Food Stamps in Kern County, California (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in California and Kern County
Kern County
California
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$49,788.000000$63,783.000000$49,788.000000$49.8k262,337262k$23,246.000000$25,599.000000$23,246.000000$23.2k44,56144.6k$57,679.000000$69,423.000000$57,679.000000$57.7k217,776218k
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 California and Kern County
Kern County
California
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty276.885617%69.793215%76.885617%76.9%29.394%29.4%35.876663%31.630768%35.876663%35.9%51.336%51.3%30.432441%29.347653%30.432441%30.4%18.742%18.7%33.524831%35.174430%33.524831%33.5%22.017%22.0%18.666547%23.800233%18.666547%18.7%9.764%9.76%54.561163%48.931992%54.561163%54.6%46.449%46.4%
% 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 California and Kern County
Kern County
California
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.789288%32.115797%37.789288%37.8%70.606%70.6%6.958985%5.819900%6.958985%7.0%48.664%48.7%26.997924%23.295122%26.997924%27.0%81.258%81.3%24.296525%22.127746%24.296525%24.3%77.983%78.0%35.298655%38.059233%35.298655%35.3%90.236%90.2%12.871023%10.655539%12.871023%12.9%53.551%53.6%
% 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 California and Kern County
Kern County
California
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesWhite3Asian129.591908%17.300672%29.591908%29.6%4,213174.211810%174%24.038427%17.576558%24.038427%24.0%6,681141.517668%142%23.330115%16.748193%23.330115%23.3%18,36518.4k137.347735%137%18.443987%11.800993%18.443987%18.4%1,164108.582396%109%16.986167%9.416316%16.986167%17.0%44,56144.6k100.000000%100%10.655810%5.082865%10.655810%10.7%13,28313.3k62.732282%63%8.048574%4.930704%8.048574%8.0%85547.383109%47%
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 County Subdivision in Kern County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
4.2%8.4%12.6%16.8%21.0%25.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Kern County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%41%51%
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Food Stamps by Place in Kern County

There are 59 places in Kern County. This section compares all 59 of those to each other, Kern County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kern County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kern County, selected places in Kern County, and entities that contain Kern County
0%20%40%60%Count#Mexican ColonyJohannesburgEdmundson AcresTupmanNorth EdwardsSouth TaftSmith CornerWeedpatchMcFarlandWascoOnyxButtonwillowTaft HeightsMojaveOildaleCalifornia CityLake IsabellaArvinFuller AcresLamontFord CityBodfishBoronChina Lake AcresChina Lk AcresLost HillsDelanoShafterFrazier ParkWeldonMaricopaBakersfield Metro AreaBakersfieldKern CountyKernTaftBakersfieldMountain MesaRidgecrestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificFellowsCaliforniaDustin AcresKernvilleInyokernRosedaleEdwards AFBSquirrel Mountain ValleySquirrel Mtn VlyKeeneRandsburg67.415730%67.415730%67.4%60142.857143%42.857143%42.9%27235.714286%35.714286%35.7%25335.483871%35.483871%35.5%22435.168196%35.168196%35.2%115532.211538%32.211538%32.2%134630.645161%30.645161%30.6%38728.867624%28.867624%28.9%181827.623932%27.623932%27.6%808926.208603%26.208603%26.2%1,3771026.141079%26.141079%26.1%631124.858757%24.858757%24.9%881224.584718%24.584718%24.6%2221324.030038%24.030038%24.0%3841423.857988%23.857988%23.9%3,0241523.731968%23.731968%23.7%1,0201623.715651%23.715651%23.7%3971723.661002%23.661002%23.7%1,1001823.451327%23.451327%23.5%531923.417031%23.417031%23.4%8582022.899628%22.899628%22.9%3082122.317597%22.317597%22.3%1562221.404682%21.404682%21.4%1922321.263670%21.263670%21.3%1752420.041754%20.041754%20.0%962519.608908%19.608908%19.6%2,1662619.436997%19.436997%19.4%8702718.047673%18.047673%18.0%1592818.000000%18.000000%18.0%2252917.811705%17.811705%17.8%703016.986167%16.986167%17.0%44,56144.6k16.986167%16.986167%17.0%44,56144.6k14.703460%14.703460%14.7%3573414.586302%14.586302%14.6%16,58216.6k3513.738019%13.738019%13.7%433813.198659%13.198659%13.2%1,4573913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.344828%10.344828%10.3%3429.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M6.857143%6.857143%6.9%12465.428571%5.428571%5.4%38503.342618%3.342618%3.3%12542.750565%2.750565%2.8%146551.823708%1.823708%1.8%12560.000000%0.000000%0.0%0570.000000%0.000000%0.0%0580.000000%0.000000%0.0%059
