Food Stamps in Wicomico 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 Wicomico County
Wicomico County
Maryland
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$53,508.000000$76,067.000000$53,508.000000$53.5k37,17037.2k$22,397.000000$26,804.000000$22,397.000000$22.4k5,738$59,917.000000$83,158.000000$59,917.000000$59.9k31,43231.4k
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 Wicomico County
Wicomico County
Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty260.892297%52.629857%60.892297%60.9%29.003%29.0%34.994772%30.979988%34.994772%35.0%54.344%54.3%18.804461%15.512363%18.804461%18.8%15.318%15.3%29.905891%42.358151%29.905891%29.9%20.370%20.4%23.405368%31.060352%23.405368%23.4%9.682%9.68%42.192402%39.791882%42.192402%42.2%46.810%46.8%
% 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 Wicomico County
Wicomico County
Maryland
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.211122%30.560082%27.211122%27.2%70.997%71.0%5.367142%6.051937%5.367142%5.4%45.656%45.7%18.977475%21.887504%18.977475%19.0%84.682%84.7%21.341308%19.570671%21.341308%21.3%79.630%79.6%39.857470%37.454644%39.857470%39.9%90.318%90.3%8.752227%5.662337%8.752227%8.8%53.190%53.2%
% 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 Wicomico County
Wicomico County
Maryland
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Hispanic2Other1All RacesMixed1White3Asian130.786219%20.056171%30.786219%30.8%2,788199.429028%199%21.717670%13.219567%21.717670%21.7%220140.684176%141%20.677966%16.262517%20.677966%20.7%61133.949111%134%15.437181%11.086195%15.437181%15.4%5,738100.000000%100%14.541833%14.426093%14.541833%14.5%7394.200056%94%10.069268%6.517616%10.069268%10.1%2,57365.227376%65%3.062583%6.261108%3.062583%3.1%2319.839006%20%
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 Wicomico County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.2%6.2%10.3%14.3%18.4%22.4%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Wicomico County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
3%12%20%28%36%45%
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Food Stamps by Place in Wicomico County

There are 19 places in Wicomico County. This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Wicomico County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wicomico County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wicomico County, selected places in Wicomico County, and entities that contain Wicomico County
0%20%40%60%Count#JestervilleBivalveAllenNanticoke AcresWhitehavenSalisburyPittsvilleWillardsDelmarMardela SpringsMardela SpgsWicomico County Public SchoolsWicomico CoWicomico CountyWicomicoSharptownPowellvilleSalisbury Metro AreaSalisburySouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFruitlandNanticokeParsonsburgMarylandHebronTyaskinQuanticoWaterview70.212766%70.212766%70.2%33160.169492%60.169492%60.2%71252.380952%52.380952%52.4%44345.161290%45.161290%45.2%14429.629630%29.629630%29.6%16521.988877%21.988877%22.0%2,649619.165085%19.165085%19.2%101717.251462%17.251462%17.3%59816.108453%16.108453%16.1%202916.000000%16.000000%16.0%201015.437181%15.437181%15.4%5,73815.437181%15.437181%15.4%5,73815.000000%15.000000%15.0%481114.583333%14.583333%14.6%71214.426765%14.426765%14.4%21,62521.6k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.249443%12.249443%12.2%2201311.888112%11.888112%11.9%171411.650485%11.650485%11.7%121511.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k8.482143%8.482143%8.5%38160.000000%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 place out of 19 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Wicomico County

There are 15 county subdivisions in Wicomico County. This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Wicomico County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wicomico County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wicomico County, selected county subdivisions in Wicomico County, and entities that contain Wicomico County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#District 9:Salisbury9, SalisburyDistrict 17:Westside17, WestsideDistrict 4:Pittsburg4, PittsburgDistrict 14:Willards14, WillardsDistrict 13:Camden13, CamdenDistrict 5:Parsons5, ParsonsDistrict 11:Delmar11, DelmarWicomico County Public SchoolsWicomico CoWicomico CountyWicomicoDistrict 10:Sharptown10, SharptownSalisbury Metro AreaSalisburySouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDistrict 1:Barren Creek1, Barren CrkDistrict 15:Hebron15, HebronMarylandDistrict 16:Fruitland16, FruitlandDistrict 2:Quantico2, QuanticoDistrict 7:Trappe7, TrappeDistrict 8:Nutters8, NuttersDistrict 6:Dennis6, Dennis22.397912%22.397912%22.4%1,459119.816273%19.816273%19.8%151218.977120%18.977120%19.0%282317.146433%17.146433%17.1%137416.826291%16.826291%16.8%896516.759777%16.759777%16.8%1,560615.682968%15.682968%15.7%279715.437181%15.437181%15.4%5,73815.437181%15.437181%15.4%5,73814.430894%14.430894%14.4%71814.426765%14.426765%14.4%21,62521.6k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.404580%12.404580%12.4%130911.963696%11.963696%12.0%1451011.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k10.418830%10.418830%10.4%301118.713693%8.713693%8.7%84128.187135%8.187135%8.2%56135.012531%5.012531%5.0%180142.208202%2.208202%2.2%715
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 15 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Salisbury Area

There are 4 counties in the Salisbury Area. This section compares Wicomico County to all of the counties in the Salisbury Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wicomico County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wicomico County, selected other counties in the Salisbury Area, and entities that contain Wicomico County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Somerset CountySomersetWicomico County Public SchoolsWicomico CoWicomico CountyWicomicoSalisbury Metro AreaSalisburySouthSouth AtlanticSussex CountySussexUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester CountyWorcesterMaryland26.176753%26.176753%26.2%2,180115.437181%15.437181%15.4%5,73815.437181%15.437181%15.4%5,738214.426765%14.426765%14.4%21,62521.6k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.602840%13.602840%13.6%11,34311.3k313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.251785%11.251785%11.3%2,364411.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Maryland

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

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wicomico County, selected other counties in Maryland, and entities that contain Wicomico County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Somerset CountySomersetBaltimore CityBaltimoreDorchester CountyDorchesterCaroline CountyCarolineAllegany CountyAlleganyGarrett CountyGarrettWicomico County Public SchoolsWicomico CoWicomico CountyWicomicoWashington CountyWashingtonKent CountyKentSalisbury Metro AreaSalisburySouthSouth 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%5,73815.437181%15.437181%15.4%5,738714.689628%14.689628%14.7%8,240814.564623%14.564623%14.6%1,119914.426765%14.426765%14.4%21,62521.6k14.207441%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 Wicomico County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wicomico 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 Wicomico County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wicomico County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookWicomico County Public SchoolsWicomico CoWicomico CountyWicomicoPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSalisbury Metro AreaSalisburySouthQueens 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%308,063308k1215.437181%15.437181%15.4%5,73815.437181%15.437181%15.4%5,73814.729002%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%129,745130k1614.426765%14.426765%14.4%21,62521.6k14.207441%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

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  • 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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Principal City:
Salisbury
Cities:
Fruitland, Salisbury
Districts:
1, Barren Creek, 2, Quantico, 4, Pittsburg, 5, Parsons, 6, Dennis, 7, Trappe, 8, Nutters, 9, Salisbury, 10, Sharptown, 11, Delmar, 13, Camden, 14, Willards, 15, Hebron, 16, Fruitland, 17, Westside
Towns:
Delmar, Hebron, Mardela Springs, Pittsville, Sharptown, Willards
Unincorporated Places:
Allen, Bivalve, Jesterville, Nanticoke, Nanticoke Acres, Parsonsburg, Powellville, Quantico, Tyaskin, Waterview, Whitehaven
ZIP Codes:
21801, 21802, 21804, 21810, 21814, 21822, 21826, 21830, 21837, 21840, 21849, 21850, 21856, 21861, 21865, 21874, 21875
Unified School District:
Wicomico County
Congressional District:
MD-1
State Senate Districts:
MD-37, MD-38
State Legislative Subdistricts:
MD-37A, MD-37B, MD-38B, MD-38C
Neighboring Counties:
Dorchester, Somerset, Sussex, Worcester
Nearby Counties:
Accomack, Calvert, Caroline, Kent, Northumberland, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, Talbot