Food Stamps in Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington (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 Whatcom County and Sumas
Sumas
Whatcom County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$55,308.000000$54,207.000000$55,308.000000$55.3k2,997$28,277.000000$20,334.000000$28,277.000000$28.3k549$61,328.000000$60,934.000000$61,328.000000$61.3k2,448
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 Whatcom County and Sumas
Sumas
Whatcom County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty260.473588%44.428341%60.473588%60.5%26.454%26.5%23.497268%20.410628%23.497268%23.5%48.679%48.7%28.779599%18.494364%28.779599%28.8%17.934%17.9%52.641166%52.125604%52.641166%52.6%29.763%29.8%24.043716%31.658615%24.043716%24.0%14.348%14.3%37.704918%51.038647%37.704918%37.7%64.486%64.5%
% 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 Whatcom County and Sumas
Sumas
Whatcom County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.704248%24.220470%37.704248%37.7%73.546%73.5%5.555556%2.954854%5.555556%5.6%51.321%51.3%29.534314%18.992988%29.534314%29.5%82.066%82.1%27.859477%23.065934%27.859477%27.9%70.237%70.2%32.189542%40.449569%32.189542%32.2%85.652%85.7%4.656863%9.790230%4.656863%4.7%35.514%35.5%
% 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 Whatcom County and Sumas
Sumas
Whatcom County
0%20%40%60%Count%Other1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian1Black163.698630%30.184978%63.698630%63.7%93347.731866%348%34.234234%25.131642%34.234234%34.2%38186.885246%187%18.318318%15.329737%18.318318%18.3%549100.000000%100%15.437524%13.404216%15.437524%15.4%40484.273696%84%14.606742%34.112150%14.606742%14.6%1379.738442%80%3.225806%18.330097%3.225806%3.2%117.609730%18%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.884058%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 Bellingham Area

There are 9 county subdivisions in the Bellingham Area. This section compares Sumas to all of the county subdivisions in the Bellingham Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sumas.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sumas, selected other county subdivisions in the Bellingham Area, and entities that contain Sumas
0%10%20%30%Count#East WhatcomLummi Reservation010200Tract 010200SumasLummi IslandBellingham Metro AreaBellinghamWhatcom CountyWhatcomFerndaleBellinghamBlaineWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificLyndenPoint Roberts34.227976%34.227976%34.2%1,084132.488987%32.488987%32.5%590218.318318%18.318318%18.3%54918.318318%18.318318%18.3%549318.162393%18.162393%18.2%85415.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.100443%15.100443%15.1%1,774514.360021%14.360021%14.4%6,543613.968958%13.968958%14.0%1,134713.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M9.443845%9.443845%9.4%61387.384615%7.384615%7.4%489
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Washington

There are 242 county subdivisions in Washington. This section compares Sumas to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sumas. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,518.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sumas, selected other county subdivisions in Washington, and entities that contain Sumas
0%10%20%30%Count#Toppenish-WapatoAberdeen-HoquiamSunnysideCentralia-ChehalisLongview-KelsoPascoMount VernonYakimaMoses LakeSpokaneFederal Way-AuburnFederal Wy-AuburnTacoma010200Tract 010200SumasEverettVancouverPort AngelesOrchardsWalla Walla-College PlaceWalla Walla-Colle…Port OrchardBellingham Metro AreaBellinghamWhatcom CountyWhatcomFerndaleThurston SouthThurston SRichland-KennewickEast WenatcheeE WenatcheeOlympia EastBellinghamWashingtonBremertonOlympiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarysvilleArlingtonNorth Whidbey IslandN Whidbey IsWenatcheeSeattleCamasPuyallupPullmanWestPacificGraham-ThriftEnumclaw PlateauSnohomishDeer ParkBattle GroundMonroeStanwoodEdmondsPoulsboTahoma-Maple ValleyTahoma-Maple VlyMaltbyGig Harbor PeninsulaGig Hbr PeninsulaSeattle EastSnoqualmie ValleySnoqualmie VlyFort Lewis-DuPontIssaquah Plateau34.515595%34.515595%34.5%2,501127.644857%27.644857%27.6%3,397227.510390%27.510390%27.5%4,104326.782383%26.782383%26.8%3,302426.748442%26.748442%26.7%6,651523.444200%23.444200%23.4%4,046622.569336%22.569336%22.6%2,897722.485652%22.485652%22.5%11,36211.4k821.259906%21.259906%21.3%2,629920.168318%20.168318%20.2%29,76429.8k1019.496238%19.496238%19.5%12,51612.5k1118.898690%18.898690%18.9%32,24432.2k1218.318318%18.318318%18.3%54918.318318%18.318318%18.3%54918.179329%18.179329%18.2%12,61712.6k1317.614665%17.614665%17.6%15,86515.9k1417.562947%17.562947%17.6%2,2601517.459643%17.459643%17.5%4,1101615.660935%15.660935%15.7%2,8601715.568126%15.568126%15.6%3,7981815.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.100443%15.100443%15.1%1,7741915.045771%15.045771%15.0%2,1862014.889501%14.889501%14.9%9,0822114.831039%14.831039%14.8%1,6592214.439103%14.439103%14.4%1,8022314.360021%14.360021%14.4%6,5432413.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.869796%13.869796%13.9%5,9932513.322023%13.322023%13.3%9,1872613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.836134%12.836134%12.8%3,3082712.356243%12.356243%12.4%1,3432812.284395%12.284395%12.3%1,8092912.103259%12.103259%12.1%1,7163011.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3111.282447%11.282447%11.3%2,1953211.195283%11.195283%11.2%6,6653311.179425%11.179425%11.2%1,2913411.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.861827%10.861827%10.9%3,0213510.629641%10.629641%10.6%2,5343610.586994%10.586994%10.6%1,405379.861199%9.861199%9.9%1,087389.568434%9.568434%9.6%1,940399.550501%9.550501%9.6%886409.313990%9.313990%9.3%1,207418.554170%8.554170%8.6%8,157427.713946%7.713946%7.7%1,234437.668001%7.668001%7.7%1,820446.099954%6.099954%6.1%1,057456.073719%6.073719%6.1%1,165466.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k475.788618%5.788618%5.8%1,068484.979899%4.979899%5.0%384493.233062%3.233062%3.2%92050
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 West

There are 1,950 county subdivisions in the West. This section compares Sumas to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sumas. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 323,012.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sumas, selected other county subdivisions in the West, and entities that contain Sumas
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Victorville-HesperiaPortland EastFresnoStocktonSpokaneBakersfieldSan BernardinoTacomaSouth Gate-East Los AngelesS Gate-E Los Ang…010200Tract 010200SumasModestoAlbuquerqueBellingham Metro AreaBellinghamWhatcom CountyWhatcomComptonTucsonWashingtonLas VegasSacramentoPhoenixUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesInglewoodBeaverton-HillsboroRiversideColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleWestOaklandPacificLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverLos AngelesDowney-NorwalkBoise CityHaywardAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…South AuroraHonoluluOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityEwaUpper San Gabriel ValleyUpper San Gabriel …East San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoWhittierSouthwest San Gabriel ValleySW San Gabriel VlySeattle EastNorth CoastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Northeast JeffersonNE JeffersonChandlerSan FranciscoSan JoseFremontSan MateoCentral Contra CostaCntrl Contra Costa22.294166%22.294166%22.3%24,58424.6k121.192385%21.192385%21.2%40,99941.0k220.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k320.291781%20.291781%20.3%22,14322.1k420.168318%20.168318%20.2%29,76429.8k519.845311%19.845311%19.8%25,68425.7k619.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k718.898690%18.898690%18.9%32,24432.2k818.433950%18.433950%18.4%22,60522.6k918.318318%18.318318%18.3%54918.318318%18.318318%18.3%54917.754409%17.754409%17.8%18,25118.3k1015.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1115.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.313516%15.313516%15.3%13,42013.4k1214.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k1313.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k1413.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k1513.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k1613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.717261%12.717261%12.7%15,35815.4k1712.656482%12.656482%12.7%20,37220.4k1812.545089%12.545089%12.5%16,65916.7k1912.372567%12.372567%12.4%19,67319.7k2011.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k2111.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.089431%11.089431%11.1%18,75518.8k2210.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k2310.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k2410.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k259.716324%9.716324%9.7%11,41611.4k269.712937%9.712937%9.7%12,71212.7k279.694737%9.694737%9.7%12,26212.3k289.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k299.327676%9.327676%9.3%13,05813.1k309.298693%9.298693%9.3%13,51513.5k318.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k328.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k338.478313%8.478313%8.5%8,192348.279629%8.279629%8.3%8,261357.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k367.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k377.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k386.884058%6.884058%6.9%6,422396.689003%6.689003%6.7%6,788406.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k415.984817%5.984817%6.0%8,112425.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k435.637810%5.637810%5.6%10,79910.8k445.448160%5.448160%5.4%7,787455.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k464.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k473.915367%3.915367%3.9%4,184483.798528%3.798528%3.8%5,445493.305530%3.305530%3.3%6,20250
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 Sumas to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sumas. 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 Sumas, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Sumas
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBoston010200Tract 010200SumasColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueBellingham Metro AreaBellinghamWhatcom CountyWhatcomAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensWashingtonLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleWestPacificLong 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%224,967225k920.437953%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%49,53949.5k1518.318318%18.318318%18.3%54918.318318%18.318318%18.3%54917.573826%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%39,68639.7k1915.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.004424%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%108,512109k2413.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.780346%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%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.963747%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:
Washington
County:
Whatcom
Metro Area:
Bellingham Area
Cities:
Everson, Lynden, Nooksack, Sumas
ZIP Codes:
98247, 98264, 98276, 98295
Unified School Districts:
Lynden, Mount Baker, Nooksack Valley
Congressional District:
WA-1
State Senate District:
WA-42
State House District:
WA-42