Food Stamps in Sussex 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 Sussex County
Sussex County
New Jersey
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$87,388.000000$73,702.000000$87,388.000000$87.4k53,64853.6k$18,955.000000$20,687.000000$18,955.000000$19.0k2,393$91,215.000000$80,566.000000$91,215.000000$91.2k51,25551.3k
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 Sussex County
Sussex County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.331801%52.253199%42.331801%42.3%6.019%6.02%19.097367%29.393053%19.097367%19.1%17.410%17.4%18.888425%17.375319%18.888425%18.9%3.442%3.44%48.349352%41.806913%48.349352%48.3%9.925%9.92%36.564981%35.110266%36.564981%36.6%4.148%4.15%41.955704%47.344982%41.955704%42.0%32.929%32.9%
% 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 Sussex County
Sussex County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.861379%31.920209%30.861379%30.9%93.981%94.0%4.229831%5.690705%4.229831%4.2%82.590%82.6%24.739050%23.969262%24.739050%24.7%96.558%96.6%20.487757%20.413780%20.487757%20.5%90.075%90.1%39.451761%39.270715%39.451761%39.5%95.852%95.9%3.989855%6.812419%3.989855%4.0%67.071%67.1%
% 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 Sussex County
Sussex County
New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian120.782396%20.521619%20.782396%20.8%170465.914745%466%10.169492%24.667789%10.169492%10.2%54227.986996%228%9.043928%18.876652%9.043928%9.0%35202.753293%203%8.156330%19.519639%8.156330%8.2%192182.854481%183%4.460558%9.347126%4.460558%4.5%2,393100.000000%100%3.929253%4.530378%3.929253%3.9%1,91588.088826%88%3.288672%4.780709%3.288672%3.3%2773.727829%74%
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 Sussex County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.2%6.4%9.6%12.8%16.1%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Sussex County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.6%7.1%10.7%14.3%17.9%
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Food Stamps by Place in Sussex County

There are 16 places in Sussex County. This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Sussex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sussex County, selected places in Sussex County, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%5%10%15%Count#NewtonSussexNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyFranklinVernon CenterStanhopeOgdensburgHamburgBranchvilleSussex CountySussexHighland LakesHighland LksCrandon LakesHopatcongAndoverVernon ValleyLake MohawkRoss CornerByram Center16.015985%16.015985%16.0%521114.958775%14.958775%15.0%127213.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%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%298,642299k8.125000%8.125000%8.1%15638.032596%8.032596%8.0%6946.521739%6.521739%6.5%9055.476190%5.476190%5.5%4665.393896%5.393896%5.4%7674.885993%4.885993%4.9%1584.460558%4.460558%4.5%2,3933.441084%3.441084%3.4%6693.397028%3.397028%3.4%16103.137255%3.137255%3.1%176112.904564%2.904564%2.9%7122.578269%2.578269%2.6%14132.168474%2.168474%2.2%78140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%016
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Sussex County

There are 24 county subdivisions in Sussex County. This section compares all 24 of those to each other, Sussex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sussex County, selected county subdivisions in Sussex County, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%5%10%15%Count#Town of NewtonNewtonSussexNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMontague TownshipMontagueNew JerseyFranklinStanhopeOgdensburgHamburgBranchvilleSussex CountySussexFrankford TownshipFrankfordHardyston TownshipHardystonLafayette TownshipLafayetteStillwater TownshipStillwaterVernon TownshipVernonHopatcongSandyston TownshipSandystonWantage TownshipWantageAndoverHampton TownshipHamptonSparta TownshipSpartaFredon TownshipFredonByram TownshipByramAndover TownshipAndoverGreen TownshipGrnWalpack TownshipWalpack16.015985%16.015985%16.0%521114.958775%14.958775%15.0%127213.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.591704%9.591704%9.6%14839.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k8.125000%8.125000%8.1%15646.521739%6.521739%6.5%9055.476190%5.476190%5.5%4665.393896%5.393896%5.4%7674.885993%4.885993%4.9%1584.460558%4.460558%4.5%2,3934.289277%4.289277%4.3%8693.775960%3.775960%3.8%120103.383459%3.383459%3.4%27113.251493%3.251493%3.3%49123.220318%3.220318%3.2%265133.137255%3.137255%3.1%176143.103914%3.103914%3.1%23152.936010%2.936010%2.9%117162.904564%2.904564%2.9%7172.592415%2.592415%2.6%54182.524866%2.524866%2.5%165192.145923%2.145923%2.1%25202.002716%2.002716%2.0%59211.778455%1.778455%1.8%35220.521739%0.521739%0.5%6230.000000%0.000000%0.0%024
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 24 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the New York Area

