Food Stamps in the Town of Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Litchfield County and the Town of Canaan
Town of Canaan
Litchfield County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$72,174.000000$73,519.000000$72,174.000000$72.2k540$56,250.000000$23,906.000000$56,250.000000$56.3k17$72,546.000000$78,521.000000$72,546.000000$72.5k523
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 Litchfield County and the Town of Canaan
Town of Canaan
Litchfield County
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty211.764706%33.061358%11.764706%11.8%1.786%1.79%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.738251%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.418407%0.000%0%17.647059%48.237598%17.647059%17.6%2.239%2.24%82.352941%40.682115%82.352941%82.4%5.147%5.15%11.764706%33.240862%11.764706%11.8%10.526%10.5%
% 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 Litchfield County and the Town of Canaan
Town of Canaan
Litchfield County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.032505%26.554368%21.032505%21.0%98.214%98.2%0.573614%3.638709%0.573614%0.6%100.000%100%17.782027%20.888127%17.782027%17.8%100.000%100%25.047801%17.920863%25.047801%25.0%97.761%97.8%49.330784%44.038352%49.330784%49.3%94.853%94.9%3.250478%4.421574%3.250478%3.3%89.474%89.5%
% 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 Litchfield County and the Town of Canaan
Town of Canaan
Litchfield County
0%5%10%15%Count%Black1All RacesWhite216.666667%19.574944%16.666667%16.7%2529.411765%529%3.148148%8.243318%3.148148%3.1%17100.000000%100%2.840909%7.595392%2.840909%2.8%1590.240642%90%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Torrington Area

There are 26 county subdivisions in the Torrington Area. This section compares the Town of Canaan to all of the county subdivisions in the Torrington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Canaan.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Canaan, selected other county subdivisions in the Torrington Area, and entities that contain the Town of Canaan
0%5%10%Count#Town of TorringtonTorringtonTown of WinchesterWinchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandConnecticutTown of WatertownWatertownTown of KentTown of ThomastonThomastonTown of PlymouthPlymouthTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonLitchfield CountyLitchfieldTown of NorfolkNorfolkTown of CornwallCornwallTown of BethlehemBethlehemTown of New MilfordNew Milford425600Tract 425600Town of New HartfordNew HartfordTown of North CanaanN CanaanRegional High School District 01Regional 01Town of WoodburyWoodburyTown of SharonSharonTown of MorrisMorrisTown of LitchfieldLitchfieldCanaan School DistrictCanaanTown of CanaanCanaanTown of WarrenWarrenTown of BridgewaterBridgewaterTown of RoxburyRoxburyTown of SalisburySalisburyTown of GoshenGoshenTown of HarwintonHarwintonTown of ColebrookColebrookTown of BarkhamstedBarkhamstedTown of WashingtonWashington14.850081%14.850081%14.9%2,199113.790186%13.790186%13.8%652213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k10.678332%10.678332%10.7%89139.399478%9.399478%9.4%10848.589362%8.589362%8.6%26058.282273%8.282273%8.3%39268.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.000000%8.000000%8.0%5276.913997%6.913997%6.9%4186.577917%6.577917%6.6%8496.555481%6.555481%6.6%680105.798319%5.798319%5.8%695.384315%5.384315%5.4%138114.738562%4.738562%4.7%58124.727216%4.727216%4.7%3054.656319%4.656319%4.7%189133.685897%3.685897%3.7%46143.525641%3.525641%3.5%33153.372730%3.372730%3.4%117163.148148%3.148148%3.1%173.148148%3.148148%3.1%17172.653400%2.653400%2.7%16182.621232%2.621232%2.6%20192.418507%2.418507%2.4%23202.061249%2.061249%2.1%35212.057998%2.057998%2.1%22221.285856%1.285856%1.3%26231.020408%1.020408%1.0%6240.836237%0.836237%0.8%12250.738751%0.738751%0.7%1126
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 26 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Connecticut

There are 173 county subdivisions in Connecticut. This section compares the Town of Canaan to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Connecticut and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Canaan. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 22,048.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Canaan, selected other county subdivisions in Connecticut, and entities that contain the Town of Canaan
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordTown of New LondonNew LondonTown of New BritainNew BritainTown of WindhamWindhamTown of WaterburyWaterburyTown of BridgeportBridgeportTown of New HavenNew HvnTown of MeridenMeridenTown of East HartfordE HartfordTown of NorwichNorwichTown of West HavenW HvnTown of ManchesterManchesterTown of TorringtonTorringtonTown of BristolBristolNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of MiddletownMiddletownNew EnglandConnecticutTown of VernonVernonTown of DanburyDanburyTown of NaugatuckNaugatuckTown of GrotonGrotonTown of East HavenE HvnTown of WatertownWatertownTown of WallingfordWallingfordTown of WethersfieldWethersfieldTown of StratfordStratfordTown of StamfordStamfordTown of West HartfordW HartfordTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonLitchfield CountyLitchfieldTown of EnfieldEnfieldTown of HamdenHamdenTown of NorwalkNorwalkTown of WindsorWindsorTown of SouthingtonSouthingtonTown of NewingtonNewingtonTown of MansfieldMansfieldTown of New MilfordNew MilfordTown of BranfordBranfordTown of SheltonShelton425600Tract 425600Town of MilfordMilfordTown of TrumbullTrumbullTown of North HavenN HvnRegional High School District 01Regional 01Town of FarmingtonFarmingtonTown of GlastonburyGlastonburyTown of GuilfordGuilfordTown of South WindsorS WindsorTown of WestportWestportTown of NewtownNewtownCanaan School DistrictCanaanTown of CanaanCanaanTown of CheshireCheshireTown of GreenwichGreenwichTown of RidgefieldRidgefieldTown of FairfieldFairfieldTown of SimsburySimsbury41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k133.216981%33.216981%33.2%3,521231.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,780330.766590%30.766590%30.8%2,689430.