Food Stamps in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Berrien County and Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor
Berrien County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$18,962.000000$45,980.000000$18,962.000000$19.0k3,973$13,879.000000$17,181.000000$13,879.000000$13.9k2,272$30,661.000000$53,382.000000$30,661.000000$30.7k1,701
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 Berrien County and Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor
Berrien County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty241.945423%49.131489%41.945423%41.9%67.926%67.9%37.852113%31.054332%37.852113%37.9%80.224%80.2%3.036972%12.290446%3.036972%3.0%23.311%23.3%50.440141%47.899414%50.440141%50.4%70.436%70.4%25.088028%29.186023%25.088028%25.1%47.859%47.9%64.216549%55.837205%64.216549%64.2%78.441%78.4%
% 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 Berrien County and Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor
Berrien County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.455026%24.810997%26.455026%26.5%32.074%32.1%12.463257%4.599084%12.463257%12.5%19.776%19.8%13.345091%18.461245%13.345091%13.3%76.689%76.7%28.277484%24.616266%28.277484%28.3%29.564%29.6%36.507937%44.362352%36.507937%36.5%52.141%52.1%23.574368%8.623520%23.574368%23.6%21.559%21.6%
% 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 Berrien County and Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor
Berrien County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Black1All RacesMixed1White2Hispanic3Asian1Other161.653238%45.937060%61.653238%61.7%2,066107.811758%108%57.186006%15.898655%57.186006%57.2%2,272100.000000%100%42.748092%27.133479%42.748092%42.7%5674.752715%75%32.222222%10.560216%32.222222%32.2%14556.346342%56%22.727273%21.180190%22.727273%22.7%539.742718%40%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.864169%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%26.238286%00.000000%0%
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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Benton Harbor

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Niles Area

There are 31 county subdivisions in the Niles Area. This section compares Benton Harbor to all of the county subdivisions in the Niles Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton Harbor.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benton Harbor, selected other county subdivisions in the Niles Area, and entities that contain Benton Harbor
0%20%40%Count#Benton HarborBenton HarborBenton Charter TownshipBentonNilesWatervliet TownshipWatervlietWatervlietNiles TownshipNilesBuchananColomaMichiganNiles and Benton Harbor Metro AreaNiles AreaBerrien CountyBerrienPipestone TownshipPipestoneEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestOronoko Charter TownshipOronokoBerrien TownshipBerrienWeesaw TownshipWeesawGalien TownshipGalienHagar TownshipHagarNew Buffalo TownshipNew BuffaloBuchanan TownshipBuchananThree Oaks TownshipThree OaksBridgmanLake Charter TownshipLkNew BuffaloColoma Charter TownshipColomaBainbridge TownshipBainbridgeSt. JosephChikaming TownshipChikamingSt. Joseph Charter TownshipSt. JosephBaroda TownshipBarodaLincoln Charter TownshipLincolnSodus TownshipSodusBertrand TownshipBertrandRoyalton TownshipRoyalton57.186006%57.186006%57.2%2,27257.186006%57.186006%57.2%2,272135.018827%35.018827%35.0%1,953222.544595%22.544595%22.5%1,049322.471910%22.471910%22.5%300417.524339%17.524339%17.5%126516.858869%16.858869%16.9%921616.795466%16.795466%16.8%326716.244411%16.244411%16.2%109815.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.898655%15.898655%15.9%9,90215.898655%15.898655%15.9%9,90214.120370%14.120370%14.1%122914.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.340426%12.340426%12.3%2901011.902050%11.902050%11.9%2091111.794228%11.794228%11.8%941211.418685%11.418685%11.4%661310.841837%10.841837%10.8%170149.943715%9.943715%9.9%106159.070632%9.070632%9.1%122168.720930%8.720930%8.7%90178.672936%8.672936%8.7%83188.480000%8.480000%8.5%106198.373206%8.373206%8.4%70208.151659%8.151659%8.2%172217.326007%7.326007%7.3%80226.364749%6.364749%6.4%260235.502717%5.502717%5.5%81245.476773%5.476773%5.5%224255.416667%5.416667%5.4%65265.236123%5.236123%5.2%316274.545455%4.545455%4.5%36283.204524%3.204524%3.2%34293.097893%3.097893%3.1%5030
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 30 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Michigan

There are 1,578 county subdivisions in Michigan. This section compares Benton Harbor to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton Harbor. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 36,008.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benton Harbor, selected other county subdivisions in Michigan, and entities that contain Benton Harbor
0%20%40%Count#Benton HarborBenton HarborFlintSaginawDetroitMuskegonPontiacLansingLincoln ParkDearbornKalamazooGrand RapidsRosevilleBattle CreekTaylorWarrenYpsilanti Charter TownshipYpsilantiDearborn HeightsDearborn HtsRedford Charter TownshipRedfordWyomingWestlandMichiganNiles and Benton Harbor Metro AreaNiles AreaBerrien CountyBerrienSouthfieldClinton Charter TownshipClintonKentwoodEast North CentralMidlandSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestHolland Charter TownshipHollandWaterford Charter TownshipWaterfordPortageSt. Clair ShoresSt. Clair ShrsSaginaw Charter TownshipSaginawPittsfield Charter TownshipPittsfieldGrand Blanc Charter TownshipGrand BlancChesterfield TownshipChesterfieldOrion Charter TownshipOrionShelby Charter TownshipShelbyCommerce Charter TownshipCommerceMeridian Charter TownshipMeridianAnn ArborCanton Charter TownshipCantonEast LansingFarmington HillsFarmington HlsTroyLivoniaIndependence Charter TownshipIndependenceRoyal OakNoviWest Bloomfield Charter TownshipW BloomfieldRochester HillsRochester HlsGeorgetown Charter TownshipGeorgetownMacomb TownshipMacombBloomfield Charter TownshipBloomfield57.186006%57.186006%57.2%2,27257.186006%57.186006%57.2%2,27244.156720%44.156720%44.2%17,68317.7k142.647589%42.647589%42.6%8,286242.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k337.029775%37.029775%37.0%5,099436.529602%36.529602%36.5%8,484525.072189%25.072189%25.1%11,63511.6k624.437434%24.437434%24.4%3,486723.734774%23.734774%23.7%7,424823.251742%23.251742%23.3%6,640922.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1021.427120%21.427120%21.4%4,2191121.148711%21.148711%21.1%4,3561221.129066%21.129066%21.1%5,0341319.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1418.293658%18.293658%18.3%4,1191517.734949%17.734949%17.7%3,6441617.430528%17.430528%17.4%3,1301717.217572%17.217572%17.2%4,8131816.795367%16.795367%16.8%5,7421915.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.898655%15.898655%15.9%9,90215.898655%15.898655%15.9%9,90215.129559%15.129559%15.1%4,9282015.105378%15.105378%15.1%6,5582114.625595%14.625595%14.6%2,9202214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.986054%13.986054%14.0%2,4272313.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5712413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.485015%11.485015%11.5%1,5292511.168685%11.168685%11.2%3,3842610.843002%10.843002%10.8%2,1122710.218213%10.218213%10.2%2,730289.538531%9.538531%9.5%1,697298.972888%8.972888%9.0%1,251308.692345%8.692345%8.7%1,257318.473373%8.473373%8.5%1,432327.191214%7.191214%7.2%956336.815609%6.815609%6.8%2,047346.594955%6.594955%6.6%1,030356.577324%6.577324%6.6%1,173366.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004376.279692%6.279692%6.3%1,996386.263532%6.263532%6.3%810395.923516%5.923516%5.9%2,057405.715749%5.715749%5.7%1,786415.631794%5.631794%5.6%2,093425.433561%5.433561%5.4%725435.317956%5.317956%5.3%1,517445.305748%5.305748%5.3%1,213455.020767%5.020767%5.0%1,233464.341344%4.341344%4.3%1,223473.859509%3.859509%3.9%678483.589654%3.589654%3.6%1,027491.675944%1.675944%1.7%28050
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 Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares Benton Harbor to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton Harbor. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benton Harbor, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain Benton Harbor
0%20%40%Count#Benton HarborBenton HarborDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisMichiganNiles and Benton Harbor Metro AreaNiles AreaBerrien CountyBerrienKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldEast North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthFargoLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingPalatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipOlatheLisle TownshipLisleDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvOverland Park57.186006%57.186006%57.2%2,27257.186006%57.186006%57.2%2,27242.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k330.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k427.635196%27.635196%27.6%16,78716.8k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.480090%25.480090%25.5%15,86915.9k823.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k923.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1022.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1122.465223%22.465223%22.5%15,77815.8k1221.773313%21.773313%21.8%11,16111.2k1321.402434%21.402434%21.4%9,7091419.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1519.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1618.798893%18.798893%18.8%11,00611.0k1718.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1818.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9121917.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k2017.446769%17.446769%17.4%11,32411.3k2116.209059%16.209059%16.2%8,8142215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.898655%15.898655%15.9%9,90215.898655%15.898655%15.9%9,90215.558229%15.558229%15.6%12,41512.4k2415.314670%15.314670%15.3%7,6972514.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k2614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.946939%13.946939%13.9%6,8342713.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3362813.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1542913.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3112.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3212.227437%12.227437%12.2%7,0603312.044887%12.044887%12.0%6,8483410.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,337359.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k369.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k378.792892%8.792892%8.8%5,166388.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239398.106279%8.106279%8.1%3,234406.843638%6.843638%6.8%3,336416.790936%6.790936%6.8%2,940426.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004436.289668%6.289668%6.3%3,736445.971420%5.971420%6.0%2,595455.353588%5.353588%5.4%2,555465.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359474.186097%4.186097%4.2%1,930483.686156%3.686156%3.7%2,124493.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,69950
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 Benton Harbor to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton Harbor. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benton Harbor, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Benton Harbor
0%20%40%Count#Benton HarborBenton HarborDetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasMichiganFort WorthNiles and Benton Harbor Metro AreaNiles AreaBerrien CountyBerrienAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonEast North CentralQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano57.186006%57.186006%57.2%2,27257.186006%57.186006%57.2%2,27242.327373%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%55,99456.0k1715.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.898655%15.898655%15.9%9,90215.898655%15.898655%15.9%9,90215.784743%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%164,852165k2314.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.924220%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%153,787154k2813.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%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%27,90827.9k398.134682%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%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Michigan
County:
Berrien
Metro Area:
Niles Area
City:
Benton Harbor
ZIP Codes:
49022, 49085
Unified School Districts:
Benton Harbor, St. Joseph
Congressional District:
MI-6
State Senate District:
MI-21
State House District:
MI-79
Neighboring Charter Townships:
Benton, St. Joseph
Nearby Charter Townships:
Coloma, Lincoln
Nearby Townships:
Bainbridge, Hagar, Pipestone, Royalton, Sodus, Watervliet