Food Stamps in Mercer County, Missouri (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Missouri and Mercer County
Mercer County
Missouri
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$41,817.000000$49,593.000000$41,817.000000$41.8k1,425$18,542.000000$18,461.000000$18,542.000000$18.5k146$45,644.000000$55,049.000000$45,644.000000$45.6k1,279
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 Missouri and Mercer County
Mercer County
Missouri
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.424658%51.498662%53.424658%53.4%22.034%22.0%31.506849%28.472801%31.506849%31.5%60.526%60.5%19.178082%16.531171%19.178082%19.2%10.566%10.6%54.794521%49.110661%54.794521%54.8%19.560%19.6%35.616438%25.422294%35.616438%35.6%7.536%7.54%43.835616%53.886664%43.835616%43.8%32.323%32.3%
% 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 Missouri and Mercer County
Mercer County
Missouri
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.579359%27.328515%21.579359%21.6%77.966%78.0%2.345582%4.913500%2.345582%2.3%39.474%39.5%18.530102%19.918439%18.530102%18.5%89.434%89.4%25.723221%24.654467%25.723221%25.7%80.440%80.4%49.882721%38.820593%49.882721%49.9%92.464%92.5%10.476935%8.767788%10.476935%10.5%67.677%67.7%
% 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 Missouri and Mercer County
Mercer County
Missouri
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian1Other1100.000000%30.499780%100.000000%100.0%1976.027397%976%60.000000%23.387547%60.000000%60.0%3585.616438%586%10.245614%12.998649%10.245614%10.2%146100.000000%100%10.099573%10.337395%10.099573%10.1%14298.574602%99%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.518529%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.404983%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%23.391621%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 Mercer County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%5%10%15%20%26%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Mercer County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
10.169%10.206%10.242%10.278%10.314%10.351%
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Food Stamps by Place in Mercer County

There are 4 places in Mercer County. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Mercer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected places in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%Count#South LinevilleS LinevilleRavannaMercerUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriPrincetonMidwestWest North CentralMercer CountyMercer33.333333%33.333333%33.3%5114.705882%14.705882%14.7%5214.285714%14.285714%14.3%24313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k12.938596%12.938596%12.9%59412.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.245614%10.245614%10.2%146
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Mercer County

There are 9 county subdivisions in Mercer County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Mercer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected county subdivisions in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Somerset TownshipSomersetMadison TownshipMadisonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriMidwestMarion TownshipMarionWest North CentralMorgan TownshipMorganMercer CountyMercerHarrison TownshipHarrisonRavanna TownshipRavannaWashington TownshipWashingtonMedicine TownshipMedicineLindley TownshipLindley25.581395%25.581395%25.6%11115.730337%15.730337%15.7%14213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.885154%12.885154%12.9%46310.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.350877%10.350877%10.4%59410.245614%10.245614%10.2%1469.230769%9.230769%9.2%656.172840%6.172840%6.2%565.263158%5.263158%5.3%570.000000%0.000000%0.0%080.000000%0.000000%0.0%09
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Missouri

There are 115 counties in Missouri. This section compares Mercer County to the 50 most populous counties in Missouri and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 22,921.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Dunklin CountyDunklinSt. Louis CitySt. LouisWashington CountyWashingtonButler CountyButlerHowell CountyHowellScott CountyScottTexas CountyTexasStoddard CountyStoddardSt. Francois CountySt. FrancoisLaclede CountyLacledeCrawford CountyCrawfordPolk CountyPolkBuchanan CountyBuchananLawrence CountyLawrenceTaney CountyTaneyWebster CountyWebsterJasper CountyJasperBarry CountyBarryPettis CountyPettisRandolph CountyRandolphSaline CountySalineMiller CountyMillerJackson CountyJacksonLafayette CountyLafayetteWarren CountyWarrenLincoln CountyLincolnNodaway CountyNodawayUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriMidwestPhelps CountyPhelpsJohnson CountyJohnsonPulaski CountyPulaskiStone CountyStoneAdair CountyAdairJefferson CountyJeffersonMarion CountyMarionNewton CountyNewtonAudrain CountyAudrainCamden CountyCamdenGreene CountyGreeneCape Girardeau CountyCape GirardeauFranklin CountyFranklinCallaway CountyCallawayCass CountyCassWest North CentralRay CountyRayChristian CountyChristianMercer CountyMercerCole CountyColeBoone CountyBooneSt. Louis CountySt. LouisClay CountyClayPlatte CountyPlatteSt. Charles CountySt. Charles26.096215%26.096215%26.1%3,309123.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k222.443339%22.443339%22.4%2,030321.641791%21.641791%21.6%3,596421.284075%21.284075%21.3%3,451520.737538%20.737538%20.7%3,166619.861457%19.861457%19.9%1,835719.342050%19.342050%19.3%2,293819.136476%19.136476%19.1%4,738917.998544%17.998544%18.0%2,4731017.685684%17.685684%17.7%1,6431117.312879%17.312879%17.3%2,0541217.137714%17.137714%17.1%5,7121317.009743%17.009743%17.0%2,4791416.142221%16.142221%16.1%3,5141515.599756%15.599756%15.6%2,0471615.348451%15.348451%15.3%7,0191715.051329%15.051329%15.1%1,9941814.952512%14.952512%15.0%2,3931914.874277%14.874277%14.9%1,2602014.501992%14.501992%14.5%1,2742114.126276%14.126276%14.1%1,3292214.123898%14.123898%14.1%39,10339.1k2313.878656%13.878656%13.9%1,8462413.828977%13.828977%13.8%1,6352513.483573%13.483573%13.5%2,4832613.171884%13.171884%13.2%1,1152713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.840005%12.840005%12.8%2,1622812.596569%12.596569%12.6%2,5112912.236894%12.236894%12.2%1,8723012.157575%12.157575%12.2%1,5403111.942507%11.942507%11.9%1,1303211.923507%11.923507%11.9%9,8143311.837675%11.837675%11.8%1,3363411.728647%11.728647%11.7%2,5833511.636953%11.636953%11.6%1,0773611.629752%11.629752%11.6%1,9063711.266483%11.266483%11.3%13,42313.4k3811.233281%11.233281%11.2%3,3513911.202329%11.202329%11.2%4,5034010.975153%10.975153%11.0%1,7584110.708372%10.708372%10.7%4,0744210.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.380623%10.380623%10.4%9004310.314691%10.314691%10.3%3,1044410.245614%10.245614%10.2%14610.229955%10.229955%10.2%3,0344510.006929%10.006929%10.0%6,788469.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k477.933114%7.933114%7.9%7,012485.305181%5.305181%5.3%2,000495.072371%5.072371%5.1%7,13550
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 Mercer County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer 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 Mercer County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkMissouriMidwestSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversideWest North CentralPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachMercer CountyMercerKing 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%99,48199.5k816.110205%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%129,745130k1613.924220%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%95,67295.7k2212.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.347180%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%75,51875.5k2810.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.245614%10.245614%10.2%14610.235037%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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Cities:
Princeton
Towns:
Mercer, South Lineville
Townships:
Harrison, Lindley, Madison, Marion, Medicine, Morgan, Ravanna, Somerset, Washington
Unincorporated Places:
Ravanna
ZIP Codes:
64632, 64645, 64661, 64667, 64673, 64679
Unified School Districts:
Cainsville R-I, Newtown-Harris R-III, North Mercer County R-III, Princeton R-V, South Harrison County R-II
Elementary School District:
Spickard R-II
Congressional District:
MO-6
State Senate District:
MO-12
State House District:
MO-3
Neighboring Counties:
Decatur, Grundy, Harrison, Putnam, Sullivan, Wayne
Nearby Counties:
Appanoose, Clarke, Daviess, Gentry, Linn, Livingston, Lucas, Ringgold, Union, Worth