Food Stamps in Cobb 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 Cobb County
Cobb County
Georgia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$68,818.000000$51,037.000000$68,818.000000$68.8k271,975272k$27,268.000000$20,027.000000$27,268.000000$27.3k25,22025.2k$73,777.000000$57,942.000000$73,777.000000$73.8k246,755247k
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 Cobb County
Cobb County
Georgia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty263.223632%56.682730%63.223632%63.2%16.468%16.5%34.004758%32.217222%34.004758%34.0%35.482%35.5%22.351308%18.565553%22.351308%22.4%8.658%8.66%31.891356%41.315257%31.891356%31.9%16.272%16.3%21.352102%27.418111%21.352102%21.4%6.865%6.87%40.646312%51.735537%40.646312%40.6%36.979%37.0%
% 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 Cobb County
Cobb County
Georgia
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.777451%30.891259%32.777451%32.8%83.532%83.5%6.319629%6.314132%6.319629%6.3%64.518%64.5%24.101234%22.125334%24.101234%24.1%91.342%91.3%16.771697%22.093660%16.771697%16.8%83.728%83.7%29.604669%34.692081%29.604669%29.6%93.135%93.1%7.079897%9.956324%7.079897%7.1%63.021%63.0%
% 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 Cobb County
Cobb County
Georgia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesWhite3Asian119.958914%23.491155%19.958914%20.0%1,846215.238928%215%18.009453%26.674464%18.009453%18.0%13,07013.1k194.215736%194%14.176719%18.882250%14.176719%14.2%1,951152.883149%153%13.383948%18.752687%13.383948%13.4%617144.333832%144%9.272911%15.294545%9.272911%9.3%25,22025.2k100.000000%100%4.624798%9.289866%4.624798%4.6%7,40049.874280%50%2.853746%6.320305%2.853746%2.9%33630.775077%31%
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 Cobb County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.6%7.3%12.0%16.7%21.4%26.2%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Cobb County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%8%15%23%31%39%
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Food Stamps by Place in Cobb County

There are 11 places that are fully or partially contained within Cobb County (8 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Cobb County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cobb County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cobb County, selected places in Cobb County, and entities that contain Cobb County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#AustellFair OaksMabletonAtlantaGeorgiaMariettaSouthSouth AtlanticAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPowder SpringsPowder SpgsAcworthCobb CountyCobbKennesawSmyrnaRoswellVinings25.765841%25.765841%25.8%614121.716233%21.716233%21.7%701217.504709%17.504709%17.5%2,416317.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k415.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k14.764987%14.764987%14.8%3,490514.207441%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%15,360,95115.4M11.938202%11.938202%11.9%595610.579011%10.579011%10.6%87779.272911%9.272911%9.3%25,22025.2k8.526045%8.526045%8.5%1,09588.258535%8.258535%8.3%2,01595.904745%5.904745%5.9%2,032102.492212%2.492212%2.5%15211
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Cobb County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cobb County, selected county subdivisions in Cobb County, and entities that contain Cobb County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Fair OaksMabletonAustellGeorgiaSouthSouth AtlanticAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPowder SpringsPowder SpgsMariettaSmyrnaCobb CountyCobbAcworth-KennesawNortheast CobbNE CobbVinings26.140674%26.140674%26.1%2,412119.137049%19.137049%19.1%4,076216.115635%16.115635%16.1%1,979315.294545%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%15,360,95115.4M12.404437%12.404437%12.4%1,655412.322664%12.322664%12.3%6,002511.564680%11.564680%11.6%2,90169.272911%9.272911%9.3%25,22025.2k5.773761%5.773761%5.8%3,75073.349414%3.349414%3.3%1,95182.622498%2.622498%2.6%4949
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 Atlanta Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cobb County, selected other counties in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain Cobb 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 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%5,664275.250045%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 Cobb County to the 50 most populous counties in Georgia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cobb 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 Cobb County, selected other counties in Georgia, and entities that contain Cobb 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 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%5,664476.750981%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 Cobb County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cobb 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 Cobb County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Cobb 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 CountyFairfieldCobb CountyCobbOakland 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%308,063308k1215.294545%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%31,46331.5k349.272911%9.272911%9.3%25,22025.2k9.271089%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:
Atlanta, Roswell, Marietta
Cities:
Acworth, Atlanta, Austell, Kennesaw, Marietta, Powder Springs, Roswell, Smyrna
Unincorporated Places:
Fair Oaks, Mableton, Vinings
ZIP Codes:
30008, 30060, 30062, 30064, 30066, 30067, 30068, 30075, 30080, 30082, 30101, 30102, 30106, 30126, 30127, 30141, 30144, 30152, 30157, 30168, 30188, 30339
Unified School Districts:
Atlanta, Cobb County, Marietta
Congressional Districts:
GA-6, GA-11, GA-13
State Senate Districts:
GA-6, GA-14, GA-32, GA-33, GA-37, GA-38
State House Districts:
GA-34, GA-35, GA-36, GA-37, GA-38, GA-39, GA-40, GA-41, GA-42, GA-43, GA-44, GA-45, GA-46, GA-53, GA-61
Neighboring Counties:
Bartow, Cherokee, Douglas, Fulton, Paulding
Nearby Counties:
Carroll, Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Haralson, Pickens, Polk, Rockdale