Food Stamps in Maryland (State)

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 Maryland
Maryland
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$76,067.000000$55,322.000000$76,067.000000$76.1k2,177,4922.18M$26,804.000000$20,214.000000$26,804.000000$26.8k241,401241k$83,158.000000$62,089.000000$83,158.000000$83.2k1,936,0911.94M

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 Maryland
Maryland
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.629857%52.998047%52.629857%52.6%17.677%17.7%30.979988%28.339554%30.979988%31.0%38.960%39.0%15.512363%18.429803%15.512363%15.5%8.119%8.12%42.358151%44.347651%42.358151%42.4%21.251%21.3%31.060352%29.179046%31.060352%31.1%9.371%9.37%39.791882%50.307328%39.791882%39.8%46.701%46.7%

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 Maryland
Maryland
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.560082%28.828650%30.560082%30.6%82.323%82.3%6.051937%5.310662%6.051937%6.1%61.040%61.0%21.887504%20.990542%21.887504%21.9%91.881%91.9%19.570671%22.468885%19.570671%19.6%78.749%78.7%37.454644%38.399416%37.454644%37.5%90.629%90.6%5.662337%8.719194%5.662337%5.7%53.299%53.3%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Maryland
Maryland
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian120.056171%27.934397%20.056171%20.1%127,469127k180.911230%181%16.262517%24.343036%16.262517%16.3%9,322146.691607%147%14.426093%19.809232%14.426093%14.4%5,887130.126644%130%13.219567%21.151806%13.219567%13.2%9,691119.243503%119%11.086195%13.049135%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k100.000000%100%6.517616%8.898420%6.517616%6.5%81,91681.9k58.790377%59%6.261108%7.599620%6.261108%6.3%7,11656.476623%56%

Map of Food Stamps by County in Maryland

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
4.9%9.2%13.5%17.7%21.9%26.2%
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Maryland

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in Maryland

There are 518 places in Maryland. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Maryland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maryland. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 25,878.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Maryland, selected places in Maryland, and entities that contain Maryland
0%10%20%30%Count#HagerstownBaltimoreEdgewoodSalisburyDundalkEssexMiddle RiverReisterstownSouthGlen BurnieParkvilleSouth AtlanticAnnapolisChillumUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLochearnMilford MillMontgomery VillageMontgomery VlgWoodlawnMarylandFrederickSouth LaurelWaldorfWheatonAspen HillRandallstownGermantownSilver SpringGaithersburgSevernPikesvilleCollege ParkOwings MillsBel Air SouthColumbiaClintonCarneyCatonsvilleRockvilleOlneyPasadenaPerry HallTowsonBel Air NorthOdentonBowieNorth BethesdaN BethesdaEldersburgEllicott CityIlchesterPotomacSeverna ParkCroftonBethesda30.112662%30.112662%30.1%4,918125.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k224.552183%24.552183%24.6%2,289321.988877%21.988877%22.0%2,649421.442903%21.442903%21.4%5,023520.911310%20.911310%20.9%3,084617.761209%17.761209%17.8%1,739714.975369%14.975369%15.0%1,520814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.010018%14.010018%14.0%3,804913.832578%13.832578%13.8%1,7401013.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.283413%13.283413%13.3%2,1111113.205645%13.205645%13.2%1,4411213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.915639%12.915639%12.9%1,3091312.214133%12.214133%12.2%1,4261412.113335%12.113335%12.1%1,3981511.998605%11.998605%12.0%1,7201611.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k10.798983%10.798983%10.8%2,8871710.493245%10.493245%10.5%1,0021810.489430%10.489430%10.5%2,739199.783327%9.783327%9.8%1,481209.769710%9.769710%9.8%1,663219.575066%9.575066%9.6%1,192229.097593%9.097593%9.1%2,846238.948900%8.948900%8.9%2,767248.822543%8.822543%8.8%2,104258.544268%8.544268%8.5%1,492268.365453%8.365453%8.4%1,172277.764938%7.764938%7.8%551287.566929%7.566929%7.6%961296.923543%6.923543%6.9%1,256306.831708%6.831708%6.8%2,732316.583490%6.583490%6.6%839326.545173%6.545173%6.5%844336.107276%6.107276%6.1%920345.053191%5.053191%5.1%1,254354.886637%4.886637%4.9%569364.760881%4.760881%4.8%443374.723299%4.723299%4.7%536384.545887%4.545887%4.5%956393.829161%3.829161%3.8%416403.403023%3.403023%3.4%529413.381904%3.381904%3.4%687423.329999%3.329999%3.3%699433.125864%3.125864%3.1%339443.113450%3.113450%3.1%775452.654265%2.654265%2.7%234462.406052%2.406052%2.4%388471.992001%1.992001%2.0%259481.988801%1.988801%2.0%206491.438792%1.438792%1.4%36250

