Food Stamps in Lake County, Indiana (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Indiana and Lake County
Lake County
Indiana
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,905.000000$50,433.000000$50,905.000000$50.9k184,140184k$17,843.000000$18,504.000000$17,843.000000$17.8k29,12229.1k$58,236.000000$55,493.000000$58,236.000000$58.2k155,018155k
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 Indiana and Lake County
Lake County
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.415906%55.511189%54.415906%54.4%26.212%26.2%34.753794%30.717688%34.753794%34.8%50.760%50.8%14.123343%17.691329%14.123343%14.1%12.105%12.1%43.434517%46.667319%43.434517%43.4%24.522%24.5%25.503056%22.904026%25.503056%25.5%10.474%10.5%56.699403%54.401057%56.699403%56.7%57.369%57.4%
% 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 Indiana and Lake County
Lake County
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.777303%28.681078%28.777303%28.8%73.788%73.8%6.333458%5.172275%6.333458%6.3%49.240%49.2%19.266150%20.710936%19.266150%19.3%87.895%87.9%25.115793%24.264573%25.115793%25.1%75.478%75.5%40.950083%37.757420%40.950083%41.0%89.526%89.5%7.915210%8.345309%7.915210%7.9%42.631%42.6%
% 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 Indiana and Lake County
Lake County
Indiana
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1All RacesHispanic2White3Asian131.728614%30.479010%31.728614%31.7%15,00715.0k200.621765%201%28.724217%22.717240%28.724217%28.7%752181.624796%182%20.784925%22.754617%20.784925%20.8%2,934131.424218%131%15.815141%12.194152%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k100.000000%100%14.559387%16.592765%14.559387%14.6%1,52092.059801%92%8.216392%9.796237%8.216392%8.2%8,84751.952696%52%3.110888%7.414037%3.110888%3.1%6219.670316%20%
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 Lake County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
3%9%14%19%25%31%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Lake County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%17%33%49%65%81%
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Food Stamps by Place in Lake County

There are 22 places that are fully or partially contained within Lake County (21 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 22 of those to each other, Lake County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lake County, selected places in Lake County, and entities that contain Lake County
0%10%20%30%Count#East ChicagoShelbyGaryNew ChicagoWhitingLake StationHammondLake CountyLakeEast North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGriffithMidwestCedar LakeIndianaLake DalecarliaLk DalecarliaMerrillvilleSchneiderHobartHighlandLowellCrown PointMunsterScherervilleLakes of the Four SeasonsLks of the Four Se…WinfieldDyerSt. John38.913363%38.913363%38.9%3,975138.764045%38.764045%38.8%69233.635635%33.635635%33.6%10,49610.5k330.563380%30.563380%30.6%217421.305638%21.305638%21.3%359520.738975%20.738975%20.7%870620.141058%20.141058%20.1%5,740715.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.963825%12.963825%13.0%835812.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.325133%12.325133%12.3%511912.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.652542%11.652542%11.7%551011.033819%11.033819%11.0%1,491118.247423%8.247423%8.2%8127.861362%7.861362%7.9%905136.614457%6.614457%6.6%625145.729009%5.729009%5.7%189154.317197%4.317197%4.3%478163.529547%3.529547%3.5%307173.338563%3.338563%3.3%383183.168470%3.168470%3.2%82193.094660%3.094660%3.1%51203.077185%3.077185%3.1%181211.374570%1.374570%1.4%7622
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 22 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Lake County

There are 12 county subdivisions in Lake County. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Lake County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lake County, selected county subdivisions in Lake County, and entities that contain Lake County
0%10%20%30%Count#Calumet TownshipCalumetNorth TownshipNLake CountyLakeEast North CentralHobart TownshipHobartChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestIndianaRoss TownshipCedar Creek TownshipCedar CrkCenter TownshipCtrHanover TownshipHanoverWinfield TownshipWinfieldEagle Creek TownshipEagle CrkWest Creek TownshipW CrkSt. John TownshipSt. John30.004226%30.004226%30.0%12,07112.1k118.798893%18.798893%18.8%11,00611.0k215.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.212843%13.212843%13.2%1,930313.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k9.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,74946.679435%6.679435%6.7%27955.962854%5.962854%6.0%73265.603254%5.603254%5.6%24875.285285%5.285285%5.3%17684.806202%4.806202%4.8%3193.390540%3.390540%3.4%81103.284408%3.284408%3.3%81911
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Chicago Area

There are 14 counties in the Chicago Area. This section compares Lake County to all of the counties in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lake County, selected other counties in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain Lake County
0%5%10%15%Count#Kenosha CountyKenoshaLake CountyLakeCook CountyCookEast North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDeKalb CountyDeKalbMidwestIndianaKane CountyKaneNewton CountyNewtonGrundy CountyGrundyJasper CountyJasperWill CountyWillLake CountyLakePorter CountyPorterMcHenry CountyMcHenryKendall CountyKendallDuPage CountyDuPage16.242817%16.242817%16.2%10,23210.2k115.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k215.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k314.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.933872%12.933872%12.9%4,833412.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.443834%11.443834%11.4%19,88019.9k511.072601%11.072601%11.1%607610.168026%10.168026%10.2%1,882710.106691%10.106691%10.1%1,22289.349704%9.349704%9.3%21,03321.0k99.018974%9.018974%9.0%21,94121.9k108.085986%8.085986%8.1%5,048117.003969%7.003969%7.0%7,712126.726926%6.726926%6.7%2,642135.998755%5.998755%6.0%20,33520.3k14
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Indiana

