Food Stamps in Essex 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 Essex County
Essex County
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$70,886.000000$70,954.000000$70,886.000000$70.9k288,291288k$19,390.000000$18,398.000000$19,390.000000$19.4k41,26941.3k$80,964.000000$80,204.000000$80,964.000000$81.0k247,022247k
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 Essex County
Essex County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty245.147690%42.602645%45.147690%45.1%20.117%20.1%29.426446%27.028988%29.426446%29.4%47.890%47.9%11.849088%11.479096%11.849088%11.8%8.163%8.16%49.460854%50.924357%49.460854%49.5%28.398%28.4%37.485764%37.493668%37.485764%37.5%13.475%13.5%47.044997%47.359830%47.044997%47.0%57.175%57.2%
% 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 Essex County
Essex County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.951988%28.272354%29.951988%30.0%79.883%79.9%5.349321%4.942032%5.349321%5.3%52.110%52.1%22.272105%21.331035%22.272105%22.3%91.837%91.8%20.834986%19.662016%20.834986%20.8%71.602%71.6%40.214232%38.196837%40.214232%40.2%86.525%86.5%5.886925%6.718461%5.886925%5.9%42.825%42.8%
% 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 Essex County
Essex County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Hispanic2Mixed1Black1All RacesAsian1White343.754688%40.134139%43.754688%43.8%9,917305.655158%306%41.037037%35.171106%41.037037%41.0%6,371286.670587%287%31.001749%25.680801%31.001749%31.0%1,241216.567524%217%29.425976%29.085104%29.425976%29.4%3,045205.559719%206%14.315050%12.497220%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k100.000000%100%13.803642%12.305381%13.803642%13.8%1,08496.427481%96%8.605203%8.332878%8.605203%8.6%19,61119.6k60.112982%60%
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 Essex County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%9%17%26%35%44%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Essex County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%13%27%40%54%68%
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Food Stamps by Place in Essex County

There are 24 places in Essex County. This section compares all 24 of those to each other, Essex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected places in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceLynnSalemHaverhillSalisburyEssex CountyEssexNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaIpswichBeverlySaugusGloucesterSwampscottAndoverNahantAmesbury TownRockportTopsfieldDanversNewburyportEssexMarbleheadLynnfieldRowleyBoxford43.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k129.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,573216.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,053315.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,727414.413608%14.413608%14.4%322514.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k13.194686%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%319,790320k11.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,034611.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,440710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.630137%10.630137%10.6%194810.573664%10.573664%10.6%1,716910.279908%10.279908%10.3%1,032109.358903%9.358903%9.4%1,181118.809920%8.809920%8.8%476128.323495%8.323495%8.3%282138.062500%8.062500%8.1%129147.532281%7.532281%7.5%525155.755712%5.755712%5.8%131165.521472%5.521472%5.5%63175.396946%5.396946%5.4%569184.804960%4.804960%4.8%372193.852890%3.852890%3.9%22203.365210%3.365210%3.4%278211.851434%1.851434%1.9%82221.589825%1.589825%1.6%10230.000000%0.000000%0.0%024
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 24 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Essex County

