Food Stamps in New York (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 New York
New York
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$60,741.000000$55,322.000000$60,741.000000$60.7k7,266,1877.27M$18,290.000000$20,214.000000$18,290.000000$18.3k1,118,4341.12M$70,350.000000$62,089.000000$70,350.000000$70.4k6,147,7536.15M

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 York
New York
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty244.049448%52.998047%44.049448%44.0%22.252%22.3%24.851981%28.339554%24.851981%24.9%44.400%44.4%14.556782%18.429803%14.556782%14.6%11.693%11.7%45.065690%44.347651%45.065690%45.1%29.900%29.9%39.404650%29.179046%39.404650%39.4%15.813%15.8%50.555062%50.307328%50.555062%50.6%52.635%52.6%

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 York
New York
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.000116%28.828650%28.000116%28.0%77.748%77.7%5.661727%5.310662%5.661727%5.7%55.600%55.6%20.000185%20.990542%20.000185%20.0%88.307%88.3%19.221120%22.468885%19.221120%19.2%70.100%70.1%38.164773%38.399416%38.164773%38.2%84.187%84.2%8.276422%8.719194%8.276422%8.3%47.365%47.4%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and New York
New York
United States
0%10%20%30%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesAsian1White336.072504%24.343036%36.072504%36.1%189,517190k234.354070%234%28.193995%27.934397%28.193995%28.2%301,422301k183.169360%183%25.348802%21.151806%25.348802%25.3%120,766121k164.684847%165%24.975796%19.809232%24.975796%25.0%35,08435.1k162.261522%162%15.392310%13.049135%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M100.000000%100%13.614769%7.599620%13.614769%13.6%67,69167.7k88.451765%88%8.863243%8.898420%8.863243%8.9%403,954404k57.582281%58%

Map of Food Stamps by County in New York

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

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Food Stamps by Place in New York

There are 1,195 places in New York. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New York, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New York. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 27,601.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New York, selected places in New York, and entities that contain New York
0%10%20%30%Count#RochesterBuffaloJamestownElmiraUticaSyracuseBinghamtonNewburghPoughkeepsieSchenectadyNiagara FallsSpring ValleyRomeTroyHempsteadAlbanyNew YorkMount VernonCentral IslipBay ShoreMiddletownYonkersBrentwoodNew YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaFreeportElmontNorth TonawandaN TonawandaIthacaTonawandaPort ChesterHuntington StationIrondequoitNew RochelleWest SenecaValley StreamWest BabylonUniondaleCoramWhite PlainsLong BeachFranklin SquareFranklin SqCentereachBrightonOceansideLevittownNew CityHicksvilleEast MeadowHarrisonCommack34.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k134.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k233.740350%33.740350%33.7%4,283332.905328%32.905328%32.9%3,434432.778566%32.778566%32.8%7,622530.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k629.801895%29.801895%29.8%5,882728.898267%28.898267%28.9%2,602825.630821%25.630821%25.6%3,220925.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,8991024.861669%24.861669%24.9%5,2571124.615730%24.615730%24.6%2,1941223.039365%23.039365%23.0%3,0201322.740334%22.740334%22.7%4,5111422.260123%22.260123%22.3%3,5241521.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8241620.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1720.208805%20.208805%20.2%4,9941819.880927%19.880927%19.9%1,8701917.159313%17.159313%17.2%1,5792016.692913%16.692913%16.7%1,6962116.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2215.740051%15.740051%15.7%2,1122315.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3252411.221442%11.221442%11.2%1,5032511.159849%11.159849%11.2%1,0942610.805443%10.805443%10.8%1,4692710.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,0182810.612055%10.612055%10.6%2,7362910.177384%10.177384%10.2%918309.893182%9.893182%9.9%991319.855975%9.855975%9.9%2,183329.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627339.254789%9.254789%9.3%1,802348.094174%8.094174%8.1%942357.371795%7.371795%7.4%1,012367.204385%7.204385%7.2%552376.908842%6.908842%6.9%1,008386.764977%6.764977%6.8%1,468396.622008%6.622008%6.6%949406.433900%6.433900%6.4%621415.616830%5.616830%5.6%550424.853186%4.853186%4.9%757434.770302%4.770302%4.8%514444.589580%4.589580%4.6%747454.023669%4.023669%4.0%442463.965426%3.965426%4.0%523473.680881%3.680881%3.7%448483.633965%3.633965%3.6%303492.359608%2.359608%2.4%27950

