Food Stamps in Union 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 Union County
Union County
New Jersey
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$70,476.000000$73,702.000000$70,476.000000$70.5k186,890187k$22,689.000000$20,687.000000$22,689.000000$22.7k17,18017.2k$76,282.000000$80,566.000000$76,282.000000$76.3k169,710170k
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 Union County
Union County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty255.145518%52.253199%55.145518%55.1%13.332%13.3%30.902212%29.393053%30.902212%30.9%29.328%29.3%16.676368%17.375319%16.676368%16.7%6.139%6.14%41.187427%41.806913%41.187427%41.2%17.881%17.9%35.890570%35.110266%35.890570%35.9%9.033%9.03%42.159488%47.344982%42.159488%42.2%36.514%36.5%
% 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 Union County
Union County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty236.288964%31.920209%36.288964%36.3%86.668%86.7%7.538153%5.690705%7.538153%7.5%70.672%70.7%25.812857%23.969262%25.812857%25.8%93.861%93.9%19.148548%20.413780%19.148548%19.1%82.119%82.1%36.587119%39.270715%36.587119%36.6%90.967%91.0%7.420305%6.812419%7.420305%7.4%63.486%63.5%
% 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 Union County
Union County
New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Other1Hispanic2Mixed1Black1All RacesWhite3Asian117.265599%24.667789%17.265599%17.3%3,589187.821172%188%15.790763%19.519639%15.790763%15.8%3,867171.777400%172%15.243313%18.876652%15.243313%15.2%473165.822046%166%14.711802%20.521619%14.711802%14.7%6,067160.040085%160%9.192573%9.347126%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k100.000000%100%3.298471%4.530378%3.298471%3.3%2,93335.881907%36%3.005268%4.780709%3.005268%3.0%25132.692350%33%
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 Union County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.0%8.0%12.0%16.0%20.0%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Union County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%15%22%30%38%
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Food Stamps by Place in Union County

There are 14 places that are fully or partially contained within Union County (13 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Union County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Union County, selected places in Union County, and entities that contain Union County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#NewarkPlainfieldElizabethNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRoselleRahwayNew JerseyUnion CountyUnionLindenSummitGarwoodKenilworthRoselle ParkWestfieldNew ProvidenceFanwoodMountainside29.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k119.981137%19.981137%20.0%2,966219.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,807313.636380%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%15,360,95115.4M11.484803%11.484803%11.5%922410.199810%10.199810%10.2%1,07259.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k9.062655%9.062655%9.1%1,28363.265095%3.265095%3.3%25273.257143%3.257143%3.3%5782.803738%2.803738%2.8%7592.567732%2.567732%2.6%127102.164009%2.164009%2.2%228111.288838%1.288838%1.3%56120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%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 Union County

There are 21 county subdivisions in Union County. This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Union County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Union County, selected county subdivisions in Union County, and entities that contain Union County
0%5%10%15%Count#PlainfieldElizabethNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRoselleRahwayNew JerseyUnion CountyUnionLindenWinfield TownshipWinfieldHillside TownshipHillsideUnion TownshipUnionSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldSummitGarwoodScotch Plains TownshipScotch PlainsKenilworthRoselle ParkTown of WestfieldWestfieldCranford TownshipCranfordNew ProvidenceClark TownshipClarkBerkeley Heights TownshipBerkeley HtsFanwoodMountainside19.981137%19.981137%20.0%2,966119.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,807213.636380%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%15,360,95115.4M11.484803%11.484803%11.5%922310.199810%10.199810%10.2%1,07249.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k9.062655%9.062655%9.1%1,28358.579466%8.579466%8.6%6165.570877%5.570877%5.6%40475.416891%5.416891%5.4%1,10984.308898%4.308898%4.3%30893.265095%3.265095%3.3%252103.257143%3.257143%3.3%57112.818409%2.818409%2.8%237122.803738%2.803738%2.8%75132.567732%2.567732%2.6%127142.164009%2.164009%2.2%228151.686321%1.686321%1.7%143161.288838%1.288838%1.3%56171.080602%1.080602%1.1%61180.274098%0.274098%0.3%12190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%021
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 21 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 Union County to all of the counties in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in the New York Area, and entities that contain Union 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 Union County to all of the counties in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union County.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain Union 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 Union County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union 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 Union County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Union 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 CountyOaklandUnion CountyUnionLos 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%103,454103k1813.636380%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%46,05246.1k359.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k9.025198%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:
Newark
Boroughs:
Fanwood, Garwood, Kenilworth, Mountainside, New Providence, Roselle, Roselle Park
Cities:
Elizabeth, Linden, Newark, Plainfield, Rahway, Summit
Towns:
Westfield
Townships:
Berkeley Heights, Clark, Cranford, Hillside, Scotch Plains, Springfield, Union, Winfield
ZIP Codes:
07001, 07016, 07023, 07027, 07033, 07036, 07040, 07041, 07060, 07062, 07063, 07065, 07066, 07067, 07069, 07076, 07081, 07083, 07088, 07090, 07092, 07111, 07112, 07201, 07202, 07203, 07204, 07205, 07206, 07208, 07901, 07922, 07974, 08812
Unified School Districts:
Berkeley Heights Township, Clark Township, Cranford Township, Elizabeth, Garwood Borough, Hillside Township, Kenilworth Borough, Linden, Mountainside Borough, New Providence Borough, Newark, Plainfield, Rahway, Roselle Borough, Roselle Park Borough, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Springfield Township, Summit, Union Township, Westfield Town, Winfield Township
Congressional Districts:
NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-10, NJ-12
State Senate Districts:
NJ-20, NJ-21, NJ-22
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-20, NJ-21, NJ-22
Neighboring Counties:
Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Richmond, Somerset
Nearby Counties:
Bergen, Bronx, Hunterdon, Kings, Mercer, Monmouth, New York, Passaic, Queens, Rockland