Food Stamps in Covington County, Mississippi (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Mississippi and Covington County
Covington County
Mississippi
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$31,684.000000$40,528.000000$31,684.000000$31.7k6,950$14,968.000000$16,370.000000$14,968.000000$15.0k1,423$36,604.000000$47,585.000000$36,604.000000$36.6k5,527
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 Mississippi and Covington County
Covington County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.245959%55.920203%50.245959%50.2%33.010%33.0%33.099086%35.614511%33.099086%33.1%52.685%52.7%10.611384%15.361768%10.611384%10.6%14.789%14.8%65.565706%46.297604%65.565706%65.6%30.341%30.3%36.964160%27.365056%36.964160%37.0%17.580%17.6%61.700632%59.599907%61.700632%61.7%55.499%55.5%
% 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 Mississippi and Covington County
Covington County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.252940%29.074102%26.252940%26.3%66.990%67.0%7.653338%7.322607%7.653338%7.7%47.315%47.3%15.740908%19.104408%15.740908%15.7%85.211%85.2%38.755202%28.690981%38.755202%38.8%69.659%69.7%44.617333%40.168951%44.617333%44.6%82.420%82.4%12.737471%12.726722%12.737471%12.7%44.501%44.5%
% 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 Mississippi and Covington County
Covington County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Mixed1Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian160.000000%27.432468%60.000000%60.0%21293.042867%293%32.728843%31.798680%32.728843%32.7%758159.849232%160%20.474820%18.047275%20.474820%20.5%1,423100.000000%100%14.098074%10.033955%14.098074%14.1%64468.855665%69%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.479675%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.893887%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 Covington County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
14.8%17.9%20.9%23.8%26.8%29.9%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Covington County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
16.9%21.8%26.7%31.5%36.4%41.3%
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Food Stamps by Place in Covington County

There are 3 places in Covington County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Covington County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Covington County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Covington County, selected places in Covington County, and entities that contain Covington County
0%10%20%30%Count#CollinsMount OliveSeminaryCovington County School DistrictCovington CoCovington CountyCovingtonMississippiEast South CentralSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States38.451935%38.451935%38.5%308128.611898%28.611898%28.6%101221.965318%21.965318%22.0%38320.474820%20.474820%20.5%1,42320.474820%20.474820%20.5%1,42318.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Covington County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Covington County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Covington County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Covington County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Covington County, selected county subdivisions in Covington County, and entities that contain Covington County
0%10%20%Count#Covington District 33Covington District 44Covington District 55Covington County School DistrictCovington CoCovington CountyCovingtonCovington District 22MississippiEast South CentralCovington District 11SouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States29.809359%29.809359%29.8%344121.854839%21.854839%21.9%271221.011947%21.011947%21.0%299320.474820%20.474820%20.5%1,42320.474820%20.474820%20.5%1,42318.053492%18.053492%18.1%243418.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M14.885283%14.885283%14.9%266514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Mississippi

There are 82 counties in Mississippi. This section compares Covington County to the 50 most populous counties in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Covington County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 19,085.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Covington County, selected other counties in Mississippi, and entities that contain Covington County
0%10%20%30%Count#Coahoma CountyCoahomaSunflower CountySunflowerBolivar CountyBolivarWashington CountyWashingtonYazoo CountyYazooLeflore CountyLefloreAttala CountyAttalaClay CountyClayCopiah CountyCopiahMarion CountyMarionLowndes CountyLowndesPike CountyPikePrentiss CountyPrentissPanola CountyPanolaWayne CountyWayneCovington County School DistrictCovington CoCovington CountyCovingtonPearl River CountyPearl RiverHinds CountyHindsSimpson CountySimpsonNeshoba CountyNeshobaForrest CountyForrestScott CountyScottLeake CountyLeakeLauderdale CountyLauderdaleHarrison CountyHarrisonMonroe CountyMonroeMississippiHancock CountyHancockTippah CountyTippahTate CountyTateAlcorn CountyAlcornAdams CountyAdamsJones CountyJonesEast South CentralMarshall CountyMarshallGeorge CountyGeorgeNewton CountyNewtonJackson CountyJacksonLee CountyLeePontotoc CountyPontotocOktibbeha CountyOktibbehaItawamba CountyItawambaWarren CountyWarrenUnion CountyUnionLamar CountyLamarTishomingo CountyTishomingoSouthGrenada CountyGrenadaLincoln CountyLincolnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMadison CountyMadisonDeSoto CountyDeSotoRankin CountyRankinLafayette CountyLafayette38.837517%38.837517%38.8%3,528134.406959%34.406959%34.4%2,927232.084458%32.084458%32.1%4,042331.006171%31.006171%31.0%5,627430.591729%30.591729%30.6%2,678524.936744%24.936744%24.9%2,661624.091910%24.091910%24.1%1,751722.991903%22.991903%23.0%1,789822.860623%22.860623%22.9%2,252922.331504%22.331504%22.3%2,1571021.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,8721121.335870%21.335870%21.3%3,1401220.831592%20.831592%20.8%1,9941320.518713%20.518713%20.5%2,5001420.517609%20.517609%20.5%1,5381520.474820%20.474820%20.5%1,42320.474820%20.474820%20.5%1,4231620.152240%20.152240%20.2%4,1301720.050372%20.050372%20.1%17,91217.9k1819.728180%19.728180%19.7%1,8581919.588012%19.588012%19.6%2,1112019.327671%19.327671%19.3%5,4162119.171405%19.171405%19.2%1,8882218.791621%18.791621%18.8%1,5522318.777999%18.777999%18.8%5,5752418.591182%18.591182%18.6%14,25214.3k2518.209191%18.209191%18.2%2,5402618.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.846875%17.846875%17.8%3,3522717.738095%17.738095%17.7%1,4902817.511846%17.511846%17.5%1,7372917.413373%17.413373%17.4%2,5733017.296737%17.296737%17.3%2,0043117.157218%17.157218%17.2%4,2673216.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.651253%15.651253%15.7%2,0683315.371120%15.371120%15.4%1,1393415.230461%15.230461%15.2%1,2163515.129554%15.129554%15.1%7,6203615.111534%15.111534%15.1%4,9253715.100454%15.100454%15.1%1,6313815.056403%15.056403%15.1%2,5763914.721156%14.721156%14.7%1,3044014.673089%14.673089%14.7%2,7114114.323170%14.323170%14.3%1,4754214.307339%14.307339%14.3%3,1194314.302266%14.302266%14.3%1,1114414.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.998402%13.998402%14.0%1,0514513.798701%13.798701%13.8%1,7854613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.854336%9.854336%9.9%3,687479.271151%9.271151%9.3%5,616488.705887%8.705887%8.7%4,734497.573983%7.573983%7.6%1,42350
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 Covington County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Covington 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 Covington County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Covington County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCovington County School DistrictCovington CoCovington CountyCovingtonCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaMississippiEast South CentralHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento 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%62,10862.1k720.474820%20.474820%20.5%1,42320.474820%20.474820%20.5%1,42318.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k818.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.110205%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%129,745130k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%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%203,096203k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.347180%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:
Collins
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Towns:
Mount Olive, Seminary
ZIP Codes:
39119, 39168, 39401, 39402, 39428, 39474, 39479, 39482
Unified School District:
Covington County
Congressional District:
MS-3
State Senate District:
MS-41
State House Districts:
MS-90, MS-91
Neighboring Counties:
Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Simpson, Smith
Nearby Counties:
Clarke, Jasper, Lawrence, Marion, Newton, Perry, Rankin, Scott, Walthall, Wayne