Food Stamps in Alger County, Michigan (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Michigan and Alger County
Alger County
Michigan
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$41,270.000000$50,803.000000$41,270.000000$41.3k3,433$16,161.000000$18,521.000000$16,161.000000$16.2k452$47,102.000000$58,270.000000$47,102.000000$47.1k2,981
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 Michigan and Alger County
Alger County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.628319%47.120499%33.628319%33.6%21.871%21.9%13.053097%26.306250%13.053097%13.1%42.143%42.1%13.938053%14.869273%13.938053%13.9%13.404%13.4%46.460177%48.695499%46.460177%46.5%19.143%19.1%31.194690%27.608066%31.194690%31.2%7.476%7.48%45.132743%51.960046%45.132743%45.1%41.889%41.9%
% 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 Michigan and Alger County
Alger County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty218.215364%26.471329%18.215364%18.2%78.129%78.1%2.717209%4.548044%2.717209%2.7%57.857%57.9%13.653137%19.535639%13.653137%13.7%86.596%86.6%29.755116%23.691174%29.755116%29.8%80.857%80.9%58.537404%40.450356%58.537404%58.5%92.524%92.5%9.493459%8.034066%9.493459%9.5%58.111%58.1%
% 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 Michigan and Alger County
Alger County
Michigan
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Black1Other1All RacesWhite2Mixed1Hispanic3Asian1100.000000%37.781040%100.000000%100.0%11759.513274%760%31.000000%25.536834%31.000000%31.0%31235.449115%235%13.166327%15.920732%13.166327%13.2%452100.000000%100%12.484316%11.820516%12.484316%12.5%39894.820039%95%10.784314%29.909456%10.784314%10.8%1181.908294%82%7.142857%23.539016%7.142857%7.1%154.250948%54%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.233319%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Alger County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.9%7.9%11.8%15.8%19.8%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Alger County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
11.8%12.5%13.1%13.8%14.4%15.1%
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Food Stamps by Place in Alger County

There are 2 places in Alger County. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Alger County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alger County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alger County, selected places in Alger County, and entities that contain Alger County
0%5%10%15%Count#MunisingMichiganChathamEast North CentralAlger CountyAlgerUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwest17.142857%17.142857%17.1%156115.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k14.457831%14.457831%14.5%12214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.166327%13.166327%13.2%45213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Alger County

There are 10 county subdivisions in Alger County. This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Alger County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alger County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alger County, selected county subdivisions in Alger County, and entities that contain Alger County
0%5%10%15%Count#Limestone TownshipLimestoneMunisingMunising TownshipMunisingMichiganOnota TownshipOnotaEast North CentralAlger CountyAlgerUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestAu Train TownshipAu TrainRock River TownshipRock RivMathias TownshipMathiasBurt TownshipGrand Island TownshipGrand Is19.745223%19.745223%19.7%31117.142857%17.142857%17.1%156217.027027%17.027027%17.0%126315.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.131579%15.131579%15.1%23414.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.166327%13.166327%13.2%45213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M10.000000%10.000000%10.0%5357.922535%7.922535%7.9%4567.344633%7.344633%7.3%1372.762431%2.762431%2.8%580.000000%0.000000%0.0%09
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Michigan

There are 83 counties in Michigan. This section compares Alger County to the 50 most populous counties in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alger County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 28,755.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alger County, selected other counties in Michigan, and entities that contain Alger County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Wayne CountyWayneClare CountyClareGenesee CountyGeneseeMuskegon CountyMuskegonNewaygo CountyNewaygoSaginaw CountySaginawAlpena CountyAlpenaVan Buren CountyVan BurenWexford CountyWexfordTuscola CountyTuscolaGratiot CountyGratiotSt. Clair CountySt. ClairIonia CountyIoniaJackson CountyJacksonMontcalm CountyMontcalmMason CountyMasonBay CountyBayCalhoun CountyCalhounMecosta CountyMecostaDelta CountyDeltaMichiganBerrien CountyBerrienShiawassee CountyShiawasseeIsabella CountyIsabellaSanilac CountySanilacIngham CountyInghamChippewa CountyChippewaKalamazoo CountyKalamazooSt. Joseph CountySt. JosephHillsdale CountyHillsdaleKent CountyKentEast North CentralLenawee CountyLenaweeBranch CountyBranchMacomb CountyMacombAlger CountyAlgerHoughton CountyHoughtonCass CountyCassUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLapeer CountyLapeerMidwestMidland CountyMidlandMarquette CountyMarquetteHuron CountyHuronBarry CountyBarryMonroe CountyMonroeEaton CountyEatonGrand Traverse CountyGrand TraverseAllegan CountyAlleganEmmet CountyEmmetWashtenaw CountyWashtenawOakland CountyOaklandOttawa CountyOttawaClinton CountyClintonLivingston CountyLivingston25.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k123.316303%23.316303%23.3%3,012222.443517%22.443517%22.4%37,31137.3k321.844286%21.844286%21.8%14,18014.2k420.582799%20.582799%20.6%3,786520.372652%20.372652%20.4%15,87615.9k619.329124%19.329124%19.3%2,449718.114803%18.114803%18.1%5,185818.026975%18.026975%18.0%2,339917.386644%17.386644%17.4%3,7311017.267849%17.267849%17.3%2,5421117.120984%17.120984%17.1%11,04811.0k1216.879738%16.879738%16.9%3,7631316.729438%16.729438%16.7%10,17210.2k1416.715097%16.715097%16.7%3,8541516.481801%16.481801%16.5%2,0061616.447820%16.447820%16.4%7,1901716.172842%16.172842%16.2%8,5861816.099948%16.099948%16.1%2,5001916.078655%16.078655%16.1%2,5432015.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.898655%15.898655%15.9%9,9022115.702329%15.702329%15.7%4,3152215.615895%15.615895%15.6%3,8592315.603341%15.603341%15.6%2,6342415.263054%15.263054%15.3%16,96017.0k2515.239123%15.239123%15.2%2,1192614.664974%14.664974%14.7%14,89814.9k2714.415036%14.415036%14.4%3,3442814.413502%14.413502%14.4%2,5622914.256725%14.256725%14.3%33,44233.4k3014.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.789096%13.789096%13.8%5,2203113.450800%13.450800%13.5%2,1683213.404821%13.404821%13.4%45,42845.4k3313.166327%13.166327%13.2%45213.111078%13.111078%13.1%1,7543413.108762%13.108762%13.1%2,6543513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.010959%13.010959%13.0%4,2623612.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.729212%12.729212%12.7%4,2973712.596509%12.596509%12.6%3,3123812.337054%12.337054%12.3%1,7133911.982676%11.982676%12.0%2,7394011.918108%11.918108%11.9%6,9744111.489933%11.489933%11.5%5,0454211.011538%11.011538%11.0%3,9324310.585077%10.585077%10.6%4,4564410.562783%10.562783%10.6%1,494459.539056%9.539056%9.5%13,22813.2k469.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k478.204776%8.204776%8.2%8,015487.455306%7.455306%7.5%2,156496.159425%6.159425%6.2%4,29750
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 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 Alger County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alger 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 Alger County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Alger County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoMichiganCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasEast North CentralQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisAlger CountyAlgerUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkMidwestSacramento 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%98,55998.6k1115.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.785102%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%129,745130k1614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.924220%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%203,096203k2113.166327%13.166327%13.2%45213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.347180%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

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:
Munising
Townships:
Au Train, Burt, Grand Island, Limestone, Mathias, Munising, Onota, Rock River
Villages:
Chatham
ZIP Codes:
49806, 49816, 49822, 49825, 49826, 49839, 49855, 49862, 49878, 49883, 49884, 49885, 49891, 49895
Unified School Districts:
Burt Township, Munising, Superior Central
Elementary School District:
Autrain-Onota
Congressional District:
MI-1
State Senate District:
MI-38
State House District:
MI-109
Neighboring Counties:
Delta, Keweenaw, Luce, Marquette, Schoolcraft