Food Stamps in Newport News, Newport News County, Virginia (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Newport News City and Newport News
Newport News
Newport News City
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,089.000000$50,089.000000$50,089.000000$50.1k69,24769.2k$20,744.000000$20,744.000000$20,744.000000$20.7k10,31810.3k$55,671.000000$55,671.000000$55,671.000000$55.7k58,92958.9k
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 Newport News City and Newport News
Newport News
Newport News City
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty260.244233%60.244233%60.244233%60.2%28.557%28.6%40.395425%40.395425%40.395425%40.4%48.966%49.0%14.595852%14.595852%14.595852%14.6%13.430%13.4%40.017445%40.017445%40.017445%40.0%23.502%23.5%22.262066%22.262066%22.262066%22.3%10.559%10.6%50.436131%50.436131%50.436131%50.4%52.428%52.4%
% 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 Newport News City and Newport News
Newport News
Newport News City
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.389384%26.389384%26.389384%26.4%71.443%71.4%7.371583%7.371583%7.371583%7.4%51.034%51.0%16.474062%16.474062%16.474062%16.5%86.570%86.6%22.807107%22.807107%22.807107%22.8%76.498%76.5%33.016002%33.016002%33.016002%33.0%89.441%89.4%8.013033%8.013033%8.013033%8.0%47.572%47.6%
% 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 Newport News City and Newport News
Newport News
Newport News City
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Black1Asian1Hispanic2Other1Mixed1All RacesWhite324.668020%24.668020%24.668020%24.7%6,929165.554017%166%24.064479%24.064479%24.064479%24.1%418161.503487%162%21.889117%21.889117%21.889117%21.9%533146.904021%147%15.395189%15.395189%15.395189%15.4%224103.321443%103%15.143247%15.143247%15.143247%15.1%333101.630589%102%14.900284%14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k100.000000%100%5.643226%5.643226%5.643226%5.6%1,88137.873275%38%
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 Neighborhood in Newport News

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
6.5%9.2%11.8%14.5%17.1%19.8%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Newport News

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1%10%20%29%38%48%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Newport News

There are 3 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Newport News (0 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Newport News, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newport News.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Newport News, selected neighborhoods in Newport News, and entities that contain Newport News
0%5%10%15%Count#Aberdeen NeighborhoodAberdeenNewport News CityNewport NewsNewport NewsNewport News City Public SchoolsNewport NewsNewport NewsGreater Wythe NeighborhoodGreater WytheSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachVirginiaNorthampton NeighborhoodNorthampton19.747476%19.747476%19.7%1,037114.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.761615%14.761615%14.8%843214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k9.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k6.553638%6.553638%6.6%5713
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Virginia Beach Area

There are 43 county subdivisions in the Virginia Beach Area. This section compares Newport News to all of the county subdivisions in the Virginia Beach Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newport News.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Newport News, selected other county subdivisions in the Virginia Beach Area, and entities that contain Newport News
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Hunters Mill TownshipHunters MillReynoldson TownshipReynoldsonHardyHolly Grove TownshipHolly GrvGatesville TownshipGatesvilleMintonsville TownshipMintonsvilleNorfolkPortsmouthWindsorNewport News CityNewport NewsNewport NewsNewport News City Public SchoolsNewport NewsNewport NewsCarrsvilleSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolkHaslett TownshipHaslettHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPoplar Branch TownshipPoplar BranchGloucester PointGloucester PtVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachYorkPiankatankVirginiaCrawford TownshipCrawfordRobertsChesapeakeYork District 33PowhatanWestvilleVirginia BeachVirginia BchAbingdonSmithfieldMoyock TownshipMoyockWilliamsburgYork District 11Hall TownshipWareChesapeakePetsworthStonehouseNewportYork District 55BerkeleyFruitville TownshipFruitvilleJamestownPoquosonYork District 44York District 2225.614754%25.614754%25.6%125124.540682%24.540682%24.5%187220.000000%20.000000%20.0%569317.983651%17.983651%18.0%132417.525773%17.525773%17.5%119517.369727%17.369727%17.4%70617.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k716.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,256815.656146%15.656146%15.7%377914.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k1014.688602%14.688602%14.7%3751114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.556599%13.556599%13.6%4,3031213.452915%13.452915%13.5%1201313.275309%13.275309%13.3%7,1231413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.935387%11.935387%11.9%3991511.746469%11.746469%11.7%3411610.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k9.766373%9.766373%9.8%255179.657702%9.657702%9.7%158189.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.427169%9.427169%9.4%288198.279103%8.279103%8.3%458208.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769217.704513%7.704513%7.7%437227.365290%7.365290%7.4%421237.161125%7.161125%7.2%112246.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k256.799387%6.799387%6.8%222266.748466%6.748466%6.7%198276.591185%6.591185%6.6%163286.159499%6.159499%6.2%285295.307896%5.307896%5.3%281305.123675%5.123675%5.1%29314.952582%4.952582%5.0%141324.552590%4.552590%4.6%29334.194107%4.194107%4.2%121343.963358%3.963358%4.0%212353.858318%3.858318%3.9%122362.846975%2.846975%2.8%136372.680270%2.680270%2.7%155382.531646%2.531646%2.5%18392.427997%2.427997%2.4%145401.930586%1.930586%1.9%89411.191867%1.191867%1.2%51420.857143%0.857143%0.9%3343
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 43 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Virginia

There are 551 county subdivisions in Virginia. This section compares Newport News to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newport News. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 40,635.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Newport News, selected other county subdivisions in Virginia, and entities that contain Newport News
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#DanvilleRoanokeNorfolkRichmondPortsmouthLynchburgNewport News CityNewport NewsNewport NewsNewport News City Public SchoolsNewport NewsNewport NewsFairfieldSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolkHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburgVarinaBermudaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachDaleCharlottesvilleVirginiaNeabscoManassasChesapeakeWoodbridgeBrooklandSterlingMasonVirginia BeachVirginia BchColesPotomacTuckahoeClover HillAlexandriaOccoquanLeeMatoacaGainesvilleHunter MillProvidenceBraddockSullyArlingtonMidlothianLeesburgMount VernonThree ChoptBrentsvilleAlgonkianDranesvilleBroad RunBlue RidgeSpringfieldCatoctinAshburnDulles26.269233%26.269233%26.3%4,900118.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,855217.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k317.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k416.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,256516.017255%16.017255%16.0%4,530614.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k714.230130%14.230130%14.2%3,511814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.556599%13.556599%13.6%4,303913.275309%13.275309%13.3%7,1231013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,1371112.601264%12.601264%12.6%2,9711212.379831%12.379831%12.4%3,1551310.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k9.739031%9.739031%9.7%2,213149.677419%9.677419%9.7%1,740159.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.367320%9.367320%9.4%1,639168.592116%8.592116%8.6%1,068178.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769188.021519%8.021519%8.0%1,670197.768211%7.768211%7.8%2,039207.497044%7.497044%7.5%951217.297898%7.297898%7.3%2,989226.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k236.460346%6.460346%6.5%1,217246.390111%6.390111%6.4%1,220255.888798%5.888798%5.9%1,505265.029327%5.029327%5.0%1,209274.979210%4.979210%5.0%3,389284.932757%4.932757%4.9%1,016294.909680%4.909680%4.9%2,120304.697243%4.697243%4.7%1,017314.691739%4.691739%4.7%1,003324.367175%4.367175%4.4%2,100334.050760%4.050760%4.1%2,011343.977231%3.977231%4.0%1,628353.946334%3.946334%3.9%1,656363.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905373.846461%3.846461%3.8%962383.708671%3.708671%3.7%553393.582714%3.582714%3.6%1,644403.378830%3.378830%3.4%859412.867059%2.867059%2.9%570422.827939%2.827939%2.8%415432.702637%2.702637%2.7%1,116442.333270%2.333270%2.3%367452.196273%2.196273%2.2%363462.023470%2.023470%2.0%838471.886792%1.886792%1.9%244481.742984%1.742984%1.7%236491.574068%1.574068%1.6%25350
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 Newport News to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newport News. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 245,874.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Newport News, selected other county subdivisions in the South, and entities that contain Newport News
0%10%20%30%Count#HialeahMcAllen-PharrMiamiBaltimoreJacksonville WestJacksonville WEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlOrlandoNew OrleansBirminghamTampaAtlanta-DecaturKendale Lakes-TamiamiKendale Lks-Tami…Oklahoma City SouthwestOklahoma City SWFort LauderdaleSouthwest DallasSW DallasCorpus ChristiFort WorthAtlantaLakelandWashingtonNewport News CityNewport NewsNewport NewsNewport News City Public SchoolsNewport NewsNewport NewsSt. PetersburgHoustonSouthPlantationSouth AtlanticLubbockTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteGreenvilleBradentonSan Antonio NortheastSan Antonio NEClearwaterArlingtonJacksonville EastJacksonville EVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachMiramar-Pembroke PinesMiramar-Pembrok…AustinVirginiaMontgomery 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%55,00155.0k720.198587%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%41,37241.4k2114.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.697926%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%13,64413.6k2513.071915%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%17,15417.2k3211.472746%11.472746%11.5%20,89620.9k3310.879996%10.879996%10.9%18,68418.7k3410.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k10.751233%10.751233%10.8%10,33010.3k3510.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k369.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.217608%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 Newport News to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newport News. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Newport News, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Newport News
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonNewport News CityNewport NewsNewport NewsNewport News City Public SchoolsNewport NewsNewport NewsHoustonSouthQueensLas VegasSouth AtlanticManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…VirginiaOntarioSalt 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%224,967225k920.437953%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%51,79251.8k2214.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.236256%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%153,787154k2813.071915%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%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k10.333295%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%46,82446.8k379.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.572006%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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  • 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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State:
Virginia
City:
Newport News
Metro Area:
Virginia Beach Area
City:
Newport News
ZIP Codes:
23601, 23602, 23603, 23604, 23605, 23606, 23607, 23608, 23661, 23666, 23693
Unified School District:
Newport News
Neighborhoods:
Aberdeen, Greater Wythe, Northampton
Congressional Districts:
VA-2, VA-3
State Senate Districts:
VA-1, VA-2
State House Districts:
VA-93, VA-94, VA-95
Neighboring Districts:
Bacons Castle, Hardy, Newport, Roberts, 1, 2, 3
Nearby Districts:
Gloucester Point, Smithfield, Surry, Windsor, York, 4, 5