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Maryland

There are 9 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Maryland (4 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Maryland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maryland.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Maryland, selected metro areas in Maryland, and entities that contain Maryland
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Cambridge Metro AreaCambridgeCumberland Metro AreaCumberlandSalisbury Metro AreaSalisburySouthHagerstown and Martinsburg Metro AreaHagerstownSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreEaston Metro AreaEaston AreaMarylandCalifornia and Lexington Park Metro AreaCaliforniaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashington23.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,144116.484185%16.484185%16.5%6,504214.426765%14.426765%14.4%21,62521.6k314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.846689%13.846689%13.8%13,54413.5k413.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k512.335852%12.335852%12.3%128,376128k611.916753%11.916753%11.9%1,964711.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k10.918980%10.918980%10.9%4,25687.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k9

Food Stamps by County in Maryland

There are 24 counties in Maryland. This section compares all 24 of those to each other, Maryland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maryland.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Maryland, selected counties in Maryland, and entities that contain Maryland
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Somerset CountySomersetBaltimore CityBaltimoreDorchester CountyDorchesterCaroline CountyCarolineAllegany CountyAlleganyGarrett CountyGarrettWicomico CountyWicomicoWashington CountyWashingtonKent CountyKentSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTalbot CountyTalbotWorcester CountyWorcesterMarylandSt. Mary's CountySt. Mary'sPrince George's CountyPrince George'sCecil CountyCecilBaltimore CountyBaltimoreCharles CountyCharlesHarford CountyHarfordCalvert CountyCalvertQueen Anne's CountyQueen Anne'sFrederick CountyFrederickAnne Arundel CountyAnne ArundelCarroll CountyCarrollMontgomery CountyMontgomeryHoward CountyHoward26.176753%26.176753%26.2%2,180125.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k223.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,144318.884263%18.884263%18.9%2,268418.755991%18.755991%18.8%5,283516.575060%16.575060%16.6%1,930615.437181%15.437181%15.4%5,738714.689628%14.689628%14.7%8,240814.564623%14.564623%14.6%1,119914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.916753%11.916753%11.9%1,9641011.251785%11.251785%11.3%2,3641111.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k10.918980%10.918980%10.9%4,2561210.883209%10.883209%10.9%33,38033.4k1310.399265%10.399265%10.4%3,8471410.298057%10.298057%10.3%32,21532.2k158.867942%8.867942%8.9%4,798168.687849%8.687849%8.7%8,036178.478668%8.478668%8.5%2,669187.899916%7.899916%7.9%1,405196.989157%6.989157%7.0%6,220206.978992%6.978992%7.0%14,29514.3k216.833860%6.833860%6.8%4,131226.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k234.997634%4.997634%5.0%5,49124

