Food Stamps in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County
Schenectady County
New York
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$59,959.000000$60,741.000000$59,959.000000$60.0k55,02755.0k$16,311.000000$18,290.000000$16,311.000000$16.3k7,590$67,572.000000$70,350.000000$67,572.000000$67.6k47,43747.4k
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 Schenectady County
Schenectady County
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.729908%44.049448%34.729908%34.7%17.947%17.9%21.989460%24.851981%21.989460%22.0%44.926%44.9%8.959157%14.556782%8.959157%9.0%7.052%7.05%42.503294%45.065690%42.503294%42.5%23.932%23.9%30.764163%39.404650%30.764163%30.8%10.817%10.8%46.521739%50.555062%46.521739%46.5%58.306%58.3%
% 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 Schenectady County
Schenectady County
New York
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.406328%28.000116%25.406328%25.4%82.053%82.1%4.313089%5.661727%4.313089%4.3%55.074%55.1%18.894534%20.000185%18.894534%18.9%92.948%92.9%21.616038%19.221120%21.616038%21.6%76.068%76.1%40.582246%38.164773%40.582246%40.6%89.183%89.2%5.322849%8.276422%5.322849%5.3%41.694%41.7%
% 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 Schenectady County
Schenectady County
New York
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Hispanic2Mixed1Other1All RacesAsian1White336.299229%28.193995%36.299229%36.3%1,742263.167019%263%34.950820%25.348802%34.950820%35.0%533253.391140%253%33.787030%24.975796%33.787030%33.8%422244.953739%245%21.580928%36.072504%21.580928%21.6%344156.460310%156%13.793229%15.392310%13.793229%13.8%7,590100.000000%100%11.044418%13.614769%11.044418%11.0%18480.071301%80%9.876906%8.863243%9.876906%9.9%4,36571.606921%72%
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 Schenectady County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.0%6.7%11.4%16.0%20.7%25.4%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Schenectady County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%36%48%61%
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Food Stamps by Place in Schenectady County

There are 9 places in Schenectady County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Schenectady County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Schenectady County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Schenectady County, selected places in Schenectady County, and entities that contain Schenectady County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#SchenectadyNew YorkSchenectady CountySchenectadyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesScotiaAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaMariaville LakeMariaville LkRotterdamDelansonEast GlenvilleE GlenvilleNiskayunaDuanesburgDuane Lake25.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,899115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.793229%13.793229%13.8%7,59013.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.697479%11.697479%11.7%348211.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k9.580838%9.580838%9.6%1638.445630%8.445630%8.4%63343.200000%3.200000%3.2%452.656704%2.656704%2.7%6461.001879%1.001879%1.0%1670.000000%0.000000%0.0%080.000000%0.000000%0.0%09
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Schenectady County

There are 6 county subdivisions in Schenectady County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Schenectady County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Schenectady County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Schenectady County, selected county subdivisions in Schenectady County, and entities that contain Schenectady County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#SchenectadyNew YorkSchenectady CountySchenectadyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaTown of RotterdamRotterdamTown of GlenvilleGlenvilleTown of DuanesburgDuanesburgTown of PrincetownPrincetownTown of NiskayunaNiskayuna25.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,899115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.793229%13.793229%13.8%7,59013.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k6.986652%6.986652%7.0%73826.759756%6.759756%6.8%73132.516034%2.516034%2.5%5142.112676%2.112676%2.1%1552.044829%2.044829%2.0%1566
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Albany Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Schenectady County, selected other counties in the Albany Area, and entities that contain Schenectady 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 Schenectady County to the 50 most populous counties in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Schenectady 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 Schenectady County, selected other counties in New York, and entities that contain Schenectady 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 Schenectady County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Schenectady 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 Schenectady County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Schenectady 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 CountyQueensSchenectady CountySchenectadyNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardMiddle AtlanticFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant 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%108,512109k1713.793229%13.793229%13.8%7,59013.731890%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%44,19144.2k2711.038366%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:
Schenectady
Cities:
Schenectady
Towns:
Duanesburg, Glenville, Niskayuna, Princetown, Rotterdam
Unincorporated Places:
Duane Lake, Duanesburg, East Glenville, Mariaville Lake, Niskayuna, Rotterdam
Villages:
Delanson, Scotia
ZIP Codes:
12008, 12010, 12019, 12027, 12053, 12056, 12066, 12137, 12150, 12157, 12302, 12303, 12304, 12305, 12306, 12307, 12308, 12309
Unified School Districts:
Amsterdam, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, Duanesburg, Galway, Niskayuna, Rotterdam-Mohonasen, Schalmont, Schenectady, Schoharie, Scotia-Glenville, South Colonie
Congressional District:
NY-20
State Senate Districts:
NY-46, NY-49
Assembly Districts:
NY-110, NY-111, NY-112
Neighboring Counties:
Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schoharie
Nearby Counties:
Berkshire, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Rensselaer, Ulster, Warren, Washington