Food Stamps in Hancock 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 Hancock County
Hancock County
Maine
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,037.000000$50,826.000000$50,037.000000$50.0k23,74823.7k$16,817.000000$18,002.000000$16,817.000000$16.8k3,114$56,081.000000$58,727.000000$56,081.000000$56.1k20,63420.6k
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 Hancock County
Hancock County
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.462428%40.337466%40.462428%40.5%22.646%22.6%18.657675%19.292705%18.657675%18.7%46.221%46.2%15.960180%14.038768%15.960180%16.0%13.260%13.3%51.412974%54.399670%51.412974%51.4%24.184%24.2%30.924855%32.083831%30.924855%30.9%8.769%8.77%45.054592%48.446027%45.054592%45.1%45.026%45.0%
% 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 Hancock County
Hancock County
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.858777%23.397183%20.858777%20.9%77.354%77.4%3.276146%3.753196%3.276146%3.3%53.779%53.8%15.755549%17.104009%15.755549%15.8%86.740%86.7%24.323931%24.528711%24.323931%24.3%75.816%75.8%48.555782%43.561647%48.555782%48.6%91.231%91.2%8.301832%6.688841%8.301832%8.3%54.974%55.0%
% 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 Hancock County
Hancock County
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Other1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Black1Asian139.737991%32.448133%39.737991%39.7%91303.050037%303%22.471910%42.660901%22.471910%22.5%20171.375376%171%13.112683%16.259760%13.112683%13.1%3,114100.000000%100%12.978130%15.579560%12.978130%13.0%2,97998.973871%99%8.673469%17.390306%8.673469%8.7%1766.145649%66%8.536585%44.123049%8.536585%8.5%765.101744%65%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.885017%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 Hancock County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%8%15%23%31%39%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Hancock County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
2.1%6.6%11.0%15.3%19.7%24.2%
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Food Stamps by Place in Hancock County

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hancock County, selected places in Hancock County, and entities that contain Hancock County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#BucksportEllsworthMaineSouthwest HarborSW HbrBlue HillNortheastHancock CountyHancockUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWinter HarborNew EnglandBar HarborCastine26.472899%26.472899%26.5%337118.334810%18.334810%18.3%621216.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.099010%15.099010%15.1%61315.010571%15.010571%15.0%71413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.112683%13.112683%13.1%3,11413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.849162%12.849162%12.8%23512.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.698113%11.698113%11.7%12463.846154%3.846154%3.8%67
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Hancock County

There are 41 county subdivisions in Hancock County. This section compares all 41 of those to each other, Hancock County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hancock County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hancock County, selected county subdivisions in Hancock County, and entities that contain Hancock County
0%10%20%30%Count#Central HancockCntrl HancockTown of OsbornOsbornTown of FranklinFranklinTown of Swans IslandSwans IsTown of EastbrookEastbrookTown of BucksportBucksportTown of HancockHancockEllsworthTown of SedgwickSedgwickTown of MariavilleMariavilleMaineTown of GouldsboroGouldsboroTown of AmherstAmherstTown of StoningtonStoningtonTown of Deer IsleDeer IsleTown of TrentonTrentonTown of DedhamDedhamNortheastHancock CountyHancockUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of Winter HarborWinter HbrNew EnglandTown of OtisTown of Blue HillBlue HlTown of Verona IslandVerona IsTown of Southwest HarborSW HbrTown of SullivanSullivanTown of WalthamWalthamTown of PenobscotPenobscotTown of SorrentoSorrentoTown of TremontTremontTown of SurryTown of AuroraAuroraTown of LamoineLamoineTown of OrlandOrlandTown of BrooksvilleBrooksvilleTown of CastineCastineTown of Bar HarborBar HbrTown of BrooklinBrooklinTown of Great PondGreat PondTown of Mount DesertMt DesertTown of Cranberry IslesCranberry IslesTown of FrenchboroFrenchboroEast Hancock38.596491%38.596491%38.6%22134.615385%34.615385%34.6%9224.115756%24.115756%24.1%150321.739130%21.739130%21.7%40420.754717%20.754717%20.8%33520.334262%20.334262%20.3%438618.433180%18.433180%18.4%200718.334810%18.334810%18.3%621818.127490%18.127490%18.1%91916.956522%16.956522%17.0%391016.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.846995%15.846995%15.8%1161115.315315%15.315315%15.3%171214.065511%14.065511%14.1%731313.833529%13.833529%13.8%1181413.811421%13.811421%13.8%1041513.293051%13.293051%13.3%881613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.112683%13.112683%13.1%3,11413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.875536%12.875536%12.9%301712.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.130178%12.130178%12.1%411811.942675%11.942675%11.9%1501911.214953%11.214953%11.2%242011.163337%11.163337%11.2%952111.135857%11.135857%11.1%502210.937500%10.937500%10.9%142310.777385%10.777385%10.8%612410.606061%10.606061%10.6%142510.317460%10.317460%10.3%65268.671329%8.671329%8.7%62278.571429%8.571429%8.6%3288.131241%8.131241%8.1%57296.928645%6.928645%6.9%67306.860158%6.860158%6.9%26316.329114%6.329114%6.3%20325.801906%5.801906%5.8%140334.087193%4.087193%4.1%15343.333333%3.333333%3.3%1352.192982%2.192982%2.2%20360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%039
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 39 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Maine

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hancock County, selected other counties in Maine, and entities that contain Hancock 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 Hancock County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hancock 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 Hancock County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Hancock County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaMaineHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisNortheastHancock CountyHancockUnited 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%224,967225k522.443557%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%2,780,9862.78M13.112683%13.112683%13.1%3,11413.049135%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:
Ellsworth
Towns:
Amherst, Aurora, Bar Harbor, Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Bucksport, Castine, Cranberry Isles, Dedham, Deer Isle, Eastbrook, Franklin, Frenchboro, Gouldsboro, Great Pond, Hancock, Lamoine, Mariaville, Mount Desert, Orland, Osborn, Otis, Penobscot, Sedgwick, Sorrento, Southwest Harbor, Stonington, Sullivan, Surry, Swans Island, Tremont, Trenton, Verona Island, Waltham, Winter Harbor
Unincorporated Places:
Bar Harbor, Blue Hill, Bucksport, Castine, Southwest Harbor, Winter Harbor
Unorganized Territories:
Central Hancock, East Hancock, Marshall Island, Northwest Hancock
ZIP Codes:
04408, 04416, 04421, 04429, 04431, 04472, 04476, 04605, 04607, 04609, 04612, 04613, 04614, 04616, 04617, 04622, 04624, 04625, 04627, 04629, 04634, 04635, 04640, 04642, 04644, 04646, 04650, 04653, 04660, 04662, 04664, 04669, 04673, 04674, 04675, 04676, 04677, 04679, 04681, 04683, 04684, 04685, 04693
Unified School Districts:
Airline, Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Cranberry Isles, Dedham, Deer Isle-Stonington, Ellsworth, Frenchboro, Hancock, Hancock, Lamoine, Otis, Penobscot, 24, 25, 76, Sedgwick, Surry, Trenton
Elementary School Districts:
Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont
Secondary School District:
Mount Desert Community
Congressional District:
ME-2
State Senate Districts:
ME-6, ME-7, ME-8
State House Districts:
ME-130, ME-131, ME-132, ME-133, ME-134, ME-135, ME-136, ME-137
Neighboring Counties:
Knox, Penobscot, Waldo, Washington