Food Stamps in Cass 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 Cass County
Cass County
Michigan
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$47,991.000000$50,803.000000$47,991.000000$48.0k20,24620.2k$17,740.000000$18,521.000000$17,740.000000$17.7k2,654$52,467.000000$58,270.000000$52,467.000000$52.5k17,59217.6k
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 Cass County
Cass County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.770912%47.120499%51.770912%51.8%24.088%24.1%24.868124%26.306250%24.868124%24.9%49.587%49.6%18.010550%14.869273%18.010550%18.0%12.874%12.9%53.805576%48.695499%53.805576%53.8%21.441%21.4%30.444612%27.608066%30.444612%30.4%8.981%8.98%56.819894%51.960046%56.819894%56.8%54.206%54.2%
% 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 Michigan and Cass County
Cass County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.613461%26.471329%24.613461%24.6%75.912%75.9%3.814234%4.548044%3.814234%3.8%50.413%50.4%18.389040%19.535639%18.389040%18.4%87.126%87.1%29.740791%23.691174%29.740791%29.7%78.559%78.6%46.549568%40.450356%46.549568%46.5%91.019%91.0%7.241928%8.034066%7.241928%7.2%45.794%45.8%
% 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 Michigan and Cass County
Cass County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Black1Other1Asian1Hispanic2All RacesWhite342.289720%29.909456%42.289720%42.3%181322.606505%323%30.480769%37.781040%30.480769%30.5%317232.522100%233%22.000000%25.536834%22.000000%22.0%77167.826677%168%14.705882%7.233319%14.705882%14.7%15112.183607%112%13.138686%23.539016%13.138686%13.1%18100.228274%100%13.108762%15.920732%13.108762%13.1%2,654100.000000%100%11.248557%11.820516%11.248557%11.2%2,04685.809450%86%
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 Cass County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
2%9%16%23%30%38%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Cass County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
5.1%9.5%13.8%18.2%22.5%26.9%
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Food Stamps by Place in Cass County

There are 6 places that are fully or partially contained within Cass County (5 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Cass County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cass County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cass County, selected places in Cass County, and entities that contain Cass County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#VandaliaCassopolisDowagiacEdwardsburgNilesMarcellusMichiganEast North CentralSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendCass CountyCassUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwest40.410959%40.410959%40.4%59137.299035%37.299035%37.3%232237.013575%37.013575%37.0%818330.099010%30.099010%30.1%152422.544595%22.544595%22.5%1,049518.905473%18.905473%18.9%76615.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.172649%13.172649%13.2%15,95316.0k13.108762%13.108762%13.1%2,65413.049135%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 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Cass County

There are 17 county subdivisions in Cass County. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Cass County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cass County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cass County, selected county subdivisions in Cass County, and entities that contain Cass County
0%10%20%30%Count#DowagiacLaGrange TownshipLaGrangeMichiganMarcellus TownshipMarcellusCalvin TownshipCalvinEast North CentralMason TownshipMasonSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendCass CountyCassPenn TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestNewberg TownshipNewbergJefferson TownshipJeffersonOntwa TownshipOntwaVolinia TownshipVoliniaWayne TownshipWaynePorter TownshipPorterHoward TownshipHowardPokagon TownshipPokagonSilver Creek TownshipSilver CrkMilton TownshipMilton37.013575%37.013575%37.0%818125.159236%25.159236%25.2%316215.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k14.788004%14.788004%14.8%143314.397906%14.397906%14.4%110414.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.549039%13.549039%13.5%134513.172649%13.172649%13.2%15,95316.0k13.108762%13.108762%13.1%2,65413.099870%13.099870%13.1%101613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.589404%11.589404%11.6%70711.123228%11.123228%11.1%102810.623742%10.623742%10.6%264910.024450%10.024450%10.0%41109.887006%9.887006%9.9%105117.296417%7.296417%7.3%112126.640927%6.640927%6.6%172136.024096%6.024096%6.0%55145.648855%5.648855%5.6%74152.527322%2.527322%2.5%3716
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the South Bend Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cass County, selected other counties in the South Bend Area, and entities that contain Cass County
0%5%10%15%Count#MichiganEast North CentralSt. Joseph CountySt. JosephSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendCass CountyCassUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwest15.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.185473%13.185473%13.2%13,29913.3k113.172649%13.172649%13.2%15,95316.0k13.108762%13.108762%13.1%2,654213.049135%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 county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Michigan

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

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cass County, selected other counties in Michigan, and entities that contain Cass 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 CountyMacombSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendHoughton 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%45,42845.4k3313.172649%13.172649%13.2%15,95316.0k13.111078%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 Cass County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cass 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 Cass County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Cass 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 CountyHarrisSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendCass CountyCassUnited 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%203,096203k2113.172649%13.172649%13.2%15,95316.0k13.108762%13.108762%13.1%2,65413.049135%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

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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:
Niles
Cities:
Dowagiac, Niles
Townships:
Calvin, Howard, Jefferson, LaGrange, Marcellus, Mason, Milton, Newberg, Ontwa, Penn, Pokagon, Porter, Silver Creek, Volinia, Wayne
Villages:
Cassopolis, Edwardsburg, Marcellus, Vandalia
ZIP Codes:
49031, 49042, 49045, 49047, 49061, 49067, 49093, 49095, 49099, 49102, 49111, 49112, 49120, 49130
Unified School Districts:
Brandywine, Cassopolis, Constantine, Decatur, Dowagiac Union, Eau Claire, Edwardsburg, Marcellus, Niles, Three Rivers, White Pigeon
Congressional District:
MI-6
State Senate District:
MI-21
State House Districts:
MI-59, MI-78
Neighboring Counties:
Berrien, Elkhart, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, St. Joseph, Van Buren
Nearby Counties:
Allegan, Barry, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Noble, Starke, Whitley