Food Stamps in Orange 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 Orange County
Orange County
California
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$78,145.000000$63,783.000000$78,145.000000$78.1k1,017,0121.02M$32,157.000000$25,599.000000$32,157.000000$32.2k65,16865.2k$82,002.000000$69,423.000000$82,002.000000$82.0k951,844952k
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 Orange County
Orange County
California
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty273.945802%69.793215%73.945802%73.9%13.120%13.1%28.283820%31.630768%28.283820%28.3%26.818%26.8%37.704088%29.347653%37.704088%37.7%9.156%9.16%32.026455%35.174430%32.026455%32.0%10.454%10.5%25.434262%23.800233%25.434262%25.4%4.367%4.37%43.203720%48.931992%43.203720%43.2%25.473%25.5%
% 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 California and Orange County
Orange County
California
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.524086%32.115797%33.524086%33.5%86.880%86.9%5.284374%5.819900%5.284374%5.3%73.182%73.2%25.613546%23.295122%25.613546%25.6%90.844%90.8%18.782595%22.127746%18.782595%18.8%89.546%89.5%38.134820%38.059233%38.134820%38.1%95.633%95.6%8.654149%10.655539%8.654149%8.7%74.527%74.5%
% 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 California and Orange County
Orange County
California
0%5%10%15%Count%Other1Hispanic2Black1Mixed1All RacesAsian1White316.981331%17.576558%16.981331%17.0%14,47214.5k265.010707%265%13.765587%16.748193%13.765587%13.8%21,49421.5k214.825786%215%9.607578%17.300672%9.607578%9.6%1,704149.935888%150%8.309881%11.800993%8.309881%8.3%2,126129.684030%130%6.407791%9.416316%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k100.000000%100%5.085829%4.930704%5.085829%5.1%9,46679.369469%79%2.912115%5.082865%2.912115%2.9%15,90615.9k45.446472%45%
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 Orange County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.9%3.5%5.0%6.5%8.1%9.6%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Orange County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%25%33%42%
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Food Stamps by Place in Orange County

There are 40 places in Orange County. This section compares all 40 of those to each other, Orange County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Orange County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Orange County, selected places in Orange County, and entities that contain Orange County
0%5%10%15%Count#Santa AnaStantonMidway CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestminsterGarden GroveAnaheimWestPacificCaliforniaLa HabraBuena ParkLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesFullertonTustinOrange CountyOrangePlacentiaOrangeCosta MesaLa PalmaLos AlamitosHuntington BeachHuntington BchSan Juan CapistranoCypressFountain ValleyFountain VlyRancho Santa MargaritaRancho Santa Mar…San ClementeBreaDana PointLake ForestAliso ViejoLaguna HillsLaguna NiguelIrvineYorba LindaVilla ParkNewport BeachLaguna BeachLaguna WoodsMission ViejoNorth TustinSeal BeachLadera RanchRossmoorCoto de CazaLas Flores17.108540%17.108540%17.1%12,84812.8k115.311809%15.311809%15.3%1,731214.809041%14.809041%14.8%380313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.634399%12.634399%12.6%3,443411.972541%11.972541%12.0%5,703511.730531%11.730531%11.7%11,73111.7k611.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M9.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M9.164292%9.164292%9.2%1,73778.848001%8.848001%8.8%2,06388.405979%8.405979%8.4%361,361361k6.946448%6.946448%6.9%3,13096.829117%6.829117%6.8%1,760106.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k6.070734%6.070734%6.1%999115.801581%5.801581%5.8%2,459124.924734%4.924734%4.9%2,012134.849699%4.849699%4.8%242144.674017%4.674017%4.7%195154.541958%4.541958%4.5%3,425164.497487%4.497487%4.5%537174.007550%4.007550%4.0%637183.958455%3.958455%4.0%747193.587523%3.587523%3.6%613203.362716%3.362716%3.4%824213.197437%3.197437%3.2%469222.996792%2.996792%3.0%439232.976299%2.976299%3.0%820242.677563%2.677563%2.7%498252.642059%2.642059%2.6%272262.616010%2.616010%2.6%650272.278439%2.278439%2.3%2,049282.125613%2.125613%2.1%464291.808137%1.808137%1.8%36301.505536%1.505536%1.5%567311.498299%1.498299%1.5%163321.415053%1.415053%1.4%160331.378390%1.378390%1.4%465341.178025%1.178025%1.2%107351.089852%1.089852%1.1%135360.934812%0.934812%0.9%75370.778008%0.778008%0.8%30380.207340%0.207340%0.2%10390.000000%0.000000%0.0%040
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 40 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Orange County

