Food Stamps in Fairfield County, Connecticut (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Connecticut and Fairfield County
Fairfield County
Connecticut
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$86,670.000000$71,755.000000$86,670.000000$86.7k335,209335k$21,635.000000$20,807.000000$21,635.000000$21.6k31,46331.5k$95,171.000000$80,712.000000$95,171.000000$95.2k303,746304k
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 Connecticut and Fairfield County
Fairfield County
Connecticut
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty246.696119%42.842042%46.696119%46.7%12.299%12.3%27.657884%26.783774%27.657884%27.7%34.099%34.1%14.286622%11.372207%14.286622%14.3%5.248%5.25%42.729555%42.750589%42.729555%42.7%20.404%20.4%34.631154%32.981181%34.631154%34.6%8.593%8.59%41.671169%43.019603%41.671169%41.7%43.936%43.9%
% 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 Connecticut and Fairfield County
Fairfield County
Connecticut
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.490002%29.240677%34.490002%34.5%87.701%87.7%5.536863%5.352182%5.536863%5.5%65.901%65.9%26.718377%21.744555%26.718377%26.7%94.752%94.8%17.266400%19.049076%17.266400%17.3%79.596%79.6%38.158527%39.446102%38.158527%38.2%91.407%91.4%5.507891%5.573876%5.507891%5.5%56.064%56.1%
% 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 Connecticut and Fairfield County
Fairfield County
Connecticut
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesAsian1White326.831310%29.140876%26.831310%26.8%9,615285.862653%286%25.376690%35.875473%25.376690%25.4%4,581270.365023%270%21.813717%33.165926%21.813717%21.8%6,218232.404864%232%18.925569%24.884054%18.925569%18.9%923201.634334%202%9.386085%12.430160%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k100.000000%100%4.807692%5.495028%4.807692%4.8%73051.221490%51%4.036845%7.041319%4.036845%4.0%9,39643.008833%43%
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 Fairfield County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%17%23%29%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Fairfield County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in Fairfield County

There are 23 places in Fairfield County. This section compares all 23 of those to each other, Fairfield County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfield County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Fairfield County, selected places in Fairfield County, and entities that contain Fairfield County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#BridgeportNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandConnecticutDanburyBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportFairfield CountyFairfieldStratfordStamfordNorwalkSheltonTrumbullGreenwichBethelRiversideByramSouthportWestportRidgefieldCos CobWilton CenterOld GreenwichPemberwickDarienGeorgetownNewtownGlenvilleCannondale28.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k11.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,35429.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k9.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k9.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,88838.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,28547.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,60056.017845%6.017845%6.0%95165.299003%5.299003%5.3%63875.228873%5.228873%5.2%29784.549975%4.549975%4.5%18393.664346%3.664346%3.7%100103.534031%3.534031%3.5%54113.485255%3.485255%3.5%26123.465347%3.465347%3.5%336133.008547%3.008547%3.0%88141.842546%1.842546%1.8%44151.709402%1.709402%1.7%6161.691815%1.691815%1.7%37171.492537%1.492537%1.5%21181.299486%1.299486%1.3%86190.852273%0.852273%0.9%6200.715308%0.715308%0.7%5210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0220.000000%0.000000%0.0%023
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 23 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Fairfield County

