Food Stamps in Erie County, New York (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New York and Erie County
Erie County
New York
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$52,744.000000$60,741.000000$52,744.000000$52.7k382,822383k$15,780.000000$18,290.000000$15,780.000000$15.8k62,44862.4k$62,029.000000$70,350.000000$62,029.000000$62.0k320,374320k
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 York and Erie County
Erie County
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.252690%44.049448%40.252690%40.3%24.227%24.2%26.346720%24.851981%26.346720%26.3%50.595%50.6%10.282155%14.556782%10.282155%10.3%10.437%10.4%46.174417%45.065690%46.174417%46.2%29.787%29.8%30.611068%39.404650%30.611068%30.6%12.855%12.9%53.785550%50.555062%53.785550%53.8%60.114%60.1%
% 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 York and Erie County
Erie County
New York
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.539132%28.000116%24.539132%24.5%75.773%75.8%5.014764%5.661727%5.014764%5.0%49.405%49.4%17.198337%20.000185%17.198337%17.2%89.563%89.6%21.215205%19.221120%21.215205%21.2%70.213%70.2%40.449600%38.164773%40.449600%40.4%87.145%87.1%6.956245%8.276422%6.956245%7.0%39.886%39.9%
% 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 York and Erie County
Erie County
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1Hispanic2Asian1All RacesWhite351.426591%36.072504%51.426591%51.4%4,452315.257983%315%43.485352%28.193995%43.485352%43.5%22,13122.1k266.576180%267%40.696649%24.975796%40.696649%40.7%1,846249.480729%249%30.808978%25.348802%30.808978%30.8%1,908188.866810%189%17.441433%13.614769%17.441433%17.4%1,422106.920384%107%16.312542%15.392310%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k100.000000%100%10.082131%8.863243%10.082131%10.1%30,68930.7k61.806010%62%
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 Erie County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%21%28%35%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Erie County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%14%28%43%57%71%
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Food Stamps by Place in Erie County

There are 37 places that are fully or partially contained within Erie County (36 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 37 of those to each other, Erie County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Erie County, selected places in Erie County, and entities that contain Erie County
0%10%20%30%Count#BuffaloLackawannaGowandaSloanBlasdellHollandErie CountyErieNorth CollinsKenmoreBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew YorkSpringvilleEggertsvilleMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaTonawandaAngolaNorth BostonTonawandaDepewLake Erie BeachLk Erie BchFarnhamWest SenecaAldenAkronLancasterClarenceAngola on the LakeAngola on the LkEdenGrandyle VillageGrandyle VlgHamburgWilliamsvilleHarris HillOrchard ParkEast AuroraTown LineBillington HeightsBillington HtsWanakahUniversity at BuffaloUniv at BuffaloElma CenterClarence CenterClarence Ctr34.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k127.722251%27.722251%27.7%2,108223.386421%23.386421%23.4%279319.200485%19.200485%19.2%317418.444056%18.444056%18.4%211517.222222%17.222222%17.2%93616.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k16.016427%16.016427%16.0%78715.785724%15.785724%15.8%1,108815.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.664502%14.664502%14.7%271914.603467%14.603467%14.6%9521013.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3251112.308366%12.308366%12.3%8431211.809045%11.809045%11.8%941311.673820%11.673820%11.7%1361410.612055%10.612055%10.6%2,736159.831376%9.831376%9.8%653169.764503%9.764503%9.8%170179.420290%9.420290%9.4%13189.254789%9.254789%9.3%1,802199.006734%9.006734%9.0%107208.200637%8.200637%8.2%103217.971014%7.971014%8.0%352227.916288%7.916288%7.9%87237.105263%7.105263%7.1%54247.069914%7.069914%7.1%90256.033183%6.033183%6.0%120265.300533%5.300533%5.3%209274.916114%4.916114%4.9%126284.845815%4.845815%4.8%110294.569288%4.569288%4.6%61303.473054%3.473054%3.5%87312.377972%2.377972%2.4%19322.280130%2.280130%2.3%14332.218700%2.218700%2.2%28342.061856%2.061856%2.1%2351.057269%1.057269%1.1%12360.000000%0.000000%0.0%037
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 37 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Erie County

There are 31 county subdivisions in Erie County. This section compares all 31 of those to each other, Erie County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Erie County, selected county subdivisions in Erie County, and entities that contain Erie County
0%10%20%30%Count#BuffaloLackawannaCattaraugus ReservationCattaraugusErie CountyErieBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew YorkTown of CollinsCollinsMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaTonawandaTown of TonawandaTonawandaTown of HollandHollandTown of ConcordConcordTown of EvansTown of WalesTown of West SenecaW SenecaTown of NewsteadNewsteadTown of BrantTown of HamburgHamburgTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BostonBostonTown of LancasterLancasterTown of North CollinsN CollinsTown of SardiniaSardiniaTown of EdenTown of AldenTown of AuroraAuroraTown of Grand IslandGrand IsTown of Orchard ParkOrch PkTown of ClarenceClarenceTown of MarillaMarillaTown of ElmaTown of ColdenColdenTonawanda ReservationTonawanda34.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k127.722251%27.722251%27.7%2,108223.918919%23.918919%23.9%177316.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k15.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.165160%14.165160%14.2%235413.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.632631%12.632631%12.6%4,929512.308366%12.308366%12.3%843611.719155%11.719155%11.7%3,844711.559140%11.559140%11.6%172811.251050%11.251050%11.3%402910.295876%10.295876%10.3%689109.282700%9.282700%9.3%110119.254789%9.254789%9.3%1,802129.159243%9.159243%9.2%329137.941834%7.941834%7.9%71147.801508%7.801508%7.8%1,863157.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569166.711206%6.711206%6.7%221176.534954%6.534954%6.5%1,118186.466513%6.466513%6.5%84196.356736%6.356736%6.4%67205.451006%5.451006%5.5%168214.780400%4.780400%4.8%160224.390154%4.390154%4.4%239234.240193%4.240193%4.2%334244.169931%4.169931%4.2%479253.911897%3.911897%3.9%460263.331747%3.331747%3.3%70272.777193%2.777193%2.8%132282.412281%2.412281%2.4%33290.000000%0.000000%0.0%030
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 30 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Buffalo Area

There are 2 counties in the Buffalo Area. This section compares Erie County to all of the counties in the Buffalo Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Erie County, selected other counties in the Buffalo Area, and entities that contain Erie County
0%5%10%15%Count#Erie CountyErieBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastNiagara CountyNiagaraUnited States of AmericaUnited States16.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k115.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.131290%13.131290%13.1%11,50811.5k213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in New York

There are 62 counties in New York. This section compares Erie County to the 50 most populous counties in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 48,713.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Erie County, selected other counties in New York, and entities that contain Erie County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxKings CountyKingsMontgomery CountyMontgomeryChautauqua CountyChautauquaClinton CountyClintonFranklin CountyFranklinChenango CountyChenangoCattaraugus CountyCattaraugusOneida CountyOneidaOswego CountyOswegoHerkimer CountyHerkimerSt. Lawrence CountySt. LawrenceBroome CountyBroomeErie CountyErieJefferson CountyJeffersonChemung CountyChemungBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew YorkFulton CountyFultonMonroe CountyMonroeWashington CountyWashingtonOnondaga CountyOnondagaTioga CountyTiogaCortland CountyCortlandSteuben CountySteubenQueens CountyQueensSchenectady CountySchenectadyNew York CountyNew YorkSullivan CountySullivanMiddle AtlanticNortheastNiagara CountyNiagaraMadison CountyMadisonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLivingston CountyLivingstonCayuga CountyCayugaRichmond CountyRichmondGenesee CountyGeneseeRensselaer CountyRensselaerWarren CountyWarrenWayne CountyWayneAlbany CountyAlbanyUlster CountyUlsterOrange CountyOrangeOtsego CountyOtsegoRockland CountyRocklandColumbia CountyColumbiaOntario CountyOntarioDutchess CountyDutchessTompkins CountyTompkinsWestchester CountyWestchesterSaratoga CountySaratogaSuffolk CountySuffolkNassau CountyNassauPutnam CountyPutnam36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k123.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k219.892528%19.892528%19.9%3,887318.870215%18.870215%18.9%9,948418.200202%18.200202%18.2%5,760518.187471%18.187471%18.2%3,510618.057166%18.057166%18.1%3,582717.738556%17.738556%17.7%5,588817.534899%17.534899%17.5%15,82715.8k917.461542%17.461542%17.5%7,9231017.374367%17.374367%17.4%4,4601117.001881%17.001881%17.0%7,0501216.341538%16.341538%16.3%12,86712.9k1316.