Food Stamps in Washington, District of Columbia (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in District of Columbia and Washington
Washington
District of Columbia
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$72,935.000000$72,935.000000$72,935.000000$72.9k276,546277k$18,391.000000$18,391.000000$18,391.000000$18.4k41,37241.4k$86,539.000000$86,539.000000$86,539.000000$86.5k235,174235k

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in District of Columbia and Washington
Washington
District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty245.784589%45.784589%45.784589%45.8%31.136%31.1%35.949434%35.949434%35.949434%35.9%55.484%55.5%6.410132%6.410132%6.410132%6.4%9.306%9.31%47.060814%47.060814%47.060814%47.1%36.472%36.5%31.052403%31.052403%31.052403%31.1%16.253%16.3%50.084598%50.084598%50.084598%50.1%46.934%46.9%

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 District of Columbia and Washington
Washington
District of Columbia
0%5%10%15%20%25%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.814044%17.814044%17.814044%17.8%68.864%68.9%5.074115%5.074115%5.074115%5.1%44.516%44.5%10.990160%10.990160%10.990160%11.0%90.694%90.7%14.420387%14.420387%14.420387%14.4%63.528%63.5%28.148095%28.148095%28.148095%28.1%83.747%83.7%9.961986%9.961986%9.961986%10.0%53.066%53.1%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in District of Columbia and Washington
Washington
District of Columbia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Other1All RacesMixed1Hispanic2Asian1White329.555491%29.555491%29.555491%29.6%36,80936.8k197.560014%198%16.314589%16.314589%16.314589%16.3%1,645109.052845%109%14.960260%14.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k100.000000%100%8.964330%8.964330%8.964330%9.0%57359.920954%60%7.256445%7.256445%7.256445%7.3%86748.504803%49%3.615267%3.615267%3.615267%3.6%37724.165801%24%0.973019%0.973019%0.973019%1.0%1,1016.504024%7%

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Washington

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Washington

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Washington

There are 135 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Washington (115 fully and 20 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Washington, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Washington. The least populous of the compared neighborhoods has a population of 3,725.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Washington, selected neighborhoods in Washington, and entities that contain Washington
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Shipley Terrace NeighborhoodShipley TerFort Dupont NeighborhoodFort DupontBenning Ridge NeighborhoodBenning RidgeAnacostia NeighborhoodAnacostiaCongress Heights NeighborhoodCongress HtsMarshall Heights NeighborhoodMarshall HtsWashington Highlands NeighborhoodWashington Highla…Buena Vista NeighborhoodBuena VistaBellevue NeighborhoodBellevueGreenway NeighborhoodGreenwayDeanwood NeighborhoodDeanwoodRandle Highlands NeighborhoodRandle HighlandsEdgewood NeighborhoodEdgewoodTrinidad NeighborhoodTrinidadKingman Park NeighborhoodKingman ParkEckington NeighborhoodEckingtonColumbia Heights NeighborhoodColumbia HtsBrightwood NeighborhoodBrightwoodMount Vernon Square NeighborhoodMt Vernon SqSixteenth Street Heights NeighborhoodSixteenth St HtsPark View NeighborhoodPark ViewDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.District of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of ColumbiaWashingtonPetworth NeighborhoodPetworthSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWoodridge NeighborhoodWoodridgeSouthwest Waterfront NeighborhoodSW WaterfrontBrookland NeighborhoodBrooklandBarney Circle NeighborhoodBarney CircleMount Pleasant NeighborhoodMt PleasantShaw NeighborhoodShawManor Park NeighborhoodManor ParkCatholic University NeighborhoodCatholic UnivRiggs Park NeighborhoodRiggs ParkWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonMichigan Park NeighborhoodMichigan ParkLogan Circle NeighborhoodLogan CircleBloomingdale NeighborhoodBloomingdaleU Street Corridor NeighborhoodU St CorridorNear Northeast NeighborhoodNear NECapitol Hill NeighborhoodCapitol HillFoggy Bottom NeighborhoodFoggy BottomAdams Morgan NeighborhoodAdams MorganSpring Valley NeighborhoodSpring ValleyChevy Chase NeighborhoodChevy ChaseDupont Circle NeighborhoodDupont CircleCleveland Park NeighborhoodCleveland PkWoodley Park NeighborhoodWoodley ParkForest Hills NeighborhoodForest HillsGlover Park NeighborhoodGlover ParkCathedral Heights NeighborhoodCathedral HtsGeorgetown NeighborhoodGeorgetownAmerican University Park NeighborhoodAmerican Univ PkWesley Heights NeighborhoodWesley Hts47.330157%47.330157%47.3%1,633146.872207%46.872207%46.9%863864244.967151%44.967151%45.0%1,083344.061505%44.061505%44.1%786443.010416%43.010416%43.0%1,2911,292542.054798%42.054798%42.1%996641.754576%41.754576%41.8%2,291741.306554%41.306554%41.3%879839.762489%39.762489%39.8%915916936.175837%36.175837%36.2%5555561033.829250%33.829250%33.8%7971133.527221%33.527221%33.5%8991227.704258%27.704258%27.7%6056061324.352726%24.352726%24.4%6581421.628078%21.628078%21.6%6871518.035841%18.035841%18.0%2831616.904104%16.904104%16.9%2,0562,0571716.362284%16.362284%16.4%4951816.300599%16.300599%16.3%4574581915.976018%15.976018%16.0%8772015.862485%15.862485%15.9%2542114.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k14.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k14.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k14.522960%14.522960%14.5%9399402214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.397100%12.397100%12.4%1642311.214255%11.214255%11.2%7637642410.763114%10.763114%10.8%2852862510.347176%10.347176%10.3%134269.536176%9.536176%9.5%424279.519880%9.519880%9.5%415289.335147%9.335147%9.3%290299.199509%9.199509%9.2%203204307.720823%7.720823%7.7%253317.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k6.155387%6.155387%6.2%9293326.111028%6.111028%6.1%592593335.349111%5.349111%5.3%116117345.294643%5.294643%5.3%113114355.083339%5.083339%5.1%218364.707742%4.707742%4.7%603604373.204549%3.204549%3.2%137138382.976342%2.976342%3.0%272273392.215190%2.215190%2.2%25401.997797%1.997797%2.0%9697411.691621%1.691621%1.7%162421.099944%1.099944%1.1%4950431.014945%1.014945%1.0%3637440.902162%0.902162%0.9%3536450.542380%0.542380%0.5%20460.534125%0.534125%0.5%13470.045509%0.045509%0.0%2480.004710%0.004710%0.0%0490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050

Food Stamps by Place in the Washington Area

There are 345 places in the Washington Area. This section compares Washington to all of the places in the Washington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Washington.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Washington, selected other places in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Washington
0%10%20%Count#Potomac HeightsPotomac HtsMiddlewayCoral HillsBladensburgBroomes IslandBroomes IsShenandoah JunctionShenandoah JctDistrict HeightsDist HtsSkyland EstatesSkyland EstsEagle HarborWoodlawnGlassmanorLandoverEast RiverdaleE RiverdaleRansonRemingtonPeppermill VillagePeppermill VlgForest HeightsFrst HtsHillcrest HeightsHillcrest HtsPrince FrederickCottage CitySeat PleasantFairmount HeightsFairmount HtsFront RoyalNational HarborNational HbrSuitlandCulpeperYorkshireSilver HillLa PlataWalker MillDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.District of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of ColumbiaWashingtonSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLoch LomondDrum PointGermantownSilver SpringSterlingWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSpencervilleDunkirkAlexandriaThurmontArlingtonBowieNew BaltimoreLinton HallDranesvilleHayfieldSperryvilleFlint HillBarnesvilleHillsboroPort Tobacco VillagePort Tobacco Vlg27.768014%27.768014%27.8%158126.666667%26.666667%26.7%60226.104746%26.104746%26.1%957325.978851%25.978851%26.0%909424.844720%24.844720%24.8%40524.489796%24.489796%24.5%60622.920892%22.920892%22.9%452722.297297%22.297297%22.3%66822.222222%22.222222%22.2%2922.148916%22.148916%22.1%4701021.674649%21.674649%21.7%1,4031120.984585%20.984585%21.0%1,6881220.160080%20.160080%20.2%8061320.064725%20.064725%20.1%3721419.917012%19.917012%19.9%481519.214753%19.214753%19.2%3231619.010124%19.010124%19.0%1691718.981763%18.981763%19.0%1,2491818.800648%18.800648%18.8%2321918.444444%18.444444%18.4%832018.355641%18.355641%18.4%2882118.181818%18.181818%18.2%962217.757817%17.757817%17.8%1,0282317.249847%17.249847%17.2%2812416.958448%16.958448%17.0%1,6082516.781836%16.781836%16.8%1,0202616.719368%16.719368%16.7%4232716.518255%16.518255%16.5%3712816.155143%16.155143%16.2%4792916.108418%16.108418%16.1%7313014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k14.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k14.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k4014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.500000%12.500000%12.5%1325010.465116%10.465116%10.5%117749.097593%9.097593%9.1%2,846988.948900%8.948900%8.9%2,767997.776723%7.776723%7.8%7371237.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k6.417112%6.417112%6.4%361485.184332%5.184332%5.2%451734.979210%4.979210%5.0%3,3891834.579550%4.579550%4.6%1161973.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,9052133.381904%3.381904%3.4%6872222.596515%2.596515%2.6%762461.900508%1.900508%1.9%2172711.028752%1.028752%1.0%392950.000000%0.000000%0.0%03200.000000%0.000000%0.0%03410.000000%0.000000%0.0%03420.000000%0.000000%0.0%03430.000000%0.000000%0.0%03440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0345

Food Stamps by Place in District of Columbia

There is 1 place in District of Columbia. This section compares Washington to all of the places in District of Columbia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Washington.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Washington, selected other places in District of Columbia, and entities that contain Washington
0%5%10%Count#District of ColumbiaD.C.District of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of ColumbiaWashingtonSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashington14.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k14.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k14.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M7.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k

Food Stamps by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Washington to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Washington. 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 Washington, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Washington
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.District of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of ColumbiaWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingRaleighAustinChesapeakeWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonVirginia 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%19,44919.4k1617.373445%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%53,09453.1k2116.142911%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%41,37241.4k14.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k14.960260%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%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.688267%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%6,769477.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k6.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k483.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905493.803630%3.803630%3.8%4,00150

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Washington to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Washington. 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 Washington, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Washington
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.District of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of ColumbiaWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan 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%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1417.388647%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%53,09453.1k1916.142911%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%41,37241.4k14.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k14.960260%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%25,00925.0k3313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.305549%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%33,16533.2k467.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k7.031769%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

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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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