Food Stamps in the Portland Area, Maine (Metro Area)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Maine and the Portland Area
Portland Area
Maine
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$60,486.000000$50,826.000000$60,486.000000$60.5k216,072216k$19,861.000000$18,002.000000$19,861.000000$19.9k25,70125.7k$66,839.000000$58,727.000000$66,839.000000$66.8k190,371190k

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Maine and the Portland Area
Portland Area
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.445780%40.337466%43.445780%43.4%19.104%19.1%21.897981%19.292705%21.897981%21.9%44.585%44.6%14.462472%14.038768%14.462472%14.5%9.429%9.43%49.017548%54.399670%49.017548%49.0%23.674%23.7%31.154430%32.083831%31.154430%31.2%9.344%9.34%45.823120%48.446027%45.823120%45.8%51.432%51.4%

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 Maine and the Portland Area
Portland Area
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.836766%23.397183%24.836766%24.8%80.896%80.9%3.674404%3.753196%3.674404%3.7%55.415%55.4%18.754957%17.104009%18.754957%18.8%90.571%90.6%21.335708%24.528711%21.335708%21.3%76.326%76.3%40.806110%43.561647%40.806110%40.8%90.656%90.7%5.841751%6.688841%5.841751%5.8%48.568%48.6%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Maine and the Portland Area
Portland Area
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Asian1Hispanic2All RacesWhite348.085395%44.123049%48.085395%48.1%1,419404.260823%404%42.030361%42.660901%42.030361%42.0%443353.355280%353%23.344191%32.448133%23.344191%23.3%645196.257969%196%22.619048%18.885017%22.619048%22.6%589190.161583%190%12.527376%17.390306%12.527376%12.5%286105.319452%105%11.894646%16.259760%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k100.000000%100%10.918368%15.579560%10.918368%10.9%22,31922.3k91.792287%92%

Map of Food Stamps by County in the Portland Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
11.28%11.57%11.85%12.13%12.41%12.69%
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Portland Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in the Portland Area

There are 43 places in the Portland Area. This section compares all 43 of those to each other, the Portland Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Portland Area, selected places in the Portland Area, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%10%20%Count#North BerwickBiddefordGraySanfordBathWestbrookPortlandBowdoinhamCascoLittle FallsAlfredFreeportMaineOld Orchard BeachOld Orch BchBridgtonBrunswick StationNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrunswickNew EnglandLake ArrowheadLk ArrowheadStandishSouth PortlandS PortlandRichmondPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaTopshamSacoBerwickScarboroughKennebunkGorhamNorth WindhamYork HarborSouth EliotKitteryCape NeddickKittery PointYarmouthSteep FallsSouth WindhamWest KennebunkW KennebunkFalmouthCumberland CenterCumberland CtrFalmouth ForesideKennebunkportCousins IslandCousins IsNaplesLittlejohn IslandLittlejohn Is28.826152%28.826152%28.8%194124.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,068224.018476%24.018476%24.0%104323.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,032420.558831%20.558831%20.6%802520.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,568619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,843718.681319%18.681319%18.7%51817.256637%17.256637%17.3%39916.666667%16.666667%16.7%421016.617211%16.617211%16.6%561116.436252%16.436252%16.4%1071216.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.942355%15.942355%15.9%7081315.542522%15.542522%15.5%1591413.333333%13.333333%13.3%301513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998405%12.998405%13.0%8151612.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.639405%12.639405%12.6%1021712.328767%12.328767%12.3%361812.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2991912.054795%12.054795%12.1%882011.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.218425%11.218425%11.2%302219.877956%9.877956%9.9%777229.280742%9.280742%9.3%80238.199195%8.199195%8.2%163247.975922%7.975922%8.0%212257.566372%7.566372%7.6%171267.142857%7.142857%7.1%132276.946454%6.946454%6.9%96286.878307%6.878307%6.9%104296.112926%6.112926%6.1%131305.849359%5.849359%5.8%73315.444646%5.444646%5.4%30325.309000%5.309000%5.3%128335.180180%5.180180%5.2%23344.089219%4.089219%4.1%11353.703704%3.703704%3.7%14361.664817%1.664817%1.7%15371.359003%1.359003%1.4%12380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%043