There are 92 counties in Indiana. This section compares Lake County to the 50 most populous counties in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 32,692.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lake County, selected other counties in Indiana, and entities that contain Lake County
0%5%10%15%Count#Marion CountyMarionWayne CountyWayneGrant CountyGrantLake CountyLakeMadison CountyMadisonMiami CountyMiamiVigo CountyVigoDelaware CountyDelawareHoward CountyHowardLaPorte CountyLaPorteEast North CentralKnox CountyKnoxSt. Joseph CountySt. JosephVanderburgh CountyVanderburghChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaHenry CountyHenryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesShelby CountyShelbyMidwestAllen CountyAllenElkhart CountyElkhartIndianaCass CountyCassLawrence CountyLawrenceMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMorgan CountyMorganClinton CountyClintonJackson CountyJacksonAdams CountyAdamsHuntington CountyHuntingtonJasper CountyJasperTippecanoe CountyTippecanoeDeKalb CountyDeKalbClark CountyClarkFloyd CountyFloydBartholomew CountyBartholomewNoble CountyNobleMarshall CountyMarshallPutnam CountyPutnamDearborn CountyDearbornGibson CountyGibsonWhitley CountyWhitleyHarrison CountyHarrisonMonroe CountyMonroeKosciusko CountyKosciuskoSteuben CountySteubenPorter CountyPorterJohnson CountyJohnsonWarrick CountyWarrickHancock CountyHancockBoone CountyBooneLaGrange CountyLaGrangeHendricks CountyHendricksDubois CountyDuboisHamilton CountyHamilton17.041524%17.041524%17.0%62,28262.3k116.816682%16.816682%16.8%4,484216.704160%16.704160%16.7%4,381315.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k415.709259%15.709259%15.7%8,081515.699427%15.699427%15.7%2,083615.670012%15.670012%15.7%6,386715.373937%15.373937%15.4%7,088814.634855%14.634855%14.6%5,036914.515005%14.515005%14.5%6,2491014.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.299215%13.299215%13.3%1,9491113.185473%13.185473%13.2%13,29913.3k1213.136329%13.136329%13.1%9,7621313.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.103871%13.103871%13.1%2,3491413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.929690%12.929690%12.9%2,2381512.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.753476%12.753476%12.8%18,04418.0k1612.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,8641712.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.901486%11.901486%11.9%1,7301811.787691%11.787691%11.8%2,1721911.668462%11.668462%11.7%1,7332011.451959%11.451959%11.5%2,9382111.309372%11.309372%11.3%1,3312210.728340%10.728340%10.7%1,7722310.546493%10.546493%10.5%1,2932410.418387%10.418387%10.4%1,5142510.106691%10.106691%10.1%1,2222610.096521%10.096521%10.1%6,8832710.085691%10.085691%10.1%1,6362810.084970%10.084970%10.1%4,3442910.026176%10.026176%10.0%2,911309.735140%9.735140%9.7%3,025319.704103%9.704103%9.7%1,748329.331305%9.331305%9.3%1,595339.157537%9.157537%9.2%1,187349.056280%9.056280%9.1%1,688359.017072%9.017072%9.0%1,199368.834643%8.834643%8.8%1,169378.723492%8.723492%8.7%1,267388.557795%8.557795%8.6%4,645398.471308%8.471308%8.5%2,548408.430600%8.430600%8.4%1,134418.085986%8.085986%8.1%5,048428.070672%8.070672%8.1%4,335437.183340%7.183340%7.2%1,673446.769115%6.769115%6.8%1,806456.744355%6.744355%6.7%1,580466.396624%6.396624%6.4%758474.848952%4.848952%4.8%2,703484.561339%4.561339%4.6%744493.980510%3.980510%4.0%4,43650
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 Lake County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake 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 Lake County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lake County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoLake CountyLakeCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasEast North CentralQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkMidwestSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyIndianaTarrant 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%98,55998.6k1115.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k15.785102%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%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%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%65,10865.1k2412.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.874805%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:
Gary
Cities:
Crown Point, East Chicago, Gary, Hammond, Hobart, Lake Station, Whiting
Towns:
Cedar Lake, Dyer, Griffith, Highland, Lowell, Merrillville, Munster, New Chicago, Schererville, Schneider, St. John, Winfield
Townships:
Calumet, Cedar Creek, Center, Eagle Creek, Hanover, Hobart, North, Ross, St. John, West Creek, Winfield
Unincorporated Places:
Lake Dalecarlia, Lakes of the Four Seasons, Shelby
ZIP Codes:
46303, 46307, 46311, 46312, 46319, 46320, 46321, 46322, 46323, 46324, 46327, 46341, 46342, 46356, 46373, 46375, 46376, 46377, 46394, 46402, 46403, 46404, 46405, 46406, 46407, 46408, 46409, 46410
Unified School Districts:
City of East Chicago, Crown Point, Gary, Griffith, Hammond, Hanover, Highland, Hobart, Lake, Lake Ridge, Lake Station, Merrillville, Munster, River Forest, Tri-Creek, Whiting
Congressional District:
IN-1
State Senate Districts:
IN-1, IN-2, IN-3, IN-6
State House Districts:
IN-1, IN-2, IN-3, IN-11, IN-12, IN-14, IN-15, IN-19
Neighboring Counties:
Cook, Jasper, Kankakee, Newton, Porter, Will
Nearby Counties:
Benton, Berrien, DuPage, Iroquois, LaPorte, Lake, Pulaski, Starke, White