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k528.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k626.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k725.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,296823.071011%23.071011%23.1%4,503921.614535%21.614535%21.6%3,4621018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,6101114.984207%14.984207%15.0%3,5581214.850081%14.850081%14.9%2,1991314.624775%14.624775%14.6%3,6541413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.914304%12.914304%12.9%2,4821512.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k12.067915%12.067915%12.1%1,5851611.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3541711.318220%11.318220%11.3%1,3481811.220485%11.220485%11.2%1,8011911.094306%11.094306%11.1%1,2472010.678332%10.678332%10.7%891219.326628%9.326628%9.3%1,669229.242144%9.242144%9.2%1,000239.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,888248.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285258.518669%8.518669%8.5%2,099268.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.175559%8.175559%8.2%1,330277.997945%7.997945%8.0%1,868287.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600297.633659%7.633659%7.6%821306.716152%6.716152%6.7%1,131316.705239%6.705239%6.7%846326.637570%6.637570%6.6%365336.555481%6.555481%6.6%680346.205153%6.205153%6.2%761356.017845%6.017845%6.0%951365.798319%5.798319%5.8%695.522298%5.522298%5.5%1,190375.299003%5.299003%5.3%638385.294610%5.294610%5.3%443394.727216%4.727216%4.7%3054.619592%4.619592%4.6%473404.537954%4.537954%4.5%605414.384427%4.384427%4.4%375423.727282%3.727282%3.7%363433.465347%3.465347%3.5%336443.246223%3.246223%3.2%318453.148148%3.148148%3.1%173.148148%3.148148%3.1%172.936784%2.936784%2.9%295462.889703%2.889703%2.9%639472.873499%2.873499%2.9%256482.629620%2.629620%2.6%530492.378571%2.378571%2.4%21450
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Canaan to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Canaan. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Canaan, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Canaan
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandConnecticutQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonLitchfield CountyLitchfieldTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempstead425600Tract 425600Woodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeRegional High School District 01Regional 01Town of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghCanaan School DistrictCanaanTown of CanaanCanaanTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k336.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k434.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k534.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k632.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k730.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k830.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k929.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731029.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1129.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1228.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181328.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1427.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1526.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k1626.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k1725.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k1923.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,5962023.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742122.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2221.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242319.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8072419.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6912519.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2914.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3312.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545397.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.798319%5.798319%5.8%695.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.727216%4.727216%4.7%3054.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052453.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355463.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.148148%3.148148%3.1%173.148148%3.148148%3.1%173.090064%3.090064%3.1%2,366483.027583%3.027583%3.0%2,968492.870620%2.870620%2.9%1,13850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Canaan to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Canaan. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Canaan, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Canaan
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandConnecticutSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonLitchfield CountyLitchfieldNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle East425600Tract 425600Oceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JoseRegional High School District 01Regional 01PlanoCanaan School DistrictCanaanTown of CanaanCanaan42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3112.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,1288.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.798319%5.798319%5.8%695.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k494.727216%4.727216%4.7%3053.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,721503.148148%3.148148%3.1%173.148148%3.148148%3.1%17
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Connecticut
County:
Litchfield
Metro Area:
Torrington Area
Unincorporated Place:
Falls Village
ZIP Codes:
06018, 06031
Elementary School District:
Canaan
Secondary School District:
Regional 01
Congressional District:
CT-5
State Senate District:
CT-30
State House District:
CT-64
Neighboring Towns:
Cornwall, Goshen, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon
Nearby Towns:
Amenia, Ancram, Colebrook, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, North East, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Torrington, Winchester