There are 35 county subdivisions in Essex County. This section compares all 35 of those to each other, Essex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected county subdivisions in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceLynnSalemHaverhillEssex CountyEssexNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyTown of SalisburySalisburyBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaBeverlyTown of SaugusSaugusGloucesterTown of SwampscottSwampscottTown of NahantNahantAmesbury TownTown of MiddletonMiddletonTown of RockportRockportTown of Manchester-by-the-SeaManchester-by-the…Town of DanversDanversTown of IpswichIpswichNewburyportTown of RowleyRowleyTown of North AndoverN AndoverTown of EssexTown of AndoverAndoverTown of MerrimacMerrimacTown of HamiltonHamiltonTown of MarbleheadMarbleheadTown of TopsfieldTopsfieldTown of GrovelandGrovelandTown of GeorgetownGeorgetownTown of WenhamWenhamTown of LynnfieldLynnfieldTown of NewburyNewburyTown of BoxfordBoxfordTown of West NewburyW Newbury43.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k129.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,573216.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,053315.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,727414.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k13.194686%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%319,790320k11.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,034511.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,440610.821203%10.821203%10.8%394710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.573664%10.573664%10.6%1,716810.279908%10.279908%10.3%1,03299.358903%9.358903%9.4%1,181108.809920%8.809920%8.8%476118.062500%8.062500%8.1%129127.532281%7.532281%7.5%525137.010165%7.010165%7.0%200146.124343%6.124343%6.1%198156.099291%6.099291%6.1%129165.396946%5.396946%5.4%569174.848810%4.848810%4.8%271184.804960%4.804960%4.8%372194.526935%4.526935%4.5%100204.183486%4.183486%4.2%456214.129387%4.129387%4.1%60224.023319%4.023319%4.0%490233.748580%3.748580%3.7%99243.703704%3.703704%3.7%102253.365210%3.365210%3.4%278263.224362%3.224362%3.2%72273.210202%3.210202%3.2%73282.632414%2.632414%2.6%83292.375810%2.375810%2.4%33301.851434%1.851434%1.9%82311.608867%1.608867%1.6%45321.035886%1.035886%1.0%28330.000000%0.000000%0.0%034
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 34 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Boston Area

There are 7 counties in the Boston Area. This section compares Essex County to all of the counties in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Essex County
0%5%10%15%Count#Suffolk CountySuffolkEssex CountyEssexNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthStrafford CountyStraffordMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkRockingham CountyRockingham19.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k114.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k213.194686%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%319,790320k10.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k39.206974%9.206974%9.2%4,39947.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k57.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k64.278179%4.278179%4.3%5,0777
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Massachusetts

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

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Essex County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Hampden CountyHampdenSuffolk CountySuffolkBristol CountyBristolEssex CountyEssexBerkshire CountyBerkshireFranklin CountyFranklinNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthHampshire CountyHampshireMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexBarnstable 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%37,64237.6k710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.716480%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%7,331117.219460%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 Essex County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex 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 Essex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Essex 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 CountyDallasEssex CountyEssexQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkNew EnglandMassachusettsSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRiverside 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%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1614.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k13.924220%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%44,19144.2k2710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.700905%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:
Amesbury Town, Beverly, Gloucester, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lynn, Methuen Town, Newburyport, Peabody, Salem
Towns:
Andover, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, North Andover, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury
Unincorporated Places:
Andover, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Nahant, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield
ZIP Codes:
01810, 01830, 01832, 01833, 01834, 01835, 01840, 01841, 01843, 01844, 01845, 01860, 01864, 01867, 01876, 01880, 01887, 01901, 01902, 01904, 01905, 01906, 01907, 01908, 01913, 01915, 01921, 01922, 01923, 01929, 01930, 01937, 01938, 01940, 01944, 01945, 01949, 01950, 01951, 01952, 01960, 01966, 01969, 01970, 01982, 01983, 01984, 01985, 02151, 03858, 03874
Unified School Districts:
Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Danvers, Georgetown, Gloucester, Hamilton-Wenham, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester Essex, Marblehead, Methuen, Newburyport, North Andover, Peabody, Pentucket, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, Triton
Elementary School Districts:
Boxford, Middleton, Nahant, Topsfield
Secondary School District:
Masconomet
Congressional Districts:
MA-3, MA-6
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Essex and Middlesex, MA-1st Essex, MA-2nd Essex and Middlesex, MA-2nd Essex, MA-3rd Essex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Essex, MA-2nd Essex, MA-3rd Essex, MA-4th Essex, MA-5th Essex, MA-6th Essex, MA-7th Essex, MA-8th Essex, MA-9th Essex, MA-10th Essex, MA-11th Essex, MA-12th Essex, MA-13th Essex, MA-14th Essex, MA-15th Essex, MA-16th Essex, MA-16th Suffolk, MA-17th Essex, MA-18th Essex, MA-20th Middlesex
Neighboring Counties:
Hillsborough, Middlesex, Rockingham, Suffolk
Nearby Counties:
Merrimack, Norfolk, Plymouth, Strafford, York