Food Stamps in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Kentucky
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,099.000000$44,811.000000$50,099.000000$50.1k310,355310k$17,555.000000$15,446.000000$17,555.000000$17.6k43,76443.8k$56,225.000000$52,424.000000$56,225.000000$56.2k266,591267k
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 Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.009780%49.002653%48.009780%48.0%23.475%23.5%29.613381%25.445964%29.613381%29.6%43.329%43.3%12.679371%17.363489%12.679371%12.7%11.112%11.1%47.200896%52.306473%47.200896%47.2%24.592%24.6%25.628370%26.371998%25.628370%25.6%10.170%10.2%54.924139%60.484377%54.924139%54.9%51.010%51.0%
% 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 Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.692165%27.983882%25.692165%25.7%76.525%76.5%6.358429%5.046406%6.358429%6.4%56.671%56.7%16.649474%20.355237%16.649474%16.6%88.888%88.9%23.760367%28.687059%23.760367%23.8%75.408%75.4%37.159919%39.092837%37.159919%37.2%89.830%89.8%8.659332%9.861570%8.659332%8.7%48.990%49.0%
% 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 Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Kentucky
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Mixed1Hispanic2Other1All RacesAsian1White330.019659%30.333529%30.019659%30.0%19,08819.1k212.886189%213%25.947164%27.042108%25.947164%25.9%1,267184.005849%184%25.713319%23.778876%25.713319%25.7%2,280182.347526%182%16.337522%25.337365%16.337522%16.3%364115.858509%116%14.101271%16.893675%14.101271%14.1%43,76443.8k100.000000%100%11.636130%9.785257%11.636130%11.6%72482.518305%83%8.924166%15.448611%8.924166%8.9%20,04120.0k63.286253%63%
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 Jefferson County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
1%10%18%26%34%42%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Jefferson County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%15%30%45%60%75%
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Food Stamps by Place in Jefferson County

There are 86 places that are fully or partially contained within Jefferson County (84 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 86 of those to each other, Jefferson County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected places in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Poplar HillsWatterson ParkWatterson PkShivelyMeadowbrook FarmWest BuechelWest PointKentuckyEast South CentralLouisvilleHollyvillaSouthJefferson CountyJeffersonPlantationCambridgeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleParkway VillagePkwy VlgHeritage CreekHeritage CrkMeadowview EstatesMeadowview EstsMoorlandMiddletownWorthington HillsWorthington HlsLyndonRolling HillsColdstreamJeffersontownBriarwoodGraymoor-DevondaleLynnviewLangdon PlaceSt. MatthewsDouglass HillsDouglass HlsFincastleWoodlawn ParkSycamoreBeechwood VillageBeechwood VlgForest HillsSpring ValleyThornhillGreen SpringRiverwoodBellemeadeGlenviewDruid HillsHills and DalesHls and DalesMaryhill EstatesMaryhill EstsHickory HillMockingbird ValleyMockingbird VlyTen BroeckSouth Park ViewS Pk Vw47.111111%47.111111%47.1%106131.071429%31.071429%31.1%174223.506714%23.506714%23.5%1,523322.222222%22.222222%22.2%8421.747967%21.747967%21.7%107520.175439%20.175439%20.2%69616.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k715.555556%15.555556%15.6%28814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.101271%14.101271%14.1%43,76443.8k13.274336%13.274336%13.3%45913.157895%13.157895%13.2%101013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k11.881188%11.881188%11.9%36119.203980%9.203980%9.2%37128.653846%8.653846%8.7%18137.960199%7.960199%8.0%16147.235515%7.235515%7.2%251157.192982%7.192982%7.2%41167.117636%7.117636%7.1%383177.012987%7.012987%7.0%27186.888889%6.888889%6.9%31196.737281%6.737281%6.7%776205.925926%5.925926%5.9%16215.555556%5.555556%5.6%61225.238095%5.238095%5.2%22235.172414%5.172414%5.2%18245.110930%5.110930%5.1%440254.862306%4.862306%4.9%113264.452055%4.452055%4.5%13273.931204%3.931204%3.9%16283.896104%3.896104%3.9%3293.505843%3.505843%3.5%21302.890173%2.890173%2.9%5311.639344%1.639344%1.6%4371.219512%1.219512%1.2%1430.766284%0.766284%0.8%2490.540541%0.540541%0.5%1550.000000%0.000000%0.0%0610.000000%0.000000%0.0%0670.000000%0.000000%0.0%0730.000000%0.000000%0.0%0790.000000%0.000000%0.0%0810.000000%0.000000%0.0%0820.000000%0.000000%0.0%0830.000000%0.000000%0.0%0840.000000%0.000000%0.0%085
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 85 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Jefferson County

There are 14 county subdivisions in Jefferson County. This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Jefferson County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected county subdivisions in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Louisville WestLouisville WLouisville AirportLouisville CentralLouisville CntrlLouisville SouthLouisville SPond CreekKentuckyEast South CentralCentral JeffersonCntrl JeffersonNorth DixieSouthJefferson CountyJeffersonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleSouth DixieSouth JeffersonS JeffersonLouisville EastLouisville ESoutheast JeffersonSE JeffersonEast JeffersonE JeffersonNortheast JeffersonNE JeffersonFloyds Fork41.779827%41.779827%41.8%9,784137.536657%37.536657%37.5%256230.790135%30.790135%30.8%4,532327.349295%27.349295%27.3%8,053417.130782%17.130782%17.1%2,959516.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.007105%15.007105%15.0%5,703614.943369%14.943369%14.9%2,863714.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.101271%14.101271%14.1%43,76443.8k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k11.507937%11.507937%11.5%1,07389.827883%9.827883%9.8%1,14296.753205%6.753205%6.8%2,929105.706628%5.706628%5.7%2,768113.669838%3.669838%3.7%1,188122.530907%2.530907%2.5%434131.504891%1.504891%1.5%8014
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Louisville Area