There are 7 county subdivisions in Orange County. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Orange County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Orange County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Orange County, selected county subdivisions in Orange County, and entities that contain Orange County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…CaliforniaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesOrange CountyOrangeNorth CoastCentral CoastSouth CoastIrvine-Lake ForestIrvine-Lk FrstSilveradoMission Viejo13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M9.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k19.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M8.405979%8.405979%8.4%361,361361k6.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k5.984817%5.984817%6.0%8,11222.936226%2.936226%2.9%2,89632.727143%2.727143%2.7%3,45342.658006%2.658006%2.7%2,35352.490421%2.490421%2.5%2661.924036%1.924036%1.9%1,5047
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Los Angeles Area

There are 2 counties in the Los Angeles Area. This section compares Orange County to all of the counties in the Los Angeles Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Orange County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Orange County, selected other counties in the Los Angeles Area, and entities that contain Orange County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificCaliforniaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesOrange CountyOrange13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M9.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M9.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k18.405979%8.405979%8.4%361,361361k6.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k2
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in California

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

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Orange County, selected other counties in California, and entities that contain Orange County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Tulare CountyTulareMerced CountyMercedImperial CountyImperialFresno CountyFresnoMadera CountyMaderaKings CountyKingsKern 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 CountyYoloLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSanta 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%44,56144.6k716.398363%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%6,189328.405979%8.405979%8.4%361,361361k7.861185%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 Orange County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Orange County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Orange County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Orange County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough 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 CountyWestchesterLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSalt 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%99,48199.5k816.110205%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%29,54029.5k388.405979%8.405979%8.4%361,361361k8.289591%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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  • 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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Principal Cities:
Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine, Orange, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Tustin, Fountain Valley
Cities:
Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda
Unincorporated Places:
Coto de Caza, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, Midway City, North Tustin, Rossmoor
ZIP Codes:
90620, 90621, 90623, 90630, 90631, 90638, 90680, 90720, 90740, 90742, 90743, 90808, 90815, 92530, 92602, 92603, 92604, 92606, 92610, 92612, 92614, 92617, 92618, 92620, 92624, 92625, 92626, 92627, 92629, 92630, 92637, 92646, 92647, 92648, 92649, 92651, 92653, 92655, 92656, 92657, 92660, 92661, 92662, 92663, 92672, 92673, 92675, 92676, 92677, 92678, 92679, 92683, 92688, 92691, 92692, 92694, 92701, 92703, 92704, 92705, 92706, 92707, 92708, 92780, 92782, 92801, 92802, 92804, 92805, 92806, 92807, 92808, 92821, 92823, 92831, 92832, 92833, 92835, 92840, 92841, 92843, 92844, 92845, 92861, 92865, 92866, 92867, 92868, 92869, 92870, 92886, 92887
Unified School Districts:
Brea-Olinda, Capistrano, Garden Grove, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Los Alamitos, Newport-Mesa, Orange, Placentia-Yorba Linda, Saddleback Valley, Santa Ana, Tustin
Elementary School Districts:
Anaheim, Buena Park, Centralia, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Huntington Beach City, La Habra City, Lowell, Magnolia, Ocean View, Savanna, Westminster
Secondary School Districts:
Anaheim, Fullerton, Huntington Beach
Congressional Districts:
CA-38, CA-39, CA-45, CA-46, CA-47, CA-48, CA-49
State Senate Districts:
CA-29, CA-32, CA-34, CA-36, CA-37
Assembly Districts:
CA-55, CA-65, CA-68, CA-69, CA-72, CA-73, CA-74
Neighboring Counties:
Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego