Food Stamps in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (Parish)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish
Louisiana
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$49,457.000000$45,652.000000$49,457.000000$49.5k169,192169k$22,292.000000$17,276.000000$22,292.000000$22.3k22,62522.6k$54,151.000000$52,671.000000$54,151.000000$54.2k146,567147k
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 Louisiana and Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.916022%52.022865%51.916022%51.9%23.047%23.0%32.176796%34.012701%32.176796%32.2%45.260%45.3%14.201105%12.766945%14.201105%14.2%11.154%11.2%40.817680%45.128183%40.817680%40.8%21.395%21.4%30.731492%27.673350%30.731492%30.7%10.743%10.7%46.404420%56.009058%46.404420%46.4%41.426%41.4%
% 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 Louisiana and Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.758411%28.571429%26.758411%26.8%76.953%77.0%6.007491%6.599187%6.007491%6.0%54.740%54.7%17.460956%19.125339%17.460956%17.5%88.846%88.8%23.149140%25.643448%23.149140%23.1%78.605%78.6%39.415421%37.499379%39.415421%39.4%89.257%89.3%10.128474%11.842545%10.128474%10.1%58.574%58.6%
% 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 Louisiana and Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish
Louisiana
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Mixed1Hispanic2Other1All RacesAsian1White325.544540%31.359498%25.544540%25.5%10,71910.7k191.024613%191%19.006479%21.746327%19.006479%19.0%440142.132344%142%16.671735%13.838532%16.671735%16.7%2,193124.672891%125%14.727484%17.709387%14.727484%14.7%762110.133587%110%13.372382%16.297466%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k100.000000%100%9.317894%8.084233%9.317894%9.3%51569.680138%70%7.912131%9.269213%7.912131%7.9%7,99659.167706%59%
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 Parish

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
9.4%12.1%14.7%17.4%20.1%22.8%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Jefferson Parish

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%10%19%29%38%48%
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Food Stamps by Place in Jefferson Parish

There are 21 places in Jefferson Parish. This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Jefferson Parish, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson Parish.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jefferson Parish, selected places in Jefferson Parish, and entities that contain Jefferson Parish
0%10%20%Count#AvondaleBridge CityTerrytownMarreroWestwegoWoodmereJean LafitteGretnaWaggamanGrand IsleLouisianaEstelleNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansKennerSouthJeffersonWest South CentralJefferson Parish School DistrictJefferson ParJefferson ParishJeffersonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarveyTimberlaneMetairieBaratariaRiver RidgeHarahanLafitteElmwood28.166570%28.166570%28.2%487126.130236%26.130236%26.1%630222.119067%22.119067%22.1%1,906322.108383%22.108383%22.1%2,611420.964963%20.964963%21.0%730519.422863%19.422863%19.4%700618.403909%18.403909%18.4%113717.794632%17.794632%17.8%1,220817.171717%17.171717%17.2%595916.959064%16.959064%17.0%581016.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.160681%15.160681%15.2%8021115.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k14.539148%14.539148%14.5%3,6471214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.145768%14.145768%14.1%7221313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.770013%12.770013%12.8%1,0051411.354761%11.354761%11.4%378159.581127%9.581127%9.6%5,755167.209302%7.209302%7.2%31177.002562%7.002562%7.0%410186.764260%6.764260%6.8%268194.984424%4.984424%5.0%16204.057451%4.057451%4.1%11321
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Jefferson Parish

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jefferson Parish, selected county subdivisions in Jefferson Parish, and entities that contain Jefferson Parish
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Jefferson District 33LouisianaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansJefferson District 11SouthWest South CentralJefferson Parish School DistrictJefferson ParJefferson ParishJeffersonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJefferson District 22Jefferson District 44Jefferson District 5522.712945%22.712945%22.7%6,125116.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k14.775075%14.775075%14.8%4,792214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.674116%12.674116%12.7%4,231310.203388%10.203388%10.2%3,60249.426618%9.426618%9.4%3,8755
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the New Orleans Area

There are 8 counties in the New Orleans Area. This section compares Jefferson Parish to all of the counties in the New Orleans Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson Parish.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jefferson Parish, selected other counties in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain Jefferson Parish
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Orleans ParishOrleansSt. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the BaptistLouisianaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansSt. Bernard ParishSt. BernardSouthWest South CentralSt. James ParishSt. JamesJefferson Parish School DistrictJefferson ParJefferson ParishJeffersonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Charles ParishSt. CharlesPlaquemines ParishPlaqueminesSt. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany20.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k118.870012%18.870012%18.9%2,899216.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k14.329351%14.329351%14.3%2,111314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.556338%13.556338%13.6%1,078413.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.875282%12.875282%12.9%2,393610.816752%10.816752%10.8%935710.259976%10.259976%10.3%9,2238
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 8 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Louisiana

