Food Stamps in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
Cherokee County
Georgia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$72,586.000000$51,037.000000$72,586.000000$72.6k80,37880.4k$29,336.000000$20,027.000000$29,336.000000$29.3k5,664$76,171.000000$57,942.000000$76,171.000000$76.2k74,71474.7k
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 Cherokee County
Cherokee County
Georgia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.832627%56.682730%56.832627%56.8%10.184%10.2%27.171610%32.217222%27.171610%27.2%28.929%28.9%21.398305%18.565553%21.398305%21.4%5.069%5.07%43.838277%41.315257%43.838277%43.8%15.151%15.2%33.845339%27.418111%33.845339%33.8%7.213%7.21%38.735876%51.735537%38.735876%38.7%31.254%31.3%
% 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 Cherokee County
Cherokee County
Georgia
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.996895%30.891259%37.996895%38.0%89.816%89.8%5.060631%6.314132%5.060631%5.1%71.071%71.1%30.378510%22.125334%30.378510%30.4%94.931%94.9%18.610970%22.093660%18.610970%18.6%84.849%84.8%33.005862%34.692081%33.005862%33.0%92.787%92.8%6.459298%9.956324%6.459298%6.5%68.746%68.7%
% 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 Cherokee County
Cherokee County
Georgia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Other1Mixed1Black1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White324.053881%23.491155%24.053881%24.1%375341.349368%341%15.605929%18.752687%15.605929%15.6%179221.464216%221%15.589511%26.674464%15.589511%15.6%755221.231230%221%13.320274%18.882250%13.320274%13.3%408189.028426%189%7.046704%15.294545%7.046704%7.0%5,664100.000000%100%5.923001%6.320305%5.923001%5.9%6084.053491%84%5.653571%9.289866%5.653571%5.7%3,88780.230009%80%
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 Cherokee County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.8%4.6%6.4%8.2%10.0%11.9%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Cherokee County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1.4%5.5%9.5%13.6%17.6%21.7%
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Food Stamps by Place in Cherokee County

There are 7 places that are fully or partially contained within Cherokee County (5 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Cherokee County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cherokee County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cherokee County, selected places in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Cherokee County
0%5%10%15%Count#GeorgiaWaleskaSouthSouth AtlanticCantonAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNelsonCherokee County School DistrictCherokee CoCherokee CountyCherokeeWoodstockHolly SpringsBall GroundMountain Park15.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k14.942529%14.942529%14.9%13114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.346098%13.346098%13.3%1,185213.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.588235%10.588235%10.6%5437.046704%7.046704%7.0%5,6647.046704%7.046704%7.0%5,6645.990917%5.990917%6.0%62045.645382%5.645382%5.6%20651.943199%1.943199%1.9%1360.000000%0.000000%0.0%07
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Cherokee County

There are 6 county subdivisions in Cherokee County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Cherokee County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cherokee County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cherokee County, selected county subdivisions in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Cherokee County
0%5%10%15%Count#GeorgiaSouthSouth AtlanticAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCantonWaleskaWoodstockCherokee County School DistrictCherokee CoCherokee CountyCherokeeHolly SpringsBall GroundLathemtown15.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.813230%11.813230%11.8%1,51817.129664%7.129664%7.1%19327.110143%7.110143%7.1%2,54637.046704%7.046704%7.0%5,6647.046704%7.046704%7.0%5,6645.562442%5.562442%5.6%1,07744.656319%4.656319%4.7%14752.817986%2.817986%2.8%1836
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Atlanta Area

There are 29 counties in the Atlanta Area. This section compares Cherokee County to all of the counties in the Atlanta Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cherokee County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cherokee County, selected other counties in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain Cherokee County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Meriwether CountyMeriwetherClayton CountyClaytonHeard CountyHeardJasper CountyJasperButts CountyButtsSpalding CountySpaldingNewton CountyNewtonCarroll CountyCarrollHaralson CountyHaralsonLamar CountyLamarDeKalb CountyDeKalbDouglas CountyDouglasPike CountyPikeBartow CountyBartowMorgan CountyMorganGeorgiaBarrow CountyBarrowSouthSouth AtlanticFulton CountyFultonAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWalton CountyWaltonPickens CountyPickensHenry CountyHenryRockdale CountyRockdalePaulding CountyPauldingGwinnett CountyGwinnettDawson CountyDawsonCoweta CountyCowetaCobb CountyCobbCherokee County School DistrictCherokee CoCherokee CountyCherokeeFayette CountyFayetteForsyth CountyForsyth25.494863%25.494863%25.5%2,035125.003881%25.003881%25.0%22,54922.5k224.472961%24.472961%24.5%1,068323.438106%23.438106%23.4%1,208421.817242%21.817242%21.8%1,688521.724710%21.724710%21.7%4,978620.624109%20.624109%20.6%7,237720.133045%20.133045%20.1%8,111818.785596%18.785596%18.8%2,045917.003340%17.003340%17.0%1,0691015.796060%15.796060%15.8%42,79242.8k1115.710860%15.710860%15.7%7,4681215.665450%15.665450%15.7%9441315.505618%15.505618%15.5%5,6581415.297834%15.297834%15.3%1,0171515.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k14.983333%14.983333%15.0%3,5961614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k1713.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.912673%12.912673%12.9%3,8801812.498901%12.498901%12.5%1,4221912.497183%12.497183%12.5%8,8732012.301269%12.301269%12.3%3,6832111.626047%11.626047%11.6%5,8152211.167185%11.167185%11.2%31,15631.2k2310.643042%10.643042%10.6%907249.778191%9.778191%9.8%4,836259.272911%9.272911%9.3%25,22025.2k267.046704%7.046704%7.0%5,6647.046704%7.046704%7.0%5,664275.250045%5.250045%5.3%2,044284.403008%4.403008%4.4%2,92829
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 29 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Georgia

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

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cherokee County, selected other counties in Georgia, and entities that contain Cherokee County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Dougherty CountyDoughertyClayton 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 CountyFultonAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWalton CountyWaltonChatham CountyChathamCamden CountyCamdenHenry CountyHenryJackson CountyJacksonRockdale CountyRockdaleCatoosa CountyCatoosaPaulding CountyPauldingGwinnett CountyGwinnettCoweta CountyCowetaCobb CountyCobbEffingham CountyEffinghamCherokee County School DistrictCherokee CoCherokee CountyCherokeeColumbia CountyColumbiaFayette CountyFayetteForsyth CountyForsyth27.272727%27.272727%27.3%9,588125.003881%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%51,06551.1k3413.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k13.049135%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%5,6647.046704%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 Cherokee County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Cherokee County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookGeorgiaPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited 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 CountyWakeCherokee County School DistrictCherokee CoCherokee CountyCherokeeSan 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%308,063308k1215.294545%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%203,096203k2113.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k13.049135%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%26,58326.6k427.046704%7.046704%7.0%5,6647.046704%7.046704%7.0%5,6647.020400%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:
Ball Ground, Canton, Holly Springs, Mountain Park, Nelson, Waleska, Woodstock
ZIP Codes:
30004, 30028, 30040, 30075, 30101, 30102, 30107, 30114, 30115, 30143, 30183, 30184, 30188, 30189, 30534
Unified School District:
Cherokee County
Congressional District:
GA-11
State Senate Districts:
GA-14, GA-21, GA-56
State House Districts:
GA-20, GA-21, GA-22, GA-23, GA-46
Neighboring Counties:
Bartow, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Pickens
Nearby Counties:
DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Hall, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding