Food Stamps in Monroe 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 Monroe County
Monroe County
New York
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$53,568.000000$60,741.000000$53,568.000000$53.6k300,289300k$16,166.000000$18,290.000000$16,166.000000$16.2k44,49044.5k$61,641.000000$70,350.000000$61,641.000000$61.6k255,799256k
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 Monroe County
Monroe County
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty246.055293%44.049448%46.055293%46.1%24.131%24.1%33.483929%24.851981%33.483929%33.5%52.449%52.4%8.547988%14.556782%8.547988%8.5%7.687%7.69%50.804675%45.065690%50.804675%50.8%30.722%30.7%28.224320%39.404650%28.224320%28.2%11.278%11.3%55.401214%50.555062%55.401214%55.4%58.556%58.6%
% 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 Monroe County
Monroe County
New York
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.184227%28.000116%25.184227%25.2%75.869%75.9%5.279927%5.661727%5.279927%5.3%47.551%47.6%17.853080%20.000185%17.853080%17.9%92.313%92.3%19.925801%19.221120%19.925801%19.9%69.278%69.3%38.615866%38.164773%38.615866%38.6%88.722%88.7%6.819808%8.276422%6.819808%6.8%41.444%41.4%
% 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 Monroe County
Monroe County
New York
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Hispanic2Other1Mixed1All RacesAsian1White342.769505%28.193995%42.769505%42.8%17,77817.8k288.676372%289%41.703351%25.348802%41.703351%41.7%4,642281.480278%281%41.404233%36.072504%41.404233%41.4%2,406279.461358%279%30.657103%24.975796%30.657103%30.7%1,325206.922699%207%14.815728%15.392310%14.815728%14.8%44,49044.5k100.000000%100%11.511230%13.614769%11.511230%11.5%94377.696019%78%7.587693%8.863243%7.587693%7.6%17,39617.4k51.213772%51%
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 Monroe County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
1%8%15%21%28%35%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Monroe County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%15%31%46%62%77%
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Food Stamps by Place in Monroe County

There are 18 places in Monroe County. This section compares all 18 of those to each other, Monroe County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monroe County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Monroe County, selected places in Monroe County, and entities that contain Monroe County
0%10%20%30%Count#RochesterWebsterNew YorkMonroe CountyMonroeScottsvilleRochester Metro AreaRochesterNorth GatesClarksonMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrockportEast RochesterE RochesterGreeceHiltonIrondequoitGatesHamlinFairportSpencerportChurchvilleBrightonHoneoye FallsPittsford34.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k122.579316%22.579316%22.6%548215.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.815728%14.815728%14.8%44,49044.5k14.039125%14.039125%14.0%122314.031179%14.031179%14.0%60,46460.5k13.992933%13.992933%14.0%594413.589898%13.589898%13.6%226513.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.059714%11.059714%11.1%263610.642782%10.642782%10.6%303710.162602%10.162602%10.2%650810.150892%10.150892%10.2%22299.855975%9.855975%9.9%2,183109.370352%9.370352%9.4%189118.449396%8.449396%8.4%182127.580645%7.580645%7.6%188136.323836%6.323836%6.3%91145.168539%5.168539%5.2%46154.853186%4.853186%4.9%757163.503185%3.503185%3.5%44172.442529%2.442529%2.4%1718
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 18 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Monroe County

There are 22 county subdivisions in Monroe County. This section compares all 22 of those to each other, Monroe County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monroe County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Monroe County, selected county subdivisions in Monroe County, and entities that contain Monroe County
0%10%20%30%Count#RochesterNew YorkMonroe CountyMonroeRochester Metro AreaRochesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of East RochesterE RochesterTown of ClarksonClarksonTown of GatesTown of IrondequoitIrondequoitTown of HamlinHamlinTown of GreeceGreeceTown of SwedenSwedenTown of WheatlandWheatlandTown of RigaTown of HenriettaHenriettaTown of ChiliTown of WebsterWebsterTown of OgdenTown of ParmaTown of BrightonBrightonTown of PerintonPerintonTown of RushTown of PenfieldPenfieldTown of MendonMendonTown of PittsfordPittsford34.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.815728%14.815728%14.8%44,49044.5k14.031179%14.031179%14.0%60,46460.5k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.642782%10.642782%10.6%303210.326531%10.326531%10.3%25339.858798%9.858798%9.9%1,16649.855975%9.855975%9.9%2,18358.971362%8.971362%9.0%30768.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,55177.947707%7.947707%7.9%38387.834331%7.834331%7.8%15797.402423%7.402423%7.4%165106.813287%6.813287%6.8%1,044116.365951%6.365951%6.4%700126.361556%6.361556%6.4%1,112136.094108%6.094108%6.1%452145.827350%5.827350%5.8%349154.853186%4.853186%4.9%757164.842017%4.842017%4.8%921174.166667%4.166667%4.2%58183.510667%3.510667%3.5%520192.279044%2.279044%2.3%82201.356682%1.356682%1.4%14121
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 Rochester Area

There are 6 counties in the Rochester Area. This section compares Monroe County to all of the counties in the Rochester Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monroe County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Monroe County, selected other counties in the Rochester Area, and entities that contain Monroe County
0%5%10%15%Count#Orleans CountyOrleansNew YorkMonroe CountyMonroeRochester Metro AreaRochesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLivingston CountyLivingstonYates CountyYatesWayne CountyWayneOntario CountyOntario17.263823%17.263823%17.3%2,785115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.815728%14.815728%14.8%44,49044.5k214.031179%14.031179%14.0%60,46460.5k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.858736%12.858736%12.9%3,114312.096097%12.096097%12.1%1,153411.671588%11.671588%11.7%4,269510.531915%10.531915%10.5%4,6536
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in New York

There are 62 counties in New York. This section compares Monroe County to the 50 most populous counties in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monroe 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 Monroe County, selected other counties in New York, and entities that contain Monroe County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxKings CountyKingsMontgomery CountyMontgomeryChautauqua CountyChautauquaClinton CountyClintonFranklin CountyFranklinChenango CountyChenangoCattaraugus CountyCattaraugusOneida CountyOneidaOswego CountyOswegoHerkimer CountyHerkimerSt. Lawrence CountySt. LawrenceBroome CountyBroomeErie CountyErieJefferson CountyJeffersonChemung CountyChemungNew YorkFulton CountyFultonMonroe CountyMonroeWashington CountyWashingtonOnondaga CountyOnondagaTioga CountyTiogaRochester Metro AreaRochesterCortland 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%5,5461615.392310%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%2,8282114.031179%14.031179%14.0%60,46460.5k13.973873%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 Monroe County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monroe 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 Monroe County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Monroe County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookNew YorkMonroe CountyMonroePima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasRochester Metro AreaRochesterQueens 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%99,48199.5k816.110205%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%1,118,4341.12M14.815728%14.815728%14.8%44,49044.5k14.729002%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%129,745130k1614.031179%14.031179%14.0%60,46460.5k13.924220%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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  • 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:
Rochester
Cities:
Rochester
Towns:
Brighton, Chili, Clarkson, East Rochester, Gates, Greece, Hamlin, Henrietta, Irondequoit, Mendon, Ogden, Parma, Penfield, Perinton, Pittsford, Riga, Rush, Sweden, Webster, Wheatland
Unincorporated Places:
Brighton, Clarkson, Gates, Greece, Hamlin, Irondequoit, North Gates
Villages:
Brockport, Churchville, East Rochester, Fairport, Hilton, Honeoye Falls, Pittsford, Scottsville, Spencerport, Webster
ZIP Codes:
14414, 14416, 14420, 14428, 14445, 14450, 14464, 14467, 14468, 14470, 14472, 14476, 14482, 14502, 14506, 14511, 14514, 14519, 14526, 14534, 14543, 14546, 14559, 14564, 14580, 14586, 14604, 14605, 14606, 14607, 14608, 14609, 14610, 14611, 14612, 14613, 14614, 14615, 14616, 14617, 14618, 14619, 14620, 14621, 14622, 14623, 14624, 14625, 14626, 14627
Unified School Districts:
Avon, Brighton, Brockport, Byron-Bergen, Caledonia-Mumford, Churchville-Chili, East Irondequoit, East Rochester, Fairport, Gates-Chili, Greece, Hilton, Holley, Honeoye Falls-Lima, Kendall, Penfield, Pittsford, Rochester, Rush-Henrietta, Spencerport, Victor, Wayne, Webster, West Irondequoit, Wheatland-Chili
Congressional Districts:
NY-25, NY-27
State Senate Districts:
NY-54, NY-55, NY-56, NY-59, NY-61, NY-62
Assembly Districts:
NY-133, NY-134, NY-135, NY-136, NY-137, NY-138, NY-139
Neighboring Counties:
Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne
Nearby Counties:
Wyoming