Food Stamps in Pierce County, Washington (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Washington and Pierce County
Pierce County
Washington
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$61,468.000000$62,848.000000$61,468.000000$61.5k307,106307k$25,160.000000$24,064.000000$25,160.000000$25.2k46,22046.2k$68,172.000000$70,372.000000$68,172.000000$68.2k260,886261k
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 Washington and Pierce County
Pierce County
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.035482%47.116760%48.035482%48.0%21.712%21.7%22.827780%21.332104%22.827780%22.8%43.472%43.5%18.401125%19.230512%18.401125%18.4%12.670%12.7%44.887495%46.945970%44.887495%44.9%25.203%25.2%27.542190%29.704259%27.542190%27.5%12.280%12.3%41.733016%43.268786%41.733016%41.7%55.216%55.2%
% 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 Washington and Pierce County
Pierce County
Washington
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.686583%28.269022%30.686583%30.7%78.288%78.3%5.259002%4.246874%5.259002%5.3%56.528%56.5%22.470351%21.522256%22.470351%22.5%87.330%87.3%23.600730%21.696812%23.600730%23.6%74.797%74.8%34.854687%36.820123%34.854687%34.9%87.720%87.7%5.996872%6.695312%5.996872%6.0%44.784%44.8%
% 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 Washington and Pierce County
Pierce County
Washington
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1Hispanic2Asian1All RacesWhite326.385994%29.386469%26.385994%26.4%5,697175.320145%175%23.526393%22.395108%23.526393%23.5%3,209156.319698%156%22.886275%28.516734%22.886275%22.9%2,918152.066469%152%21.658056%25.043537%21.658056%21.7%2,683143.905647%144%19.522533%11.275405%19.522533%19.5%3,132129.716293%130%15.050178%13.874663%15.050178%15.1%46,22046.2k100.000000%100%12.389139%11.571875%12.389139%12.4%28,58128.6k82.318885%82%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pierce County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
4.8%7.7%10.5%13.3%16.1%18.9%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Pierce County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%15%30%45%59%74%
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Food Stamps by Place in Pierce County

There are 74 places that are fully or partially contained within Pierce County (70 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 74 of those to each other, Pierce County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pierce County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pierce County, selected places in Pierce County, and entities that contain Pierce County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#South PrairieParklandMidlandPacificStansberry LakeStansberry LkLakewoodTacomaLongbranchLa GrandeClear LakeEnumclawAuburnBuckleyOrtingElk PlainSpanawayNorth PuyallupN PuyallupUniversity PlaceUniv PlPierce CountyPierceSummit ViewRoyFifePrairie RidgeWashingtonEatonvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPuyallupSouth CreekHomeSumnerFredericksonSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaWestPacificWallerSouth HillKey CenterSummitMcKennaMcMillinFife HeightsDash PointMaplewoodCanterwoodVaughnAshfordGreenwaterHerron IslandAlder27.472527%27.472527%27.5%25125.869766%25.869766%25.9%3,361223.974668%23.974668%24.0%795322.039342%22.039342%22.0%549421.711367%21.711367%21.7%170521.383725%21.383725%21.4%5,211620.446143%20.446143%20.4%16,42516.4k719.364375%19.364375%19.4%262819.354839%19.354839%19.4%12919.252874%19.252874%19.3%671019.063545%19.063545%19.1%8551118.658448%18.658448%18.7%5,1461218.556701%18.556701%18.6%2881317.389438%17.389438%17.4%4051416.929134%16.929134%16.9%8171516.868885%16.868885%16.9%1,7241615.909091%15.909091%15.9%1401715.847338%15.847338%15.8%2,0181815.050178%15.050178%15.1%46,22046.2k14.963504%14.963504%15.0%4101914.559387%14.559387%14.6%382014.220705%14.220705%14.2%5002113.977463%13.977463%14.0%5832213.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.229927%13.229927%13.2%1452313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.713399%12.713399%12.7%1,9662412.327311%12.327311%12.3%1162512.164297%12.164297%12.2%772611.982515%11.982515%12.0%4662711.740773%11.740773%11.7%8082811.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.735903%10.735903%10.7%3372910.360069%10.360069%10.4%1,9223010.279667%10.279667%10.3%136319.484193%9.484193%9.5%285368.737864%8.737864%8.7%27417.383628%7.383628%7.4%46466.493506%6.493506%6.5%45515.135135%5.135135%5.1%19563.959900%3.959900%4.0%79612.276176%2.276176%2.3%30660.000000%0.000000%0.0%0680.000000%0.000000%0.0%0690.000000%0.000000%0.0%0700.000000%0.000000%0.0%0710.000000%0.000000%0.0%072
