Food Stamps in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
Jefferson County
New York
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$49,911.000000$60,741.000000$49,911.000000$49.9k43,42843.4k$17,557.000000$18,290.000000$17,557.000000$17.6k7,023$56,659.000000$70,350.000000$56,659.000000$56.7k36,40536.4k
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 Jefferson County
Jefferson County
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.417770%44.049448%42.417770%42.4%19.243%19.2%21.301438%24.851981%21.301438%21.3%41.269%41.3%16.018795%14.556782%16.018795%16.0%10.785%10.8%51.103517%45.065690%51.103517%51.1%30.382%30.4%27.723195%39.404650%27.723195%27.7%14.517%14.5%51.573402%50.555062%51.573402%51.6%59.144%59.1%
% 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 Jefferson County
Jefferson County
New York
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.341437%28.000116%34.341437%34.3%80.757%80.8%5.848098%5.661727%5.848098%5.8%58.731%58.7%25.562423%20.000185%25.562423%25.6%89.215%89.2%22.590304%19.221120%22.590304%22.6%69.618%69.6%31.492927%38.164773%31.492927%31.5%85.483%85.5%6.872682%8.276422%6.872682%6.9%40.856%40.9%
% 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 Jefferson County
Jefferson County
New York
0%10%20%30%Count%Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Other1Black1Asian125.593952%24.975796%25.593952%25.6%237158.264868%158%22.912966%25.348802%22.912966%22.9%258141.686501%142%16.171594%15.392310%16.171594%16.2%7,023100.000000%100%16.113394%8.863243%16.113394%16.1%6,11699.640110%100%13.428120%36.072504%13.428120%13.4%8583.035227%83%13.218122%28.193995%13.218122%13.2%28381.736668%82%6.811146%13.614769%6.811146%6.8%4442.117959%42%
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 Jefferson County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
4.5%9.1%13.7%18.2%22.8%27.4%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Jefferson County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%28%37%47%
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Food Stamps by Place in Jefferson County

There are 41 places in Jefferson County. This section compares all 41 of those to each other, Jefferson County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected places in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#RedwoodLorraineRodmanOxbowDexterWatertownAdamsPhiladelphiaCarthageThree Mile BayAntwerpChaumontHendersonEllisburgAlexandria BayBrownvilleGlen ParkBellevilleClaytonAdams CenterGreat BendPlessisWest CarthageTheresaWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownJefferson CountyJeffersonPierrepont ManorPierrepont MnrNew YorkBlack RiverMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEvans MillsLa FargevilleCape VincentCalciumDeferietFelts MillsHerringsSackets HarborSackets HbrMannsvilleFort DrumDepauvilleNatural BridgeNatural BrgPamelia CenterPamelia CtrFishers LandingFishers LndgThousand Island ParkThousand Is Pk40.254237%40.254237%40.3%95130.232558%30.232558%30.2%13230.188679%30.188679%30.2%16329.545455%29.545455%29.5%13428.874735%28.874735%28.9%136527.302749%27.302749%27.3%3,059626.283988%26.283988%26.3%174725.355450%25.355450%25.4%107823.873518%23.873518%23.9%302923.684211%23.684211%23.7%181023.645320%23.645320%23.6%481123.549488%23.549488%23.5%691223.287671%23.287671%23.3%171323.076923%23.076923%23.1%211422.967480%22.967480%23.0%1131522.820513%22.820513%22.8%891622.058824%22.058824%22.1%451720.000000%20.000000%20.0%141819.399538%19.399538%19.4%1681919.061166%19.061166%19.1%1342017.302053%17.302053%17.3%592117.073171%17.073171%17.1%72216.819222%16.819222%16.8%1472316.666667%16.666667%16.7%532416.171594%16.171594%16.2%7,02316.171594%16.171594%16.2%7,02315.625000%15.625000%15.6%52515.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.686825%14.686825%14.7%682613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.822660%11.822660%11.8%242711.640212%11.640212%11.6%222810.289389%10.289389%10.3%32299.994189%9.994189%10.0%172309.774436%9.774436%9.8%13317.352941%7.352941%7.4%10326.896552%6.896552%6.9%2335.300860%5.300860%5.3%37344.761905%4.761905%4.8%6354.360812%4.360812%4.4%146360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%041
