Food Stamps in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Georgia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$52,623.000000$51,037.000000$52,623.000000$52.6k270,903271k$23,148.000000$20,027.000000$23,148.000000$23.1k42,79242.8k$60,360.000000$57,942.000000$60,360.000000$60.4k228,111228k
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 DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Georgia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty255.797813%56.682730%55.797813%55.8%28.295%28.3%31.323612%32.217222%31.323612%31.3%43.788%43.8%17.580389%18.565553%17.580389%17.6%16.314%16.3%36.630679%41.315257%36.630679%36.6%29.506%29.5%27.738830%27.418111%27.738830%27.7%15.098%15.1%47.268181%51.735537%47.268181%47.3%47.937%47.9%
% 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 DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Georgia
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.526559%30.891259%26.526559%26.5%71.705%71.7%7.543257%6.314132%7.543257%7.5%56.212%56.2%16.918079%22.125334%16.918079%16.9%83.686%83.7%16.417446%22.093660%16.417446%16.4%70.494%70.5%29.262947%34.692081%29.262947%29.3%84.902%84.9%9.630399%9.956324%9.630399%9.6%52.063%52.1%
% 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 DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Georgia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Mixed1Black1Other1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White325.154288%18.752687%25.154288%25.2%1,182159.244067%159%23.564826%26.674464%23.564826%23.6%33,19233.2k149.181671%149%22.887451%23.491155%22.887451%22.9%1,273144.893415%145%19.385759%18.882250%19.385759%19.4%1,982122.725282%123%15.796060%15.294545%15.796060%15.8%42,79242.8k100.000000%100%13.220734%6.320305%13.220734%13.2%1,81683.696403%84%3.492716%9.289866%3.492716%3.5%3,34722.111312%22%
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 DeKalb County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
6.5%10.1%13.6%17.2%20.7%24.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in DeKalb County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%10%19%29%39%49%
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Food Stamps by Place in DeKalb County

There are 21 places that are fully or partially contained within DeKalb County (20 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 21 of those to each other, DeKalb County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected places in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%10%20%30%Count#LithoniaClarkstonPanthersvilleGresham ParkBelvedere ParkBelvedere PkCandler-McAfeeScottdaleRedanStone MountainStone MtnAtlantaDeKalb CountyDeKalbGeorgiaSouthSouth AtlanticChambleeAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTuckerDecaturDoravillePine LakeBrookhavenNorth DecaturNorth Druid HillsN Druid HlsDunwoodyAvondale EstatesAvondale EstsDruid Hills38.284251%38.284251%38.3%299135.282156%35.282156%35.3%1,388230.555556%30.555556%30.6%1,078327.719298%27.719298%27.7%790427.487352%27.487352%27.5%1,630527.314602%27.314602%27.3%2,372622.714148%22.714148%22.7%944721.322559%21.322559%21.3%2,586819.452164%19.452164%19.5%490917.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1015.796060%15.796060%15.8%42,79242.8k15.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.299233%13.299233%13.3%1,3521113.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.303665%12.303665%12.3%1,6921210.995542%10.995542%11.0%8881310.470510%10.470510%10.5%316147.122507%7.122507%7.1%25155.412801%5.412801%5.4%1,167164.719043%4.719043%4.7%367173.553526%3.553526%3.6%319182.664585%2.664585%2.7%529192.625976%2.625976%2.6%37200.214388%0.214388%0.2%921
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in DeKalb County

There are 5 county subdivisions in DeKalb County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, DeKalb County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected county subdivisions in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Stone MountainStone MtnLithoniaAtlanta-DecaturDeKalb CountyDeKalbGeorgiaSouthSouth AtlanticAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTuckerChamblee-Doraville24.266421%24.266421%24.3%3,953119.715349%19.715349%19.7%7,314218.689272%18.689272%18.7%25,56325.6k315.796060%15.796060%15.8%42,79242.8k15.294545%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%15,360,95115.4M9.333010%9.333010%9.3%2,30646.525309%6.525309%6.5%3,6565
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Atlanta Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain DeKalb 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 DeKalb County to the 50 most populous counties in Georgia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb 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 DeKalb County, selected other counties in Georgia, and entities that contain DeKalb 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 DeKalb County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb 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 DeKalb County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoDeKalb CountyDeKalbCook 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 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%98,55998.6k1115.796060%15.796060%15.8%42,79242.8k15.785102%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%26,58326.6k427.020400%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:
Atlanta
Cities:
Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doraville, Dunwoody, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Stone Mountain, Tucker
Unincorporated Places:
Belvedere Park, Candler-McAfee, Druid Hills, Gresham Park, North Decatur, North Druid Hills, Panthersville, Redan, Scottdale
ZIP Codes:
30002, 30012, 30021, 30030, 30032, 30033, 30034, 30035, 30038, 30039, 30058, 30072, 30079, 30083, 30084, 30087, 30088, 30094, 30288, 30294, 30306, 30307, 30315, 30316, 30317, 30319, 30322, 30324, 30329, 30338, 30340, 30341, 30345, 30346, 30350, 30360
Unified School Districts:
Atlanta, DeKalb County, Decatur
Congressional Districts:
GA-4, GA-5, GA-6
State Senate Districts:
GA-10, GA-40, GA-41, GA-42, GA-43, GA-44, GA-55
State House Districts:
GA-79, GA-80, GA-81, GA-82, GA-83, GA-84, GA-85, GA-86, GA-87, GA-88, GA-89, GA-90, GA-91, GA-92, GA-93, GA-94
Neighboring Counties:
Clayton, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale
Nearby Counties:
Barrow, Butts, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Newton, Spalding, Walton