There are 64 counties in Louisiana. This section compares Jefferson Parish to the 50 most populous counties in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson Parish. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 16,452.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jefferson Parish, selected other counties in Louisiana, and entities that contain Jefferson Parish
0%10%20%Count#Washington ParishWashingtonClaiborne ParishClaiborneEvangeline ParishEvangelineNatchitoches ParishNatchitochesFranklin ParishFranklinIberville ParishIbervilleMorehouse ParishMorehouseLincoln ParishLincolnTangipahoa ParishTangipahoaAvoyelles ParishAvoyellesAcadia ParishAcadiaOrleans ParishOrleansIberia ParishIberiaSt. Mary ParishSt. MaryDe Soto ParishDe SotoSt. Landry ParishSt. LandryWebster ParishWebsterSt. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the BaptistRapides ParishRapidesGrant ParishGrantAssumption ParishAssumptionSabine ParishSabineJefferson Davis ParishJefferson DavisCaddo ParishCaddoVermilion ParishVermilionAllen ParishAllenOuachita ParishOuachitaLouisianaPointe Coupee ParishPointe CoupeeRichland ParishRichlandEast Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton RougeUnion ParishUnionEast Feliciana ParishEast FelicianaTerrebonne ParishTerrebonneNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansConcordia ParishConcordiaLivingston ParishLivingstonSt. Martin ParishSt. MartinWest Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton RougeSt. Bernard ParishSt. BernardCalcasieu ParishCalcasieuLafourche ParishLafourcheSouthWest South CentralSt. James ParishSt. JamesBeauregard ParishBeauregardJefferson Parish School DistrictJefferson ParJefferson ParishJeffersonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Charles ParishSt. CharlesBossier ParishBossierLafayette ParishLafayetteVernon ParishVernonAscension ParishAscensionPlaquemines ParishPlaqueminesSt. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany28.678447%28.678447%28.7%5,015125.720659%25.720659%25.7%1,499225.052649%25.052649%25.1%2,974324.636976%24.636976%24.6%3,546423.204787%23.204787%23.2%1,745522.540763%22.540763%22.5%2,516621.590577%21.590577%21.6%2,218721.354410%21.354410%21.4%3,661821.240340%21.240340%21.2%9,785921.170751%21.170751%21.2%3,1791020.816597%20.816597%20.8%4,7161120.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1219.446248%19.446248%19.4%5,0921319.262051%19.262051%19.3%3,8841419.173409%19.173409%19.2%1,9671519.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,7931618.910540%18.910540%18.9%2,9891718.870012%18.870012%18.9%2,8991818.789716%18.789716%18.8%9,0481918.679660%18.679660%18.7%1,3612018.510834%18.510834%18.5%1,6062118.365984%18.365984%18.4%1,6502217.777393%17.777393%17.8%2,0542317.726699%17.726699%17.7%17,28317.3k2417.679253%17.679253%17.7%3,8442517.662733%17.662733%17.7%1,3922617.399786%17.399786%17.4%9,9012716.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.257669%16.257669%16.3%1,4312816.092864%16.092864%16.1%1,2202915.785383%15.785383%15.8%26,60826.6k3015.755431%15.755431%15.8%1,2913115.640575%15.640575%15.6%1,0673215.427495%15.427495%15.4%6,1443315.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k15.041562%15.041562%15.0%1,1403414.893573%14.893573%14.9%7,1513514.765414%14.765414%14.8%2,8453614.352102%14.352102%14.4%1,3283714.329351%14.329351%14.3%2,1113814.233644%14.233644%14.2%10,85610.9k3914.220962%14.220962%14.2%5,1144014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.556338%13.556338%13.6%1,0784113.451854%13.451854%13.5%1,7634213.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k4313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.875282%12.875282%12.9%2,3934411.817703%11.817703%11.8%5,6144511.371069%11.371069%11.4%10,15310.2k4611.248524%11.248524%11.2%2,0014711.142808%11.142808%11.1%4,5314810.816752%10.816752%10.8%9354910.259976%10.259976%10.3%9,22350
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 Parish to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson Parish. 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 Parish, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Jefferson Parish
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaLouisianaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkWest South CentralBroward CountyBrowardJefferson Parish School DistrictJefferson ParJefferson ParishJeffersonFulton 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%99,48199.5k816.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.110205%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%308,063308k1215.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k14.729002%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%103,454103k1813.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.260089%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 Unincorporated Place:
Metairie
Cities:
Gretna, Harahan, Kenner, Westwego
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Towns:
Grand Isle, Jean Lafitte
Unincorporated Places:
Avondale, Barataria, Bridge City, Elmwood, Estelle, Harvey, Jefferson, Lafitte, Marrero, Metairie, River Ridge, Terrytown, Timberlane, Waggaman, Woodmere
ZIP Codes:
70001, 70002, 70003, 70005, 70006, 70036, 70053, 70056, 70058, 70062, 70065, 70067, 70072, 70094, 70121, 70123, 70357, 70358
Unified School District:
Jefferson Parish
Congressional Districts:
LA-1, LA-2
State Senate Districts:
LA-3, LA-5, LA-7, LA-8, LA-9, LA-10, LA-19
State House Districts:
LA-54, LA-78, LA-79, LA-80, LA-82, LA-83, LA-84, LA-85, LA-87, LA-92, LA-94, LA-105
Neighboring Parishes:
Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany
Nearby Parishes:
St. Bernard, St. James, Terrebonne