Food Stamps in Sharkey 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 Sharkey County
Sharkey County
Mississippi
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$28,878.000000$40,528.000000$28,878.000000$28.9k1,804$16,667.000000$16,370.000000$16,667.000000$16.7k600$37,286.000000$47,585.000000$37,286.000000$37.3k1,204
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 Sharkey County
Sharkey County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty244.000000%55.920203%44.000000%44.0%45.051%45.1%29.000000%35.614511%29.000000%29.0%53.374%53.4%12.500000%15.361768%12.500000%12.5%36.058%36.1%48.333333%46.297604%48.333333%48.3%48.013%48.0%27.833333%27.365056%27.833333%27.8%22.752%22.8%54.166667%59.599907%54.166667%54.2%72.383%72.4%
% 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 Sharkey County
Sharkey County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.744186%29.074102%26.744186%26.7%54.949%54.9%12.624585%7.322607%12.624585%12.6%46.626%46.6%11.046512%19.104408%11.046512%11.0%63.942%63.9%26.079734%28.690981%26.079734%26.1%51.987%52.0%47.093023%40.168951%47.093023%47.1%77.248%77.2%10.299003%12.726722%10.299003%10.3%27.617%27.6%
% 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 Sharkey County
Sharkey County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Asian1Other143.730408%31.798680%43.730408%43.7%558131.482759%131%33.259424%18.047275%33.259424%33.3%600100.000000%100%8.155340%10.033955%8.155340%8.2%4224.520388%25%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 Sharkey County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
18%35%51%67%84%100%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Sharkey County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
30.9%31.9%32.8%33.8%34.8%35.8%
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Food Stamps by Place in Sharkey County

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sharkey County, selected places in Sharkey County, and entities that contain Sharkey County
0%10%20%30%Count#Rolling ForkSharkey CountySharkeySouth Delta School DistrictSouth DeltaCaryAnguillaMississippiEast South CentralSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States38.633938%38.633938%38.6%362133.259424%33.259424%33.3%60031.398537%31.398537%31.4%68729.411765%29.411765%29.4%45220.465116%20.465116%20.5%44318.047275%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 Sharkey County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sharkey County, selected county subdivisions in Sharkey County, and entities that contain Sharkey County
0%50%100%Count#Sharkey District 55Sharkey District 33Sharkey CountySharkeySharkey District 22South Delta School DistrictSouth DeltaSharkey District 11Sharkey District 44MississippiEast South CentralSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States100.000000%100.000000%100.0%42140.816327%40.816327%40.8%260233.259424%33.259424%33.3%60032.394366%32.394366%32.4%92331.398537%31.398537%31.4%68728.571429%28.571429%28.6%142418.604651%18.604651%18.6%64518.047275%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 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 Sharkey County to the 50 most populous counties in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sharkey 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 Sharkey County, selected other counties in Mississippi, and entities that contain Sharkey County
0%10%20%30%Count#Coahoma CountyCoahomaSunflower CountySunflowerSharkey CountySharkeyBolivar CountyBolivarSouth Delta School DistrictSouth DeltaWashington 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 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%2,927233.259424%33.259424%33.3%60032.084458%32.084458%32.1%4,042331.398537%31.398537%31.4%68731.006171%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%2,5763914.721156%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 Sharkey County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sharkey 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 Sharkey County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Sharkey County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxSharkey CountySharkeySouth Delta School DistrictSouth DeltaWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga 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%179,811180k133.259424%33.259424%33.3%60031.398537%31.398537%31.4%68725.713313%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%308,063308k1214.729002%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:
Rolling Fork
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Towns:
Anguilla, Cary
ZIP Codes:
38721, 38748, 38765, 39054, 39061, 39088, 39159, 39194
Unified School District:
South Delta
Congressional District:
MS-2
State Senate District:
MS-22
State House District:
MS-51
Neighboring Counties:
Humphreys, Issaquena, Washington, Yazoo
Nearby Counties:
Chicot, Hinds, Holmes, Leflore, Madison, Sunflower, Warren
Nearby Parishes:
East Carroll, Madison, West Carroll