Food Stamps in Suffolk 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 Suffolk County
Suffolk County
New York
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$90,128.000000$60,741.000000$90,128.000000$90.1k489,758490k$30,918.000000$18,290.000000$30,918.000000$30.9k32,95933.0k$94,053.000000$70,350.000000$94,053.000000$94.1k456,799457k

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 Suffolk County
Suffolk County
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.299402%44.049448%48.299402%48.3%9.217%9.22%23.477654%24.851981%23.477654%23.5%24.598%24.6%18.441093%14.556782%18.441093%18.4%4.703%4.70%48.411663%45.065690%48.411663%48.4%14.900%14.9%45.641555%39.404650%45.641555%45.6%7.204%7.20%33.496162%50.555062%33.496162%33.5%31.424%31.4%

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 Suffolk County
Suffolk County
New York
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.322974%28.000116%34.322974%34.3%90.783%90.8%5.192656%5.661727%5.192656%5.2%75.402%75.4%26.963500%20.000185%26.963500%27.0%95.297%95.3%19.949474%19.221120%19.949474%19.9%85.100%85.1%42.420627%38.164773%42.420627%42.4%92.796%92.8%5.274092%8.276422%5.274092%5.3%68.576%68.6%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in New York and Suffolk County
Suffolk County
New York
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White320.166755%28.193995%20.166755%20.2%6,458299.670186%300%17.116886%36.072504%17.116886%17.1%2,674254.350316%254%13.631938%24.975796%13.631938%13.6%840202.565325%203%12.537608%25.348802%12.537608%12.5%5,084186.304007%186%6.729650%15.392310%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k100.000000%100%4.913848%13.614769%4.913848%4.9%69373.017884%73%4.513530%8.863243%4.513530%4.5%17,21017.2k67.069313%67%

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Suffolk County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Suffolk County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in Suffolk County

There are 157 places that are fully or partially contained within Suffolk County (156 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 157 of those to each other, Suffolk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Suffolk County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Suffolk County, selected places in Suffolk County, and entities that contain Suffolk County
0%10%20%30%Count#NorthamptonWyandanchCentral IslipNorth Bay ShoreN Bay ShrMastic BeachGordon HeightsGordon HtsOcean BeachBay ShoreRiverheadMasticNorth BellportN BellportBrentwoodNew YorkGreenportPatchogueNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGreenlawnNorth AmityvilleN AmityvilleShelter IslandShelter IsNorth LindenhurstN LindenhurstBaywoodSeldenCalvertonWheatley HeightsWheatley HtsHuntington StationShirleyCopiagueAmityvilleSound BeachMiddle IslandMorichesLaurelDeer ParkWest BabylonCoramSuffolk CountySuffolkRiversideSagaponackEast NorthportE NorthportHoltsvilleNorth PatchogueN PatchogueWest IslipCommackEast IslipPoquottWesthamptonNorthvilleGilgoOak Beach-CaptreeOak Bch-CaptreeWest Hampton DunesW Hampton DunesSaltaireDering Harbor31.050228%31.050228%31.1%68126.338028%26.338028%26.3%748219.880927%19.880927%19.9%1,870318.222321%18.222321%18.2%818417.739976%17.739976%17.7%876517.607656%17.607656%17.6%184617.391304%17.391304%17.4%4717.159313%17.159313%17.2%1,579816.657049%16.657049%16.7%866916.164264%16.164264%16.2%7401015.760713%15.760713%15.8%5481115.740051%15.740051%15.7%2,1121215.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.372716%14.372716%14.4%1181314.049236%14.049236%14.0%6621413.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.799867%11.799867%11.8%5331511.717094%11.717094%11.7%6081610.915493%10.915493%10.9%621710.561423%10.561423%10.6%3801810.424188%10.424188%10.4%2311910.369181%10.369181%10.4%6462010.148760%10.148760%10.1%3072110.021786%10.021786%10.0%138229.893182%9.893182%9.9%991239.842572%9.842572%9.8%744249.751699%9.751699%9.8%703259.377791%9.377791%9.4%315268.975751%8.975751%9.0%248278.782005%8.782005%8.8%367288.489857%8.489857%8.5%113298.352144%8.352144%8.4%37307.389937%7.389937%7.4%658347.371795%7.371795%7.4%1,012356.908842%6.908842%6.9%1,008406.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k6.484642%6.484642%6.5%38455.208333%5.208333%5.2%5564.631880%4.631880%4.6%324674.077094%4.077094%4.1%275793.534483%3.534483%3.5%82902.582160%2.582160%2.6%2201012.359608%2.359608%2.4%2791051.908924%1.908924%1.9%831121.208459%1.208459%1.2%41230.607287%0.607287%0.6%61340.000000%0.000000%0.0%01450.000000%0.000000%0.0%01530.000000%0.000000%0.0%01540.000000%0.000000%0.0%01550.000000%0.000000%0.0%01560.000000%0.000000%0.0%0157