Food Stamps by Metro Area in New York

There are 26 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within New York (25 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, New York, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New York.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New York, selected metro areas in New York, and entities that contain New York
0%5%10%15%Count#Amsterdam Metro AreaAmsterdamJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownPlattsburgh Metro AreaPlattsburghMalone Metro AreaMalone AreaOlean Metro AreaOlean AreaUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaOgdensburg and Massena Metro AreaOgdensburgWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonElmira Metro AreaElmira AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew YorkGloversville Metro AreaGloversvilleSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaRochester Metro AreaRochesterCortland Metro AreaCortland AreaCorning Metro AreaCorning AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAuburn Metro AreaAuburn AreaSeneca Falls Metro AreaSeneca FallsBatavia Metro AreaBatavia AreaKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaOneonta Metro AreaOneonta AreaAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaHudson Metro AreaHudson AreaIthaca Metro AreaIthaca Area19.892528%19.892528%19.9%3,887118.870215%18.870215%18.9%9,948218.200202%18.200202%18.2%5,760318.187471%18.187471%18.2%3,510417.738556%17.738556%17.7%5,588517.499353%17.499353%17.5%20,28720.3k617.001881%17.001881%17.0%7,050716.171594%16.171594%16.2%7,023815.943236%15.943236%15.9%15,69515.7k915.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,5461015.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k1115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.997773%14.997773%15.0%3,3671214.806177%14.806177%14.8%37,96638.0k1314.031179%14.031179%14.0%60,46460.5k1413.973873%13.973873%14.0%2,4711513.952223%13.952223%14.0%5,6421613.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k1713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.211434%13.211434%13.2%6,7341813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.854796%12.854796%12.9%3,9901912.331773%12.331773%12.3%1,6862011.958027%11.958027%12.0%2,8492111.382419%11.382419%11.4%7,8922211.134713%11.134713%11.1%2,6212311.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k2410.658233%10.658233%10.7%2,696259.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,62826

Food Stamps by County in New York

There are 62 counties in New York. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New York, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New York. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 48,713.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New York, selected counties in New York, and entities that contain New York
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxKings CountyKingsMontgomery CountyMontgomeryChautauqua CountyChautauquaClinton CountyClintonFranklin CountyFranklinChenango CountyChenangoCattaraugus CountyCattaraugusOneida CountyOneidaOswego CountyOswegoHerkimer CountyHerkimerSt. Lawrence CountySt. LawrenceBroome CountyBroomeErie CountyErieJefferson CountyJeffersonChemung CountyChemungNew YorkFulton CountyFultonMonroe CountyMonroeWashington CountyWashingtonOnondaga CountyOnondagaTioga CountyTiogaCortland CountyCortlandSteuben CountySteubenQueens CountyQueensSchenectady CountySchenectadyNew York CountyNew YorkSullivan CountySullivanMiddle AtlanticNortheastNiagara CountyNiagaraMadison CountyMadisonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLivingston CountyLivingstonCayuga CountyCayugaRichmond CountyRichmondGenesee CountyGeneseeRensselaer CountyRensselaerWarren CountyWarrenWayne CountyWayneAlbany CountyAlbanyUlster CountyUlsterOrange CountyOrangeOtsego CountyOtsegoRockland CountyRocklandColumbia CountyColumbiaOntario CountyOntarioDutchess CountyDutchessTompkins CountyTompkinsWestchester CountyWestchesterSaratoga CountySaratogaSuffolk CountySuffolkNassau CountyNassauPutnam CountyPutnam36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k123.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k219.892528%19.892528%19.9%3,887318.870215%18.870215%18.9%9,948418.200202%18.200202%18.2%5,760518.187471%18.187471%18.2%3,510618.057166%18.057166%18.1%3,582717.738556%17.738556%17.7%5,588817.534899%17.534899%17.5%15,82715.8k917.461542%17.461542%17.5%7,9231017.374367%17.374367%17.4%4,4601117.001881%17.001881%17.0%7,0501216.341538%16.341538%16.3%12,86712.9k1316.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k1416.171594%16.171594%16.2%7,0231515.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,5461615.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.997773%14.997773%15.0%3,3671714.815728%14.815728%14.8%44,49044.5k1814.637699%14.637699%14.6%3,5171914.398810%14.398810%14.4%26,62726.6k2014.351687%14.351687%14.4%2,8282113.973873%13.973873%14.0%2,4712213.952223%13.952223%14.0%5,6422313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.793229%13.793229%13.8%7,5902513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.410933%13.410933%13.4%3,7562713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.131290%13.131290%13.1%11,50811.5k2813.077600%13.077600%13.1%3,4162913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.858736%12.858736%12.9%3,1143012.854796%12.854796%12.9%3,9903112.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3211.958027%11.958027%12.0%2,8493311.947508%11.947508%11.9%7,5933411.939578%11.939578%11.9%3,2173511.671588%11.671588%11.7%4,2693611.526251%11.526251%11.5%14,30514.3k3711.382419%11.382419%11.4%7,8923811.139967%11.139967%11.1%13,94113.9k3911.134713%11.134713%11.1%2,6214011.127042%11.127042%11.1%11,02011.0k4110.658233%10.658233%10.7%2,6964210.531915%10.531915%10.5%4,6534310.054325%10.054325%10.1%10,75310.8k449.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,628458.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k467.868333%7.868333%7.9%7,152476.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k493.891267%3.891267%3.9%1,32750

