Food Stamps in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
Montgomery County
Maryland
$0k$50k$100kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$100,352.000000$76,067.000000$100,352.000000$100.4k367,764368k$32,479.000000$26,804.000000$32,479.000000$32.5k23,62523.6k$105,018.000000$83,158.000000$105,018.000000$105.0k344,139344k
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 Montgomery County
Montgomery County
Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty259.030688%52.629857%59.030688%59.0%10.620%10.6%29.096296%30.979988%29.096296%29.1%27.308%27.3%22.209524%15.512363%22.209524%22.2%5.442%5.44%37.494180%42.358151%37.494180%37.5%13.865%13.9%34.328042%31.060352%34.328042%34.3%6.006%6.01%36.855026%39.791882%36.855026%36.9%36.776%36.8%
% 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 Montgomery County
Montgomery County
Maryland
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.105696%30.560082%34.105696%34.1%89.380%89.4%5.317038%6.051937%5.317038%5.3%72.692%72.7%26.494236%21.887504%26.494236%26.5%94.558%94.6%15.990341%19.570671%15.990341%16.0%86.135%86.1%36.877831%37.454644%36.877831%36.9%93.994%94.0%4.349696%5.662337%4.349696%4.3%63.224%63.2%
% 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 Montgomery County
Montgomery County
Maryland
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesAsian1White317.159348%16.262517%17.159348%17.2%3,419267.114933%267%12.979554%20.056171%12.979554%13.0%8,316202.049209%202%12.049793%13.219567%12.049793%12.0%3,175187.575879%188%11.585800%14.426093%11.585800%11.6%1,139180.353023%180%6.423957%11.086195%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k100.000000%100%5.793461%6.261108%5.793461%5.8%2,88390.185244%90%2.372287%6.517616%2.372287%2.4%4,69336.928748%37%
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 Montgomery County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.0%2.9%4.7%6.6%8.5%10.4%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Montgomery County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%22%28%
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Food Stamps by Place in Montgomery County

There are 56 places that are fully or partially contained within Montgomery County (54 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 56 of those to each other, Montgomery County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Montgomery County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Montgomery County, selected places in Montgomery County, and entities that contain Montgomery County
0%5%10%Count#SouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMontgomery VillageMontgomery VlgWhite OakFairlandMarylandGlenmontDerwoodWheatonAspen HillGermantownSilver SpringTakoma ParkGaithersburgRedlandWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonForest GlenBurtonsvilleLayhillFour CornersNorth KensingtonN KensingtonBrookevilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoMontgomery CountyMontgomerySpencervilleHillandaleCalvertonKemp MillPoolesvilleAshton-Sandy SpringAshton-Sandy SpgRockvilleOlneyKensingtonColesvilleDamascusNorth BethesdaN BethesdaLeisure WorldLaytonsvilleSouth KensingtonS KensingtonNorth Chevy ChaseN Chevy ChaseFriendship Heights VillageFriendship Hts VlgCabin JohnSomersetChevy Chase Section ThreeChevy Chase Secti…Glen EchoBarnesville14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.113335%12.113335%12.1%1,398111.974760%11.974760%12.0%835211.892569%11.892569%11.9%1,045311.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k10.677618%10.677618%10.7%572410.505319%10.505319%10.5%7959.783327%9.783327%9.8%1,48169.769710%9.769710%9.8%1,66379.097593%9.097593%9.1%2,84688.948900%8.948900%8.9%2,76798.833487%8.833487%8.8%574108.822543%8.822543%8.8%2,104118.418637%8.418637%8.4%477127.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k7.478797%7.478797%7.5%194137.228916%7.228916%7.2%228147.179487%7.179487%7.2%112156.781448%6.781448%6.8%193166.687359%6.687359%6.7%237176.557377%6.557377%6.6%4186.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k6.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k6.417112%6.417112%6.4%36195.745915%5.745915%5.7%109205.572755%5.572755%5.6%378215.311993%5.311993%5.3%229225.181347%5.181347%5.2%80235.103668%5.103668%5.1%96245.053191%5.053191%5.1%1,254254.886637%4.886637%4.9%569264.868914%4.868914%4.9%39274.807097%4.807097%4.8%233284.186236%4.186236%4.2%205293.329999%3.329999%3.3%699302.887228%2.887228%2.9%170321.680672%1.680672%1.7%2360.894929%0.894929%0.9%27400.497512%0.497512%0.5%1440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%0520.000000%0.000000%0.0%0530.000000%0.000000%0.0%0540.000000%0.000000%0.0%0550.000000%0.000000%0.0%056
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 56 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Montgomery County

