Food Stamps in Barnstable County, Massachusetts (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Barnstable County
Barnstable County
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$65,382.000000$70,954.000000$65,382.000000$65.4k94,35194.4k$19,696.000000$18,398.000000$19,696.000000$19.7k7,331$68,967.000000$80,204.000000$68,967.000000$69.0k87,02087.0k
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 Massachusetts and Barnstable County
Barnstable County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.337880%42.602645%33.337880%33.3%12.426%12.4%20.665666%27.028988%20.665666%20.7%31.989%32.0%10.244169%11.479096%10.244169%10.2%5.717%5.72%53.607966%50.924357%53.607966%53.6%16.468%16.5%45.232574%37.493668%45.232574%45.2%6.350%6.35%41.658710%47.359830%41.658710%41.7%38.056%38.1%
% 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 Massachusetts and Barnstable County
Barnstable County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.793151%28.272354%19.793151%19.8%87.574%87.6%3.701448%4.942032%3.701448%3.7%68.011%68.0%14.233510%21.331035%14.233510%14.2%94.283%94.3%22.907378%19.662016%22.907378%22.9%83.532%83.5%56.197426%38.196837%56.197426%56.2%93.650%93.6%5.712480%6.718461%5.712480%5.7%61.944%61.9%
% 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 Massachusetts and Barnstable County
Barnstable County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1Asian1All RacesWhite326.945525%40.134139%26.945525%26.9%277346.792696%347%20.245399%29.085104%20.245399%20.2%363260.561127%261%19.884726%35.171106%19.884726%19.9%207255.919220%256%17.584541%25.680801%17.584541%17.6%182226.315514%226%9.501188%12.305381%9.501188%9.5%80122.281620%122%7.769923%12.497220%7.769923%7.8%7,331100.000000%100%7.021622%8.332878%7.021622%7.0%6,22290.369266%90%
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 Barnstable County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.6%2.8%4.9%7.1%9.3%11.5%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Barnstable County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%23%31%39%
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Food Stamps by Place in Barnstable County

There are 40 places in Barnstable County. This section compares all 40 of those to each other, Barnstable County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Barnstable County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Barnstable County, selected places in Barnstable County, and entities that contain Barnstable County
0%5%10%15%Count#FalmouthDennis PortNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsWest DennisSouth DennisChathamEast FalmouthSouth YarmouthS YarmouthMonument BeachMonument BchBarnstable TownHarwich PortWest ChathamProvincetownOrleansEast DennisForestdaleBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownBarnstable CountyBarnstableBrewsterNorth EasthamWest YarmouthMashpee NeckNorthwest HarwichNW HarwichPopponessetWest FalmouthPocassetHarwich CenterHarwich CtrBuzzards BayEast SandwichSandwichDennisEast HarwichSagamoreNorth FalmouthN FalmouthYarmouth PortNew SeaburyTeaticketBourneWoods HoleSeabrookMonomoscoy IslandMonomoscoy IsSeconsett IslandSeconsett IsPopponesset IslandPopponesset Is16.366366%16.366366%16.4%327113.405552%13.405552%13.4%198213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.886949%11.886949%11.9%143311.684460%11.684460%11.7%197411.002786%11.002786%11.0%79510.869565%10.869565%10.9%285610.600850%10.600850%10.6%524710.485736%10.485736%10.5%136810.098665%10.098665%10.1%1,91499.942857%9.942857%9.9%87109.787928%9.787928%9.8%60119.687308%9.687308%9.7%158128.911820%8.911820%8.9%95138.225108%8.225108%8.2%114147.856192%7.856192%7.9%118157.769923%7.769923%7.8%7,3317.769923%7.769923%7.8%7,3316.893204%6.893204%6.9%71166.857143%6.857143%6.9%60176.794362%6.794362%6.8%188186.336088%6.336088%6.3%23195.680473%5.680473%5.7%96205.633803%5.633803%5.6%8215.540166%5.540166%5.5%40225.104712%5.104712%5.1%78235.091938%5.091938%5.1%36244.705056%4.705056%4.7%67253.892617%3.892617%3.9%58263.849115%3.849115%3.8%50273.640982%3.640982%3.6%43283.493648%3.493648%3.5%77293.465658%3.465658%3.5%55302.943650%2.943650%2.9%35312.075848%2.075848%2.1%52321.532567%1.532567%1.5%8330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%0360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%040
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 40 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Barnstable County