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 72 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pierce County

There are 10 county subdivisions in Pierce County. This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Pierce County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pierce County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pierce County, selected county subdivisions in Pierce County, and entities that contain Pierce County
0%5%10%15%Count#TacomaPierce CountyPierceWashingtonKey Peninsula-Anderson IslandKey Peninsula-An…BuckleyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEatonvilleSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaRoyPuyallupWestPacificGraham-ThriftGig Harbor PeninsulaGig Hbr PeninsulaFort Lewis-DuPontMount Rainier18.898690%18.898690%18.9%32,24432.2k115.050178%15.050178%15.1%46,22046.2k13.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.584767%13.584767%13.6%742213.192161%13.192161%13.2%1,003313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.526272%12.526272%12.5%298411.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.535662%11.535662%11.5%634511.195283%11.195283%11.2%6,665611.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.861827%10.861827%10.9%3,02176.073719%6.073719%6.1%1,16584.979899%4.979899%5.0%38494.878049%4.878049%4.9%6410
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Seattle Area

There are 3 counties in the Seattle Area. This section compares Pierce County to all of the counties in the Seattle Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pierce County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pierce County, selected other counties in the Seattle Area, and entities that contain Pierce County
0%5%10%15%Count#Pierce CountyPierceWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSnohomish CountySnohomishSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaWestPacificKing CountyKing15.050178%15.050178%15.1%46,22046.2k113.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.796458%11.796458%11.8%32,86832.9k211.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k3
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Washington

There are 39 counties in Washington. This section compares Pierce County to all of the counties in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pierce County.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pierce County, selected other counties in Washington, and entities that contain Pierce County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Yakima CountyYakimaPacific CountyPacificGrays Harbor CountyGrays HarborCowlitz CountyCowlitzOkanogan CountyOkanoganFerry CountyFerryLewis CountyLewisPend Oreille CountyPend OreilleFranklin CountyFranklinGrant CountyGrantAdams CountyAdamsStevens CountyStevensSpokane CountySpokaneAsotin CountyAsotinMason CountyMasonColumbia CountyColumbiaWahkiakum CountyWahkiakumKlickitat CountyKlickitatSkagit CountySkagitClark CountyClarkWhatcom CountyWhatcomClallam CountyClallamBenton CountyBentonPierce CountyPierceWalla Walla CountyWalla WallaDouglas CountyDouglasSkamania CountySkamaniaKittitas CountyKittitasWashingtonLincoln CountyLincolnThurston CountyThurstonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKitsap CountyKitsapSnohomish CountySnohomishWhitman CountyWhitmanSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaJefferson CountyJeffersonWestPacificChelan CountyChelanKing CountyKingGarfield CountyGarfieldIsland CountyIslandSan Juan CountySan Juan23.970023%23.970023%24.0%19,22319.2k122.991320%22.991320%23.0%2,066221.920501%21.920501%21.9%6,022321.595120%21.595120%21.6%8,567421.298500%21.298500%21.3%3,579521.158276%21.158276%21.2%643621.073201%21.073201%21.1%6,201720.558329%20.558329%20.6%1,112820.093811%20.093811%20.1%5,055919.326461%19.326461%19.3%5,7561019.065062%19.065062%19.1%1,0931118.822383%18.822383%18.8%3,2831218.110364%18.110364%18.1%34,63134.6k1318.059589%18.059589%18.1%1,6791418.041329%18.041329%18.0%4,0511517.702783%17.702783%17.7%2991617.495808%17.495808%17.5%3131716.581980%16.581980%16.6%1,3381815.754316%15.754316%15.8%7,2641915.381433%15.381433%15.4%25,28025.3k2015.