Food Stamps in Worcester 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 Worcester County
Worcester County
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$67,005.000000$70,954.000000$67,005.000000$67.0k302,794303k$18,895.000000$18,398.000000$18,895.000000$18.9k37,64237.6k$75,513.000000$80,204.000000$75,513.000000$75.5k265,152265k
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 Worcester County
Worcester County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.444610%42.602645%42.444610%42.4%16.591%16.6%25.811593%27.028988%25.811593%25.8%41.435%41.4%12.209766%11.479096%12.209766%12.2%7.072%7.07%54.455130%50.924357%54.455130%54.5%27.885%27.9%34.806865%37.493668%34.806865%34.8%11.767%11.8%47.630307%47.359830%47.630307%47.6%51.336%51.3%
% 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 Worcester County
Worcester County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.293945%28.272354%30.293945%30.3%83.409%83.4%5.179293%4.942032%5.179293%5.2%58.565%58.6%22.778255%21.331035%22.778255%22.8%92.928%92.9%19.993061%19.662016%19.993061%20.0%72.115%72.1%37.051955%38.196837%37.051955%37.1%88.233%88.2%6.409908%6.718461%6.409908%6.4%48.664%48.7%
% 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 Worcester County
Worcester County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Hispanic2Mixed1Black1All RacesAsian1White338.649809%40.134139%38.649809%38.6%3,332310.900859%311%38.465179%35.171106%38.465179%38.5%5,689309.415692%309%29.317269%25.680801%29.317269%29.3%1,387235.829477%236%24.451997%29.085104%24.451997%24.5%2,878196.692999%197%12.431554%12.497220%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k100.000000%100%9.983943%12.305381%9.983943%10.0%1,05780.311299%80%9.234824%8.332878%9.234824%9.2%23,29923.3k74.285357%74%
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 Worcester County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.5%6.6%11.6%16.5%21.5%26.6%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Worcester County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%35%46%58%
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Food Stamps by Place in Worcester County

There are 34 places that are fully or partially contained within Worcester County (33 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 34 of those to each other, Worcester County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Worcester County, selected places in Worcester County, and entities that contain Worcester County
0%10%20%30%Count#DevensSouthbridge TownAtholWebsterWorcesterGardnerFitchburgWarrenWinchendonClintonSpencerLeominsterOxfordWhitinsvilleNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterBarreNew EnglandEast DouglasMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterPetershamRutlandMilfordFiskdaleBaldwinvilleUptonWest BrookfieldW BrookfieldWestboroughSturbridgeHopedaleNorth BrookfieldN BrookfieldBrookfieldSouth LancasterS LancasterEast BrookfieldE BrookfieldNorthboroughCordavilleLunenburgSouth AshburnhamS Ashburnham38.297872%38.297872%38.3%90126.525238%26.525238%26.5%1,813224.652778%24.652778%24.7%852324.305710%24.305710%24.3%1,094422.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k521.375533%21.375533%21.4%1,756620.089710%20.089710%20.1%2,956719.260700%19.260700%19.3%99818.276762%18.276762%18.3%280915.764385%15.764385%15.8%4631015.610952%15.610952%15.6%3821114.812156%14.812156%14.8%2,4761214.627887%14.627887%14.6%3421314.600000%14.600000%14.6%3651413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k12.857143%12.857143%12.9%721512.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.574850%12.574850%12.6%1261612.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k11.926606%11.926606%11.9%131711.513158%11.513158%11.5%1051810.196548%10.196548%10.2%1,0221910.174419%10.174419%10.2%105209.213759%9.213759%9.2%75217.548701%7.548701%7.5%93227.535642%7.535642%7.5%37237.443739%7.443739%7.4%129247.151231%7.151231%7.2%61255.266667%5.266667%5.3%79265.116279%5.116279%5.1%44274.559271%4.559271%4.6%15284.552590%4.552590%4.6%29293.624733%3.624733%3.6%17302.576633%2.576633%2.6%58310.816803%0.816803%0.8%7320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%034
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 34 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Worcester County

