Food Stamps in Kent County, Maryland (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Maryland and Kent County
Kent County
Maryland
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$55,028.000000$76,067.000000$55,028.000000$55.0k7,683$21,782.000000$26,804.000000$21,782.000000$21.8k1,119$61,618.000000$83,158.000000$61,618.000000$61.6k6,564
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 Maryland and Kent County
Kent County
Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.571939%52.629857%40.571939%40.6%28.844%28.8%25.379803%30.979988%25.379803%25.4%58.921%58.9%12.243074%15.512363%12.243074%12.2%15.307%15.3%43.878463%42.358151%43.878463%43.9%22.721%22.7%36.550492%31.060352%36.550492%36.6%10.091%10.1%36.550492%39.791882%36.550492%36.6%54.752%54.8%
% 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 Maryland and Kent County
Kent County
Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.062767%30.560082%17.062767%17.1%71.156%71.2%3.016453%6.051937%3.016453%3.0%41.079%41.1%11.547837%21.887504%11.547837%11.5%84.693%84.7%25.441804%19.570671%25.441804%25.4%77.279%77.3%55.514930%37.454644%55.514930%55.5%89.909%89.9%5.149299%5.662337%5.149299%5.1%45.248%45.2%
% 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 Maryland and Kent County
Kent County
Maryland
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian1100.000000%16.262517%100.000000%100.0%7686.595174%687%36.578708%20.056171%36.578708%36.6%402251.147643%251%33.333333%14.426093%33.333333%33.3%14228.865058%229%14.838710%13.219567%14.838710%14.8%23101.881865%102%14.564623%11.086195%14.564623%14.6%1,119100.000000%100%10.590087%6.517616%10.590087%10.6%67372.711023%73%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.261108%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 Kent County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.8%6.7%10.5%14.3%18.1%22.0%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Kent County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
8.1%10.9%13.7%16.4%19.2%22.0%
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Food Stamps by Place in Kent County

There are 12 places that are fully or partially contained within Kent County (11 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Kent County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kent County, selected places in Kent County, and entities that contain Kent County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ButlertownFairleeEdesvilleChestertownMillingtonBettertonRock HallKent County Public SchoolsKent CountyKent CountyKentSouthSouth AtlanticGalenaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarylandKennedyvilleTolchesterGeorgetownWorton51.190476%51.190476%51.2%43145.299145%45.299145%45.3%53234.444444%34.444444%34.4%31323.700000%23.700000%23.7%474423.245614%23.245614%23.2%53518.309859%18.309859%18.3%26618.246869%18.246869%18.2%102714.564623%14.564623%14.6%1,11914.564623%14.564623%14.6%1,11914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.213213%13.213213%13.2%44813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k0.000000%0.000000%0.0%090.000000%0.000000%0.0%0100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%012
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Kent County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kent County, selected county subdivisions in Kent County, and entities that contain Kent County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#District 4:Chestertown4, ChestertownDistrict 3:Worton (Betterton)3, Worton (Betterton)District 5:Edesville5, EdesvilleKent County Public SchoolsKent CountyKent CountyKentDistrict 6:Fairlee6, FairleeSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarylandDistrict 7:Pomona7, PomonaDistrict 1:Massey1, MasseyDistrict 2:Kennedyville2, Kennedyville21.944444%21.944444%21.9%474118.110236%18.110236%18.1%184216.435826%16.435826%16.4%178314.564623%14.564623%14.6%1,11914.564623%14.564623%14.6%1,11914.371257%14.371257%14.4%96414.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k8.600000%8.600000%8.6%4358.124174%8.124174%8.1%12362.830189%2.830189%2.8%217
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Maryland

There are 24 counties in Maryland. This section compares Kent County to all of the counties in Maryland and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kent County, selected other counties in Maryland, and entities that contain Kent County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Somerset CountySomersetBaltimore CityBaltimoreDorchester CountyDorchesterCaroline CountyCarolineAllegany CountyAlleganyGarrett CountyGarrettWicomico CountyWicomicoWashington CountyWashingtonKent County Public SchoolsKent CountyKent CountyKentSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTalbot CountyTalbotWorcester CountyWorcesterMarylandSt. Mary's CountySt. Mary'sPrince George's CountyPrince George'sCecil CountyCecilBaltimore CountyBaltimoreCharles CountyCharlesHarford CountyHarfordCalvert CountyCalvertQueen Anne's CountyQueen Anne'sFrederick CountyFrederickAnne Arundel CountyAnne ArundelCarroll CountyCarrollMontgomery CountyMontgomeryHoward CountyHoward26.176753%26.176753%26.2%2,180125.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k223.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,144318.884263%18.884263%18.9%2,268418.755991%18.755991%18.8%5,283516.575060%16.575060%16.6%1,930615.437181%15.437181%15.4%5,738714.689628%14.689628%14.7%8,240814.564623%14.564623%14.6%1,11914.564623%14.564623%14.6%1,119914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.916753%11.916753%11.9%1,9641011.251785%11.251785%11.3%2,3641111.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k10.918980%10.918980%10.9%4,2561210.883209%10.883209%10.9%33,38033.4k1310.399265%10.399265%10.4%3,8471410.298057%10.298057%10.3%32,21532.2k158.867942%8.867942%8.9%4,798168.687849%8.687849%8.7%8,036178.478668%8.478668%8.5%2,669187.899916%7.899916%7.9%1,405196.989157%6.989157%7.0%6,220206.978992%6.978992%7.0%14,29514.3k216.833860%6.833860%6.8%4,131226.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k234.997634%4.997634%5.0%5,49124
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 24 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 Kent County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent 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 Kent County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Kent County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinKent County Public SchoolsKent CountyKent CountyKentBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMarylandRiverside 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%99,48199.5k816.110205%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%71,42071.4k1414.564623%14.564623%14.6%1,11914.564623%14.564623%14.6%1,11914.506972%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%108,512109k1713.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.731890%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%203,096203k2113.049135%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%44,19144.2k2711.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k10.700905%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, Massey, 2, Kennedyville, 3, Worton (Betterton), 4, Chestertown, 5, Edesville, 6, Fairlee, 7, Pomona
Towns:
Betterton, Chestertown, Galena, Millington, Rock Hall
Unincorporated Places:
Butlertown, Edesville, Fairlee, Georgetown, Kennedyville, Tolchester, Worton
ZIP Codes:
21610, 21620, 21635, 21645, 21650, 21651, 21661, 21667, 21678
Unified School District:
Kent County
Congressional District:
MD-1
State Senate District:
MD-36
State Legislative District:
MD-36
Neighboring Counties:
Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Cecil, Harford, Kent, New Castle, Queen Anne's
Nearby Cities:
Baltimore
Nearby Counties:
Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Chester, District of Columbia, Howard, Prince George's, Salem, Talbot