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k2115.172721%15.172721%15.2%4,7702215.076442%15.076442%15.1%10,31510.3k2315.050178%15.050178%15.1%46,22046.2k2414.900920%14.900920%14.9%3,2562514.684974%14.684974%14.7%2,1072614.594713%14.594713%14.6%6682714.105104%14.105104%14.1%2,4212813.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.580816%13.580816%13.6%5892913.269803%13.269803%13.3%13,73013.7k3013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.056997%12.056997%12.1%11,84611.8k3111.796458%11.796458%11.8%32,86832.9k3211.626418%11.626418%11.6%1,9983311.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.569943%11.569943%11.6%1,5693411.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.415441%10.415441%10.4%2,8333510.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k369.873950%9.873950%9.9%94379.766982%9.766982%9.8%3,261387.477371%7.477371%7.5%57039
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 39 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Pierce County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pierce County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pierce County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Pierce County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPierce CountyPiercePima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensWashingtonNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgWestPacificRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1215.050178%15.050178%15.1%46,22046.2k14.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county 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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Principal Cities:
Tacoma, Auburn, Lakewood
Cities:
Auburn, Bonney Lake, Buckley, DuPont, Edgewood, Enumclaw, Fife, Fircrest, Gig Harbor, Lakewood, Milton, Orting, Pacific, Puyallup, Roy, Sumner, Tacoma, University Place
Towns:
Carbonado, Eatonville, Ruston, South Prairie, Steilacoom, Wilkeson
Unincorporated Places:
Alder, Alderton, Anderson Island, Artondale, Ashford, Browns Point, Canterwood, Clear Lake, Clover Creek, Crocker, Dash Point, Elbe, Elk Plain, Fife Heights, Fort Lewis, Fox Island, Frederickson, Graham, Greenwater, Herron Island, Home, Kapowsin, Ketron Island, Key Center, La Grande, Lake Tapps, Longbranch, Maplewood, McChord AFB, McKenna, McMillin, Midland, North Fort Lewis, North Puyallup, Parkland, Prairie Heights, Prairie Ridge, Purdy, Raft Island, Rosedale, South Creek, South Hill, Spanaway, Stansberry Lake, Summit, Summit View, Vaughn, Waller, Wauna, Wollochet
ZIP Codes:
98022, 98047, 98092, 98303, 98304, 98321, 98323, 98327, 98328, 98329, 98330, 98332, 98333, 98335, 98338, 98349, 98351, 98354, 98355, 98360, 98371, 98372, 98373, 98374, 98375, 98385, 98387, 98388, 98390, 98391, 98394, 98396, 98402, 98403, 98404, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98408, 98409, 98416, 98418, 98421, 98422, 98424, 98430, 98433, 98438, 98439, 98443, 98444, 98445, 98446, 98447, 98465, 98466, 98467, 98498, 98499, 98513, 98516, 98524, 98558, 98580, 98597, 98937
Unified School Districts:
Auburn, Bethel, Carbonado, Clover Park, Dieringer, Eatonville, Fife, Franklin Pierce, Orting, Peninsula, Puyallup, Steilacoom Historical, Sumner, Tacoma, University Place, White River, Yelm
Congressional Districts:
WA-6, WA-8, WA-9, WA-10
State Senate Districts:
WA-2, WA-25, WA-26, WA-27, WA-28, WA-29, WA-30, WA-31
State House Districts:
WA-2, WA-25, WA-26, WA-27, WA-28, WA-29, WA-30, WA-31
Neighboring Counties:
King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Thurston, Yakima