Food Stamps in St. George, Dorchester County, South Carolina (Census County Division)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Dorchester County and St. George
St. George
Dorchester County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$34,232.000000$56,345.000000$34,232.000000$34.2k1,943$9,116.000000$22,316.000000$9,116.000000$9.1k420$50,122.000000$62,370.000000$50,122.000000$50.1k1,523
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 Dorchester County and St. George
St. George
Dorchester County
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.333333%58.319185%33.333333%33.3%23.649%23.6%23.333333%36.106395%23.333333%23.3%59.394%59.4%5.476190%16.737408%5.476190%5.5%7.419%7.42%53.571429%39.148274%53.571429%53.6%31.163%31.2%39.761905%25.424448%39.761905%39.8%17.093%17.1%77.619048%49.179400%77.619048%77.6%63.056%63.1%
% 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 Dorchester County and St. George
St. George
Dorchester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.678267%33.197640%29.678267%29.7%76.351%76.4%4.399212%6.944293%4.399212%4.4%40.606%40.6%18.844386%23.943662%18.844386%18.8%92.581%92.6%32.632961%23.530052%32.632961%32.6%68.837%68.8%53.184504%34.612622%53.184504%53.2%82.907%82.9%12.541037%7.177221%12.541037%12.5%36.944%36.9%
% 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 Dorchester County and St. George
St. George
Dorchester County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Mixed1Other130.055659%27.280517%30.055659%30.1%324139.043202%139%21.616058%13.334591%21.616058%21.6%420100.000000%100%12.355212%8.477679%12.355212%12.4%9657.157566%57%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.771263%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.402810%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.356481%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Charleston Area

There are 23 county subdivisions in the Charleston Area. This section compares St. George to all of the county subdivisions in the Charleston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with St. George.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of St. George, selected other county subdivisions in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain St. George
0%10%20%Count#St. StephenHarleyvilleDorchester School District 4Dorchester 4010200Tract 010200St. GeorgeNorth CharlestonN CharlestonMcClellanvilleReevesvilleCrossCharleston CentralCharleston CntrlCordesvilleRidgevilleBonneauSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticDorchester CountyDorchesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWadmalaw IslandWadmalaw IsMoncks CornerSummervilleGoose Creek-HanahanGoose Crk-HanahanCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonRavenel-HollywoodEdisto IslandJohns IslandWandoWest AshleyJames IslandMount PleasantMt PleasantKiawah Island-Seabrook IslandKiawah Is-Seabroo…26.440678%26.440678%26.4%702123.353819%23.353819%23.4%532222.080471%22.080471%22.1%1,35021.616058%21.616058%21.6%42021.616058%21.616058%21.6%420321.224340%21.224340%21.2%7,527421.144674%21.144674%21.1%399519.474836%19.474836%19.5%178619.039803%19.039803%19.0%464717.904984%17.904984%17.9%2,299817.547293%17.547293%17.5%269917.084282%17.084282%17.1%3001015.127479%15.127479%15.1%5341114.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.334591%13.334591%13.3%7,06813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.690840%12.690840%12.7%1331212.410477%12.410477%12.4%1,2131312.226222%12.226222%12.2%5,6381411.921740%11.921740%11.9%5,3501511.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k11.314054%11.314054%11.3%669169.640288%9.640288%9.6%67177.793027%7.793027%7.8%494187.028360%7.028360%7.0%399196.695045%6.695045%6.7%2,139204.591113%4.591113%4.6%809212.923663%2.923663%2.9%1,036220.867052%0.867052%0.9%1523
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 23 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in South Carolina

There are 299 county subdivisions in South Carolina. This section compares St. George to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in South Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with St. George. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 24,013.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of St. George, selected other county subdivisions in South Carolina, and entities that contain St. George
0%10%20%Count#DarlingtonConwayOrangeburgDorchester School District 4Dorchester 4010200Tract 010200St. GeorgePelionNorth CharlestonN CharlestonSumterGaffneyLancasterColumbiaGreenwoodSpartanburgCharleston CentralCharleston CntrlFlorenceAndersonWest Columbia-CayceW Columbia-CayceNorth AugustaAikenBeaufort-Port RoyalSouth CarolinaS CarolinaYorkSouthSouth AtlanticSenecaEasleyRock HillDorchester CountyDorchesterDutch ForkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGreenvilleGreerMoncks CornerConway EastSummervilleGoose Creek-HanahanGoose Crk-HanahanCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonMyrtle BeachCloverSt. Helena IslandSt. Helena IsElginLittle RiverLexingtonPowdersville-PiedmontPowdersville-Pied…IrmoPontiacBoiling SpringsBoiling SpgsTaylorsWaccamaw NeckWest AshleyBlythewoodFort MillJames IslandVan WyckHilton Head IslandHilton Head IsSimpsonvilleBlufftonMount PleasantMt Pleasant25.861237%25.861237%25.9%2,680122.573649%22.573649%22.6%3,747222.425133%22.425133%22.4%3,205322.080471%22.080471%22.1%1,35021.616058%21.616058%21.6%42021.616058%21.616058%21.6%42021.596758%21.596758%21.6%1,972421.224340%21.224340%21.2%7,527521.062812%21.062812%21.1%4,138619.598657%19.598657%19.6%2,510719.104329%19.104329%19.1%2,679818.493069%18.493069%18.5%12,40712.4k918.169996%18.169996%18.2%3,4931018.026643%18.026643%18.0%8,4171117.904984%17.904984%17.9%2,2991217.890271%17.890271%17.9%4,9761317.790279%17.790279%17.8%5,9771416.470144%16.470144%16.5%4,3581516.456326%16.456326%16.5%3,6381616.323433%16.323433%16.3%3,9791715.734859%15.734859%15.7%2,5021814.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.440393%14.440393%14.4%1,3071914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.733272%13.733272%13.7%1,4882013.538743%13.538743%13.5%2,0742113.358355%13.358355%13.4%6,0152213.334591%13.334591%13.3%7,06813.147993%13.147993%13.1%3,7742313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.685410%12.685410%12.7%13,82913.8k2412.589323%12.589323%12.6%1,1982512.410477%12.410477%12.4%1,2132612.312345%12.312345%12.3%3,4202712.226222%12.226222%12.2%5,6382811.921740%11.921740%11.9%5,3502911.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k11.470727%11.470727%11.5%5,3413010.368195%10.368195%10.4%1,3773110.276503%10.276503%10.3%9183210.055665%10.055665%10.1%1,120339.364684%9.364684%9.4%1,617348.622450%8.622450%8.6%2,955358.574512%8.574512%8.6%874368.444444%8.444444%8.4%1,216378.304583%8.304583%8.3%2,383387.731512%7.731512%7.7%713397.434944%7.434944%7.4%1,100406.816726%6.816726%6.8%745416.695045%6.695045%6.7%2,139425.717468%5.717468%5.7%616434.872068%4.872068%4.9%1,053444.591113%4.591113%4.6%809454.398485%4.398485%4.4%453464.179674%4.179674%4.2%723473.791299%3.791299%3.8%739483.258103%3.258103%3.3%768492.923663%2.923663%2.9%1,03650
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 South