There are 12 counties in the Louisville Area. This section compares Jefferson County to all of the counties in the Louisville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected other counties in the Louisville Area, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%5%10%15%Count#KentuckyEast South CentralHenry CountyHenryWashington CountyWashingtonSouthJefferson CountyJeffersonTrimble CountyTrimbleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleShelby CountyShelbyScott CountyScottBullitt CountyBullittClark CountyClarkFloyd CountyFloydHarrison CountyHarrisonSpencer CountySpencerOldham CountyOldham16.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.511007%16.511007%16.5%990114.297913%14.297913%14.3%1,507214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.101271%14.101271%14.1%43,76443.8k314.092827%14.092827%14.1%501413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k12.255784%12.255784%12.3%1,976511.646314%11.646314%11.6%1,030610.717415%10.717415%10.7%3,058710.084970%10.084970%10.1%4,344810.026176%10.026176%10.0%2,91198.723492%8.723492%8.7%1,267107.304591%7.304591%7.3%471115.519158%5.519158%5.5%1,11212
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Kentucky

There are 120 counties in Kentucky. This section compares Jefferson County to the 50 most populous counties in Kentucky and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, selected other counties in Kentucky, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bell CountyBellKnox CountyKnoxPerry CountyPerryHarlan CountyHarlanFloyd CountyFloydLetcher CountyLetcherWhitley CountyWhitleyPike CountyPikeLincoln CountyLincolnRowan CountyRowanLaurel CountyLaurelMontgomery CountyMontgomeryCarter CountyCarterGrayson CountyGraysonPulaski CountyPulaskiGrant CountyGrantTaylor CountyTaylorBarren CountyBarrenClark CountyClarkHenderson CountyHendersonOhio CountyOhioChristian CountyChristianMuhlenberg CountyMuhlenbergBoyd CountyBoydJessamine CountyJessamineBoyle CountyBoyleKentuckyEast South CentralMcCracken CountyMcCrackenMadison CountyMadisonLogan CountyLoganHopkins CountyHopkinsGreenup CountyGreenupMeade CountyMeadeGraves CountyGravesWarren CountyWarrenNelson CountyNelsonSouthJefferson CountyJeffersonHardin CountyHardinDaviess CountyDaviessScott CountyScottKenton CountyKentonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleFranklin 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%1,6031618.707029%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%43,76443.8k3613.838999%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%15,360,95115.4M12.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k12.289065%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 Jefferson County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaKentuckyEast South CentralHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthJefferson CountyJeffersonQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleSacramento 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%99,48199.5k816.893675%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%6,266,2326.27M14.101271%14.101271%14.1%43,76443.8k13.924220%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%95,67295.7k2212.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k12.347180%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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Principal Place:
Louisville
Cities:
Anchorage, Audubon Park, Bancroft, Barbourmeade, Beechwood Village, Bellemeade, Bellewood, Blue Ridge Manor, Briarwood, Broeck Pointe, Brownsboro Farm, Brownsboro Village, Cambridge, Coldstream, Creekside, Crossgate, Douglass Hills, Druid Hills, Fincastle, Forest Hills, Glenview, Glenview Hills, Glenview Manor, Goose Creek, Graymoor-Devondale, Green Spring, Heritage Creek, Hickory Hill, Hills and Dales, Hollow Creek, Hollyvilla, Houston Acres, Hurstbourne, Hurstbourne Acres, Indian Hills, Jeffersontown, Kingsley, Langdon Place, Lincolnshire, Louisville, Lyndon, Lynnview, Manor Creek, Maryhill Estates, Meadow Vale, Meadowbrook Farm, Meadowview Estates, Middletown, Mockingbird Valley, Moorland, Murray Hill, Norbourne Estates, Northfield, Norwood, Old Brownsboro Place, Parkway Village, Plantation, Poplar Hills, Prospect, Richlawn, Riverwood, Rolling Fields, Rolling Hills, Seneca Gardens, Shively, South Park View, Spring Mill, Spring Valley, St. Matthews, St. Regis Park, Strathmoor Manor, Strathmoor Village, Sycamore, Ten Broeck, Thornhill, Watterson Park, Wellington, West Buechel, West Point, Westwood, Wildwood, Windy Hills, Woodland Hills, Woodlawn Park, Worthington Hills
Places:
Louisville
ZIP Codes:
40023, 40025, 40041, 40059, 40118, 40177, 40202, 40203, 40204, 40205, 40206, 40207, 40208, 40209, 40210, 40211, 40212, 40213, 40214, 40215, 40216, 40217, 40218, 40219, 40220, 40222, 40223, 40228, 40229, 40231, 40241, 40242, 40243, 40245, 40258, 40272, 40280, 40291, 40299
Unified School District:
Jefferson County
Elementary School District:
Anchorage
Congressional Districts:
KY-3, KY-4
State Senate Districts:
KY-10, KY-14, KY-19, KY-20, KY-26, KY-33, KY-35, KY-36, KY-37, KY-38
State House Districts:
KY-28, KY-29, KY-30, KY-31, KY-32, KY-33, KY-34, KY-35, KY-36, KY-37, KY-38, KY-40, KY-41, KY-42, KY-43, KY-44, KY-46, KY-48
Neighboring Counties:
Bullitt, Clark, Floyd, Hardin, Harrison, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer
Nearby Counties:
Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson, Scott, Trimble, Washington, Washington