Food Stamps in Ben Hill County, Georgia (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Georgia and Ben Hill County
Ben Hill County
Georgia
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$29,510.000000$51,037.000000$29,510.000000$29.5k6,452$10,604.000000$20,027.000000$10,604.000000$10.6k1,629$38,547.000000$57,942.000000$38,547.000000$38.5k4,823
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 Georgia and Ben Hill County
Ben Hill County
Georgia
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.810927%56.682730%51.810927%51.8%40.655%40.7%41.866176%32.217222%41.866176%41.9%72.630%72.6%9.944751%18.565553%9.944751%9.9%15.473%15.5%31.184776%41.315257%31.184776%31.2%25.000%25.0%27.562922%27.418111%27.562922%27.6%17.931%17.9%74.155924%51.735537%74.155924%74.2%54.909%54.9%
% 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 Georgia and Ben Hill County
Ben Hill County
Georgia
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.544267%30.891259%25.544267%25.5%59.345%59.3%5.328634%6.314132%5.328634%5.3%27.370%27.4%18.349575%22.125334%18.349575%18.3%84.527%84.5%31.598590%22.093660%31.598590%31.6%75.000%75.0%42.608335%34.692081%42.608335%42.6%82.069%82.1%20.568111%9.956324%20.568111%20.6%45.091%45.1%
% 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 Georgia and Ben Hill County
Ben Hill County
Georgia
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Hispanic2All RacesOther1White3Mixed147.027901%26.674464%47.027901%47.0%1,163186.263978%186%38.135593%18.882250%38.135593%38.1%45151.044105%151%25.247985%15.294545%25.247985%25.2%1,629100.000000%100%21.153846%23.491155%21.153846%21.2%3383.784294%84%10.635965%9.289866%10.635965%10.6%38842.125995%42%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.752687%00.000000%0%
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 Ben Hill County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
15.1%17.4%19.6%21.8%24.1%26.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Ben Hill County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
11.5%15.3%19.0%22.7%26.5%30.2%
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Food Stamps by Place in Ben Hill County

There is 1 place that are fully or partially contained within Ben Hill County (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Ben Hill County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ben Hill County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ben Hill County, selected places in Ben Hill County, and entities that contain Ben Hill County
0%10%20%30%Count#FitzgeraldFitzgerald Metro AreaFitzgeraldBen Hill County School DistrictBen Hl CoBen Hill CountyBen HillGeorgiaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States35.471360%35.471360%35.5%1,189125.247985%25.247985%25.2%1,62925.247985%25.247985%25.2%1,62925.247985%25.247985%25.2%1,62915.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Ben Hill County

There are 2 county subdivisions in Ben Hill County. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Ben Hill County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ben Hill County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ben Hill County, selected county subdivisions in Ben Hill County, and entities that contain Ben Hill County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#FitzgeraldFitzgerald Metro AreaFitzgeraldBen Hill County School DistrictBen Hl CoBen Hill CountyBen HillGeorgiaQueenslandSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States26.291481%26.291481%26.3%1,537125.247985%25.247985%25.2%1,62925.247985%25.247985%25.2%1,62925.247985%25.247985%25.2%1,62915.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k15.181518%15.181518%15.2%92214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Georgia

There are 159 counties in Georgia. This section compares Ben Hill County to the 50 most populous counties in Georgia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ben Hill County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 39,358.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ben Hill County, selected other counties in Georgia, and entities that contain Ben Hill County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Dougherty CountyDoughertyFitzgerald Metro AreaFitzgeraldBen Hill County School DistrictBen Hl CoBen Hill CountyBen HillClayton CountyClaytonColquitt CountyColquittBibb CountyBibbPolk CountyPolkRichmond CountyRichmondThomas CountyThomasSpalding CountySpaldingNewton CountyNewtonCarroll CountyCarrollLaurens CountyLaurensCoffee CountyCoffeeTift CountyTiftMuscogee CountyMuscogeeLowndes CountyLowndesTroup CountyTroupGordon CountyGordonGlynn CountyGlynnMurray CountyMurrayBulloch CountyBullochFloyd CountyFloydHabersham CountyHabershamWalker CountyWalkerBaldwin CountyBaldwinDeKalb CountyDeKalbDouglas CountyDouglasClarke CountyClarkeBartow CountyBartowGeorgiaBarrow CountyBarrowWhitfield CountyWhitfieldLiberty CountyLibertySouthHall CountyHallSouth AtlanticHouston CountyHoustonFulton CountyFultonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWalton CountyWaltonChatham CountyChathamCamden CountyCamdenHenry CountyHenryJackson CountyJacksonRockdale CountyRockdaleCatoosa CountyCatoosaPaulding CountyPauldingGwinnett CountyGwinnettCoweta CountyCowetaCobb CountyCobbEffingham CountyEffinghamCherokee CountyCherokeeColumbia CountyColumbiaFayette CountyFayetteForsyth CountyForsyth27.272727%27.272727%27.3%9,588125.247985%25.247985%25.2%1,62925.247985%25.247985%25.2%1,62925.247985%25.247985%25.2%1,62925.003881%25.003881%25.0%22,54922.5k223.777633%23.777633%23.8%3,657323.098011%23.098011%23.1%13,22813.2k422.571967%22.571967%22.6%3,356522.173313%22.173313%22.2%16,06916.1k621.888934%21.888934%21.9%3,780721.724710%21.724710%21.7%4,978820.624109%20.624109%20.6%7,237920.133045%20.133045%20.1%8,1111020.037453%20.037453%20.0%3,5311119.844082%19.844082%19.8%2,8001219.521140%19.521140%19.5%2,8211319.447508%19.447508%19.4%14,28414.3k1419.214248%19.214248%19.2%7,6491518.530403%18.530403%18.5%4,5621618.403357%18.403357%18.4%3,6401718.367409%18.367409%18.4%5,9921817.916725%17.916725%17.9%2,5561917.359786%17.359786%17.4%4,5502017.246682%17.246682%17.2%6,0562116.693592%16.693592%16.7%2,4802216.117431%16.117431%16.1%4,1232316.026448%16.026448%16.0%2,5452415.796060%15.796060%15.8%42,79242.8k2515.710860%15.710860%15.7%7,4682615.694528%15.694528%15.7%7,0472715.505618%15.505618%15.5%5,6582815.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k14.983333%14.983333%15.0%3,5962914.416614%14.416614%14.4%5,0193014.385426%14.385426%14.4%3,2773114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.904087%13.904087%13.9%8,6663213.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.379346%13.379346%13.4%7,2503313.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k3413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.912673%12.912673%12.9%3,8803512.875062%12.875062%12.9%13,74413.7k3612.820238%12.820238%12.8%2,3923712.497183%12.497183%12.5%8,8733812.427184%12.427184%12.4%2,6243912.301269%12.301269%12.3%3,6834012.058592%12.058592%12.1%2,9064111.626047%11.626047%11.6%5,8154211.167185%11.167185%11.2%31,15631.2k439.778191%9.778191%9.8%4,836449.272911%9.272911%9.3%25,22025.2k458.665419%8.665419%8.7%1,620467.046704%7.046704%7.0%5,664476.750981%6.750981%6.8%3,080485.250045%5.250045%5.3%2,044494.403008%4.403008%4.4%2,92850
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 Ben Hill County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ben Hill 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 Ben Hill County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Ben Hill County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaFitzgerald Metro AreaFitzgeraldBen Hill County School DistrictBen Hl CoBen Hill CountyBen HillKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookGeorgiaPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento 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%147,489147k425.247985%25.247985%25.2%1,62925.247985%25.247985%25.2%1,62925.247985%25.247985%25.2%1,62923.963174%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%308,063308k1215.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k14.729002%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%95,67295.7k2212.347180%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

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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 City:
Fitzgerald
Cities:
Fitzgerald
ZIP Codes:
31079, 31750, 31783, 31798
Unified School District:
Ben Hill County
Congressional District:
GA-8
State Senate District:
GA-7
State House District:
GA-155
Neighboring Counties:
Coffee, Irwin, Telfair, Turner, Wilcox
Nearby Counties:
Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Crisp, Dodge, Jeff Davis, Pulaski, Tift, Wheeler, Worth