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Suffolk County

There are 12 county subdivisions in Suffolk County. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Suffolk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Suffolk County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Suffolk County, selected county subdivisions in Suffolk County, and entities that contain Suffolk County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Poospatuck ReservationPoospatuckNew YorkNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of IslipTown of RiverheadRiverheadTown of BabylonBabylonTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenSuffolk CountySuffolkTown of Shelter IslandShelter IsTown of SoutholdSoutholdTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of East HamptonE HamptonTown of SmithtownSmithtownShinnecock ReservationShinnecock27.000000%27.000000%27.0%54115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,11128.713116%8.713116%8.7%1,12838.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,54547.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k56.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k5.511111%5.511111%5.5%6264.510295%4.510295%4.5%41474.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,05284.151939%4.151939%4.2%88193.378378%3.378378%3.4%310102.870620%2.870620%2.9%1,138110.000000%0.000000%0.0%012

Food Stamps by County in the New York Area

There are 25 counties in the New York Area. This section compares Suffolk County to all of the counties in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Suffolk County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Suffolk County, selected other counties in the New York Area, and entities that contain Suffolk County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxKings CountyKingsPassaic CountyPassaicEssex CountyEssexHudson CountyHudsonNew YorkQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRichmond CountyRichmondOrange CountyOrangeRockland CountyRocklandDutchess CountyDutchessPike CountyPikeUnion CountyUnionWestchester CountyWestchesterOcean CountyOceanSuffolk CountySuffolkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMonmouth CountyMonmouthBergen CountyBergenNassau CountyNassauSussex CountySussexPutnam CountyPutnamMorris CountyMorrisHunterdon CountyHunterdonSomerset CountySomerset36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k123.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k219.515396%19.515396%19.5%31,52431.5k315.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k415.395343%15.395343%15.4%38,74938.7k515.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k613.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k713.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k811.139967%11.139967%11.1%13,94113.9k911.127042%11.127042%11.1%11,02011.0k1010.054325%10.054325%10.1%10,75310.8k119.467708%9.467708%9.5%2,001129.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k138.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k148.057176%8.057176%8.1%17,93617.9k156.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k165.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k175.949723%5.949723%5.9%13,85513.9k185.337483%5.337483%5.3%17,99118.0k195.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k204.460558%4.460558%4.5%2,393213.891267%3.891267%3.9%1,327223.421723%3.421723%3.4%6,150233.200170%3.200170%3.2%1,502243.059525%3.059525%3.1%3,56325

Food Stamps by County in New York

There are 62 counties in New York. This section compares Suffolk County to the 50 most populous counties in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Suffolk 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 Suffolk County, selected other counties in New York, and entities that contain Suffolk 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 YorkNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaSullivan 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%2,8282113.973873%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%103,454103k2613.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.410933%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

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Suffolk County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Suffolk 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 Suffolk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Suffolk 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 YorkNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaBroward 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%1,118,4341.12M14.729002%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%103,454103k1813.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.540063%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

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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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