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 41 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Jefferson County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected county subdivisions in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#WatertownTown of LorraineLorraineTown of AdamsTown of LymeTown of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaTown of AntwerpAntwerpTown of TheresaTheresaTown of BrownvilleBrownvilleTown of WilnaWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownJefferson CountyJeffersonTown of AlexandriaAlexandriaNew YorkTown of WorthMiddle AtlanticTown of RodmanRodmanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of EllisburgEllisburgTown of ChampionChampionTown of RutlandRutlandTown of OrleansOrleansTown of Cape VincentCape VincentTown of ClaytonClaytonTown of HounsfieldHounsfieldTown of HendersonHendersonTown of Le RayLe RayTown of PameliaPameliaTown of WatertownWatertown27.302749%27.302749%27.3%3,059125.525526%25.525526%25.5%85222.043568%22.043568%22.0%425319.936373%19.936373%19.9%188418.470418%18.470418%18.5%128517.524116%17.524116%17.5%109617.458867%17.458867%17.5%191717.375000%17.375000%17.4%417816.392694%16.392694%16.4%359916.171594%16.171594%16.2%7,02316.171594%16.171594%16.2%7,02315.873926%15.873926%15.9%2771015.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.634146%14.634146%14.6%121113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.301663%13.301663%13.3%561213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.481536%12.481536%12.5%1691312.162877%12.162877%12.2%2301411.613475%11.613475%11.6%1311511.558308%11.558308%11.6%112169.956236%9.956236%10.0%91178.809293%8.809293%8.8%182188.759636%8.759636%8.8%125198.750000%8.750000%8.8%56207.128803%7.128803%7.1%471216.547619%6.547619%6.5%77224.559650%4.559650%4.6%7323
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 23 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in New York

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected other counties in New York, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxKings CountyKingsMontgomery CountyMontgomeryChautauqua CountyChautauquaClinton CountyClintonFranklin CountyFranklinChenango CountyChenangoCattaraugus CountyCattaraugusOneida CountyOneidaOswego CountyOswegoHerkimer CountyHerkimerSt. Lawrence CountySt. LawrenceBroome CountyBroomeErie CountyErieWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownJefferson CountyJeffersonChemung CountyChemungNew 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%7,02316.171594%16.171594%16.2%7,0231515.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,5461615.392310%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 Jefferson County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownJefferson CountyJeffersonHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookNew 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%99,48199.5k816.171594%16.171594%16.2%7,02316.171594%16.171594%16.2%7,02316.110205%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%308,063308k1215.392310%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:
Watertown
Principal Unincorporated Place:
Fort Drum
Cities:
Watertown
Towns:
Adams, Alexandria, Antwerp, Brownville, Cape Vincent, Champion, Clayton, Ellisburg, Henderson, Hounsfield, Le Ray, Lorraine, Lyme, Orleans, Pamelia, Philadelphia, Rodman, Rutland, Theresa, Watertown, Wilna, Worth
Unincorporated Places:
Adams Center, Belleville, Calcium, Depauville, Felts Mills, Fishers Landing, Fort Drum, Great Bend, Henderson, La Fargeville, Lorraine, Natural Bridge, Oxbow, Pamelia Center, Pierrepont Manor, Plessis, Redwood, Rodman, Thousand Island Park, Three Mile Bay
Villages:
Adams, Alexandria Bay, Antwerp, Black River, Brownville, Cape Vincent, Carthage, Chaumont, Clayton, Deferiet, Dexter, Ellisburg, Evans Mills, Glen Park, Herrings, Mannsville, Philadelphia, Sackets Harbor, Theresa, West Carthage
ZIP Codes:
13083, 13601, 13602, 13603, 13605, 13606, 13607, 13608, 13612, 13615, 13616, 13618, 13619, 13622, 13624, 13626, 13628, 13634, 13636, 13637, 13638, 13640, 13641, 13642, 13643, 13646, 13650, 13651, 13656, 13659, 13661, 13665, 13673, 13674, 13675, 13679, 13682, 13685, 13691, 13692, 13693
Unified School Districts:
Alexandria, Belleville Henderson, Carthage, Copenhagen, General Brown, Gouverneur, Hammond, Indian River, La Fargeville, Lyme, Sackets Harbor, Sandy Creek, South Jefferson, Thousand Islands, Watertown
Congressional District:
NY-21
State Senate District:
NY-48
Assembly Districts:
NY-116, NY-117, NY-120
Neighboring Counties:
Cayuga, Lewis, Oswego, St. Lawrence
Nearby Counties:
Oneida