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 59 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Kern County

There are 12 county subdivisions in Kern County. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Kern County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kern County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kern County, selected county subdivisions in Kern County, and entities that contain Kern County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#WascoArvin-LamontButtonwillowDelano-McFarlandShafterBakersfieldBakersfield Metro AreaBakersfieldKern CountyKernWest KernEast KernLake IsabellaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGreenfield-PanamaWestPacificCaliforniaTehachapiRosedale25.215412%25.215412%25.2%1,551122.950169%22.950169%23.0%2,312222.813688%22.813688%22.8%240321.153716%21.153716%21.2%3,128420.127556%20.127556%20.1%1,073519.845311%19.845311%19.8%25,68425.7k616.986167%16.986167%17.0%44,56144.6k16.986167%16.986167%17.0%44,56144.6k16.086678%16.086678%16.1%1,507714.880189%14.880189%14.9%4,291814.172691%14.172691%14.2%1,039913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.390029%11.390029%11.4%1,6381011.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M9.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M9.321313%9.321313%9.3%1,096114.201963%4.201963%4.2%1,00212
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in California

There are 58 counties in California. This section compares Kern County to the 50 most populous counties in California and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kern County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 21,361.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kern County, selected other counties in California, and entities that contain Kern County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Tulare CountyTulareMerced CountyMercedImperial CountyImperialFresno CountyFresnoMadera CountyMaderaKings CountyKingsBakersfield Metro AreaBakersfieldKern CountyKernYuba CountyYubaSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoStanislaus CountyStanislausTehama CountyTehamaSan Joaquin CountySan JoaquinDel Norte CountyDel NorteSiskiyou CountySiskiyouUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMendocino CountyMendocinoSacramento CountySacramentoLake CountyLakeButte CountyButteGlenn CountyGlennSutter CountySutterHumboldt CountyHumboldtColusa CountyColusaWestPacificTuolumne CountyTuolumneSan Benito CountySan BenitoRiverside CountyRiversideShasta CountyShastaLassen CountyLassenAmador CountyAmadorSolano CountySolanoCaliforniaCalaveras CountyCalaverasLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesYolo CountyYoloSanta Cruz CountySanta CruzSanta Barbara CountySanta BarbaraAlameda CountyAlamedaSonoma CountySonomaMonterey CountyMontereyVentura CountyVenturaSan Diego CountySan DiegoNevada CountyNevadaContra Costa CountyContra CostaOrange CountyOrangeEl Dorado CountyEl DoradoSan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis ObispoSan Francisco CountySan FranciscoSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraPlacer CountyPlacerNapa CountyNapaSan Mateo CountySan MateoMarin CountyMarin23.385985%23.385985%23.4%31,37331.4k121.034879%21.034879%21.0%16,46416.5k220.890830%20.890830%20.9%9,568320.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k417.526507%17.526507%17.5%7,637517.027124%17.027124%17.0%7,125616.986167%16.986167%17.0%44,56144.6k16.986167%16.986167%17.0%44,56144.6k716.398363%16.398363%16.4%4,207815.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k915.815368%15.815368%15.8%26,93826.9k1014.809316%14.809316%14.8%3,4911114.429856%14.429856%14.4%31,99232.0k1214.391613%14.391613%14.4%1,3591313.258073%13.258073%13.3%2,5251413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.721859%12.721859%12.7%4,4011512.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k1612.304345%12.304345%12.3%3,2231711.843752%11.843752%11.8%10,12710.1k1811.804918%11.804918%11.8%1,1571911.745972%11.745972%11.7%3,7622011.726797%11.726797%11.7%6,2962111.390405%11.390405%11.4%7932211.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.913372%10.913372%10.9%2,4102310.753306%10.753306%10.8%1,8702410.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k259.970881%9.970881%10.0%6,951269.914746%9.914746%9.9%942279.531162%9.531162%9.5%1,358289.471149%9.471149%9.5%13,76313.8k299.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M9.320838%9.320838%9.3%1,651309.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k318.531374%8.531374%8.5%6,189327.861185%7.861185%7.9%7,473337.313476%7.313476%7.3%10,46210.5k347.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k357.089392%7.089392%7.1%13,40213.4k367.075352%7.075352%7.1%8,909377.063244%7.063244%7.1%19,02419.0k387.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k396.615419%6.615419%6.6%2,685406.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k416.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k426.366248%6.366248%6.4%4,299435.723919%5.723919%5.7%5,976445.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k455.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k464.621517%4.621517%4.6%6,319474.581266%4.581266%4.6%2,262483.715950%3.715950%3.7%9,699493.345785%3.345785%3.3%3,49350
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Kern County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kern County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kern County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Kern County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaBakersfield Metro AreaBakersfieldKern CountyKernHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgWestPacificRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisCaliforniaFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.986167%16.986167%17.0%44,56144.6k16.986167%16.986167%17.0%44,56144.6k16.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M9.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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Principal City:
Bakersfield
Cities:
Arvin, Bakersfield, California City, Delano, Maricopa, McFarland, Ridgecrest, Shafter, Taft, Tehachapi, Wasco
Unincorporated Places:
Bear Valley Springs, Bodfish, Boron, Buttonwillow, Cherokee Strip, China Lake Acres, Derby Acres, Dustin Acres, Edmundson Acres, Edwards AFB, Fellows, Ford City, Frazier Park, Fuller Acres, Golden Hills, Greenacres, Greenfield, Inyokern, Johannesburg, Keene, Kernville, Lake Isabella, Lake of the Woods, Lamont, Lebec, Lost Hills, McKittrick, Mettler, Mexican Colony, Mojave, Mountain Mesa, North Edwards, Oildale, Onyx, Pine Mountain Club, Randsburg, Rosamond, Rosedale, Smith Corner, South Taft, Squirrel Mountain Valley, Stallion Springs, Taft Heights, Tupman, Valley Acres, Weedpatch, Weldon, Wofford Heights
ZIP Codes:
93203, 93205, 93206, 93215, 93220, 93222, 93224, 93225, 93226, 93238, 93240, 93241, 93243, 93249, 93250, 93251, 93252, 93255, 93263, 93268, 93276, 93280, 93283, 93285, 93287, 93301, 93304, 93305, 93306, 93307, 93308, 93309, 93311, 93312, 93313, 93314, 93461, 93501, 93505, 93516, 93518, 93519, 93523, 93524, 93527, 93528, 93531, 93554, 93555, 93560, 93561
Unified School Districts:
El Tejon, Maricopa, McFarland, Mojave, Muroc, Sierra Sands, Southern Kern, Tehachapi
Elementary School Districts:
Arvin, Bakersfield City, Beardsley, Belridge, Blake, Buttonwillow, Caliente, Delano, Di Giorgio, Edison, Elk Hills, Fairfax, Fruitvale, General Shafter, Greenfield, Kernville, Lakeside, Lamont, Linns Valley-Poso Flat, Lost Hills, Maple, McKittrick, Midway, Norris, Panama-Buena Vista, Pond, Richland, Rio Bravo-Greeley, Rosedale, Semitropic, South Fork, Standard, Taft City, Vineland, Wasco
Secondary School Districts:
Delano, Kern, Taft, Wasco
Congressional Districts:
CA-21, CA-23
State Senate Districts:
CA-14, CA-16
Assembly Districts:
CA-26, CA-32, CA-34, CA-36
Neighboring Counties:
Inyo, Kings, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Ventura