Food Stamps in Mercer County, New Jersey (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Mercer County
Mercer County
New Jersey
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$73,966.000000$73,702.000000$73,966.000000$74.0k130,129130k$18,878.000000$20,687.000000$18,878.000000$18.9k11,88211.9k$81,050.000000$80,566.000000$81,050.000000$81.1k118,247118k
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 New Jersey and Mercer County
Mercer County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.281602%52.253199%47.281602%47.3%12.775%12.8%29.271166%29.393053%29.271166%29.3%32.393%32.4%14.686080%17.375319%14.686080%14.7%5.711%5.71%42.425518%41.806913%42.425518%42.4%17.721%17.7%33.942097%35.110266%33.942097%33.9%8.078%8.08%50.589126%47.344982%50.589126%50.6%41.095%41.1%
% 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 New Jersey and Mercer County
Mercer County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.438032%31.920209%32.438032%32.4%87.225%87.2%6.138845%5.690705%6.138845%6.1%67.607%67.6%24.365100%23.969262%24.365100%24.4%94.289%94.3%19.793314%20.413780%19.793314%19.8%82.279%82.3%38.811978%39.270715%38.811978%38.8%91.922%91.9%7.286443%6.812419%7.286443%7.3%58.905%58.9%
% 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 New Jersey and Mercer County
Mercer County
New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Black1Hispanic2Other1Mixed1All RacesAsian1White321.804396%20.521619%21.804396%21.8%5,694238.796858%239%21.377003%19.519639%21.377003%21.4%2,428234.116144%234%15.488215%24.667789%15.488215%15.5%598169.623463%170%13.933795%18.876652%13.933795%13.9%181152.599801%153%9.130939%9.347126%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k100.000000%100%3.828470%4.780709%3.828470%3.8%43341.928549%42%3.344403%4.530378%3.344403%3.3%2,54836.627147%37%
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 Mercer County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%22%28%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Mercer County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%10%19%29%38%48%
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Food Stamps by Place in Mercer County

There are 14 places in Mercer County. This section compares all 14 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%5%10%15%20%25%Count#TrentonMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerHightstownPrinceton JunctionPrinceton JctRobbinsvilleWhite HorseHopewellYardvilleHamilton SquareHamilton SqMercervilleGrovevillePrincetonTwin RiversLawrencevillePennington27.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,465113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k8.695652%8.695652%8.7%15828.219178%8.219178%8.2%7834.881450%4.881450%4.9%7044.308202%4.308202%4.3%15654.269082%4.269082%4.3%3363.165299%3.165299%3.2%8172.369021%2.369021%2.4%10482.319852%2.319852%2.3%11391.550388%1.550388%1.6%14101.313547%1.313547%1.3%131111.250558%1.250558%1.3%28120.901857%0.901857%0.9%17130.000000%0.000000%0.0%014
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Mercer County

There are 12 county subdivisions in Mercer County. This section compares all 12 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#TrentonMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerHightstownHamilton TownshipHamiltonEast Windsor TownshipE WindsorEwing TownshipEwingHopewellRobbinsville TownshipRobbinsvilleLawrence TownshipLawrenceHopewell TownshipHopewellWest Windsor TownshipW WindsorPrincetonPennington27.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,465113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k8.695652%8.695652%8.7%15826.234009%6.234009%6.2%2,07135.778525%5.778525%5.8%55045.713408%5.713408%5.7%74454.269082%4.269082%4.3%3362.743292%2.743292%2.7%13772.625123%2.625123%2.6%32182.066501%2.066501%2.1%13391.445658%1.445658%1.4%139101.313547%1.313547%1.3%131110.000000%0.000000%0.0%012
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in New Jersey

There are 21 counties in New Jersey. This section compares Mercer County to all of the counties in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected other counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%5%10%15%Count#Passaic CountyPassaicCumberland CountyCumberlandEssex CountyEssexHudson CountyHudsonAtlantic CountyAtlanticMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCamden CountyCamdenSalem CountySalemNew JerseyUnion CountyUnionTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerGloucester CountyGloucesterOcean CountyOceanCape May CountyCape MayWarren CountyWarrenMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMonmouth CountyMonmouthBurlington CountyBurlingtonBergen CountyBergenSussex CountySussexMorris CountyMorrisHunterdon CountyHunterdonSomerset CountySomerset19.515396%19.515396%19.5%31,52431.5k118.859182%18.859182%18.9%9,565215.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k315.395343%15.395343%15.4%38,74938.7k414.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k513.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.774469%12.774469%12.8%23,72523.7k612.459287%12.459287%12.5%3,02279.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k89.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k98.407629%8.407629%8.4%8,808108.057176%8.057176%8.1%17,93617.9k117.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,849126.660395%6.660395%6.7%2,761135.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k145.949723%5.949723%5.9%13,85513.9k155.503484%5.503484%5.5%9,060165.337483%5.337483%5.3%17,99118.0k174.460558%4.460558%4.5%2,393183.421723%3.421723%3.4%6,150193.200170%3.200170%3.2%1,502203.059525%3.059525%3.1%3,56321
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 21 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 CountyBrowardMiddle AtlanticFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldNew JerseyOakland CountyOaklandTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerLos 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%91,12391.1k1913.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%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%31,46331.5k349.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.025198%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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Principal City:
Trenton
Boroughs:
Hightstown, Hopewell, Pennington
Cities:
Trenton
Places:
Princeton
Townships:
East Windsor, Ewing, Hamilton, Hopewell, Lawrence, Robbinsville, West Windsor
Unincorporated Places:
Groveville, Hamilton Square, Lawrenceville, Mercerville, Princeton Junction, Robbinsville, Twin Rivers, White Horse, Yardville
ZIP Codes:
08501, 08512, 08515, 08520, 08525, 08528, 08530, 08534, 08540, 08542, 08550, 08558, 08560, 08561, 08608, 08609, 08610, 08611, 08618, 08619, 08620, 08628, 08629, 08638, 08648, 08690, 08691
Unified School Districts:
East Windsor, Ewing Township, Hamilton Township, Hopewell Valley, Lawrence Township, Princeton, Robbinsville Township, Trenton, West Windsor-Plainsboro
Congressional Districts:
NJ-4, NJ-12
State Senate Districts:
NJ-14, NJ-15, NJ-16
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-14, NJ-15, NJ-16
Neighboring Counties:
Bucks, Burlington, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset
Nearby Counties:
Camden, Delaware, Essex, Montgomery, Morris, Ocean, Philadelphia, Richmond, Union, Warren