There are 24 county subdivisions in Fairfield County. This section compares all 24 of those to each other, Fairfield County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfield County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Fairfield County, selected county subdivisions in Fairfield County, and entities that contain Fairfield County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Town of BridgeportBridgeportNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandConnecticutTown of DanburyDanburyBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportFairfield CountyFairfieldTown of StratfordStratfordTown of StamfordStamfordTown of NorwalkNorwalkTown of SheltonSheltonTown of TrumbullTrumbullTown of BrookfieldBrookfieldTown of BethelBethelTown of MonroeMonroeTown of WestportWestportTown of NewtownNewtownTown of New FairfieldNew FairfieldTown of GreenwichGreenwichTown of RidgefieldRidgefieldTown of FairfieldFairfieldTown of New CanaanNew CanaanTown of EastonEastonTown of WiltonWiltonTown of ReddingReddingTown of DarienDarienTown of WestonWestonTown of ShermanSherman28.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k11.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,35429.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k9.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k9.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,88838.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,28547.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,60056.017845%6.017845%6.0%95165.299003%5.299003%5.3%63874.650778%4.650778%4.7%28184.327323%4.327323%4.3%31293.477499%3.477499%3.5%238103.465347%3.465347%3.5%336113.246223%3.246223%3.2%318123.107404%3.107404%3.1%149132.889703%2.889703%2.9%639142.873499%2.873499%2.9%256152.629620%2.629620%2.6%530162.536335%2.536335%2.5%178171.721557%1.721557%1.7%46181.605543%1.605543%1.6%95191.344394%1.344394%1.3%47201.299486%1.299486%1.3%86210.610465%0.610465%0.6%21220.559441%0.559441%0.6%823
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 23 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Connecticut

There are 8 counties in Connecticut. This section compares Fairfield County to all of the counties in Connecticut and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfield County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Fairfield County, selected other counties in Connecticut, and entities that contain Fairfield County
0%5%10%15%Count#Windham CountyWindhamHartford CountyHartfordNew Haven CountyNew HavenNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandConnecticutNew London CountyNew LondonBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportFairfield CountyFairfieldLitchfield CountyLitchfieldMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTolland CountyTolland16.179029%16.179029%16.2%7,161115.137368%15.137368%15.1%52,55852.6k215.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k12.428181%12.428181%12.4%13,19513.2k49.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k9.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k58.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,12867.483413%7.483413%7.5%4,97476.959485%6.959485%7.0%3,7988
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 8 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 Fairfield County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfield 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 Fairfield County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Fairfield 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 CountyHarrisNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkNew EnglandConnecticutSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportFairfield 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%203,096203k2113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k12.347180%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%44,19144.2k2710.700905%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%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k9.386085%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:
Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury
Principal Unincorporated Place:
Stratford
Boroughs:
Newtown
Cities:
Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk, Shelton, Stamford
Towns:
Bethel, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Danbury, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, New Fairfield, Newtown, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Shelton, Sherman, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, Wilton
Unincorporated Places:
Bethel, Byram, Cannondale, Cos Cob, Darien, Georgetown, Glenville, Greenwich, Old Greenwich, Pemberwick, Ridgefield, Riverside, Southport, Stratford, Trumbull, Westport, Wilton Center
ZIP Codes:
06468, 06470, 06482, 06484, 06604, 06605, 06606, 06607, 06608, 06610, 06611, 06612, 06614, 06615, 06776, 06784, 06801, 06804, 06807, 06810, 06811, 06812, 06820, 06824, 06825, 06830, 06831, 06840, 06850, 06851, 06853, 06854, 06855, 06856, 06870, 06877, 06878, 06880, 06883, 06890, 06896, 06897, 06901, 06902, 06903, 06905, 06906, 06907
Unified School Districts:
Bethel, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Danbury, Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, New Fairfield, Newtown, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Shelton, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, Wilton
Elementary School Districts:
Easton, Redding, Sherman
Secondary School District:
Regional 09
Congressional Districts:
CT-3, CT-4, CT-5
State Senate Districts:
CT-21, CT-22, CT-23, CT-24, CT-25, CT-26, CT-27, CT-28, CT-30, CT-36
State House Districts:
CT-2, CT-106, CT-107, CT-108, CT-109, CT-110, CT-111, CT-112, CT-113, CT-120, CT-121, CT-122, CT-123, CT-124, CT-125, CT-126, CT-127, CT-128, CT-129, CT-130, CT-132, CT-133, CT-134, CT-135, CT-136, CT-137, CT-138, CT-140, CT-141, CT-142, CT-143, CT-144, CT-145, CT-146, CT-147, CT-148, CT-149, CT-150, CT-151
Neighboring Counties:
Dutchess, Litchfield, Nassau, New Haven, Putnam, Suffolk, Westchester
Nearby Counties:
Bergen, Bronx, Essex, Hartford, Hudson, Kings, Middlesex, New York, Queens, Rockland