Food Stamps in Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County
Mississippi
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$39,869.000000$40,528.000000$39,869.000000$39.9k10,80110.8k$19,945.000000$16,370.000000$19,945.000000$19.9k1,631$44,736.000000$47,585.000000$44,736.000000$44.7k9,170
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 Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.091968%55.920203%50.091968%50.1%21.694%21.7%28.571429%35.614511%28.571429%28.6%44.171%44.2%14.040466%15.361768%14.040466%14.0%10.466%10.5%53.586757%46.297604%53.586757%53.6%21.758%21.8%29.675046%27.365056%29.675046%29.7%11.598%11.6%41.998774%59.599907%41.998774%42.0%37.047%37.0%
% 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 Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.159215%29.074102%32.159215%32.2%78.306%78.3%6.423119%7.322607%6.423119%6.4%55.829%55.8%21.363141%19.104408%21.363141%21.4%89.534%89.5%34.274809%28.690981%34.274809%34.3%78.242%78.2%40.229008%40.168951%40.229008%40.2%88.402%88.4%12.693566%12.726722%12.693566%12.7%62.953%63.0%
% 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 Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Hispanic1Other2Black2All RacesWhite3Mixed2Asian255.357143%18.479675%55.357143%55.4%155366.592581%367%43.589744%21.944798%43.589744%43.6%51288.665126%289%27.192429%31.798680%27.192429%27.2%431180.076901%180%15.100454%18.047275%15.100454%15.1%1,631100.000000%100%11.357912%10.033955%11.357912%11.4%99275.215698%75%2.702703%27.432468%2.702703%2.7%217.898156%18%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
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pontotoc County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
8.6%12.1%15.5%18.9%22.3%25.7%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Pontotoc County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
9.4%12.0%14.5%17.0%19.6%22.2%
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Food Stamps by Place in Pontotoc County

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pontotoc County, selected places in Pontotoc County, and entities that contain Pontotoc County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#ToccopolaShermanThaxtonEcruMississippiEast South CentralPontotocPontotoc CountyPontotocTupelo Metro AreaTupelo AreaSouthAlgomaUnited States of AmericaUnited States25.333333%25.333333%25.3%19125.291829%25.291829%25.3%65219.741100%19.741100%19.7%61319.006479%19.006479%19.0%88418.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.455951%15.455951%15.5%300515.100454%15.100454%15.1%1,63115.043062%15.043062%15.0%7,86014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.654618%13.654618%13.7%34613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pontotoc County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pontotoc County, selected county subdivisions in Pontotoc County, and entities that contain Pontotoc County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Pontotoc District 22MississippiEast South CentralPontotoc CountyPontotocTupelo Metro AreaTupelo AreaSouthPontotoc District 44Pontotoc District 11United States of AmericaUnited StatesPontotoc District 33Pontotoc District 5525.667090%25.667090%25.7%606118.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.100454%15.100454%15.1%1,63115.043062%15.043062%15.0%7,86014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.967022%13.967022%14.0%288213.312573%13.312573%13.3%342313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.997940%11.997940%12.0%23348.677022%8.677022%8.7%1625
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 Pontotoc County to all of the counties in the Tupelo Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pontotoc County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pontotoc County, selected other counties in the Tupelo Area, and entities that contain Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County to the 50 most populous counties in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County, selected other counties in Mississippi, and entities that contain Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Pontotoc County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaMississippiEast South CentralHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPontotoc CountyPontotocTupelo 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%308,063308k1215.100454%15.100454%15.1%1,63115.043062%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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Cities:
Pontotoc
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Towns:
Algoma, Ecru, Sherman, Thaxton, Toccopola
ZIP Codes:
38801, 38826, 38828, 38841, 38850, 38863, 38864, 38868, 38869, 38871
Unified School Districts:
Pontotoc, Pontotoc County
Congressional District:
MS-1
State Senate Districts:
MS-3, MS-8
State House Districts:
MS-15, MS-22
Neighboring Counties:
Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Union
Nearby Counties:
Alcorn, Benton, Clay, Itawamba, Marshall, Monroe, Prentiss, Tippah, Webster, Yalobusha