Food Stamps in Kent County, Delaware (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Delaware and Kent County
Kent County
Delaware
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$55,184.000000$61,017.000000$55,184.000000$55.2k62,14062.1k$26,221.000000$27,056.000000$26,221.000000$26.2k10,15610.2k$61,335.000000$66,929.000000$61,335.000000$61.3k51,98452.0k
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 Delaware and Kent County
Kent County
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty258.202048%55.120028%58.202048%58.2%28.375%28.4%34.078377%32.181770%34.078377%34.1%52.663%52.7%18.747538%16.981132%18.747538%18.7%15.215%15.2%44.042930%41.022234%44.042930%44.0%25.442%25.4%26.920047%28.607494%26.920047%26.9%11.390%11.4%37.721544%38.931703%37.721544%37.7%49.773%49.8%
% 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 Delaware and Kent County
Kent County
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.703062%26.232193%28.703062%28.7%71.625%71.6%5.984534%5.382723%5.984534%6.0%47.337%47.3%20.410126%18.404067%20.410126%20.4%84.785%84.8%25.215451%22.028096%25.215451%25.2%74.558%74.6%40.914512%42.010598%40.914512%40.9%88.610%88.6%7.436904%6.881923%7.436904%7.4%50.227%50.2%
% 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 Delaware and Kent County
Kent County
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Other1Hispanic2Black1All RacesWhite3Asian140.627041%27.084542%40.627041%40.6%622248.578607%249%33.050248%29.148047%33.050248%33.1%467202.219613%202%27.002165%26.926596%27.002165%27.0%499165.214110%165%25.137776%24.433881%25.137776%25.1%3,421153.806758%154%16.343740%12.973961%16.343740%16.3%10,15610.2k100.000000%100%12.023026%8.485120%12.023026%12.0%5,11773.563495%74%2.544529%4.343940%2.544529%2.5%3015.568831%16%
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 Kent County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
10.4%12.7%14.9%17.2%19.4%21.7%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Kent County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
2%10%18%25%32%40%
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Food Stamps by Place in Kent County

There are 27 places that are fully or partially contained within Kent County (24 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 27 of those to each other, Kent County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kent County, selected places in Kent County, and entities that contain Kent County
0%20%40%60%Count#FarmingtonWoodside EastKentonHarringtonKent AcresRising Sun-LebanonLeipsicFredericaMilfordWoodsideFeltonBowersDoverRodney VillageRodney VlgWyomingDover Metro AreaDover AreaKent CountyKentSmyrnaClaytonViolaHartlySouthHighland AcresSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareLittle CreekHoustonRiverviewCamdenCheswoldMagnoliaDover Base Housing61.290323%61.290323%61.3%19158.198925%58.198925%58.2%433236.559140%36.559140%36.6%34333.058533%33.058533%33.1%401431.926121%31.926121%31.9%242527.599102%27.599102%27.6%369626.760563%26.760563%26.8%19725.071225%25.071225%25.1%88822.051536%22.051536%22.1%890921.739130%21.739130%21.7%151021.061947%21.061947%21.1%1191120.895522%20.895522%20.9%281220.132760%20.132760%20.1%2,6691319.304348%19.304348%19.3%1111417.763158%17.763158%17.8%1081516.343740%16.343740%16.3%10,15610.2k16.343740%16.343740%16.3%10,15610.2k15.737098%15.737098%15.7%6801615.577342%15.577342%15.6%1431714.516129%14.516129%14.5%91814.285714%14.285714%14.3%31914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.037627%14.037627%14.0%1942013.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k12.676056%12.676056%12.7%92112.056738%12.056738%12.1%172211.156187%11.156187%11.2%1102310.133543%10.133543%10.1%129249.375000%9.375000%9.4%42258.641975%8.641975%8.6%7262.777778%2.777778%2.8%3227
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Kent County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kent County, selected county subdivisions in Kent County, and entities that contain Kent County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Milford NorthHarringtonCentral KentKentonDoverDover Metro AreaDover AreaKent CountyKentSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareFeltonSmyrna21.680403%21.680403%21.7%947120.016982%20.016982%20.0%943218.730325%18.730325%18.7%1,785316.866971%16.866971%16.9%407416.420118%16.420118%16.4%4,773516.343740%16.343740%16.3%10,15610.2k16.343740%16.343740%16.3%10,15610.2k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k12.046495%12.046495%12.0%342610.411465%10.411465%10.4%9597
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Delaware

There are 3 counties in Delaware. This section compares Kent County to all of the counties in Delaware and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kent County, selected other counties in Delaware, and entities that contain Kent County
0%5%10%15%Count#Dover Metro AreaDover AreaKent CountyKentSouthSouth AtlanticSussex CountySussexUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareNew Castle CountyNew Castle16.343740%16.343740%16.3%10,15610.2k16.343740%16.343740%16.3%10,15610.2k114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.602840%13.602840%13.6%11,34311.3k213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k11.681085%11.681085%11.7%23,65723.7k3
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 3 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 Kent County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent 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 Kent County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Kent County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaDover Metro AreaDover AreaKent CountyKentHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkDelawareSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield 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%99,48199.5k816.343740%16.343740%16.3%10,15610.2k16.343740%16.343740%16.3%10,15610.2k16.110205%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%129,745130k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.731890%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%95,67295.7k2212.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k12.347180%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%31,46331.5k349.271089%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

Definitions

  • 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 City:
Dover
Cities:
Dover, Harrington, Milford
Towns:
Bowers, Camden, Cheswold, Clayton, Farmington, Felton, Frederica, Hartly, Houston, Kenton, Leipsic, Little Creek, Magnolia, Smyrna, Viola, Woodside, Wyoming
Unincorporated Places:
Dover Base Housing, Highland Acres, Kent Acres, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Riverview, Rodney Village, Woodside East
ZIP Codes:
19901, 19902, 19904, 19934, 19936, 19938, 19943, 19946, 19950, 19952, 19953, 19954, 19955, 19962, 19963, 19964, 19977, 19979
Unified School Districts:
Caesar Rodney, Capital, Lake Forest, Milford, Smyrna, Woodbridge
Congressional District:
DE-At Large
State Senate Districts:
DE-14, DE-15, DE-16, DE-17, DE-18
State House Districts:
DE-11, DE-28, DE-29, DE-30, DE-31, DE-32, DE-33, DE-34
Neighboring Counties:
Cape May, Caroline, Cumberland, Kent, New Castle, Queen Anne's, Salem, Sussex
Nearby Counties:
Atlantic, Camden, Cecil, Delaware, Dorchester, Gloucester, Harford, Talbot, Wicomico, Worcester