
United States
0%10%20%30%Count%Other1Hispanic2Black1Mixed1All RacesAsian1White338.942367%24.343036%38.942367%38.9%69,74569.7k305.902011%306%33.572345%21.151806%33.572345%33.6%81,37581.4k263.719150%264%29.602400%27.934397%29.602400%29.6%96,79696.8k232.534242%233%26.303163%19.809232%26.303163%26.3%24,55924.6k206.617909%207%12.730340%13.049135%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k100.000000%100%10.475023%7.599620%10.475023%10.5%21,52921.5k82.283918%82%9.242101%8.898420%9.242101%9.2%425,697426k72.599011%73%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by State in New England

Food Stamps Food Stamps by State#5

Percentage of households (%):
7.8%9.5%11.2%12.9%14.6%16.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by County in New England

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#6

Percentage of households (%):
3.1%7.3%11.4%15.5%19.7%23.8%
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Food Stamps by Place in New England

There are 773 places in New England. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New England, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New England. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 44,636.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New England, selected places in New England, and entities that contain New England
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceHartfordSpringfieldProvidenceNew BritainWaterburyLynnFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketMeridenLowellEast HartfordWorcesterChicopeeEverettPortlandBostonTauntonWest HavenEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceHaverhillRevereManchesterMaldenBristolNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMiddletownNew EnglandMethuen TownWarwickDanburyPeabodyWeymouth TownFraminghamQuincyCranstonNashuaSomervilleStratfordStamfordWest HartfordCambridgeNorwalkWalthamMedfordMilfordBrooklineNewton43.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k141.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k237.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k332.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k431.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,780530.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k629.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,573728.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k828.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,118928.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1026.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k1126.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k1225.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,1411325.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,2961423.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9741523.071011%23.071011%23.1%4,5031622.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k1720.319297%20.319297%20.3%4,6711819.542865%19.542865%19.5%2,9841919.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,8432019.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2118.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,0802218.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,6102316.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,1762415.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,7272515.169039%15.169039%15.2%3,0692614.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7662714.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,3882814.624775%14.624775%14.6%3,6542913.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.914304%12.914304%12.9%2,4823012.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0343111.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363211.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543311.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,4403410.995588%10.995588%11.0%2,5173510.838630%10.838630%10.8%3,0013610.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2323710.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,178389.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401399.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119409.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,888418.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285428.518669%8.518669%8.5%2,099438.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666447.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600457.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770467.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615475.585094%5.585094%5.6%1,166485.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,241494.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,31050
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in New England

There are 27 metro areas in New England. This section compares all 27 of those to each other, New England, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New England.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New England, selected metro areas in New England, and entities that contain New England
0%5%10%15%Count#Lewiston and Auburn Metro AreaLewiston AreaAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldBennington Metro AreaBenningtonProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenBerlin Metro AreaBerlin AreaPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldGreenfield Town Metro AreaGreenfield TownRutland Metro AreaRutland AreaNortheastHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterNew EnglandNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaBarre Metro AreaBarre AreaPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaBurlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremontKeene Metro AreaKeene AreaLaconia Metro AreaLaconia AreaBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportConcord Metro AreaConcord AreaTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownVineyard Haven Metro AreaVineyard Haven19.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,841119.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,744219.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k319.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k417.189428%17.189428%17.2%2,647516.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k615.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k715.016859%15.016859%15.0%2,494814.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,833914.153148%14.153148%14.2%4,3011014.081447%14.081447%14.1%3,5651113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.097788%13.097788%13.1%61,33061.3k1213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k1312.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.428181%12.428181%12.4%13,19513.2k1411.972662%11.972662%12.0%2,9431511.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k1611.753270%11.753270%11.8%10,03610.0k1710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k1810.035895%10.035895%10.0%8,919199.887441%9.887441%9.9%3,013209.777632%9.777632%9.8%2,392219.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k229.188237%9.188237%9.2%5,218238.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,128248.214510%8.214510%8.2%12,82412.8k257.769923%7.769923%7.8%7,331263.113792%3.113792%3.1%19127
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 27 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by State in New England

There are 6 states in New England. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, New England, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New England.

Most Food Stamps by State#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New England, selected states in New England, and entities that contain New England
0%5%10%15%Count#MaineRhode IslandVermontNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsConnecticutNew Hampshire16.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k116.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k213.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k412.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k57.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k6
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of state out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in New England

There are 67 counties in New England. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New England, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New England. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 39,717.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New England, selected counties in New England, and entities that contain New England
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Somerset CountySomersetAroostook CountyAroostookHampden CountyHampdenOxford CountyOxfordProvidence CountyProvidenceAndroscoggin CountyAndroscogginKennebec CountyKennebecPenobscot CountyPenobscotSuffolk CountySuffolkWindham CountyWindhamWindham CountyWindhamBristol CountyBristolFranklin CountyFranklinHartford CountyHartfordNew Haven CountyNew HavenEssex CountyEssexBerkshire CountyBerkshireFranklin CountyFranklinRutland CountyRutlandKnox CountyKnoxNortheastHancock CountyHancockWindsor CountyWindsorUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandYork CountyYorkWorcester CountyWorcesterNew London CountyNew LondonKent CountyKentWashington CountyWashingtonCumberland CountyCumberlandPlymouth CountyPlymouthChittenden CountyChittendenCheshire CountyCheshireNewport CountyNewportBelknap CountyBelknapHampshire CountyHampshireFairfield CountyFairfieldStrafford CountyStraffordMerrimack CountyMerrimackSullivan CountySullivanWashington CountyWashingtonLitchfield CountyLitchfieldHillsborough CountyHillsboroughCarroll CountyCarrollBristol CountyBristolMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexBarnstable CountyBarnstableGrafton CountyGraftonMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkTolland CountyTollandRockingham CountyRockingham23.039858%23.039858%23.0%4,925122.655098%22.655098%22.7%6,763222.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k320.629253%20.629253%20.6%4,275420.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k519.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,841619.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,744719.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k819.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k917.647678%17.647678%17.6%3,3551016.179029%16.179029%16.2%7,1611116.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k1215.953876%15.953876%16.0%2,9471315.137368%15.137368%15.1%52,55852.6k1415.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k1514.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k1614.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,8331714.153148%14.153148%14.2%4,3011814.081447%14.081447%14.1%3,5651913.673943%13.673943%13.7%2,2992013.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.112683%13.112683%13.1%3,1142113.091300%13.091300%13.1%3,1662213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.684652%12.684652%12.7%10,47610.5k2312.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k2412.428181%12.428181%12.4%13,19513.2k2512.024293%12.024293%12.0%8,2562611.972662%11.972662%12.0%2,9432711.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k2810.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k2910.602699%10.602699%10.6%6,787309.887441%9.887441%9.9%3,013319.807758%9.807758%9.8%3,459329.777632%9.777632%9.8%2,392339.776211%9.776211%9.8%5,714349.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k359.206974%9.206974%9.2%4,399369.188237%9.188237%9.2%5,218378.725255%8.725255%8.7%1,525388.552459%8.552459%8.6%4,238398.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,128408.214510%8.214510%8.2%12,82412.8k418.199009%8.199009%8.2%1,704428.197316%8.197316%8.2%1,582437.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k447.769923%7.769923%7.8%7,331457.666963%7.666963%7.7%2,676467.483413%7.483413%7.5%4,974477.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k486.959485%6.959485%7.0%3,798494.278179%4.278179%4.3%5,07750
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Division in the United States

There are 10 divisions in the United States. This section compares New England to all of the divisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New England.

Most Food Stamps by Division#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New England, selected other divisions in the United States, and entities that contain New England
0%5%10%15%Count#East South CentralEast North CentralSouth AtlanticWest South CentralMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMountainPacificWest North Central16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M114.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M213.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M413.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k611.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k710.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M810.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of division out of 9 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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