Food Stamps in Benham, Kentucky (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Kentucky and Benham
Benham
Kentucky
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$41,250.000000$44,811.000000$41,250.000000$41.3k230$17,250.000000$15,446.000000$17,250.000000$17.3k45$50,655.000000$52,424.000000$50,655.000000$50.7k185
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 Kentucky and Benham
Benham
Kentucky
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty257.777778%49.002653%57.777778%57.8%38.235%38.2%11.111111%25.445964%11.111111%11.1%50.000%50.0%46.666667%17.363489%46.666667%46.7%36.207%36.2%66.666667%52.306473%66.666667%66.7%24.590%24.6%26.666667%26.371998%26.666667%26.7%9.917%9.92%75.555556%60.484377%75.555556%75.6%68.000%68.0%
% 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 Kentucky and Benham
Benham
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.702703%27.983882%22.702703%22.7%61.765%61.8%2.702703%5.046406%2.702703%2.7%50.000%50.0%20.000000%20.355237%20.000000%20.0%63.793%63.8%49.729730%28.687059%49.729730%49.7%75.410%75.4%58.918919%39.092837%58.918919%58.9%90.083%90.1%8.648649%9.861570%8.648649%8.6%32.000%32.0%
% 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 Kentucky and Benham
Benham
Kentucky
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%White1All RacesMixed2Black220.454545%15.448611%20.454545%20.5%45104.545455%105%19.565217%16.893675%19.565217%19.6%45100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.042108%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.333529%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in Harlan County

There are 14 places in Harlan County. This section compares Benham to all of the places in Harlan County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benham.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benham, selected other places in Harlan County, and entities that contain Benham
0%20%40%60%Count#AgesKenvirCumberlandEvartsColdironHarlan CountyHarlanHarlan County School DistrictHarlan CountyHarlanPathforkLoyallSouth WallinsCawoodCoxton970100Tract 970100Wallins CreekBenhamKentuckyEast South CentralSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLynch72.500000%72.500000%72.5%87151.818182%51.818182%51.8%57242.653509%42.653509%42.7%389338.862559%38.862559%38.9%82438.356164%38.356164%38.4%28532.058798%32.058798%32.1%3,66431.920959%31.920959%31.9%3,24728.735632%28.735632%28.7%225628.640777%28.640777%28.6%59726.739927%26.739927%26.7%73823.481781%23.481781%23.5%58922.709163%22.709163%22.7%571021.686747%21.686747%21.7%181121.625544%21.625544%21.6%14920.000000%20.000000%20.0%141219.565217%19.565217%19.6%451316.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.857143%12.857143%12.9%3614
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Kentucky

There are 540 places in Kentucky. This section compares Benham to the 50 most populous places in Kentucky and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benham. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 8,688.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benham, selected other places in Kentucky, and entities that contain Benham
0%10%20%30%Count#MiddlesboroughHarlan CountyHarlanHarlan County School DistrictHarlan CountyMayfieldSomersetGlasgowParisHopkinsvilleCovingtonWinchesterMaysvilleShivelyAshlandCampbellsvilleHendersonPaducahNicholasvilleRichmondNewport970100Tract 970100VersaillesBowling GreenBenhamShelbyvilleBereaDanvilleBardstownFranklinRadcliffMadisonvilleElizabethtownOwensboroKentuckyEast South CentralFrankfortShepherdsvilleLouisvilleGeorgetownSouthMurrayUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLexington-FayetteLawrenceburgBurlingtonErlangerHillviewMount WashingtonMt WashingtonFlorenceFort ThomasIndependenceLyndonJeffersontownFort Campbell NorthFort Campbell NAlexandriaSt. MatthewsFort KnoxEdgewoodFrancisville37.973438%37.973438%38.0%1,544132.058798%32.058798%32.1%3,66431.920959%31.920959%31.9%3,24729.975369%29.975369%30.0%1,217229.383603%29.383603%29.4%1,473326.491372%26.491372%26.5%1,612424.762381%24.762381%24.8%990524.320684%24.320684%24.3%3,070624.006359%24.006359%24.0%4,077723.921824%23.921824%23.9%1,836823.644933%23.644933%23.6%903923.506714%23.506714%23.5%1,5231023.119808%23.119808%23.1%2,1151122.716267%22.716267%22.7%1,0321222.215026%22.215026%22.2%2,7441322.084130%22.084130%22.1%2,5411421.992533%21.992533%22.0%2,4151521.773573%21.773573%21.8%2,8311621.696912%21.696912%21.7%1,3631721.625544%21.625544%21.6%14920.753687%20.753687%20.8%7601820.466200%20.466200%20.5%4,8291919.565217%19.565217%19.6%4519.224497%19.224497%19.2%1,0612019.053977%19.053977%19.1%9992118.689818%18.689818%18.7%1,1842218.588771%18.588771%18.6%9802318.443558%18.443558%18.4%6472418.278959%18.278959%18.3%1,6082517.923057%17.923057%17.9%1,3792617.651855%17.651855%17.7%2,1652717.471983%17.471983%17.5%4,3032816.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.161450%16.161450%16.2%1,9622916.109927%16.109927%16.1%6803015.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k3114.562858%14.562858%14.6%1,7043214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.126186%14.126186%14.1%1,0123313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k3412.074444%12.074444%12.1%5323511.715976%11.715976%11.7%6933611.258375%11.258375%11.3%7733710.291708%10.291708%10.3%314389.563253%9.563253%9.6%508397.534770%7.534770%7.5%986407.519142%7.519142%7.5%491417.299021%7.299021%7.3%641427.117636%7.117636%7.1%383436.737281%6.737281%6.7%776446.336996%6.336996%6.3%173455.383663%5.383663%5.4%174465.110930%5.110930%5.1%440474.819277%4.819277%4.8%108483.195374%3.195374%3.2%105492.463567%2.463567%2.5%7150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Benham to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benham. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benham, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Benham
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiHarlan CountyHarlanHarlan County School DistrictHarlan CountyLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El Paso970100Tract 970100MontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaBenhamColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondKentuckyEast South CentralJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlano45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k232.058798%32.058798%32.1%3,66431.920959%31.920959%31.9%3,24730.191719%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%48,37948.4k821.625544%21.625544%21.6%14920.911491%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%28,72128.7k1319.565217%19.565217%19.6%4519.447508%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%15,13415.1k2016.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.488666%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%41,37241.4k3114.826522%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%6,266,2326.27M13.688267%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%6,769476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k483.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905493.803630%3.803630%3.8%4,00150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Benham to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benham. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benham, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Benham
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiHarlan CountyHarlanHarlan County School DistrictHarlan CountyMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl Paso970100Tract 970100New YorkChicagoBenhamTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaKentuckyEast South CentralPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan 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%52,03852.0k332.058798%32.058798%32.1%3,66431.920959%31.920959%31.9%3,24730.439719%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%48,37948.4k921.625544%21.625544%21.6%14920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.565217%19.565217%19.6%4519.541946%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%32,70532.7k1716.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.536703%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%41,37241.4k2814.878116%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%25,00925.0k3313.305549%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%33,16533.2k467.031769%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
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place 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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State:
Kentucky
County:
Harlan
ZIP Codes:
40807, 40823, 40855
Unified School District:
Harlan County
Congressional District:
KY-5
State Senate District:
KY-29
State House District:
KY-84
Neighboring Cities:
Lynch
Nearby Cities:
Blackey, Cumberland, Whitesburg
Nearby Towns:
Appalachia, Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, St. Charles
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Dryden, Kenvir, Keokee