Food Stamps in Knox 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 Knox County
Knox County
Maine
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$52,239.000000$50,826.000000$52,239.000000$52.2k16,81316.8k$24,688.000000$18,002.000000$24,688.000000$24.7k2,299$55,728.000000$58,727.000000$55,728.000000$55.7k14,51414.5k
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 Knox County
Knox County
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.539365%40.337466%40.539365%40.5%25.176%25.2%22.183558%19.292705%22.183558%22.2%52.147%52.1%14.615050%14.038768%14.615050%14.6%14.310%14.3%60.635059%54.399670%60.635059%60.6%28.891%28.9%26.141801%32.083831%26.141801%26.1%7.346%7.35%40.495868%48.446027%40.495868%40.5%50.625%50.6%
% 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 Knox County
Knox County
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.085021%23.397183%19.085021%19.1%74.824%74.8%3.224473%3.753196%3.224473%3.2%47.853%47.9%13.862478%17.104009%13.862478%13.9%85.690%85.7%23.639245%24.528711%23.639245%23.6%71.109%71.1%52.225438%43.561647%52.225438%52.2%92.654%92.7%6.256029%6.688841%6.256029%6.3%49.375%49.4%
% 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 Knox County
Knox County
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Mixed1Hispanic2Other1All RacesWhite3Asian147.945205%44.123049%47.945205%47.9%35350.631901%351%23.741007%32.448133%23.741007%23.7%33173.622251%174%17.391304%17.390306%17.391304%17.4%16127.185733%127%16.666667%42.660901%16.666667%16.7%4121.886327%122%13.673943%16.259760%13.673943%13.7%2,299100.000000%100%13.439096%15.579560%13.439096%13.4%2,21198.282520%98%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Knox County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.9%9.7%14.6%19.4%24.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Knox County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
3%10%17%23%30%36%
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Food Stamps by Place in Knox County

There are 3 places in Knox County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Knox County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected places in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#RocklandThomastonMaineKnox CountyKnoxNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandCamden24.253521%24.253521%24.3%861121.536671%21.536671%21.5%185216.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k13.673943%13.673943%13.7%2,29913.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k5.097365%5.097365%5.1%893
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Knox County

There are 20 county subdivisions in Knox County. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Knox County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected county subdivisions in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#RocklandTown of ThomastonThomastonTown of WarrenWarrenTown of WashingtonWashingtonMaineTown of AppletonAppletonKnox CountyKnoxNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandTown of South ThomastonS ThomastonTown of VinalhavenVinalhavenTown of CushingCushingTown of HopeTown of FriendshipFriendshipTown of Owls HeadOwls HeadTown of UnionMatinicus Isle PlantationMatinicus IsleTown of RockportRockportTown of CamdenCamdenTown of St. GeorgeSt. GeorgeTown of North HavenN HvnTown of Isle au HautIsle au HautMuscle Ridge IslandsMuscle Rdg Iss24.253521%24.253521%24.3%861123.166667%23.166667%23.2%278221.614583%21.614583%21.6%332321.186441%21.186441%21.2%125416.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k14.539007%14.539007%14.5%82513.673943%13.673943%13.7%2,29913.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.371841%11.371841%11.4%63611.262136%11.262136%11.3%58711.015491%11.015491%11.0%64810.696921%10.696921%10.7%6699.956710%9.956710%10.0%46107.202216%7.202216%7.2%52116.573276%6.573276%6.6%61126.250000%6.250000%6.3%2134.590666%4.590666%4.6%60144.555040%4.555040%4.6%108153.930968%3.930968%3.9%41160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%019
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Maine

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in Maine, and entities that contain Knox 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 Knox County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox 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 Knox County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Knox 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 YorkKnox CountyKnoxBroward 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%224,967225k522.443557%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%103,454103k1813.673943%13.673943%13.7%2,29913.540063%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:
Rockland
Plantations:
Matinicus Isle
Towns:
Appleton, Camden, Cushing, Friendship, Hope, Isle au Haut, North Haven, Owls Head, Rockport, South Thomaston, St. George, Thomaston, Union, Vinalhaven, Warren, Washington
Unincorporated Places:
Camden, Thomaston
Unorganized Territories:
Criehaven, Muscle Ridge Islands
ZIP Codes:
04547, 04563, 04574, 04645, 04841, 04843, 04847, 04851, 04853, 04854, 04855, 04856, 04858, 04859, 04860, 04861, 04862, 04863, 04864
Unified School Districts:
Isle au Haut, Knox, 13, 07, 08, 40, 65, St. George
Elementary School Districts:
Appleton, Hope, School Administrative 28
Secondary School District:
Five Town Community
Congressional District:
ME-1
State Senate Districts:
ME-12, ME-13
State House Districts:
ME-91, ME-92, ME-93, ME-94, ME-95, ME-134
Neighboring Counties:
Hancock, Lincoln, Waldo
Nearby Counties:
Kennebec, Sagadahoc