Food Stamps in Sacramento 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 Sacramento County
Sacramento County
California
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$57,509.000000$63,783.000000$57,509.000000$57.5k527,335527k$23,381.000000$25,599.000000$23,381.000000$23.4k65,11165.1k$63,550.000000$69,423.000000$63,550.000000$63.6k462,224462k
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 Sacramento County
Sacramento County
California
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty266.842776%69.793215%66.842776%66.8%23.690%23.7%32.519851%31.630768%32.519851%32.5%42.814%42.8%25.926495%29.347653%25.926495%25.9%14.732%14.7%35.256715%35.174430%35.256715%35.3%16.857%16.9%20.830582%23.800233%20.830582%20.8%7.314%7.31%51.499747%48.931992%51.499747%51.5%40.205%40.2%
% 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 Sacramento County
Sacramento County
California
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.329883%32.115797%30.329883%30.3%76.310%76.3%6.118678%5.819900%6.118678%6.1%57.186%57.2%21.138236%23.295122%21.138236%21.1%85.268%85.3%24.495483%22.127746%24.495483%24.5%83.143%83.1%37.186948%38.059233%37.186948%37.2%92.686%92.7%10.789141%10.655539%10.789141%10.8%59.795%59.8%
% 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 Sacramento County
Sacramento County
California
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White322.725913%17.300672%22.725913%22.7%12,15712.2k184.057524%184%20.371197%11.800993%20.371197%20.4%4,566164.986637%165%19.408814%17.576558%19.408814%19.4%7,157157.192282%157%18.110699%16.748193%18.110699%18.1%9,561146.678829%147%12.347180%9.416316%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k100.000000%100%10.529302%4.930704%10.529302%10.5%7,05285.276980%85%8.351171%5.082865%8.351171%8.4%24,61824.6k67.636265%68%
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 Sacramento County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.1%3.6%6.1%8.6%11.1%13.6%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Sacramento County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%11%21%32%42%53%
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Food Stamps by Place in Sacramento County

There are 35 places in Sacramento County. This section compares all 35 of those to each other, Sacramento County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sacramento County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sacramento County, selected places in Sacramento County, and entities that contain Sacramento County
0%10%20%30%Count#McClellan ParkMcClellan PkLemon HillFruitridge PocketParkwayNorth HighlandsN HighlandsFlorinFoothill FarmsIsletonFranklinGaltArden-ArcadeRio LindaRancho CordovaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoAntelopeWestPacificCitrus HeightsCitrus HtsCarmichaelSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoRosemontLa RivieraCaliforniaMatherHoodElvertaOrangevaleVineyardCourtlandElk GroveFair OaksHeraldFolsomWiltonWalnut GroveClayRancho MurietaGold RiverFreeport32.890365%32.890365%32.9%99130.937578%30.937578%30.9%1,244230.031348%30.031348%30.0%479329.450879%29.450879%29.5%1,373424.048806%24.048806%24.0%3,666522.004906%22.004906%22.0%3,319620.916759%20.916759%20.9%2,455719.741100%19.741100%19.7%61819.298246%19.298246%19.3%11915.012555%15.012555%15.0%1,1361014.994638%14.994638%15.0%6,1521114.493364%14.493364%14.5%6881214.128523%14.128523%14.1%3,4541313.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k1413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k11.181464%11.181464%11.2%1,6071511.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.462699%10.462699%10.5%3,5231610.220973%10.220973%10.2%2,6551710.187070%10.187070%10.2%81,91881.9k10.179641%10.179641%10.2%850189.790698%9.790698%9.8%421199.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M8.852006%8.852006%8.9%128208.536585%8.536585%8.5%7218.055556%8.055556%8.1%145227.849619%7.849619%7.8%1,021237.745844%7.745844%7.7%601247.317073%7.317073%7.3%9255.937951%5.937951%5.9%3,003265.765002%5.765002%5.8%734273.514377%3.514377%3.5%11282.250865%2.250865%2.3%592291.956400%1.956400%2.0%35301.825558%1.825558%1.8%9311.418440%1.418440%1.4%6320.620861%0.620861%0.6%15330.334957%0.334957%0.3%11340.000000%0.000000%0.0%035
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 35 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Sacramento County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sacramento County, selected county subdivisions in Sacramento County, and entities that contain Sacramento County
0%5%10%Count#SacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoRancho CordovaWestPacificGaltSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoCaliforniaElk GroveIsletonFolsomSloughhouse13.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k11.661856%11.661856%11.7%4,889211.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.588434%10.588434%10.6%1,256310.187070%10.187070%10.2%81,91881.9k9.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M8.432799%8.432799%8.4%2,93246.860707%6.860707%6.9%13252.255582%2.255582%2.3%59261.143265%1.143265%1.1%327
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 Sacramento Area

There are 4 counties in the Sacramento Area. This section compares Sacramento County to all of the counties in the Sacramento Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sacramento County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sacramento County, selected other counties in the Sacramento Area, and entities that contain Sacramento County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoWestPacificSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoCaliforniaYolo CountyYoloEl Dorado CountyEl DoradoPlacer CountyPlacer13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k111.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.187070%10.187070%10.2%81,91881.9k9.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M8.531374%8.531374%8.5%6,18926.366248%6.366248%6.4%4,29934.621517%4.621517%4.6%6,3194
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in California

There are 58 counties in California. This section compares Sacramento County to the 50 most populous counties in California and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sacramento 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 Sacramento County, selected other counties in California, and entities that contain Sacramento 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 CountyRiversideSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoShasta 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%44,56144.6k716.398363%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%75,51875.5k2510.187070%10.187070%10.2%81,91881.9k9.970881%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 Sacramento County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sacramento 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 Sacramento County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Sacramento 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 CountyKingSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoHonolulu 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%99,48199.5k816.110205%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%85,15585.2k3010.187070%10.187070%10.2%81,91881.9k9.908318%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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  • 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:
Sacramento, Folsom, Rancho Cordova
Principal Unincorporated Place:
Arden-Arcade
Cities:
Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, Folsom, Galt, Isleton, Rancho Cordova, Sacramento
Unincorporated Places:
Antelope, Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Clay, Courtland, Elverta, Fair Oaks, Florin, Foothill Farms, Franklin, Freeport, Fruitridge Pocket, Gold River, Herald, Hood, La Riviera, Lemon Hill, Mather, McClellan Park, North Highlands, Orangevale, Parkway, Rancho Murieta, Rio Linda, Rosemont, Vineyard, Walnut Grove, Wilton
ZIP Codes:
94571, 95220, 95608, 95610, 95615, 95621, 95624, 95626, 95628, 95630, 95632, 95638, 95639, 95641, 95652, 95655, 95660, 95662, 95670, 95673, 95680, 95683, 95690, 95693, 95742, 95757, 95758, 95811, 95814, 95815, 95816, 95817, 95818, 95819, 95820, 95821, 95822, 95823, 95824, 95825, 95826, 95827, 95828, 95829, 95830, 95831, 95832, 95833, 95834, 95835, 95837, 95838, 95841, 95842, 95843, 95864
Unified School Districts:
Center, Elk Grove, Folsom-Cordova, Natomas, River Delta, Sacramento, San Juan, Twin Rivers
Elementary School Districts:
Arcohe, Dry Creek, Elverta, Galt, Robla
Secondary School Districts:
Galt, Roseville
Congressional Districts:
CA-3, CA-6, CA-7, CA-9
State Senate Districts:
CA-1, CA-3, CA-4, CA-5, CA-6, CA-8
Assembly Districts:
CA-6, CA-7, CA-8, CA-9, CA-11
Neighboring Counties:
Amador, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Placer, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter, Yolo
Nearby Counties:
Calaveras, Yuba