There are 25 counties in the New York Area. This section compares Sussex County to all of the counties in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sussex County, selected other counties in the New York Area, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxKings CountyKingsPassaic CountyPassaicEssex CountyEssexHudson CountyHudsonQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRichmond CountyRichmondOrange CountyOrangeRockland CountyRocklandDutchess CountyDutchessPike CountyPikeNew JerseyUnion CountyUnionWestchester CountyWestchesterOcean CountyOceanSuffolk CountySuffolkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMonmouth CountyMonmouthBergen CountyBergenNassau CountyNassauSussex CountySussexPutnam CountyPutnamMorris CountyMorrisHunterdon CountyHunterdonSomerset CountySomerset36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k123.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k219.515396%19.515396%19.5%31,52431.5k315.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k415.395343%15.395343%15.4%38,74938.7k513.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k613.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k713.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k811.139967%11.139967%11.1%13,94113.9k911.127042%11.127042%11.1%11,02011.0k1010.054325%10.054325%10.1%10,75310.8k119.467708%9.467708%9.5%2,001129.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k138.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k148.057176%8.057176%8.1%17,93617.9k156.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k165.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k175.949723%5.949723%5.9%13,85513.9k185.337483%5.337483%5.3%17,99118.0k195.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k204.460558%4.460558%4.5%2,393213.891267%3.891267%3.9%1,327223.421723%3.421723%3.4%6,150233.200170%3.200170%3.2%1,502243.059525%3.059525%3.1%3,56325
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 25 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in New Jersey

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

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sussex County, selected other counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%5%10%15%Count#Passaic CountyPassaicCumberland CountyCumberlandEssex CountyEssexHudson CountyHudsonAtlantic CountyAtlanticNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCamden CountyCamdenSalem CountySalemNew JerseyUnion CountyUnionMercer 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%14,74714.7k513.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%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%11,88211.9k98.407629%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 Sussex County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex 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 Sussex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Sussex 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 YorkNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaBroward 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 CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauSussex CountySussexFairfax 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%103,454103k1813.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.540063%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%46,05246.1k359.025198%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%22,10922.1k494.460558%4.460558%4.5%2,3934.093472%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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Boroughs:
Andover, Branchville, Franklin, Hamburg, Hopatcong, Ogdensburg, Stanhope, Sussex
Towns:
Newton
Townships:
Andover, Byram, Frankford, Fredon, Green, Hampton, Hardyston, Lafayette, Montague, Sandyston, Sparta, Stillwater, Vernon, Walpack, Wantage
Unincorporated Places:
Byram Center, Crandon Lakes, Highland Lakes, Lake Mohawk, Ross Corner, Vernon Center, Vernon Valley
ZIP Codes:
07416, 07418, 07419, 07421, 07422, 07438, 07439, 07460, 07461, 07462, 07820, 07821, 07822, 07826, 07827, 07843, 07848, 07849, 07851, 07860, 07871, 07874, 07881, 10969, 10990
Unified School Districts:
Andover, Green Township, Hopatcong Borough, Montague Township, Newton Town, Sparta Township, Vernon Township
Elementary School Districts:
Byram Township, Frankford Township, Franklin Borough, Fredon Township, Hamburg Borough, Hampton Township, Hardyston Township, Lafayette Township, Ogdensburg Borough, Sandyston-Walpack Township, Stanhope Borough, Stillwater Township, Sussex-Wantage
Secondary School Districts:
High Point, Kittatinny, Lenape Valley, Wallkill Valley
Congressional Districts:
NJ-5, NJ-11
State Senate District:
NJ-24
General Assembly District:
NJ-24
Neighboring Counties:
Monroe, Morris, Orange, Passaic, Pike, Warren
Nearby Counties:
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, New York, Northampton, Rockland, Somerset, Sullivan, Union