Food Stamps in Nelson 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 Nelson County
Nelson County
Kentucky
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$51,408.000000$44,811.000000$51,408.000000$51.4k17,23617.2k$18,750.000000$15,446.000000$18,750.000000$18.8k2,497$58,010.000000$52,424.000000$58,010.000000$58.0k14,73914.7k
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 Nelson County
Nelson County
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.056468%49.002653%47.056468%47.1%19.348%19.3%19.623548%25.445964%19.623548%19.6%34.004%34.0%18.862635%17.363489%18.862635%18.9%11.474%11.5%55.306368%52.306473%55.306368%55.3%24.705%24.7%29.315178%26.371998%29.315178%29.3%12.178%12.2%49.419303%60.484377%49.419303%49.4%53.769%53.8%
% 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 Nelson County
Nelson County
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.231563%27.983882%33.231563%33.2%80.652%80.7%6.452269%5.046406%6.452269%6.5%65.996%66.0%24.655675%20.355237%24.655675%24.7%88.526%88.5%28.556890%28.687059%28.556890%28.6%75.295%75.3%35.816541%39.092837%35.816541%35.8%87.822%87.8%7.198589%9.861570%7.198589%7.2%46.231%46.2%
% 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 Nelson County
Nelson County
Kentucky
0%20%40%60%Count%Other1Hispanic2Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite3Asian169.090909%25.337365%69.090909%69.1%76476.912659%477%44.680851%23.778876%44.680851%44.7%84308.417761%308%30.229746%30.333529%30.229746%30.2%250208.666361%209%16.666667%27.042108%16.666667%16.7%12115.044720%115%14.487120%16.893675%14.487120%14.5%2,497100.000000%100%12.954177%15.448611%12.954177%13.0%2,07589.418577%89%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Nelson County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
7.1%9.3%11.5%13.6%15.8%18.0%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Nelson County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
7.1%9.7%12.3%14.9%17.5%20.1%
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Food Stamps by Place in Nelson County

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Nelson County, selected places in Nelson County, and entities that contain Nelson County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#New HavenBardstownKentuckyEast South CentralBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson CountyNelsonSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChaplinBloomfieldNew HopeBostonFairfield23.890785%23.890785%23.9%70118.588771%18.588771%18.6%980216.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M14.487120%14.487120%14.5%2,49714.487120%14.487120%14.5%2,49714.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.363636%11.363636%11.4%1539.139785%9.139785%9.1%3448.974359%8.974359%9.0%758.910891%8.910891%8.9%965.084746%5.084746%5.1%37
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Nelson County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Nelson County, selected county subdivisions in Nelson County, and entities that contain Nelson County
0%5%10%15%Count#New HavenKentuckyEast South CentralBardstownBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson CountyNelsonSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCoxs CreekBostonBloomfield17.950755%17.950755%18.0%226116.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.057219%16.057219%16.1%1,695214.487120%14.487120%14.5%2,49714.487120%14.487120%14.5%2,49714.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.009635%12.009635%12.0%349311.176969%11.176969%11.2%13247.121439%7.121439%7.1%955
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 Nelson County to the 50 most populous counties in Kentucky and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nelson 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 Nelson County, selected other counties in Kentucky, and entities that contain Nelson 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 CountyWarrenBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson 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%2,49714.487120%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 Nelson County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nelson 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 Nelson County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Nelson 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 CountyDallasBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson CountyNelsonSouthQueens 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%62,10862.1k718.609920%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%129,745130k1614.487120%14.487120%14.5%2,49714.487120%14.487120%14.5%2,49714.207441%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

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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:
Bardstown
Cities:
Bardstown, Bloomfield, Fairfield, New Haven
Unincorporated Places:
Boston, Chaplin, New Hope
ZIP Codes:
40004, 40008, 40012, 40013, 40020, 40037, 40048, 40051, 40052, 40107
Unified School Districts:
Bardstown, Nelson County
Congressional District:
KY-2
State Senate District:
KY-14
State House District:
KY-50
Neighboring Counties:
Anderson, Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Spencer, Washington
Nearby Counties:
Boyle, Green, Hart, Jefferson, Meade, Mercer, Oldham, Shelby, Taylor, Woodford