Food Stamps in Alexander County, Illinois (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Illinois and Alexander County
Alexander County
Illinois
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$29,071.000000$59,196.000000$29,071.000000$29.1k2,534$12,224.000000$20,920.000000$12,224.000000$12.2k783$36,554.000000$66,233.000000$36,554.000000$36.6k1,751
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 Illinois and Alexander County
Alexander County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.656450%52.008572%42.656450%42.7%54.575%54.6%31.289911%28.081860%31.289911%31.3%79.805%79.8%8.173691%17.720368%8.173691%8.2%27.468%27.5%46.871009%39.650833%46.871009%46.9%34.557%34.6%23.882503%28.737175%23.882503%23.9%15.956%16.0%67.688378%49.089639%67.688378%67.7%71.332%71.3%
% 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 Illinois and Alexander County
Alexander County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty215.876642%28.711323%15.876642%15.9%45.425%45.4%3.540834%4.935946%3.540834%3.5%20.195%20.2%9.651628%21.518115%9.651628%9.7%72.532%72.5%39.691605%19.821405%39.691605%39.7%65.443%65.4%56.253569%37.052189%56.253569%56.3%84.044%84.0%12.164477%7.858366%12.164477%12.2%28.668%28.7%
% 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 Illinois and Alexander County
Alexander County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Black1Other1All RacesWhite2Mixed1Hispanic3Asian156.652361%33.468733%56.652361%56.7%528183.342377%183%50.000000%25.466348%50.000000%50.0%1161.813538%162%30.899763%13.263818%30.899763%30.9%783100.000000%100%16.028097%7.965181%16.028097%16.0%25151.871262%52%13.043478%22.071431%13.043478%13.0%342.212227%42%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%19.892671%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.450427%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 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Alexander County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
13%21%28%35%42%50%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Alexander County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
16%25%33%41%50%59%
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Food Stamps by Place in Alexander County

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alexander County, selected places in Alexander County, and entities that contain Alexander County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CairoThebesAlexander CountyAlexanderTammsOlive BranchEast Cape GirardeauE Cape GirardeauMcClureEast North CentralCape Girardeau Metro AreaCape GirardeauIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwest49.194313%49.194313%49.2%519135.772358%35.772358%35.8%44230.899763%30.899763%30.9%78322.272727%22.272727%22.3%49318.981481%18.981481%19.0%41418.565401%18.565401%18.6%44515.833333%15.833333%15.8%19614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.567393%13.567393%13.6%5,04313.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Alexander County

There are 7 county subdivisions in Alexander County. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Alexander County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alexander County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alexander County, selected county subdivisions in Alexander County, and entities that contain Alexander County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Cairo PrecinctCairoAlexander CountyAlexanderSandusky PrecinctSanduskyThebes PrecinctThebesOlive Branch PrecinctOlive BranchTamms PrecinctTammsMcClure PrecinctMcClureEast North CentralCache PrecinctCacheCape Girardeau Metro AreaCape GirardeauIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwest49.194313%49.194313%49.2%519130.899763%30.899763%30.9%78326.400000%26.400000%26.4%33220.338983%20.338983%20.3%48317.061611%17.061611%17.1%36416.971279%16.971279%17.0%65516.321244%16.321244%16.3%63614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.768116%13.768116%13.8%19713.567393%13.567393%13.6%5,04313.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Cape Girardeau Area

There are 3 counties in the Cape Girardeau Area. This section compares Alexander County to all of the counties in the Cape Girardeau Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alexander County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alexander County, selected other counties in the Cape Girardeau Area, and entities that contain Alexander County
0%10%20%30%Count#Alexander CountyAlexanderBollinger CountyBollingerEast North CentralCape Girardeau Metro AreaCape GirardeauIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCape Girardeau CountyCape Girardeau30.899763%30.899763%30.9%783118.917794%18.917794%18.9%909214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.567393%13.567393%13.6%5,04313.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.233281%11.233281%11.2%3,3513
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Illinois

There are 102 counties in Illinois. This section compares Alexander County to the 50 most populous counties in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alexander County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,301.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alexander County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain Alexander County
0%10%20%30%Count#Alexander CountyAlexanderFranklin CountyFranklinMarion CountyMarionJackson CountyJacksonJefferson CountyJeffersonStephenson CountyStephensonKankakee CountyKankakeeWinnebago CountyWinnebagoMacon CountyMaconSt. Clair CountySt. ClairKnox CountyKnoxVermilion CountyVermilionWilliamson CountyWilliamsonColes CountyColesCook CountyCookMorgan CountyMorganChristian CountyChristianFulton CountyFultonMacoupin CountyMacoupinMcDonough CountyMcDonoughPeoria CountyPeoriaEast North CentralLaSalle CountyLaSalleRock Island CountyRock IslandCape Girardeau Metro AreaCape GirardeauWhiteside CountyWhitesideIllinoisMontgomery CountyMontgomeryBoone CountyBooneLivingston CountyLivingstonAdams CountyAdamsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDeKalb CountyDeKalbMidwestMadison CountyMadisonSangamon CountySangamonLogan CountyLoganLee CountyLeeBureau CountyBureauKane CountyKaneHenry CountyHenryRandolph CountyRandolphOgle CountyOgleGrundy CountyGrundyTazewell CountyTazewellMcLean CountyMcLeanEffingham CountyEffinghamWill CountyWillLake CountyLakeChampaign CountyChampaignClinton CountyClintonMcHenry CountyMcHenryKendall CountyKendallWoodford CountyWoodfordDuPage CountyDuPageMonroe CountyMonroe30.899763%30.899763%30.9%78320.259580%20.259580%20.3%3,278120.055552%20.055552%20.1%3,177219.388919%19.388919%19.4%4,588318.335638%18.335638%18.3%2,785417.948194%17.948194%17.9%3,513517.576581%17.576581%17.6%7,115617.497966%17.497966%17.5%20,00020.0k716.513598%16.513598%16.5%7,408816.427069%16.427069%16.4%16,86616.9k916.324600%16.324600%16.3%3,4521016.265060%16.265060%16.3%5,1301116.034592%16.034592%16.0%4,2831215.995070%15.995070%16.0%3,3741315.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1415.423643%15.423643%15.4%2,1281515.142795%15.142795%15.1%2,1051615.023707%15.023707%15.0%2,1231714.535566%14.535566%14.5%2,7261814.449793%14.449793%14.4%1,7111914.136806%14.136806%14.1%10,66010.7k2014.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.579607%13.579607%13.6%6,0252113.569503%13.569503%13.6%8,1552213.567393%13.567393%13.6%5,04313.308664%13.308664%13.3%3,1292313.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.254186%13.254186%13.3%1,4962413.235534%13.235534%13.2%2,4362513.232358%13.232358%13.2%1,9222613.153451%13.153451%13.2%3,5832713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.933872%12.933872%12.9%4,8332812.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.914198%12.914198%12.9%13,82013.8k2912.757981%12.757981%12.8%10,58310.6k3012.245824%12.245824%12.2%1,3493111.831778%11.831778%11.8%1,5983211.750018%11.750018%11.8%1,6473311.443834%11.443834%11.4%19,88019.9k3411.156922%11.156922%11.2%2,2463510.682792%10.682792%10.7%1,2723610.446540%10.446540%10.4%2,1713710.168026%10.168026%10.2%1,882389.701165%9.701165%9.7%5,298399.551822%9.551822%9.6%6,300409.417242%9.417242%9.4%1,254419.349704%9.349704%9.3%21,03321.0k429.018974%9.018974%9.0%21,94121.9k438.999030%8.999030%9.0%7,239447.343705%7.343705%7.3%1,029457.003969%7.003969%7.0%7,712466.726926%6.726926%6.7%2,642476.121886%6.121886%6.1%887485.998755%5.998755%6.0%20,33520.3k492.555641%2.555641%2.6%33350
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 Alexander County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alexander 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 Alexander County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Alexander County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxAlexander CountyAlexanderWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasEast North CentralQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkCape Girardeau Metro AreaCape GirardeauBroward CountyBrowardIllinoisFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkMidwestSacramento 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%179,811180k130.899763%30.899763%30.9%78325.713313%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%129,745130k1614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.567393%13.567393%13.6%5,04313.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.260089%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%95,67295.7k2212.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.347180%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:
Cairo
Precincts:
Cache, Cairo, McClure, Olive Branch, Sandusky, Tamms, Thebes
Unincorporated Places:
Olive Branch
Villages:
East Cape Girardeau, McClure, Tamms, Thebes
ZIP Codes:
62914, 62952, 62957, 62962, 62964, 62969, 62988, 62990, 62992
Unified School Districts:
Cairo 1, Century 100, Egyptian 5, Meridian 101, Shawnee 84
Congressional District:
IL-12
State Senate District:
IL-59
State House District:
IL-118
Neighboring Counties:
Ballard, Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, Pulaski, Scott, Union
Nearby Counties:
Bollinger, Carlisle, Hickman, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, McCracken, New Madrid, Perry, Stoddard