Food Stamps in St. James 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 St. James Parish
St. James Parish
Louisiana
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$51,386.000000$45,652.000000$51,386.000000$51.4k7,952$20,965.000000$17,276.000000$20,965.000000$21.0k1,078$57,130.000000$52,671.000000$57,130.000000$57.1k6,874
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 St. James Parish
St. James Parish
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty249.907236%52.022865%49.907236%49.9%20.597%20.6%36.270872%34.012701%36.270872%36.3%38.333%38.3%7.977737%12.766945%7.977737%8.0%5.831%5.83%49.536178%45.128183%49.536178%49.5%19.985%20.0%35.250464%27.673350%35.250464%35.3%11.343%11.3%49.536178%56.009058%49.536178%49.5%43.735%43.7%
% 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 Louisiana and St. James Parish
St. James Parish
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.171661%28.571429%30.171661%30.2%79.403%79.4%9.150422%6.599187%9.150422%9.2%61.667%61.7%20.206576%19.125339%20.206576%20.2%94.169%94.2%31.102706%25.643448%31.102706%31.1%80.015%80.0%43.206285%37.499379%43.206285%43.2%88.657%88.7%9.994181%11.842545%9.994181%10.0%56.265%56.3%
% 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 Louisiana and St. James Parish
St. James Parish
Louisiana
0%20%40%60%Count%Mixed1Hispanic2Black1All RacesWhite3Asian1Other173.333333%21.746327%73.333333%73.3%11540.952381%541%30.081301%13.838532%30.081301%30.1%37221.898427%222%22.767857%31.359498%22.767857%22.8%867167.949907%168%13.556338%16.297466%13.556338%13.6%1,078100.000000%100%4.129719%9.269213%4.129719%4.1%16330.463380%30%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.084233%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.709387%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 St. James Parish

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
8.3%11.5%14.7%17.9%21.0%24.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in St. James Parish

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
8.7%12.0%15.2%18.5%21.8%25.1%
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Food Stamps by Place in St. James Parish

There are 14 places that are fully or partially contained within St. James Parish (13 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 14 of those to each other, St. James Parish, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with St. James Parish.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of St. James Parish, selected places in St. James Parish, and entities that contain St. James Parish
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MoonshineRomevilleWelcomeSt. JamesLemannvilleGrand PointUnionLouisianaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansSouthWest South CentralSt. James Parish School DistrictSt. James ParSt. James ParishSt. JamesNorth VacherieN VacherieUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLutcherGramercyConventSouth VacherieS VacheriePaulinaHester25.675676%25.675676%25.7%19124.590164%24.590164%24.6%15223.809524%23.809524%23.8%60321.768707%21.768707%21.8%64418.518519%18.518519%18.5%25517.929562%17.929562%17.9%168617.283951%17.283951%17.3%42716.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.556338%13.556338%13.6%1,07813.556338%13.556338%13.6%1,07813.226910%13.226910%13.2%116813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.635866%11.635866%11.6%170911.120401%11.120401%11.1%1331010.476190%10.476190%10.5%22118.702065%8.702065%8.7%118127.838480%7.838480%7.8%33130.000000%0.000000%0.0%014
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in St. James Parish

There are 7 county subdivisions in St. James Parish. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, St. James Parish, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with St. James Parish.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of St. James Parish, selected county subdivisions in St. James Parish, and entities that contain St. James Parish
0%5%10%15%20%Count#St. James District 55LouisianaSt. James District 33New Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansSouthSt. James District 44West South CentralSt. James Parish School DistrictSt. James ParSt. James ParishSt. JamesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. James District 66St. James District 22St. James District 11St. James District 7724.217119%24.217119%24.2%232116.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.123457%15.123457%15.1%196215.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.176663%14.176663%14.2%130313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.556338%13.556338%13.6%1,07813.556338%13.556338%13.6%1,07813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.702703%12.702703%12.7%141411.217009%11.217009%11.2%153511.120401%11.120401%11.1%13368.370837%8.370837%8.4%937
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 7 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 St. James Parish to all of the counties in the New Orleans Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with St. James Parish.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of St. James Parish, selected other counties in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain St. James 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 Parish School DistrictSt. James ParSt. James ParishSt. JamesJefferson 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%1,07813.556338%13.556338%13.6%1,078413.372382%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 St. James Parish to the 50 most populous counties in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with St. James 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 St. James Parish, selected other counties in Louisiana, and entities that contain St. James 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 Parish School DistrictSt. James ParSt. James ParishSt. JamesBeauregard ParishBeauregardJefferson 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%1,07813.556338%13.556338%13.6%1,0784113.451854%13.451854%13.5%1,7634213.372382%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 St. James Parish to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with St. James 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 St. James Parish, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain St. James 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 CentralSt. James Parish School DistrictSt. James ParSt. James ParishSt. JamesBroward 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%99,48199.5k816.297466%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%1,865,2741.87M13.556338%13.556338%13.6%1,07813.556338%13.556338%13.6%1,07813.540063%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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Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Towns:
Gramercy, Lutcher
Unincorporated Places:
Convent, Grand Point, Hester, Lemannville, Moonshine, North Vacherie, Paulina, Romeville, South Vacherie, St. James, Union, Welcome
ZIP Codes:
70052, 70071, 70086, 70090, 70723, 70743, 70763
Unified School District:
St. James Parish
Congressional District:
LA-2
State Senate Districts:
LA-2, LA-18
State House Districts:
LA-58, LA-81
Neighboring Parishes:
Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, St. John the Baptist
Nearby Parishes:
East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, Orleans, St. Charles, St. Martin, St. Mary, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, West Baton Rouge