Food Stamps in Aroostook County, Maine (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Maine and Aroostook County
Aroostook County
Maine
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$38,087.000000$50,826.000000$38,087.000000$38.1k29,85229.9k$16,379.000000$18,002.000000$16,379.000000$16.4k6,763$47,621.000000$58,727.000000$47,621.000000$47.6k23,08923.1k
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 Maine and Aroostook County
Aroostook County
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.442851%40.337466%35.442851%35.4%33.269%33.3%16.161467%19.292705%16.161467%16.2%66.768%66.8%13.795653%14.038768%13.795653%13.8%19.906%19.9%58.997486%54.399670%58.997486%59.0%34.802%34.8%36.211740%32.083831%36.211740%36.2%17.953%18.0%52.757652%48.446027%52.757652%52.8%64.649%64.6%
% 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 Maine and Aroostook County
Aroostook County
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.823769%23.397183%20.823769%20.8%66.731%66.7%2.356100%3.753196%2.356100%2.4%33.232%33.2%16.258825%17.104009%16.258825%16.3%80.094%80.1%32.374724%24.528711%32.374724%32.4%65.198%65.2%48.473299%43.561647%48.473299%48.5%82.047%82.0%8.449911%6.688841%8.449911%8.4%35.351%35.4%
% 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 Maine and Aroostook County
Aroostook County
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian161.674009%42.660901%61.674009%61.7%280272.230151%272%45.762712%44.123049%45.762712%45.8%54201.997409%202%35.384615%32.448133%35.384615%35.4%92156.188310%156%33.333333%17.390306%33.333333%33.3%37147.133915%147%22.655098%16.259760%22.655098%22.7%6,763100.000000%100%21.867945%15.579560%21.867945%21.9%6,29696.525490%97%3.389831%18.885017%3.389831%3.4%414.962771%15%
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 Aroostook County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%27%36%45%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Aroostook County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
15.9%19.9%23.9%27.8%31.7%35.7%
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Food Stamps by Place in Aroostook County

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Aroostook County, selected places in Aroostook County, and entities that contain Aroostook County
0%10%20%30%Count#Van BurenMars HillLimestoneHoultonWashburnPresque IsleCaribouAroostook CountyAroostookMapletonFort KentEagle LakeAshlandFort FairfieldMaineBlaineMadawaskaNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew England39.163498%39.163498%39.2%309133.870968%33.870968%33.9%126229.425287%29.425287%29.4%128328.201295%28.201295%28.2%566427.601810%27.601810%27.6%122524.829674%24.829674%24.8%984624.395048%24.395048%24.4%867722.655098%22.655098%22.7%6,76321.926910%21.926910%21.9%66820.821394%20.821394%20.8%218919.889503%19.889503%19.9%361018.855219%18.855219%18.9%561117.001056%17.001056%17.0%1611216.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.049383%16.049383%16.0%261315.512048%15.512048%15.5%2061413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Aroostook County

There are 73 county subdivisions in Aroostook County. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Aroostook County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Aroostook County. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 228.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Aroostook County, selected county subdivisions in Aroostook County, and entities that contain Aroostook County
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of Van BurenVan BurenTown of CaswellCaswellTown of St. FrancisSt. FrancisTown of MonticelloMonticelloTown of MasardisMasardisTown of OakfieldOakfieldCary PlantationCaryTown of HoultonHoultonSt. John PlantationSt. JohnTown of LimestoneLimestoneTown of CrystalCrystalTown of LinneusLinneusTown of Grand IsleGrand IslePresque IsleCaribouTown of Dyer BrookDyer BrkTown of WashburnWashburnTown of WoodlandWdlndConnorTown of Mars HillMars HlAroostook CountyAroostookTown of Fort FairfieldFort FairfieldTown of BridgewaterBridgewaterTown of WallagrassWallagrassTown of New CanadaNew CanadaTown of EastonEastonTown of HodgdonHodgdonTown of Castle HillCastle HlTown of LittletonLittletonTown of Island FallsIs FallsTown of ShermanShermanTown of New LimerickNew LimerickTown of LudlowLudlowTown of AshlandAshlandTown of PerhamPerhamTown of New SwedenNew SwedenTown of SmyrnaSmyrnaTown of MapletonMapletonTown of FrenchvilleFrenchvilleTown of Fort KentFort KentTown of MadawaskaMadawaskaMaineTown of St. AgathaSt. AgathaSouth AroostookS AroostookTown of BlaineBlaineTown of HamlinHamlinTown of Eagle LakeEagle LkTown of WadeTown of WestfieldWestfieldNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandTown of Portage LakePortage LkSquare LakeTown of ChapmanChapman36.189402%36.189402%36.2%321135.454545%35.454545%35.5%39234.594595%34.594595%34.6%64332.881356%32.881356%32.9%97432.773109%32.773109%32.8%39531.818182%31.818182%31.8%98629.126214%29.126214%29.1%30728.866799%28.866799%28.9%726826.923077%26.923077%26.9%35926.807229%26.807229%26.8%1781026.446281%26.446281%26.4%321125.878594%25.878594%25.9%811225.213675%25.213675%25.2%591324.829674%24.829674%24.8%9841424.395048%24.395048%24.4%8671523.958333%23.958333%24.0%231623.891273%23.891273%23.9%1671723.890063%23.890063%23.9%1131823.312883%23.312883%23.3%381923.211169%23.211169%23.2%1332022.655098%22.655098%22.7%6,76322.086285%22.086285%22.1%3432121.513944%21.513944%21.5%542220.675105%20.675105%20.7%492320.472441%20.472441%20.5%262420.392157%20.392157%20.4%1042519.750890%19.750890%19.8%1112619.708029%19.708029%19.7%272719.402985%19.402985%19.4%782819.160105%19.160105%19.2%732918.947368%18.947368%18.9%723018.918919%18.918919%18.9%423118.811881%18.811881%18.8%383218.625678%18.625678%18.6%1033318.238994%18.238994%18.2%293418.000000%18.000000%18.0%453517.948718%17.948718%17.9%283617.848700%17.848700%17.8%1513717.705736%17.705736%17.7%713817.488263%17.488263%17.5%2983916.441207%16.441207%16.4%3164016.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.091954%16.091954%16.1%564115.675676%15.675676%15.7%294215.358362%15.358362%15.4%454315.306122%15.306122%15.3%154414.840989%14.840989%14.8%424514.406780%14.406780%14.4%174613.913043%13.913043%13.9%324713.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.154696%12.154696%12.2%224810.276680%10.276680%10.3%26494.812834%4.812834%4.8%950
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Maine

There are 16 counties in Maine. This section compares Aroostook County to all of the counties in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Aroostook County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Aroostook County, selected other counties in Maine, and entities that contain Aroostook County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Piscataquis CountyPiscataquisWashington CountyWashingtonSomerset CountySomersetAroostook CountyAroostookOxford CountyOxfordAndroscoggin CountyAndroscogginKennebec CountyKennebecPenobscot CountyPenobscotWaldo CountyWaldoFranklin CountyFranklinMaineKnox CountyKnoxLincoln CountyLincolnNortheastHancock CountyHancockUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandYork CountyYorkSagadahoc CountySagadahocCumberland CountyCumberland23.798204%23.798204%23.8%1,802123.796658%23.796658%23.8%3,347223.039858%23.039858%23.0%4,925322.655098%22.655098%22.7%6,763420.629253%20.629253%20.6%4,275519.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,841619.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,744719.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k818.055886%18.055886%18.1%3,037916.398494%16.398494%16.4%1,9161016.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k13.673943%13.673943%13.7%2,2991113.467812%13.467812%13.5%2,0231213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.112683%13.112683%13.1%3,1141313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.684652%12.684652%12.7%10,47610.5k1412.297444%12.297444%12.3%1,9201511.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k16
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 16 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 Aroostook County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Aroostook 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 Aroostook County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Aroostook County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsAroostook CountyAroostookMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaMaineHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkNew EnglandSacramento 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%224,967225k522.655098%22.655098%22.7%6,76322.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.110205%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%129,745130k1613.924220%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%203,096203k2113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.347180%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:
Caribou, Presque Isle
Plantations:
Cary, Cyr, Garfield, Glenwood, Macwahoc, Moro, Nashville, Oxbow, Reed, St. John, Winterville
Towns:
Allagash, Amity, Ashland, Bancroft, Blaine, Bridgewater, Castle Hill, Caswell, Chapman, Crystal, Dyer Brook, Eagle Lake, Easton, Fort Fairfield, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Grand Isle, Hamlin, Hammond, Haynesville, Hersey, Hodgdon, Houlton, Island Falls, Limestone, Linneus, Littleton, Ludlow, Madawaska, Mapleton, Mars Hill, Masardis, Merrill, Monticello, New Canada, New Limerick, New Sweden, Oakfield, Orient, Perham, Portage Lake, Sherman, Smyrna, St. Agatha, St. Francis, Stockholm, Van Buren, Wade, Wallagrass, Washburn, Westfield, Westmanland, Weston, Woodland
Unincorporated Places:
Ashland, Blaine, Eagle Lake, Fort Fairfield, Fort Kent, Houlton, Limestone, Madawaska, Mapleton, Mars Hill, Van Buren, Washburn
Unorganized Territories:
Central Aroostook, Connor, Northwest Aroostook, South Aroostook, Square Lake
ZIP Codes:
04424, 04451, 04459, 04460, 04471, 04497, 04730, 04732, 04733, 04734, 04735, 04736, 04739, 04740, 04741, 04742, 04743, 04745, 04746, 04747, 04750, 04756, 04757, 04758, 04760, 04761, 04762, 04763, 04764, 04765, 04766, 04768, 04769, 04772, 04773, 04774, 04776, 04779, 04780, 04781, 04783, 04785, 04786, 04787
Unified School Districts:
Aroostook, Bridgewater, Caswell, Easton, Glenwood, Grand Isle, Macwahoc, Madawaska, Nashville, New Sweden, Orient, Reed, 39, 50, Administration District 10, 01, 14, 20, 24, 27, 29, 32, 33, 42, 45, 70, Westmanland, Winterville Plantation, Woodland
Congressional District:
ME-2
State Senate Districts:
ME-1, ME-2
State House Districts:
ME-144, ME-145, ME-146, ME-147, ME-148, ME-149, ME-150, ME-151
Neighboring Counties:
Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington