Food Stamps in Hancock County, Kentucky (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Kentucky and Hancock County
Hancock County
Kentucky
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$49,375.000000$44,811.000000$49,375.000000$49.4k3,254$23,368.000000$15,446.000000$23,368.000000$23.4k614$54,490.000000$52,424.000000$54,490.000000$54.5k2,640
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 Kentucky and Hancock County
Hancock County
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty261.237785%49.002653%61.237785%61.2%30.177%30.2%30.618893%25.445964%30.618893%30.6%62.046%62.0%28.990228%17.363489%28.990228%29.0%20.966%21.0%60.749186%52.306473%60.749186%60.7%29.627%29.6%17.263844%26.371998%17.263844%17.3%8.739%8.74%52.931596%60.484377%52.931596%52.9%62.984%63.0%
% 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 Kentucky and Hancock County
Hancock County
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.954545%27.983882%32.954545%33.0%69.823%69.8%4.356061%5.046406%4.356061%4.4%37.954%38.0%25.416667%20.355237%25.416667%25.4%79.034%79.0%33.560606%28.687059%33.560606%33.6%70.373%70.4%41.931818%39.092837%41.931818%41.9%91.261%91.3%7.234848%9.861570%7.234848%7.2%37.016%37.0%
% 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 Kentucky and Hancock County
Hancock County
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Mixed1Hispanic2White3All RacesBlack158.333333%27.042108%58.333333%58.3%7309.147666%309%25.000000%23.778876%25.000000%25.0%3132.491857%132%18.875000%15.448611%18.875000%18.9%604100.031352%100%18.869084%16.893675%18.869084%18.9%614100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.333529%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Hancock County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
17.8%18.5%19.2%19.9%20.5%21.3%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Hancock County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
17.8%18.5%19.2%19.9%20.5%21.3%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Food Stamps by Place in Hancock County

There are 2 places in Hancock County. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Hancock County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hancock County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hancock County, selected places in Hancock County, and entities that contain Hancock County
0%5%10%15%Count#Hancock County School DistrictHancock CoHancock CountyHancockLewisportKentuckyEast South CentralSouthHawesvilleOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboroUnited States of AmericaUnited States18.869084%18.869084%18.9%61418.869084%18.869084%18.9%61418.343195%18.343195%18.3%124116.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.077670%14.077670%14.1%58213.958563%13.958563%14.0%6,46113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Hancock County

There are 3 county subdivisions in Hancock County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Hancock County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hancock County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hancock County, selected county subdivisions in Hancock County, and entities that contain Hancock County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#PatesvilleHancock County School DistrictHancock CoHancock CountyHancockLewisportHawesvilleKentuckyEast South CentralSouthOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboroUnited States of AmericaUnited States21.218487%21.218487%21.2%202118.869084%18.869084%18.9%61418.869084%18.869084%18.9%61417.954545%17.954545%18.0%237217.820774%17.820774%17.8%175316.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.958563%13.958563%14.0%6,46113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Owensboro Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hancock County, selected other counties in the Owensboro Area, and entities that contain Hancock County
0%5%10%15%Count#Hancock County School DistrictHancock CoHancock CountyHancockKentuckyEast South CentralMcLean CountyMcLeanSouthOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboroDaviess CountyDaviessUnited States of AmericaUnited States18.869084%18.869084%18.9%61418.869084%18.869084%18.9%614116.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.115969%15.115969%15.1%567214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.958563%13.958563%14.0%6,46113.441271%13.441271%13.4%5,280313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Kentucky

There are 120 counties in Kentucky. This section compares Hancock County to the 50 most populous counties in Kentucky and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hancock County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 23,382.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hancock County, selected other counties in Kentucky, and entities that contain Hancock County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bell CountyBellKnox CountyKnoxPerry CountyPerryHarlan CountyHarlanFloyd CountyFloydLetcher CountyLetcherWhitley CountyWhitleyPike CountyPikeLincoln CountyLincolnRowan CountyRowanLaurel CountyLaurelMontgomery CountyMontgomeryCarter CountyCarterGrayson CountyGraysonPulaski CountyPulaskiGrant CountyGrantHancock County School DistrictHancock CoHancock CountyHancockTaylor CountyTaylorBarren CountyBarrenClark CountyClarkHenderson CountyHendersonOhio CountyOhioChristian CountyChristianMuhlenberg CountyMuhlenbergBoyd CountyBoydJessamine CountyJessamineBoyle CountyBoyleKentuckyEast South CentralMcCracken CountyMcCrackenMadison CountyMadisonLogan CountyLoganHopkins CountyHopkinsGreenup CountyGreenupMeade CountyMeadeGraves CountyGravesWarren CountyWarrenNelson CountyNelsonSouthJefferson CountyJeffersonOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboroHardin CountyHardinDaviess CountyDaviessScott CountyScottKenton CountyKentonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFranklin CountyFranklinShelby CountyShelbyFayette CountyFayetteCalloway CountyCallowayWoodford CountyWoodfordBullitt CountyBullittMarshall CountyMarshallCampbell CountyCampbellBoone CountyBooneOldham CountyOldham35.689561%35.689561%35.7%3,918135.052299%35.052299%35.1%4,323232.872754%32.872754%32.9%3,640332.058798%32.058798%32.1%3,664430.072868%30.072868%30.1%4,581529.739443%29.739443%29.7%2,979627.439408%27.439408%27.4%3,487724.941031%24.941031%24.9%6,450824.513939%24.513939%24.5%2,383923.073292%23.073292%23.1%1,9551022.471666%22.471666%22.5%5,1751121.494320%21.494320%21.5%2,1951220.625528%20.625528%20.6%2,1961320.532046%20.532046%20.5%1,9991420.350452%20.350452%20.4%5,2031519.250630%19.250630%19.3%1,6031618.869084%18.869084%18.9%61418.869084%18.869084%18.9%61418.707029%18.707029%18.7%1,8231718.477872%18.477872%18.5%3,0981818.190792%18.190792%18.2%2,5801918.134715%18.134715%18.1%3,4302018.062710%18.062710%18.1%1,6132117.776377%17.776377%17.8%4,5122217.715030%17.715030%17.7%2,0392317.703497%17.703497%17.7%3,4322417.515352%17.515352%17.5%3,2232517.009741%17.009741%17.0%1,8512616.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.547406%16.547406%16.5%4,6252716.526274%16.526274%16.5%5,3562816.045684%16.045684%16.0%1,7142915.901925%15.901925%15.9%2,9253015.704388%15.704388%15.7%2,2443115.520647%15.520647%15.5%1,6503215.138772%15.138772%15.1%2,1603314.717014%14.717014%14.7%6,7663414.487120%14.487120%14.5%2,4973514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.101271%14.101271%14.1%43,76443.8k3613.958563%13.958563%14.0%6,46113.838999%13.838999%13.8%5,5943713.441271%13.441271%13.4%5,2803813.324169%13.324169%13.3%2,5203913.098843%13.098843%13.1%8,2194013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.289065%12.289065%12.3%2,5784112.255784%12.255784%12.3%1,9764212.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k4311.711772%11.711772%11.7%1,7574411.698075%11.698075%11.7%1,1674510.717415%10.717415%10.7%3,0584610.664281%10.664281%10.7%1,3714710.157423%10.157423%10.2%3,652487.542334%7.542334%7.5%3,443495.519158%5.519158%5.5%1,11250
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 Hancock County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hancock 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 Hancock County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Hancock County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoHancock County School DistrictHancock CoHancock CountyHancockCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaKentuckyEast South CentralHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboroQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited 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%62,10862.1k718.869084%18.869084%18.9%61418.869084%18.869084%18.9%61418.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.110205%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%129,745130k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.958563%13.958563%14.0%6,46113.924220%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%203,096203k2113.049135%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

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

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

More Topics to Explore

Demographics

Income

Education

More Maps to Explore

Cities:
Hawesville, Lewisport
ZIP Codes:
42343, 42348, 42351, 42366, 42368
Unified School District:
Hancock County
Congressional District:
KY-2
State Senate District:
KY-8
State House District:
KY-10
Neighboring Counties:
Breckinridge, Daviess, Ohio, Perry, Spencer
Nearby Counties:
Butler, Crawford, Dubois, Grayson, Harrison, Henderson, McLean, Meade, Vanderburgh, Warrick