Food Stamps in Letcher 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 Letcher County
Letcher County
Kentucky
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$29,181.000000$44,811.000000$29,181.000000$29.2k10,01710.0k$11,554.000000$15,446.000000$11,554.000000$11.6k2,979$42,526.000000$52,424.000000$42,526.000000$42.5k7,038
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 Letcher County
Letcher County
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty244.041625%49.002653%44.041625%44.0%41.141%41.1%22.423632%25.445964%22.423632%22.4%63.138%63.1%19.335347%17.363489%19.335347%19.3%30.476%30.5%64.014770%52.306473%64.014770%64.0%35.565%35.6%25.679758%26.371998%25.679758%25.7%19.500%19.5%69.318563%60.484377%69.318563%69.3%70.719%70.7%
% 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 Letcher County
Letcher County
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.669508%27.983882%26.669508%26.7%58.859%58.9%5.541347%5.046406%5.541347%5.5%36.862%36.9%18.670077%20.355237%18.670077%18.7%69.524%69.5%49.090651%28.687059%49.090651%49.1%64.435%64.4%44.870702%39.092837%44.870702%44.9%80.500%80.5%12.148338%9.861570%12.148338%12.1%29.281%29.3%
% 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 Letcher County
Letcher County
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Mixed1Other1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Black1Asian158.441558%27.042108%58.441558%58.4%45196.511947%197%40.816327%25.337365%40.816327%40.8%20137.246439%137%29.739443%16.893675%29.739443%29.7%2,979100.000000%100%29.649980%15.448611%29.649980%29.6%2,91499.699176%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%23.778876%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.333529%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.785257%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 Letcher County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
20.9%23.2%25.4%27.7%30.0%32.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Letcher County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
20.9%24.6%28.2%31.8%35.5%39.2%
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Food Stamps by Place in Letcher County

There are 8 places in Letcher County. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Letcher County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Letcher County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Letcher County, selected places in Letcher County, and entities that contain Letcher County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#JenkinsFleming-NeonMillstoneLetcher CountyLetcherMaykingWhitesburgBlackeyMcRobertsKentuckyEast South CentralSouthPayne GapUnited States of AmericaUnited States44.590164%44.590164%44.6%408143.055556%43.055556%43.1%124236.000000%36.000000%36.0%9329.739443%29.739443%29.7%2,97925.619835%25.619835%25.6%31423.358450%23.358450%23.4%217522.388060%22.388060%22.4%15622.128852%22.128852%22.1%79716.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.281250%13.281250%13.3%17813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 8 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Letcher County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Letcher County, selected county subdivisions in Letcher County, and entities that contain Letcher County
0%10%20%30%Count#BlackeyJenkinsLetcher CountyLetcherColsonWhitesburgEoliaKentuckyEast South CentralSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States32.215934%32.215934%32.2%740132.023576%32.023576%32.0%978229.739443%29.739443%29.7%2,97927.896341%27.896341%27.9%183327.798561%27.798561%27.8%966420.934579%20.934579%20.9%112516.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Kentucky

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Letcher County, selected other counties in Kentucky, and entities that contain Letcher 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 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%1,6031618.707029%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%15,360,95115.4M12.289065%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 Letcher County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Letcher County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Letcher County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Letcher County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxLetcher CountyLetcherWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaKentuckyEast South CentralHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthQueens 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%179,811180k129.739443%29.739443%29.7%2,97925.713313%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%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%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

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Cities:
Blackey, Fleming-Neon, Jenkins, Whitesburg
Unincorporated Places:
Mayking, McRoberts, Millstone, Payne Gap
ZIP Codes:
40823, 40826, 40862, 41517, 41537, 41731, 41804, 41810, 41812, 41815, 41819, 41821, 41824, 41825, 41826, 41832, 41833, 41835, 41837, 41838, 41840, 41845, 41848, 41849, 41855, 41858
Unified School Districts:
Jenkins, Letcher County
Congressional District:
KY-5
State Senate District:
KY-29
State House District:
KY-94
Neighboring Counties:
Harlan, Knott, Perry, Pike, Wise
Nearby Cities:
Norton
Nearby Counties:
Breathitt, Dickenson, Floyd, Hancock, Lee, Leslie, Magoffin, Russell, Scott