Food Stamps in Avery County, North Carolina (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Avery County
Avery County
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$35,891.000000$48,256.000000$35,891.000000$35.9k6,756$16,954.000000$18,633.000000$16,954.000000$17.0k1,207$39,617.000000$54,494.000000$39,617.000000$39.6k5,549
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 North Carolina and Avery County
Avery County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.169014%52.550232%28.169014%28.2%22.849%22.8%4.391052%29.599057%4.391052%4.4%27.895%27.9%18.724109%16.883803%18.724109%18.7%21.221%21.2%62.303231%44.456089%62.303231%62.3%27.821%27.8%49.047225%28.514042%49.047225%49.0%18.210%18.2%39.105220%52.345550%39.105220%39.1%39.203%39.2%
% 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 North Carolina and Avery County
Avery County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.688412%28.183055%20.688412%20.7%77.151%77.2%2.468913%5.429395%2.468913%2.5%72.105%72.1%15.119841%20.368986%15.119841%15.1%78.779%78.8%35.159488%23.443247%35.159488%35.2%72.179%72.2%47.918544%37.690404%47.918544%47.9%81.790%81.8%13.191566%9.371924%13.191566%13.2%60.797%60.8%
% 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 North Carolina and Avery County
Avery County
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%Count%Asian1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesWhite3Other194.736842%7.356142%94.736842%94.7%18530.275149%530%75.000000%28.706005%75.000000%75.0%3419.801160%420%27.848101%18.935504%27.848101%27.8%22155.875536%156%20.000000%22.100010%20.000000%20.0%7111.946976%112%17.865601%14.380069%17.865601%17.9%1,207100.000000%100%17.488584%9.367550%17.488584%17.5%1,14997.889707%98%16.326531%25.483514%16.326531%16.3%891.385287%91%
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 Avery County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%8%17%25%34%43%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Avery County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
12.6%15.4%18.2%20.9%23.7%26.5%
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Food Stamps by Place in Avery County

There are 8 places that are fully or partially contained within Avery County (6 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Avery County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Avery County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Avery County, selected places in Avery County, and entities that contain Avery County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Sugar MountainSugar MtnNewlandAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAveryNorth CarolinaN CarolinaElk ParkSouthSouth AtlanticCrossnoreUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBeech MountainBeech MtnSeven DevilsBanner ElkGrandfather22.556391%22.556391%22.6%60121.130952%21.130952%21.1%71217.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20717.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20714.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.349776%14.349776%14.3%32314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.513514%13.513514%13.5%10413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M5.054152%5.054152%5.1%1454.929577%4.929577%4.9%764.778157%4.778157%4.8%1470.000000%0.000000%0.0%08
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 8 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Avery County

There are 19 county subdivisions in Avery County. This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Avery County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Avery County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Avery County, selected county subdivisions in Avery County, and entities that contain Avery County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Hughes TownshipHughesFrank TownshipFrankNewland No. 2 TownshipNewland No. 2Cranberry TownshipCranberryRoaring Creek TownshipRoaring CrkMinneapolis TownshipMinneapolisBeech Mountain TownshipBeech MtnHeaton TownshipHeatonNewland No. 1 TownshipNewland No. 1Avery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAveryPlumtree TownshipPlumtreeNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthLinville TownshipLinvillePineola TownshipPineolaSouth AtlanticIngalls TownshipIngallsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesElk Park TownshipElk PkAltamont TownshipAltamontBanner Elk TownshipBanner ElkPyatte TownshipPyatteMontezuma TownshipMontezumaCarey's Flat TownshipCarey's Flat42.276423%42.276423%42.3%52141.379310%41.379310%41.4%48238.825758%38.825758%38.8%205335.714286%35.714286%35.7%65434.693878%34.693878%34.7%102526.923077%26.923077%26.9%42624.757282%24.757282%24.8%51724.137931%24.137931%24.1%21817.948718%17.948718%17.9%112917.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20717.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20716.410256%16.410256%16.4%321014.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.163090%14.163090%14.2%331113.871636%13.871636%13.9%671213.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.369963%13.369963%13.4%731313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.200957%12.200957%12.2%511411.230769%11.230769%11.2%731511.103303%11.103303%11.1%158167.582938%7.582938%7.6%16172.654867%2.654867%2.7%6180.000000%0.000000%0.0%019
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Avery County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Avery County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Avery County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Avery County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#Robeson CountyRobesonLenoir CountyLenoirColumbus CountyColumbusRutherford CountyRutherfordSampson CountySampsonDuplin CountyDuplinNash CountyNashCleveland CountyClevelandWayne CountyWayneWilson CountyWilsonRockingham CountyRockinghamCaldwell CountyCaldwellWilkes CountyWilkesAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAveryBurke CountyBurkeGaston CountyGastonSurry CountySurryCumberland CountyCumberlandDavidson CountyDavidsonLee CountyLeeFranklin CountyFranklinHarnett CountyHarnettPitt CountyPittCatawba CountyCatawbaAlamance CountyAlamanceStanly CountyStanlyPender CountyPenderRowan CountyRowanRandolph CountyRandolphGuilford CountyGuilfordCraven CountyCravenJohnston CountyJohnstonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHaywood CountyHaywoodGranville CountyGranvilleSouthLincoln CountyLincolnBrunswick CountyBrunswickSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesForsyth CountyForsythBuncombe CountyBuncombeCarteret CountyCarteretDurham CountyDurhamNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgOnslow CountyOnslowCabarrus CountyCabarrusMoore CountyMooreUnion CountyUnionChatham CountyChathamHenderson CountyHendersonIredell CountyIredellOrange CountyOrangeWake CountyWake30.032234%30.032234%30.0%13,78913.8k125.552900%25.552900%25.6%5,881222.679573%22.679573%22.7%5,014321.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,811421.376487%21.376487%21.4%5,013521.254019%21.254019%21.3%4,627619.932930%19.932930%19.9%7,311719.484641%19.484641%19.5%7,244819.398890%19.398890%19.4%9,120919.153466%19.153466%19.2%6,1181018.670506%18.670506%18.7%7,0021118.272123%18.272123%18.3%5,8311218.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,0041317.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20717.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20717.792918%17.792918%17.8%6,0851417.656187%17.656187%17.7%14,10814.1k1517.182786%17.182786%17.2%4,9551617.158908%17.158908%17.2%21,13621.1k1717.115697%17.115697%17.1%10,96511.0k1817.003138%17.003138%17.0%3,6301916.307602%16.307602%16.3%3,8682016.272423%16.272423%16.3%7,0032115.836289%15.836289%15.8%10,89610.9k2215.674091%15.674091%15.7%9,3592315.446473%15.446473%15.4%9,5852415.342547%15.342547%15.3%3,6192515.320931%15.320931%15.3%3,1462614.995919%14.995919%15.0%7,7162714.805772%14.805772%14.8%8,1262814.505886%14.505886%14.5%29,05529.1k2914.479549%14.479549%14.5%5,8803014.467170%14.467170%14.5%9,1463114.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.344387%14.344387%14.3%3,7723214.220295%14.220295%14.2%2,9193314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.017379%14.017379%14.0%4,2913413.832522%13.832522%13.8%6,9943513.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.826264%12.826264%12.8%18,58518.6k3612.214301%12.214301%12.2%12,47312.5k3712.096201%12.096201%12.1%3,5763811.994338%11.994338%12.0%14,23514.2k3911.827141%11.827141%11.8%10,59710.6k4011.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k4110.987818%10.987818%11.0%6,8824210.492173%10.492173%10.5%7,165439.871313%9.871313%9.9%3,728449.804437%9.804437%9.8%7,089459.778443%9.778443%9.8%2,679469.569011%9.569011%9.6%4,496479.365481%9.365481%9.4%5,780487.612898%7.612898%7.6%3,938497.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k50
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 Avery County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Avery 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 Avery County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Avery County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAveryHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited 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%99,48199.5k817.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20717.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20716.110205%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%308,063308k1214.729002%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%129,745130k1614.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.049135%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

Definitions

  • 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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Towns:
Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Crossnore, Elk Park, Newland, Seven Devils
Townships:
Altamont, Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Carey's Flat, Cranberry, Elk Park, Frank, Heaton, Hughes, Ingalls, Linville, Minneapolis, Montezuma, Newland No. 1, Newland No. 2, Pineola, Plumtree, Pyatte, Roaring Creek
Villages:
Grandfather, Sugar Mountain
ZIP Codes:
28604, 28605, 28611, 28616, 28622, 28646, 28647, 28652, 28657, 28662, 28679, 28777
Unified School District:
Avery County
Congressional District:
NC-5
State Senate District:
NC-45
State House District:
NC-85
Neighboring Counties:
Burke, Caldwell, Carter, Johnson, McDowell, Mitchell, Watauga
Nearby Cities:
Bristol
Nearby Counties:
Alexander, Ashe, Madison, Rutherford, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington, Wilkes, Yancey