Food Stamps in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County
New York
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$61,754.000000$60,741.000000$61,754.000000$61.8k63,55363.6k$17,351.000000$18,290.000000$17,351.000000$17.4k7,593$68,667.000000$70,350.000000$68,667.000000$68.7k55,96056.0k
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 Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty245.080996%44.049448%45.080996%45.1%19.305%19.3%28.052153%24.851981%28.052153%28.1%43.275%43.3%10.694060%14.556782%10.694060%10.7%7.373%7.37%48.834453%45.065690%48.834453%48.8%23.168%23.2%27.459502%39.404650%27.459502%27.5%8.904%8.90%50.704596%50.555062%50.704596%50.7%51.636%51.6%
% 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 Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County
New York
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.568263%28.000116%25.568263%25.6%80.695%80.7%4.989278%5.661727%4.989278%5.0%56.725%56.7%18.229092%20.000185%18.229092%18.2%92.627%92.6%21.974625%19.221120%21.974625%22.0%76.832%76.8%38.120086%38.164773%38.120086%38.1%91.096%91.1%6.443888%8.276422%6.443888%6.4%48.364%48.4%
% 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 Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County
New York
0%10%20%30%Count%Hispanic1Black2Mixed2Other2All RacesWhite3Asian236.263736%25.348802%36.263736%36.3%462303.525514%304%32.866349%28.193995%32.866349%32.9%1,173275.089567%275%30.846224%24.975796%30.846224%30.8%339258.181228%258%29.477612%36.072504%29.477612%29.5%158246.726020%247%11.947508%15.392310%11.947508%11.9%7,593100.000000%100%9.583035%8.863243%9.583035%9.6%5,35580.209486%80%8.870293%13.614769%8.870293%8.9%10674.243872%74%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Rensselaer County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.2%6.3%10.4%14.5%18.6%22.8%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Rensselaer County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%33%44%56%
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Food Stamps by Place in Rensselaer County

There are 14 places in Rensselaer County. This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Rensselaer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rensselaer County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rensselaer County, selected places in Rensselaer County, and entities that contain Rensselaer County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Hoosick FallsTroyRensselaerNew YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSchaghticokeRensselaer CountyRensselaerAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaNassauAverill ParkEast NassauEast GreenbushE GreenbushCastleton-on-HudsonWest Sand LakeW Sand LkValley FallsPoestenkillWynantskillHampton Manor22.769953%22.769953%22.8%291122.740334%22.740334%22.7%4,511218.419765%18.419765%18.4%753315.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.184874%12.184874%12.2%29411.947508%11.947508%11.9%7,59311.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k9.978769%9.978769%10.0%4756.151142%6.151142%6.2%3565.063291%5.063291%5.1%1274.421053%4.421053%4.4%8483.784861%3.784861%3.8%1992.792141%2.792141%2.8%27102.747253%2.747253%2.7%5112.528736%2.528736%2.5%11122.223987%2.223987%2.2%28130.000000%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 Rensselaer County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rensselaer County, selected county subdivisions in Rensselaer County, and entities that contain Rensselaer County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#TroyRensselaerTown of HoosickHoosickNew YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRensselaer CountyRensselaerAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaTown of PetersburghPetersburghTown of StephentownStephentownTown of NassauNassauTown of PittstownPittstownTown of SchodackSchodackTown of SchaghticokeSchaghticokeTown of North GreenbushN GreenbushTown of BerlinBerlinTown of BrunswickBrunswickTown of PoestenkillPoestenkillTown of GraftonGraftonTown of Sand LakeSand LkTown of East GreenbushE Greenbush22.740334%22.740334%22.7%4,511118.419765%18.419765%18.4%753217.132867%17.132867%17.1%441315.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.947508%11.947508%11.9%7,59311.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k11.007752%11.007752%11.0%7149.458367%9.458367%9.5%11758.024691%8.024691%8.0%15667.275255%7.275255%7.3%15776.920275%6.920275%6.9%34286.864827%6.864827%6.9%19495.335014%5.335014%5.3%254104.450626%4.450626%4.5%32114.231066%4.231066%4.2%219123.985723%3.985723%4.0%67133.503185%3.503185%3.5%33142.911118%2.911118%2.9%94152.237268%2.237268%2.2%15216
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Albany Area

There are 5 counties in the Albany Area. This section compares Rensselaer County to all of the counties in the Albany Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rensselaer County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rensselaer County, selected other counties in the Albany Area, and entities that contain Rensselaer County
0%5%10%15%Count#New YorkSchenectady CountySchenectadyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSchoharie CountySchoharieRensselaer CountyRensselaerAlbany CountyAlbanyAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaSaratoga CountySaratoga15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.793229%13.793229%13.8%7,590113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.511113%12.511113%12.5%1,548211.947508%11.947508%11.9%7,593311.526251%11.526251%11.5%14,30514.3k411.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k7.868333%7.868333%7.9%7,1525
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in New York

There are 62 counties in New York. This section compares Rensselaer County to the 50 most populous counties in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County, selected other counties in New York, and entities that contain Rensselaer 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 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 CountyRocklandAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaColumbia 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%2,8282113.973873%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%11,02011.0k4111.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k10.658233%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 Rensselaer County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Rensselaer County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough 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 CountyAlleghenyRensselaer CountyRensselaerTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaRiverside 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%1,118,4341.12M14.729002%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%65,10865.1k2411.947508%11.947508%11.9%7,59311.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2711.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k10.700905%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:
Troy
Cities:
Rensselaer, Troy
Towns:
Berlin, Brunswick, East Greenbush, Grafton, Hoosick, Nassau, North Greenbush, Petersburgh, Pittstown, Poestenkill, Sand Lake, Schaghticoke, Schodack, Stephentown
Unincorporated Places:
Averill Park, East Greenbush, Hampton Manor, Poestenkill, West Sand Lake, Wynantskill
Villages:
Castleton-on-Hudson, East Nassau, Hoosick Falls, Nassau, Schaghticoke, Valley Falls
ZIP Codes:
12018, 12022, 12028, 12033, 12040, 12052, 12057, 12061, 12062, 12063, 12089, 12090, 12094, 12118, 12121, 12123, 12138, 12140, 12144, 12153, 12154, 12156, 12168, 12169, 12180, 12182, 12184, 12185, 12196, 12198
Unified School Districts:
Averill Park, Berlin, Brunswick (Brittonkill), Cambridge, East Greenbush, Hoosic Valley, Hoosick Falls, Kinderhook (Ichabod Crane), Lansingburgh, Mechanicville, New Lebanon, North Greenbush Common (Williams), Rensselaer, Schodack, Stillwater, Troy, Wynantskill
Congressional Districts:
NY-19, NY-20
State Senate Districts:
NY-43, NY-44
Assembly Districts:
NY-107, NY-108
Neighboring Counties:
Albany, Bennington, Berkshire, Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Washington
Nearby Counties:
Hampden, Hampshire, Schenectady, Warren, Windham