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in New York

There are 1,023 county subdivisions in New York. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New York, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New York. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,343.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New York, selected county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain New York
0%10%20%30%Count#BronxRochesterBuffaloUticaSyracuseBinghamtonTown of MonroeMonroeSchenectadyNiagara FallsBrooklynTroyAlbanyMount VernonTown of RamapoRamapoYonkersNew YorkTown of UnionQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaStaten IslandTown of TonawandaTonawandaTown of IrondequoitIrondequoitTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieNew RochelleTown of West SenecaW SenecaTown of IslipTown of GreeceGreeceTown of BabylonBabylonTown of ClayTown of HamburgHamburgTown of RyeTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenTown of HenriettaHenriettaWhite PlainsTown of LancasterLancasterTown of WebsterWebsterTown of HempsteadHempsteadTown of Mount PleasantMt PleasantTown of ClarkstownClarkstownTown of ColonieColonieTown of PerintonPerintonTown of CortlandtCortlandtTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of OrangetownOrangetownTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k134.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k234.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k332.778566%32.778566%32.8%7,622430.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k529.801895%29.801895%29.8%5,882628.721439%28.721439%28.7%2,954725.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,899824.861669%24.861669%24.9%5,257923.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k1022.740334%22.740334%22.7%4,5111121.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8241220.208805%20.208805%20.2%4,9941319.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6911416.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k1515.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.939369%13.939369%13.9%3,3751613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.632631%12.632631%12.6%4,9291912.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k2011.719155%11.719155%11.7%3,844219.855975%9.855975%9.9%2,183229.355950%9.355950%9.4%1,412239.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627249.254789%9.254789%9.3%1,802259.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111268.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551278.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545287.918013%7.918013%7.9%1,862297.801508%7.801508%7.8%1,863307.413703%7.413703%7.4%1,134317.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569327.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k336.813287%6.813287%6.8%1,044346.764977%6.764977%6.8%1,468356.534954%6.534954%6.5%1,118366.361556%6.361556%6.4%1,112376.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k385.330415%5.330415%5.3%755395.303082%5.303082%5.3%1,552405.286786%5.286786%5.3%1,684414.842017%4.842017%4.8%921424.621410%4.621410%4.6%708434.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052444.442582%4.442582%4.4%795454.151939%4.151939%4.2%881463.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.090064%3.090064%3.1%2,366483.027583%3.027583%3.0%2,968492.870620%2.870620%2.9%1,13850

Food Stamps by State in the United States

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

Most Food Stamps by State#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New York, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain New York
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonMississippiKentuckyNew MexicoTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaMaineRhode IslandMichiganAlabamaNew YorkGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOhioFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasWashingtonOklahomaVermontMiddle AtlanticIllinoisArizonaNortheastTexasUnited 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%163,102163k1813.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k1913.661444%13.661444%13.7%199,662200k2013.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k2113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k2213.247600%13.247600%13.2%324,423324k2313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.136648%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 Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares New York to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New York.

Most Food Stamps by State#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New York, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain New York
0%5%10%15%Count#MaineRhode IslandNew YorkVermontMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMassachusettsConnecticutNew JerseyNew Hampshire16.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k116.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k215.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M313.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k413.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k512.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k612.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k79.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k87.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k9

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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