There are 13 county subdivisions in Montgomery County. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Montgomery County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Montgomery County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Montgomery County, selected county subdivisions in Montgomery County, and entities that contain Montgomery County
0%5%10%Count#SouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarylandMontgomery District 99Montgomery District 55Montgomery District 1313Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonMontgomery District 11Montgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMontgomery District 22Montgomery District 33Montgomery District 44Montgomery District 88Montgomery District 1212Montgomery District 66Montgomery District 1010Montgomery District 1111Montgomery District 7714.207441%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%241,401241k10.327400%10.327400%10.3%6,49818.505529%8.505529%8.5%3,22328.217608%8.217608%8.2%7,88837.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k7.172218%7.172218%7.2%50646.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k6.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k5.272977%5.272977%5.3%96154.791760%4.791760%4.8%10764.283764%4.283764%4.3%2,13474.152631%4.152631%4.2%67883.834261%3.834261%3.8%24893.616658%3.616658%3.6%614102.689671%2.689671%2.7%357111.515152%1.515152%1.5%12121.002613%1.002613%1.0%39913
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 13 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Washington Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Montgomery County, selected other counties in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Montgomery County
0%5%10%Count#District of ColumbiaFredericksburg CityFredericksburgSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJefferson CountyJeffersonMarylandWarren CountyWarrenPrince George's CountyPrince George'sCulpeper CountyCulpeperCharles CountyCharlesManassas CityManassasManassas Park CityManassas ParkCalvert CountyCalvertSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonFrederick CountyFrederickMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoMontgomery CountyMontgomeryClarke CountyClarkeRappahannock CountyRappahannockPrince William CountyPrince WilliamFauquier CountyFauquierAlexandria CityAlexandriaStafford CountyStaffordFairfax CountyFairfaxArlington CountyArlingtonFairfax CityFairfaxLoudoun CountyLoudounFalls Church CityFalls Church14.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k114.711323%14.711323%14.7%1,511214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.674905%11.674905%11.7%2,409311.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k10.900240%10.900240%10.9%1,545410.883209%10.883209%10.9%33,38033.4k510.039044%10.039044%10.0%1,69768.867942%8.867942%8.9%4,79878.592116%8.592116%8.6%1,06888.562368%8.562368%8.6%40598.478668%8.478668%8.5%2,669107.892356%7.892356%7.9%3,402117.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k6.989157%6.989157%7.0%6,220126.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k6.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k136.152745%6.152745%6.2%344146.128734%6.128734%6.1%199156.035394%6.035394%6.0%8,335165.144412%5.144412%5.1%1,229174.979210%4.979210%5.0%3,389184.766311%4.766311%4.8%2,112194.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k203.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905213.397829%3.397829%3.4%288222.888796%2.888796%2.9%3,382232.376910%2.376910%2.4%12624
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 24 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Maryland

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

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Montgomery County, selected other counties in Maryland, and entities that contain Montgomery County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Somerset CountySomersetBaltimore CityBaltimoreDorchester CountyDorchesterCaroline CountyCarolineAllegany CountyAlleganyGarrett CountyGarrettWicomico CountyWicomicoWashington CountyWashingtonKent 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'sWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonFrederick CountyFrederickAnne Arundel CountyAnne ArundelCarroll CountyCarrollMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoMontgomery 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%1,119914.207441%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%1,405197.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k6.989157%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%23,62523.6k6.423957%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 Montgomery County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Montgomery County. 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 Montgomery County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Montgomery County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar 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 CountyMiddlesexWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoMontgomery 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%71,42071.4k1414.506972%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%46,25546.3k407.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k7.222489%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%23,62523.6k6.423957%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

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Principal Cities:
Gaithersburg, Rockville
Principal Unincorporated Places:
Silver Spring, Bethesda
Cities:
Gaithersburg, Rockville, Takoma Park
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Towns:
Barnesville, Brookeville, Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase View, Chevy Chase Village, Garrett Park, Glen Echo, Kensington, Laytonsville, Poolesville, Somerset, Washington Grove
Unincorporated Places:
Ashton-Sandy Spring, Aspen Hill, Bethesda, Brookmont, Burtonsville, Cabin John, Calverton, Chevy Chase, Clarksburg, Cloverly, Colesville, Damascus, Darnestown, Derwood, Fairland, Forest Glen, Four Corners, Friendship Heights Village, Germantown, Glenmont, Hillandale, Kemp Mill, Layhill, Leisure World, Montgomery Village, North Bethesda, North Kensington, North Potomac, Olney, Potomac, Redland, Silver Spring, South Kensington, Spencerville, Travilah, Wheaton, White Oak
Villages:
Chevy Chase Section Five, Chevy Chase Section Three, Martin's Additions, North Chevy Chase
ZIP Codes:
20705, 20707, 20777, 20812, 20814, 20815, 20816, 20817, 20818, 20832, 20833, 20837, 20838, 20839, 20841, 20842, 20850, 20851, 20852, 20853, 20854, 20855, 20860, 20861, 20862, 20866, 20868, 20871, 20872, 20874, 20876, 20877, 20878, 20879, 20880, 20882, 20886, 20895, 20896, 20899, 20901, 20902, 20903, 20904, 20905, 20906, 20910, 20912, 21771
Unified School District:
Montgomery County
Congressional Districts:
MD-3, MD-6, MD-8
State Senate Districts:
MD-14, MD-15, MD-16, MD-17, MD-18, MD-19, MD-20, MD-39
State Legislative Districts:
MD-14, MD-15, MD-16, MD-17, MD-18, MD-19, MD-20, MD-39
Neighboring Counties:
Arlington, District of Columbia, Fairfax, Frederick, Howard, Loudoun, Prince George's
Nearby Cities:
Alexandria, Baltimore, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park
Nearby Counties:
Anne Arundel, Carroll, Jefferson, Prince William