There are 8,483 county subdivisions in the South. This section compares St. George to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with St. George. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 245,874.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of St. George, selected other county subdivisions in the South, and entities that contain St. George
0%10%20%30%Count#HialeahMcAllen-PharrMiamiBaltimoreJacksonville WestJacksonville WEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlDorchester School District 4Dorchester 4010200Tract 010200St. GeorgeOrlandoNew OrleansBirminghamTampaAtlanta-DecaturKendale Lakes-TamiamiKendale Lks-Tami…Oklahoma City SouthwestOklahoma City SWFort LauderdaleSouthwest DallasSW DallasCorpus ChristiFort WorthAtlantaLakelandWashingtonSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSt. PetersburgHoustonSouthPlantationSouth AtlanticLubbockDorchester CountyDorchesterTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteGreenvilleBradentonSan Antonio NortheastSan Antonio NEClearwaterCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonArlingtonJacksonville EastJacksonville EMiramar-Pembroke PinesMiramar-Pembrok…AustinMontgomery District 1313Northwest HarrisNW HarrisBoynton Beach-Delray BeachBoynton Bch-Delra…NaplesSan Antonio NorthwestSan Antonio NWSoutheast MontgomerySE MontgomeryVirginia BeachVirginia BchNortheast TarrantNE TarrantLewisville-Flower MoundLewisville-Flower …Sugar LandRound Rock-GeorgetownRound Rock-Geor…San Antonio NorthSan Antonio NRoswell-AlpharettaPlano37.737792%37.737792%37.7%40,68740.7k130.095386%30.095386%30.1%24,38924.4k226.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k325.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k424.506656%24.506656%24.5%28,77428.8k524.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k624.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k722.080471%22.080471%22.1%1,35021.616058%21.616058%21.6%42021.616058%21.616058%21.6%42020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k820.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k919.869941%19.869941%19.9%36,54436.5k1019.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1118.689272%18.689272%18.7%25,56325.6k1218.493627%18.493627%18.5%20,19820.2k1317.879800%17.879800%17.9%31,42531.4k1417.488172%17.488172%17.5%20,95821.0k1517.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1616.782565%16.782565%16.8%18,55918.6k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k1914.990616%14.990616%15.0%13,97814.0k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.697926%14.697926%14.7%24,61324.6k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.987265%13.987265%14.0%14,14714.1k2413.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.443689%13.443689%13.4%13,64413.6k2513.334591%13.334591%13.3%7,06813.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k2712.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k2812.685410%12.685410%12.7%13,82913.8k2912.613756%12.613756%12.6%12,22512.2k3012.280743%12.280743%12.3%10,44610.4k3112.147177%12.147177%12.1%17,15417.2k3211.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k11.472746%11.472746%11.5%20,89620.9k3310.879996%10.879996%10.9%18,68418.7k3410.751233%10.751233%10.8%10,33010.3k3510.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k368.217608%8.217608%8.2%7,888378.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k387.992207%7.992207%8.0%10,91210.9k397.547744%7.547744%7.5%7,695407.452585%7.452585%7.5%7,796417.048465%7.048465%7.0%8,902426.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k445.893792%5.893792%5.9%5,213455.758597%5.758597%5.8%4,957465.674554%5.674554%5.7%5,415474.584116%4.584116%4.6%5,977484.002723%4.002723%4.0%3,881493.859381%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares St. George to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with St. George. 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 St. George, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain St. George
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynDorchester School District 4Dorchester 4010200Tract 010200St. GeorgeFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonSouth CarolinaS CarolinaHoustonSouthQueensLas VegasSouth AtlanticManhattanSacramentoPhoenixDorchester CountyDorchesterTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonLong 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 JosePlano42.327373%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%224,967225k922.080471%22.080471%22.1%1,35021.616058%21.616058%21.6%42021.616058%21.616058%21.6%42020.437953%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%51,79251.8k2214.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.334591%13.334591%13.3%7,06813.071915%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%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k10.963747%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:
South Carolina
County:
Dorchester
Metro Area:
Charleston Area
Towns:
Reevesville, St. George
ZIP Codes:
29437, 29471, 29477
Unified School District:
Dorchester 4
Congressional District:
SC-6
State Senate District:
SC-39
State House District:
SC-HD-097