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Maryland

There are 290 county subdivisions in Maryland. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Maryland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maryland. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 37,366.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Maryland, selected county subdivisions in Maryland, and entities that contain Maryland
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#BaltimoreBaltimore District 1212District 2:Bladensburg2, BladensburgBaltimore District 1313Baltimore District 1515District 12:Oxon Hill12, Oxon HlDistrict 8:Bay8, BayDistrict 6:Spauldings6, SpauldingsSouthSouth AtlanticDistrict 20:Lanham20, LanhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDistrict 17:Chillum17, ChillumDistrict 1:Abingdon1, AbingdonAnne Arundel District 22MarylandDistrict 2:Frederick2, FrederickDistrict 13:Kent13, KentAnne Arundel District 11Baltimore District 1414Baltimore District 22Montgomery District 99Baltimore District 44District 7:Westminster7, WestminsterDistrict 6:Waldorf6, WaldorfDistrict 10:Laurel10, LaurelBaltimore District 11Montgomery District 55Montgomery District 1313Baltimore District 33District 21:Berwyn21, BerwynAnne Arundel District 66Baltimore District 99District 6:Savage6, SavageAnne Arundel District 33District 9:Surratts9, SurrattsDistrict 5:Piscataway5, PiscatawayDistrict 5:Clarksville5, ClarksvilleMontgomery District 22Baltimore District 1111Anne Arundel District 44Baltimore District 88Anne Arundel District 77District 1:Elkridge1, ElkridgeDistrict 14:Bowie14, BowieMontgomery District 44Montgomery District 88District 3:Bel Air3, Bel AirDistrict 7:Queen Anne7, Queen AnneMontgomery District 66District 2:Ellicott City2, Ellicott CityMontgomery District 1010Anne Arundel District 55Montgomery District 7725.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k122.987694%22.987694%23.0%4,558217.668746%17.668746%17.7%2,492316.946039%16.946039%16.9%2,214416.206392%16.206392%16.2%6,420515.889078%15.889078%15.9%4,114615.323061%15.323061%15.3%2,317714.791726%14.791726%14.8%5,220814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.595896%13.595896%13.6%1,802913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.854641%12.854641%12.9%3,3031011.539040%11.539040%11.5%3,8381111.231137%11.231137%11.2%3,3791211.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k11.053753%11.053753%11.1%3,3191311.006921%11.006921%11.0%2,9581410.697999%10.697999%10.7%2,9091510.650128%10.650128%10.7%1,9921610.524593%10.524593%10.5%4,1791710.327400%10.327400%10.3%6,4981810.268500%10.268500%10.3%2,352199.980125%9.980125%10.0%1,406209.728009%9.728009%9.7%2,872219.213181%9.213181%9.2%2,055228.941411%8.941411%8.9%2,599238.505529%8.505529%8.5%3,223248.217608%8.217608%8.2%7,888258.207922%8.207922%8.2%1,838268.043132%8.043132%8.0%1,820278.003392%8.003392%8.0%2,454287.455359%7.455359%7.5%2,931297.365608%7.365608%7.4%2,591307.090279%7.090279%7.1%1,965316.909638%6.909638%6.9%1,056326.110026%6.110026%6.1%813335.305529%5.305529%5.3%1,351345.272977%5.272977%5.3%961354.783415%4.783415%4.8%1,419364.760459%4.760459%4.8%1,568374.727505%4.727505%4.7%1,335384.565408%4.565408%4.6%1,352394.364058%4.364058%4.4%678404.330176%4.330176%4.3%544414.283764%4.283764%4.3%2,134424.152631%4.152631%4.2%678434.130631%4.130631%4.1%1,280443.768482%3.768482%3.8%836453.616658%3.616658%3.6%614463.331753%3.331753%3.3%773472.689671%2.689671%2.7%357482.509109%2.509109%2.5%668491.002613%1.002613%1.0%39950

Food Stamps by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Maryland to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maryland.

Most Food Stamps by State#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Maryland, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Maryland
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonMississippiKentuckyNew MexicoTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaMaineRhode IslandMichiganAlabamaNew YorkGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOhioFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasSouthWashingtonSouth AtlanticOklahomaVermontIllinoisArizonaTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriPennsylvaniaDelawareWisconsinMassachusettsNevadaConnecticutIndianaIdahoIowaHawaiiMarylandSouth DakotaMontanaAlaskaVirginiaCaliforniaNew JerseyKansasNebraskaMinnesotaColoradoUtahNew HampshireNorth DakotaWyoming18.757557%18.757557%18.8%289,944290k118.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k216.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k316.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k416.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k516.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k616.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k816.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k915.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k1015.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k1115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M1215.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k1314.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k1414.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k1514.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M1614.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k1714.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k1814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k1913.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.661444%13.661444%13.7%199,662200k2013.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k2113.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k2213.247600%13.247600%13.2%324,423324k2313.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M2413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k2512.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k2612.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k2712.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k2812.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k2912.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k3012.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k3112.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k3212.154362%12.154362%12.2%72,45372.5k3311.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k3411.563392%11.563392%11.6%52,27052.3k3511.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k3610.908268%10.908268%10.9%36,38336.4k3710.635086%10.635086%10.6%43,88643.9k3810.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k399.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k409.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M419.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k429.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k438.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k448.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k458.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k468.338496%8.338496%8.3%76,57876.6k477.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k487.491734%7.491734%7.5%22,86222.9k496.025508%6.025508%6.0%13,67713.7k50

Food Stamps by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares Maryland to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maryland.

Most Food Stamps by State#12

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Maryland, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Maryland
0%5%10%15%Count#MississippiKentuckyTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaAlabamaGeorgiaDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.South CarolinaS CarolinaFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasSouthSouth AtlanticOklahomaTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareMarylandVirginia18.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k116.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k216.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k316.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k416.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k515.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k615.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k814.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k914.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M1014.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k1114.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k1214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.661444%13.661444%13.7%199,662200k1313.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M1413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k1511.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k169.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k17

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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