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k1416.171594%16.171594%16.2%7,0231515.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,5461615.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.997773%14.997773%15.0%3,3671714.815728%14.815728%14.8%44,49044.5k1814.637699%14.637699%14.6%3,5171914.398810%14.398810%14.4%26,62726.6k2014.351687%14.351687%14.4%2,8282113.973873%13.973873%14.0%2,4712213.952223%13.952223%14.0%5,6422313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.793229%13.793229%13.8%7,5902513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.410933%13.410933%13.4%3,7562713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.131290%13.131290%13.1%11,50811.5k2813.077600%13.077600%13.1%3,4162913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.858736%12.858736%12.9%3,1143012.854796%12.854796%12.9%3,9903112.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3211.958027%11.958027%12.0%2,8493311.947508%11.947508%11.9%7,5933411.939578%11.939578%11.9%3,2173511.671588%11.671588%11.7%4,2693611.526251%11.526251%11.5%14,30514.3k3711.382419%11.382419%11.4%7,8923811.139967%11.139967%11.1%13,94113.9k3911.134713%11.134713%11.1%2,6214011.127042%11.127042%11.1%11,02011.0k4110.658233%10.658233%10.7%2,6964210.531915%10.531915%10.5%4,6534310.054325%10.054325%10.1%10,75310.8k449.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,628458.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k467.868333%7.868333%7.9%7,152476.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k493.891267%3.891267%3.9%1,32750
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 Erie County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Erie 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 Erie County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Erie County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaErie CountyErieHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew YorkPima 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 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%99,48199.5k816.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k16.110205%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%308,063308k1215.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.729002%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%31,46331.5k349.271089%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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Principal City:
Buffalo
Principal Unincorporated Place:
Cheektowaga
Cities:
Buffalo, Lackawanna, Tonawanda
Towns:
Alden, Amherst, Aurora, Boston, Brant, Cheektowaga, Clarence, Colden, Collins, Concord, Eden, Elma, Evans, Grand Island, Hamburg, Holland, Lancaster, Marilla, Newstead, North Collins, Orchard Park, Sardinia, Tonawanda, Wales, West Seneca
Unincorporated Places:
Angola on the Lake, Billington Heights, Cheektowaga, Clarence, Clarence Center, Eden, Eggertsville, Elma Center, Grandyle Village, Harris Hill, Holland, Lake Erie Beach, North Boston, Tonawanda, Town Line, University at Buffalo, Wanakah, West Seneca
Villages:
Akron, Alden, Angola, Blasdell, Depew, East Aurora, Farnham, Gowanda, Hamburg, Kenmore, Lancaster, North Collins, Orchard Park, Sloan, Springville, Williamsville
ZIP Codes:
14001, 14004, 14006, 14013, 14025, 14026, 14030, 14031, 14032, 14033, 14034, 14035, 14037, 14043, 14047, 14051, 14052, 14055, 14057, 14059, 14061, 14068, 14069, 14070, 14072, 14075, 14080, 14081, 14085, 14086, 14091, 14102, 14111, 14112, 14127, 14134, 14139, 14141, 14145, 14150, 14169, 14170, 14201, 14202, 14203, 14204, 14206, 14207, 14208, 14209, 14210, 14211, 14212, 14213, 14214, 14215, 14216, 14217, 14218, 14219, 14220, 14221, 14222, 14223, 14224, 14225, 14226, 14227, 14228, 14261
Unified School Districts:
Akron, Alden, Amherst, Attica, Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Cheektowaga-Maryvale, Cheektowaga-Sloan, Clarence, Cleveland Hill, Depew, East Aurora, Eden, Evans-Brant (Lake Shore), Frontier, Gowanda, Grand Island, Hamburg, Holland, Iroquois, Kenmore-Tonawanda, Lackawanna, Lancaster, North Collins, Orchard Park, Springville-Griffith Institute, Sweet Home, Tonawanda, West Seneca, Williamsville, Yorkshire-Pioneer
Congressional Districts:
NY-26, NY-27
State Senate Districts:
NY-59, NY-60, NY-61, NY-63
Assembly Districts:
NY-140, NY-141, NY-142, NY-143, NY-144, NY-145, NY-146, NY-147, NY-149
Neighboring Counties:
Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara, Wyoming
Nearby Counties:
Allegany, Orleans