There are 60 county subdivisions in Worcester County. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Worcester County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester County. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,451.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Worcester County, selected county subdivisions in Worcester County, and entities that contain Worcester County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Southbridge TownWorcesterGardnerFitchburgTown of AtholTown of WebsterWebsterLeominsterTown of OxfordOxfordNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterNew EnglandMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterTown of ClintonClintonTown of WinchendonWinchendonTown of NorthbridgeNorthbridgeTown of DudleyDudleyTown of SpencerSpencerTown of MilfordMilfordTown of WarrenWarrenTown of North BrookfieldN BrookfieldTown of BarreTown of UxbridgeUxbridgeTown of MillburyMillburyTown of BlackstoneBlackstoneTown of DouglasDouglasTown of TempletonTempletonTown of LeicesterLeicesterTown of CharltonCharltonTown of RutlandRutlandTown of HubbardstonHubbardstonTown of GraftonGraftonTown of SuttonSuttonTown of West BrookfieldW BrookfieldTown of SturbridgeSturbridgeTown of AuburnAuburnTown of UptonTown of LunenburgLunenburgTown of SterlingSterlingTown of HopedaleHopedaleTown of WestminsterWestminsterTown of West BoylstonW BoylstonTown of MendonMendonTown of WestboroughWestboroughTown of HoldenHoldenTown of PrincetonPrincetonTown of AshburnhamAshburnhamTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyTown of PaxtonPaxtonTown of NorthboroughNorthboroughTown of SouthboroughSouthboroughTown of HarvardHarvardTown of BoylstonBoylstonTown of LancasterLancasterTown of BoltonBolton26.525238%26.525238%26.5%1,813122.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k221.375533%21.375533%21.4%1,756320.089710%20.089710%20.1%2,956419.291998%19.291998%19.3%921518.389571%18.389571%18.4%1,199614.812156%14.812156%14.8%2,476714.114339%14.114339%14.1%753813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k10.728311%10.728311%10.7%601910.635538%10.635538%10.6%4101010.159199%10.159199%10.2%6191110.088720%10.088720%10.1%398129.841605%9.841605%9.8%466139.230491%9.230491%9.2%1,022149.180498%9.180498%9.2%177158.881579%8.881579%8.9%162168.289885%8.289885%8.3%159177.596567%7.596567%7.6%354187.119803%7.119803%7.1%375197.089441%7.089441%7.1%237207.043147%7.043147%7.0%222216.920947%6.920947%6.9%225226.893403%6.893403%6.9%302236.868018%6.868018%6.9%332246.578489%6.578489%6.6%189256.334563%6.334563%6.3%103266.258264%6.258264%6.3%426276.037971%6.037971%6.0%194285.985686%5.985686%6.0%92295.885619%5.885619%5.9%212305.449258%5.449258%5.4%356315.253422%5.253422%5.3%142324.387611%4.387611%4.4%187334.380883%4.380883%4.4%121344.342105%4.342105%4.3%99353.980447%3.980447%4.0%114363.842412%3.842412%3.8%79373.677932%3.677932%3.7%74383.640669%3.640669%3.6%246393.549931%3.549931%3.5%230403.507341%3.507341%3.5%43413.143508%3.143508%3.1%69422.943683%2.943683%2.9%380432.729694%2.729694%2.7%41442.638265%2.638265%2.6%135452.252252%2.252252%2.3%75462.028081%2.028081%2.0%39471.973302%1.973302%2.0%34481.852632%1.852632%1.9%44491.585437%1.585437%1.6%2750
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Worcester Area

There are 2 counties in the Worcester Area. This section compares Worcester County to all of the counties in the Worcester Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Worcester County, selected other counties in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain Worcester County
0%5%10%15%Count#Windham CountyWindhamNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterNew EnglandMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcester16.179029%16.179029%16.2%7,161113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k2
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Massachusetts