Food Stamps by County in the Portland Area

There are 3 counties in the Portland Area. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, the Portland Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Portland Area, selected counties in the Portland Area, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%5%10%15%Count#MaineNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandYork CountyYorkSagadahoc CountySagadahocPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaCumberland CountyCumberland16.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.684652%12.684652%12.7%10,47610.5k112.297444%12.297444%12.3%1,920211.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k3

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Portland Area

There are 68 county subdivisions in the Portland Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Portland Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,788.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Portland Area, selected county subdivisions in the Portland Area, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Town of LimerickLimerickBiddefordSanfordTown of LimingtonLimingtonBathWestbrookPortlandMaineTown of Old Orchard BeachOld Orch BchTown of RichmondRichmondTown of North BerwickN BerwickTown of BridgtonBridgtonTown of CascoTown of HarrisonHarrisonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of AlfredAlfredNew EnglandSouth PortlandS PortlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaTown of BrunswickBrunswickTown of LebanonLebanonTown of BowdoinhamBowdoinhamTown of HollisHollisTown of BerwickBerwickTown of South BerwickS BerwickSacoTown of TopshamTopshamTown of BowdoinBowdoinTown of BuxtonBuxtonTown of GrayTown of NaplesNaplesTown of RaymondRaymondTown of WellsTown of LymanTown of WaterboroWaterboroTown of ArundelArundelTown of EliotTown of WindhamWindhamTown of FreeportFreeportTown of GorhamGorhamTown of KennebunkKennebunkTown of StandishStandishTown of KennebunkportKennebunkportTown of New GloucesterNew GloucesterTown of KitteryKitteryTown of HarpswellHarpswellTown of YarmouthYarmouthTown of ScarboroughScarboroughTown of WoolwichWoolwichTown of YorkTown of Cape ElizabethCape ElizabethTown of FalmouthFalmouthTown of North YarmouthN YarmouthTown of CumberlandCumberland24.569790%24.569790%24.6%257124.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,068223.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,032320.676968%20.676968%20.7%281420.558831%20.558831%20.6%802520.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,568619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,843716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.942355%15.942355%15.9%708815.918098%15.918098%15.9%241914.988558%14.988558%15.0%2621014.566929%14.566929%14.6%2961114.248705%14.248705%14.2%2201213.972380%13.972380%14.0%1721313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.895175%12.895175%12.9%1551412.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2991511.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.587053%11.587053%11.6%9631611.257976%11.257976%11.3%2471711.038012%11.038012%11.0%1511810.653105%10.653105%10.7%1991910.571625%10.571625%10.6%3072010.344828%10.344828%10.3%285219.877956%9.877956%9.9%777229.370780%9.370780%9.4%347238.992806%8.992806%9.0%125248.790199%8.790199%8.8%287258.493696%8.493696%8.5%256268.492823%8.492823%8.5%142278.378970%8.378970%8.4%153288.175814%8.175814%8.2%359297.985481%7.985481%8.0%132307.158672%7.158672%7.2%194317.101281%7.101281%7.1%122326.701445%6.701445%6.7%167336.622208%6.622208%6.6%427346.504065%6.504065%6.5%208356.441119%6.441119%6.4%396366.378684%6.378684%6.4%316376.256921%6.256921%6.3%226385.928339%5.928339%5.9%91395.310574%5.310574%5.3%112405.173210%5.173210%5.2%224414.927007%4.927007%4.9%108424.683038%4.683038%4.7%164434.606299%4.606299%4.6%351444.218750%4.218750%4.2%54453.967119%3.967119%4.0%222462.967437%2.967437%3.0%113472.508726%2.508726%2.5%115481.849112%1.849112%1.8%25490.927578%0.927578%0.9%2650

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Maine

There are 4 metro areas in Maine. This section compares the Portland Area to all of the metro areas in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Portland Area, selected other metro areas in Maine, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Lewiston and Auburn Metro AreaLewiston AreaAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaMaineNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland Area19.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,841119.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,744219.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k316.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k4

Food Stamps by Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas in the Northeast. This section compares the Portland Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Portland Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Augusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland AreaErie Metro AreaErie AreaUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaMaineWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityPottsville Metro AreaPottsvillePittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldRochester Metro AreaRochesterWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportReading Metro AreaReading AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsNortheastHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterNew EnglandPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaBurlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremontBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportLancaster Metro AreaLancasterConcord Metro AreaConcord AreaTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownState College Metro AreaState College19.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,744119.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k219.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k318.870215%18.870215%18.9%9,948418.859182%18.859182%18.9%9,565517.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k617.499353%17.499353%17.5%20,28720.3k716.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k816.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,451916.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,2951016.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.171594%16.171594%16.2%7,0231116.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k1215.943236%15.943236%15.9%15,69515.7k1315.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k1415.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k1515.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k1614.806177%14.806177%14.8%37,96638.0k1714.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k1814.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,4621914.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,8332014.031179%14.031179%14.0%60,46460.5k2113.824117%13.824117%13.8%6,3022213.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k2313.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k2413.211434%13.211434%13.2%6,7342513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.097788%13.097788%13.1%61,33061.3k2613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k2712.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k2812.428181%12.428181%12.4%13,19513.2k2912.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k3012.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,8663111.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k3211.753270%11.753270%11.8%10,03610.0k3311.382419%11.382419%11.4%7,8923411.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k3511.131740%11.131740%11.1%5,8163611.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k3710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k3810.767940%10.767940%10.8%18,09118.1k3910.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,2694010.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k4110.035895%10.035895%10.0%8,919429.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k439.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k449.188237%9.188237%9.2%5,218459.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k468.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,128478.214510%8.214510%8.2%12,82412.8k487.769923%7.769923%7.8%7,331496.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,87850

Food Stamps by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Portland Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portland Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#12

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Portland Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Portland Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Memphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaMaineProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidencePortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioNortheastRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasNew EnglandNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose Area18.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k117.644871%17.644871%17.6%364,395364k216.937876%16.937876%16.9%283,215283k316.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k415.972534%15.972534%16.0%143,196143k515.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k615.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k715.429468%15.429468%15.4%130,961131k815.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k914.963720%14.963720%15.0%122,168122k1014.296990%14.296990%14.3%166,108166k1113.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k1213.778907%13.778907%13.8%73,19773.2k1313.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k1413.593944%13.593944%13.6%103,990104k1513.313134%13.313134%13.3%104,662105k1613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.141477%13.141477%13.1%174,077174k1713.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k1813.097788%13.097788%13.1%61,33061.3k1913.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k2013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2112.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.674247%12.674247%12.7%85,82185.8k2212.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k2312.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k2412.513863%12.513863%12.5%62,62462.6k2512.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k2612.335852%12.335852%12.3%128,376128k2712.296896%12.296896%12.3%92,20292.2k2812.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k2912.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k3012.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k3111.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k3211.740899%11.740899%11.7%187,460187k3311.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k3410.935666%10.935666%10.9%268,051268k3510.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k3610.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k3710.573575%10.573575%10.6%50,29350.3k3810.187070%10.187070%10.2%81,91881.9k399.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k408.610793%8.610793%8.6%115,655116k418.604620%8.604620%8.6%39,59739.6k428.405979%8.405979%8.4%361,361361k438.352105%8.352105%8.4%31,33131.3k448.251920%8.251920%8.3%58,26458.3k457.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k467.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k477.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k485.829072%5.829072%5.8%97,58197.6k495.280068%5.280068%5.3%34,00234.0k50

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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