Food Stamps in Lee 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 Lee County
Lee County
Mississippi
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$43,224.000000$40,528.000000$43,224.000000$43.2k32,59132.6k$16,634.000000$16,370.000000$16,634.000000$16.6k4,925$49,774.000000$47,585.000000$49,774.000000$49.8k27,66627.7k
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 Lee County
Lee County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty257.827411%55.920203%57.827411%57.8%24.605%24.6%36.020305%35.614511%36.020305%36.0%49.873%49.9%15.573604%15.361768%15.573604%15.6%11.142%11.1%44.751269%46.297604%44.751269%44.8%20.438%20.4%20.223350%27.365056%20.223350%20.2%8.760%8.76%62.131980%59.599907%62.131980%62.1%50.420%50.4%
% 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 Lee County
Lee County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.544134%29.074102%31.544134%31.5%75.395%75.4%6.444734%7.322607%6.444734%6.4%50.127%50.1%22.110171%19.104408%22.110171%22.1%88.858%88.9%31.012795%28.690981%31.012795%31.0%79.562%79.6%37.497289%40.168951%37.497289%37.5%91.240%91.2%10.876166%12.726722%10.876166%10.9%49.580%49.6%
% 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 Lee County
Lee County
Mississippi
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Mixed1Black1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Other1Asian129.896907%27.432468%29.896907%29.9%58197.841645%198%28.600520%31.798680%28.600520%28.6%2,528189.262855%189%23.323615%18.479675%23.323615%23.3%80154.343135%154%15.111534%18.047275%15.111534%15.1%4,925100.000000%100%9.836353%10.033955%9.836353%9.8%2,24265.091693%65%7.327586%21.944798%7.327586%7.3%1748.490023%48%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 Lee County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
10.1%13.8%17.4%21.0%24.6%28.2%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Lee County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
5%11%16%21%26%31%
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Food Stamps by Place in Lee County

There are 10 places that are fully or partially contained within Lee County (7 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Lee County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lee County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lee County, selected places in Lee County, and entities that contain Lee County
0%10%20%30%Count#BaldwynShannonVeronaNettletonShermanMississippiPlantersvilleEast South CentralTupeloLee CountyLeeTupelo Metro AreaTupelo AreaSouthGuntownSaltilloUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMooreville38.750000%38.750000%38.8%527133.750000%33.750000%33.8%216232.559880%32.559880%32.6%435327.465668%27.465668%27.5%220425.291829%25.291829%25.3%65518.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.788462%17.788462%17.8%74616.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.650530%15.650530%15.7%2,318715.111534%15.111534%15.1%4,92515.043062%15.043062%15.0%7,86014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.018692%14.018692%14.0%120813.101477%13.101477%13.1%275913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.299003%10.299003%10.3%3110
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Lee County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lee County, selected county subdivisions in Lee County, and entities that contain Lee County
0%10%20%Count#Lee District 44MississippiLee District 55East South CentralLee CountyLeeTupelo Metro AreaTupelo AreaSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLee District 33Lee District 11Lee District 2228.189035%28.189035%28.2%1,527118.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.235023%17.235023%17.2%935216.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.111534%15.111534%15.1%4,92515.043062%15.043062%15.0%7,86014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.282967%12.282967%12.3%856311.618725%11.618725%11.6%824410.184703%10.184703%10.2%7835
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 Tupelo Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lee County, selected other counties in the Tupelo Area, and entities that contain Lee County
0%5%10%15%Count#MississippiEast South CentralLee CountyLeePontotoc CountyPontotocTupelo Metro AreaTupelo AreaItawamba CountyItawambaSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States18.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.111534%15.111534%15.1%4,925115.100454%15.100454%15.1%1,631215.043062%15.043062%15.0%7,86014.721156%14.721156%14.7%1,304314.207441%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 Lee County to the 50 most populous counties in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lee 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 Lee County, selected other counties in Mississippi, and entities that contain Lee 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 CountyTateAlcorn CountyAlcornAdams CountyAdamsJones CountyJonesEast South CentralMarshall CountyMarshallGeorge CountyGeorgeNewton CountyNewtonJackson CountyJacksonLee CountyLeePontotoc CountyPontotocOktibbeha CountyOktibbehaTupelo Metro AreaTupelo AreaItawamba 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%1,7372917.413373%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%2,5763915.043062%15.043062%15.0%7,86014.721156%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 Lee County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lee 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 Lee County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lee County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaMississippiEast South CentralHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookLee CountyLeeTupelo Metro AreaTupelo AreaPima 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%62,10862.1k718.609920%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%308,063308k1215.111534%15.111534%15.1%4,92515.043062%15.043062%15.0%7,86014.729002%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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Principal City:
Tupelo
Cities:
Baldwyn, Nettleton, Saltillo, Tupelo, Verona
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Towns:
Guntown, Plantersville, Shannon, Sherman
Unincorporated Places:
Mooreville
ZIP Codes:
38801, 38804, 38824, 38826, 38828, 38843, 38849, 38857, 38858, 38860, 38862, 38866, 38868, 38879
Unified School Districts:
Baldwyn, Lee County, Nettleton, Tupelo
Congressional District:
MS-1
State Senate Districts:
MS-6, MS-7, MS-8
State House Districts:
MS-16, MS-17, MS-18, MS-19, MS-20
Neighboring Counties:
Chickasaw, Itawamba, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Union
Nearby Counties:
Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Clay, Franklin, Lafayette, Lamar, Marion, Tippah, Tishomingo