There are 16 county subdivisions in Barnstable County. This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Barnstable County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Barnstable County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Barnstable County, selected county subdivisions in Barnstable County, and entities that contain Barnstable County
0%5%10%Count#NortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsTown of WellfleetWellfleetTown of OrleansOrleansTown of ProvincetownProvincetownBarnstable TownTown of DennisDennisTown of FalmouthFalmouthBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownBarnstable CountyBarnstableTown of YarmouthYarmouthTown of ChathamChathamTown of BourneBourneTown of HarwichHarwichTown of MashpeeMashpeeTown of BrewsterBrewsterTown of SandwichSandwichTown of EasthamEasthamTown of Truro13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.459667%11.459667%11.5%179111.389760%11.389760%11.4%327211.043285%11.043285%11.0%199310.098665%10.098665%10.1%1,914410.024520%10.024520%10.0%69559.139825%9.139825%9.1%1,24067.769923%7.769923%7.8%7,3317.769923%7.769923%7.8%7,3317.181146%7.181146%7.2%77776.746032%6.746032%6.7%18786.033038%6.033038%6.0%50495.405405%5.405405%5.4%296105.247907%5.247907%5.2%326115.116822%5.116822%5.1%219124.748603%4.748603%4.7%357134.396516%4.396516%4.4%106140.609756%0.609756%0.6%515
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 15 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Massachusetts

There are 14 counties in Massachusetts. This section compares Barnstable County to all of the counties in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Barnstable County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Barnstable County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Barnstable County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Hampden CountyHampdenSuffolk CountySuffolkBristol CountyBristolEssex CountyEssexBerkshire CountyBerkshireFranklin CountyFranklinNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterPlymouth CountyPlymouthHampshire CountyHampshireMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownBarnstable CountyBarnstableNorfolk CountyNorfolkNantucket CountyNantucketDukes CountyDukes22.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k119.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k216.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k314.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k414.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,833514.153148%14.153148%14.2%4,301613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k710.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k89.776211%9.776211%9.8%5,71497.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k107.769923%7.769923%7.8%7,3317.769923%7.769923%7.8%7,331117.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k125.031283%5.031283%5.0%193133.113792%3.113792%3.1%19114
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 14 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 Barnstable County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Barnstable 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 Barnstable County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Barnstable 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 CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkNew EnglandMassachusettsSacramento 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 CountyMiddlesexBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownBarnstable CountyBarnstableAlameda 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%71,42071.4k1414.506972%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%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.347180%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%46,25546.3k407.769923%7.769923%7.8%7,3317.769923%7.769923%7.8%7,3317.222489%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:
Barnstable Town
Cities:
Barnstable Town
Towns:
Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet, Yarmouth
Unincorporated Places:
Bourne, Brewster, Buzzards Bay, Chatham, Dennis, Dennis Port, East Dennis, East Falmouth, East Harwich, East Sandwich, Falmouth, Forestdale, Harwich Center, Harwich Port, Mashpee Neck, Monomoscoy Island, Monument Beach, New Seabury, North Eastham, North Falmouth, Northwest Harwich, Orleans, Pocasset, Popponesset, Popponesset Island, Provincetown, Sagamore, Sandwich, Seabrook, Seconsett Island, South Dennis, South Yarmouth, Teaticket, West Chatham, West Dennis, West Falmouth, West Yarmouth, Woods Hole, Yarmouth Port
ZIP Codes:
02532, 02534, 02536, 02537, 02540, 02542, 02543, 02553, 02556, 02559, 02561, 02562, 02563, 02601, 02630, 02631, 02632, 02633, 02635, 02637, 02638, 02639, 02641, 02642, 02643, 02644, 02645, 02646, 02647, 02648, 02649, 02650, 02651, 02652, 02653, 02655, 02657, 02659, 02660, 02663, 02664, 02666, 02667, 02668, 02669, 02670, 02671, 02672, 02673, 02675
Unified School Districts:
Barnstable, Bourne, Dennis-Yarmouth, Falmouth, Mashpee, Monomoy, Provincetown, Sandwich
Elementary School Districts:
Brewster, Eastham, Orleans, Truro, Wellfleet
Secondary School District:
Nauset
Congressional District:
MA-9
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-Cape and Islands, MA-Plymouth and Barnstable
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Barnstable, MA-2nd Barnstable, MA-3rd Barnstable, MA-4th Barnstable, MA-5th Barnstable, MA-Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
Neighboring Counties:
Bristol, Dukes, Plymouth
Nearby Counties:
Nantucket, Suffolk