Food Stamps in Sussex 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 Sussex County
Sussex County
Delaware
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$54,218.000000$61,017.000000$54,218.000000$54.2k83,38783.4k$27,865.000000$27,056.000000$27,865.000000$27.9k11,34311.3k$60,143.000000$66,929.000000$60,143.000000$60.1k72,04472.0k
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 Sussex County
Sussex County
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.288989%55.120028%54.288989%54.3%29.610%29.6%30.080226%32.181770%30.080226%30.1%54.820%54.8%18.751653%16.981132%18.751653%18.8%17.375%17.4%43.595169%41.022234%43.595169%43.6%21.705%21.7%33.253989%28.607494%33.253989%33.3%8.685%8.69%41.214846%38.931703%41.214846%41.2%50.749%50.7%
% 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 Sussex County
Sussex County
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.319527%26.232193%20.319527%20.3%70.390%70.4%3.903170%5.382723%3.903170%3.9%45.180%45.2%14.040031%18.404067%14.040031%14.0%82.625%82.6%24.759869%22.028096%24.759869%24.8%78.295%78.3%55.048304%42.010598%55.048304%55.0%91.315%91.3%6.297540%6.881923%6.297540%6.3%49.251%49.3%
% 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 Sussex County
Sussex County
Delaware
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesWhite3Asian134.815714%24.433881%34.815714%34.8%3,155255.944454%256%30.032468%29.148047%30.032468%30.0%370220.780867%221%29.392173%26.926596%29.392173%29.4%1,059216.073803%216%21.428571%27.084542%21.428571%21.4%195157.530132%158%13.602840%12.973961%13.602840%13.6%11,34311.3k100.000000%100%9.584321%8.485120%9.584321%9.6%6,50970.458237%70%8.245877%4.343940%8.245877%8.2%5560.618791%61%
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 Sussex County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
7.3%9.9%12.5%15.1%17.7%20.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Sussex County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%
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Food Stamps by Place in Sussex County

There are 26 places that are fully or partially contained within Sussex County (25 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Sussex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sussex County, selected places in Sussex County, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%10%20%30%Count#LaurelDelmarGeorgetownMillsboroSeafordEllendaleMilfordFrankfordGreenwoodBladesMiltonBridgevilleSalisbury Metro AreaSalisburySouthSouth AtlanticSussex CountySussexUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareSelbyvilleMillvilleLong NeckDagsboroLewesSlaughter BeachSlaughter BchOcean ViewBethelSouth BethanyFenwick IslandFenwick IsBethany BeachDewey BeachRehoboth BeachRehoboth BchHenlopen Acres37.490134%37.490134%37.5%475133.120000%33.120000%33.1%207228.973660%28.973660%29.0%638328.436578%28.436578%28.4%482428.226363%28.226363%28.2%818525.196850%25.196850%25.2%32622.051536%22.051536%22.1%890721.276596%21.276596%21.3%50821.088435%21.088435%21.1%93920.575221%20.575221%20.6%931018.600823%18.600823%18.6%2261117.596973%17.596973%17.6%1861214.426765%14.426765%14.4%21,62521.6k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.602840%13.602840%13.6%11,34311.3k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k12.918660%12.918660%12.9%1081310.350877%10.350877%10.4%59149.307876%9.307876%9.3%117158.571429%8.571429%8.6%30167.475490%7.475490%7.5%122174.273504%4.273504%4.3%5183.967447%3.967447%4.0%39193.571429%3.571429%3.6%3202.429150%2.429150%2.4%6212.212389%2.212389%2.2%5221.991150%1.991150%2.0%9231.212121%1.212121%1.2%2240.744048%0.744048%0.7%5250.000000%0.000000%0.0%026
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 26 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Sussex County

There are 9 county subdivisions in Sussex County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Sussex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sussex County, selected county subdivisions in Sussex County, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#GeorgetownSeafordLaurel-DelmarBridgeville-GreenwoodBridgeville-Greenw…MillsboroMilford SouthSalisbury Metro AreaSalisburySouthSouth AtlanticSussex CountySussexUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareMiltonSelbyville-FrankfordLewes20.263692%20.263692%20.3%999119.452540%19.452540%19.5%1,869218.000707%18.000707%18.0%1,527317.580716%17.580716%17.6%795417.160591%17.160591%17.2%1,963515.311818%15.311818%15.3%1,262614.426765%14.426765%14.4%21,62521.6k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.602840%13.602840%13.6%11,34311.3k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k10.521013%10.521013%10.5%73177.689043%7.689043%7.7%1,08787.361719%7.361719%7.4%1,1109
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Salisbury Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sussex County, selected other counties in the Salisbury Area, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Somerset CountySomersetWicomico CountyWicomicoSalisbury Metro AreaSalisburySouthSouth AtlanticSussex CountySussexUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareWorcester CountyWorcester26.176753%26.176753%26.2%2,180115.437181%15.437181%15.4%5,738214.426765%14.426765%14.4%21,62521.6k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.602840%13.602840%13.6%11,34311.3k313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k11.251785%11.251785%11.3%2,3644
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Delaware

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

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sussex County, selected other counties in Delaware, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%5%10%15%Count#Kent CountyKentSalisbury Metro AreaSalisburySouthSouth AtlanticSussex CountySussexUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareNew Castle CountyNew Castle16.343740%16.343740%16.3%10,15610.2k114.426765%14.426765%14.4%21,62521.6k14.207441%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 Sussex County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex 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 Sussex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Sussex 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 CountyDallasSalisbury Metro AreaSalisburySouthQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticNew York CountyNew YorkSussex CountySussexBroward 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%99,48199.5k816.110205%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%129,745130k1614.426765%14.426765%14.4%21,62521.6k14.207441%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%103,454103k1813.602840%13.602840%13.6%11,34311.3k13.540063%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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Cities:
Lewes, Milford, Rehoboth Beach, Seaford
Towns:
Bethany Beach, Bethel, Blades, Bridgeville, Dagsboro, Delmar, Dewey Beach, Ellendale, Fenwick Island, Frankford, Georgetown, Greenwood, Henlopen Acres, Laurel, Millsboro, Millville, Milton, Ocean View, Selbyville, Slaughter Beach, South Bethany
Unincorporated Places:
Long Neck
ZIP Codes:
19930, 19931, 19933, 19939, 19940, 19941, 19944, 19945, 19947, 19950, 19951, 19952, 19956, 19958, 19960, 19963, 19966, 19967, 19968, 19970, 19971, 19973, 19975
Unified School Districts:
Cape Henlopen, Delmar, Indian River, Laurel, Milford, Seaford, Woodbridge
Congressional District:
DE-At Large
State Senate Districts:
DE-6, DE-18, DE-19, DE-20, DE-21
State House Districts:
DE-14, DE-20, DE-35, DE-36, DE-37, DE-38, DE-39, DE-40, DE-41
Neighboring Counties:
Cape May, Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Wicomico, Worcester
Nearby Counties:
Cumberland, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot