Food Stamps in Forrest 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 Forrest County
Forrest County
Mississippi
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$37,017.000000$40,528.000000$37,017.000000$37.0k28,02228.0k$17,161.000000$16,370.000000$17,161.000000$17.2k5,416$45,020.000000$47,585.000000$45,020.000000$45.0k22,60622.6k
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 Mississippi and Forrest County
Forrest County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty257.514771%55.920203%57.514771%57.5%32.970%33.0%37.167651%35.614511%37.167651%37.2%54.479%54.5%14.124815%15.361768%14.124815%14.1%16.021%16.0%57.440916%46.297604%57.440916%57.4%29.058%29.1%24.132201%27.365056%24.132201%24.1%13.433%13.4%61.299852%59.599907%61.299852%61.3%44.504%44.5%
% 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 Forrest County
Forrest County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.014686%29.074102%28.014686%28.0%67.030%67.0%7.440503%7.322607%7.440503%7.4%45.521%45.5%17.738653%19.104408%17.738653%17.7%83.979%84.0%33.597275%28.690981%33.597275%33.6%70.942%70.9%37.260019%40.168951%37.260019%37.3%86.567%86.6%18.313722%12.726722%18.313722%18.3%55.496%55.5%
% 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 Forrest County
Forrest County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Mixed1Black1Other1All RacesHispanic2White3Asian161.596010%27.432468%61.596010%61.6%247318.693388%319%34.089758%31.798680%34.089758%34.1%3,365176.377990%176%30.434783%21.944798%30.434783%30.4%70157.467407%157%19.327671%18.047275%19.327671%19.3%5,416100.000000%100%18.733509%18.479675%18.733509%18.7%7196.925849%97%9.843732%10.033955%9.843732%9.8%1,66350.930769%51%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Forrest County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
10%16%21%26%31%37%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Forrest County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
5%13%21%29%37%45%
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Food Stamps by Place in Forrest County

There are 4 places that are fully or partially contained within Forrest County (3 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Forrest County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Forrest County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Forrest County, selected places in Forrest County, and entities that contain Forrest County
0%10%20%30%Count#GlendaleRawls SpringsHattiesburgForrest CountyForrestMississippiHattiesburg Metro AreaHattiesburgEast South CentralSouthPetalUnited States of AmericaUnited States30.589849%30.589849%30.6%223124.282561%24.282561%24.3%110221.831261%21.831261%21.8%3,915319.327671%19.327671%19.3%5,41618.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.506866%17.506866%17.5%9,49816.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.665887%13.665887%13.7%526413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Forrest County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Forrest County, selected county subdivisions in Forrest County, and entities that contain Forrest County
0%10%20%30%Count#Forrest District 44Forrest District 22Forrest CountyForrestMississippiHattiesburg Metro AreaHattiesburgEast South CentralForrest District 11SouthForrest District 55United States of AmericaUnited StatesForrest District 3336.130685%36.130685%36.1%1,692125.362920%25.362920%25.4%1,223219.327671%19.327671%19.3%5,41618.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.506866%17.506866%17.5%9,49816.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.694683%15.694683%15.7%915314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.163284%14.163284%14.2%942413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.669317%10.669317%10.7%6445
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Hattiesburg Area

There are 3 counties in the Hattiesburg Area. This section compares Forrest County to all of the counties in the Hattiesburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Forrest County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Forrest County, selected other counties in the Hattiesburg Area, and entities that contain Forrest County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Perry CountyPerryForrest CountyForrestMississippiHattiesburg Metro AreaHattiesburgEast South CentralLamar CountyLamarSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States21.733243%21.733243%21.7%963119.327671%19.327671%19.3%5,416218.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.506866%17.506866%17.5%9,49816.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M14.307339%14.307339%14.3%3,119314.207441%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 out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Mississippi

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

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Forrest County, selected other counties in Mississippi, and entities that contain Forrest County
0%10%20%30%Count#Coahoma CountyCoahomaSunflower CountySunflowerBolivar CountyBolivarWashington CountyWashingtonYazoo CountyYazooLeflore CountyLefloreAttala CountyAttalaClay CountyClayCopiah CountyCopiahMarion CountyMarionLowndes CountyLowndesPike CountyPikePrentiss CountyPrentissPanola CountyPanolaWayne CountyWayneCovington CountyCovingtonPearl River CountyPearl RiverHinds CountyHindsSimpson CountySimpsonNeshoba CountyNeshobaForrest CountyForrestScott CountyScottLeake CountyLeakeLauderdale CountyLauderdaleHarrison CountyHarrisonMonroe CountyMonroeMississippiHancock CountyHancockTippah CountyTippahTate CountyTateHattiesburg Metro AreaHattiesburgAlcorn 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%1,4231620.152240%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%1,7372917.506866%17.506866%17.5%9,49817.413373%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 Forrest County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Forrest 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 Forrest County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Forrest County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoForrest CountyForrestCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaMississippiHattiesburg Metro AreaHattiesburgEast 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%62,10862.1k719.327671%19.327671%19.3%5,41618.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k818.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.506866%17.506866%17.5%9,49816.605281%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

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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:
Hattiesburg
Cities:
Hattiesburg, Petal
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Unincorporated Places:
Glendale, Rawls Springs
ZIP Codes:
39401, 39402, 39406, 39425, 39455, 39465, 39475, 39577
Unified School Districts:
Forrest County, Hattiesburg, Petal
Congressional District:
MS-4
State Senate Districts:
MS-34, MS-41, MS-42, MS-45
State House Districts:
MS-87, MS-102, MS-103, MS-104
Neighboring Counties:
Covington, Jones, Lamar, Pearl River, Perry, Stone
Nearby Counties:
George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion, Walthall, Wayne
Nearby Parishes:
Washington