Food Stamps in Perry 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 Perry County
Perry County
Mississippi
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$34,774.000000$40,528.000000$34,774.000000$34.8k4,431$17,594.000000$16,370.000000$17,594.000000$17.6k963$41,181.000000$47,585.000000$41,181.000000$41.2k3,468
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 Perry County
Perry County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.298027%55.920203%51.298027%51.3%29.976%30.0%25.441329%35.614511%25.441329%25.4%54.204%54.2%19.418484%15.361768%19.418484%19.4%17.912%17.9%57.943925%46.297604%57.943925%57.9%26.724%26.7%36.967809%27.365056%36.967809%37.0%17.485%17.5%51.817238%59.599907%51.817238%51.8%54.476%54.5%
% 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 Perry County
Perry County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.275663%29.074102%33.275663%33.3%70.024%70.0%5.968858%7.322607%5.968858%6.0%45.796%45.8%24.711649%19.104408%24.711649%24.7%82.088%82.1%44.117647%28.690981%44.117647%44.1%73.276%73.3%48.442907%40.168951%48.442907%48.4%82.515%82.5%12.024221%12.726722%12.024221%12.0%45.524%45.5%
% 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 Perry County
Perry County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Mixed1Asian1Other138.498789%31.798680%38.498789%38.5%318177.142405%177%21.733243%18.047275%21.733243%21.7%963100.000000%100%18.297872%10.033955%18.297872%18.3%64584.193014%84%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.479675%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.432468%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.893887%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%21.944798%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 Perry County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
15.1%19.6%24.0%28.3%32.7%37.2%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Perry County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
20.0%21.1%22.1%23.2%24.2%25.3%
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Food Stamps by Place in Perry County

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Perry County, selected places in Perry County, and entities that contain Perry County
0%10%20%30%Count#RichtonNew AugustaBeaumontPerry CountyPerryMississippiHattiesburg Metro AreaHattiesburgEast South CentralSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States33.787466%33.787466%33.8%124130.534351%30.534351%30.5%80229.051988%29.051988%29.1%95321.733243%21.733243%21.7%96318.047275%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%6,266,2326.27M13.049135%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 Perry County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Perry County, selected county subdivisions in Perry County, and entities that contain Perry County
0%10%20%30%Count#Perry District 11Perry CountyPerryPerry District 55Perry District 44Perry District 33MississippiHattiesburg Metro AreaHattiesburgEast South CentralPerry District 22SouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States37.121212%37.121212%37.1%245121.733243%21.733243%21.7%96321.178821%21.178821%21.2%212221.008403%21.008403%21.0%175319.308036%19.308036%19.3%173418.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.506866%17.506866%17.5%9,49816.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.177714%15.177714%15.2%158514.207441%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 the Hattiesburg Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Perry County, selected other counties in the Hattiesburg Area, and entities that contain Perry 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 Perry County to the 50 most populous counties in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Perry 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 Perry County, selected other counties in Mississippi, and entities that contain Perry County
0%10%20%30%Count#Coahoma CountyCoahomaSunflower CountySunflowerBolivar CountyBolivarWashington CountyWashingtonYazoo CountyYazooLeflore CountyLefloreAttala CountyAttalaClay CountyClayCopiah CountyCopiahMarion CountyMarionPerry CountyPerryLowndes 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%2,1571021.733243%21.733243%21.7%96321.348758%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 Perry County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Perry 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 Perry County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Perry County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeePerry CountyPerryFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga 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%85,90985.9k621.733243%21.733243%21.7%96320.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%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

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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Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Towns:
Beaumont, New Augusta, Richton
ZIP Codes:
39423, 39425, 39456, 39462, 39464, 39465, 39476, 39577
Unified School Districts:
Perry County, Richton
Congressional District:
MS-4
State Senate District:
MS-45
State House Districts:
MS-86, MS-105
Neighboring Counties:
Forrest, George, Greene, Jones, Stone, Wayne
Nearby Counties:
Covington, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion, Mobile, Pearl River, Washington