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

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Worcester County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Worcester County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Hampden CountyHampdenSuffolk CountySuffolkBristol CountyBristolEssex CountyEssexBerkshire CountyBerkshireFranklin CountyFranklinNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterNew EnglandMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterPlymouth 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%15,360,95115.4M12.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k12.730340%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%7,331117.219460%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 Worcester County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester 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 Worcester County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Worcester 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 CountyClarkWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterNew EnglandMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterSacramento 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 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%129,745130k1613.924220%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%95,67295.7k2212.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k12.347180%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%46,25546.3k407.222489%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 Cities:
Worcester, Leominster, Gardner
Principal Unincorporated Place:
Athol
Cities:
Fitchburg, Gardner, Leominster, Southbridge Town, Worcester
Towns:
Ashburnham, Athol, Auburn, Barre, Berlin, Blackstone, Bolton, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Grafton, Hardwick, Harvard, Holden, Hopedale, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Lunenburg, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Northborough, Northbridge, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Sutton, Templeton, Upton, Uxbridge, Warren, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield, Westborough, Westminster, Winchendon
Unincorporated Places:
Athol, Baldwinville, Barre, Brookfield, Clinton, Cordaville, Devens, East Brookfield, East Douglas, Fiskdale, Hopedale, Lunenburg, Milford, North Brookfield, Northborough, Oxford, Petersham, Rutland, South Ashburnham, South Lancaster, Spencer, Sturbridge, Upton, Warren, Webster, West Brookfield, Westborough, Whitinsville, Winchendon
ZIP Codes:
01005, 01031, 01037, 01068, 01074, 01082, 01083, 01092, 01094, 01331, 01364, 01366, 01368, 01420, 01430, 01434, 01436, 01438, 01440, 01451, 01452, 01453, 01462, 01467, 01468, 01473, 01475, 01501, 01503, 01504, 01505, 01506, 01507, 01510, 01515, 01516, 01518, 01519, 01520, 01522, 01523, 01524, 01525, 01527, 01529, 01531, 01532, 01534, 01535, 01536, 01537, 01540, 01541, 01542, 01543, 01545, 01550, 01560, 01561, 01562, 01564, 01566, 01568, 01569, 01570, 01571, 01581, 01583, 01585, 01588, 01590, 01602, 01603, 01604, 01605, 01606, 01607, 01608, 01609, 01610, 01611, 01612, 01740, 01745, 01747, 01752, 01756, 01757, 01772, 02019
Unified School Districts:
Ashburnham-Westminster, Athol-Royalston, Auburn, Blackstone-Millville, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley-Charlton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Grafton, Harvard, Hopedale, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, Mendon-Upton, Milford, Millbury, Narragansett, Nashoba, North Brookfield, Northbridge, Oxford, Quabbin, Quaboag, Shrewsbury, Southbridge, Spencer-East Brookfield, Sutton, Uxbridge, Wachusett, Webster, West Boylston, Westborough, Winchendon, Worcester
Elementary School Districts:
Berlin, Boylston, Brookfield, Northborough, Petersham, Southborough, Sturbridge
Secondary School Districts:
Berlin-Boylston, Northborough-Southborough, Ralph C. Mahar, Tantasqua
Congressional Districts:
MA-1, MA-2, MA-3, MA-4, MA-5
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Worcester, MA-Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester, MA-Middlesex and Worcester, MA-2nd Worcester, MA-Worcester and Middlesex, MA-Worcester and Norfolk, MA-Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Hampden, MA-1st Worcester, MA-2nd Franklin, MA-2nd Worcester, MA-3rd Middlesex, MA-3rd Worcester, MA-4th Middlesex, MA-4th Worcester, MA-5th Worcester, MA-6th Worcester, MA-7th Worcester, MA-8th Middlesex, MA-8th Worcester, MA-9th Worcester, MA-10th Worcester, MA-11th Worcester, MA-12th Worcester, MA-13th Worcester, MA-14th Worcester, MA-15th Worcester, MA-16th Worcester, MA-17th Worcester, MA-18th Worcester, MA-37th Middlesex
Neighboring Counties:
Cheshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Hillsborough, Middlesex, Norfolk, Providence, Tolland, Windham
Nearby Counties:
Bristol, Bristol, Hartford, Kent, New London, Windham