Food Stamps in Burke 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 Burke County
Burke County
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$39,759.000000$48,256.000000$39,759.000000$39.8k34,19934.2k$15,540.000000$18,633.000000$15,540.000000$15.5k6,085$45,833.000000$54,494.000000$45,833.000000$45.8k28,11428.1k
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 Burke County
Burke County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.592440%52.550232%47.592440%47.6%28.662%28.7%23.615448%29.599057%23.615448%23.6%51.157%51.2%16.253081%16.883803%16.253081%16.3%16.828%16.8%57.091208%44.456089%57.091208%57.1%28.130%28.1%29.663106%28.514042%29.663106%29.7%11.920%11.9%57.271980%52.345550%57.271980%57.3%55.939%55.9%
% 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 Burke County
Burke County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.638472%28.183055%25.638472%25.6%71.338%71.3%4.880131%5.429395%4.880131%4.9%48.843%48.8%17.386356%20.368986%17.386356%17.4%83.172%83.2%31.571459%23.443247%31.571459%31.6%71.870%71.9%47.438998%37.690404%47.438998%47.4%88.080%88.1%9.763819%9.371924%9.763819%9.8%44.061%44.1%
% 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 Burke County
Burke County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Black1Other1All RacesAsian1White2Hispanic347.843137%22.100010%47.843137%47.8%122268.888653%269%37.405813%28.706005%37.405813%37.4%695210.228659%210%24.828375%25.483514%24.828375%24.8%217139.540773%140%17.792918%14.380069%17.792918%17.8%6,085100.000000%100%16.465257%7.356142%16.465257%16.5%10992.538261%93%16.185972%9.367550%16.185972%16.2%4,86090.968621%91%15.648855%18.935504%15.648855%15.6%8287.949908%88%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Burke County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
4%11%18%24%31%38%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Burke County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
8.3%12.2%16.0%19.9%23.8%27.7%
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Food Stamps by Place in Burke County

There are 12 places that are fully or partially contained within Burke County (9 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Burke County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Burke County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Burke County, selected places in Burke County, and entities that contain Burke County
0%10%20%30%Count#Long ViewValdeseRhodhissHildebranDrexelMorgantonBurke County SchoolsBurke CountyBurke CountyBurkeIcardHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaHickoryRutherford CollegeSalemNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthGlen AlpineSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesConnelly SpringsConnelly Spgs30.329457%30.329457%30.3%626126.709747%26.709747%26.7%496222.222222%22.222222%22.2%82321.932115%21.932115%21.9%168420.370370%20.370370%20.4%154519.243570%19.243570%19.2%1,272617.792918%17.792918%17.8%6,08517.792918%17.792918%17.8%6,08517.510730%17.510730%17.5%204716.709283%16.709283%16.7%23,32923.3k16.675983%16.675983%16.7%2,685816.145833%16.145833%16.1%93915.178571%15.178571%15.2%1361014.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.126394%14.126394%14.1%761113.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.423453%10.423453%10.4%6412
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Burke County

There are 13 county subdivisions in Burke County. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Burke County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Burke County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Burke County, selected county subdivisions in Burke County, and entities that contain Burke County
0%10%20%30%Count#Lower Creek TownshipLower CrkLower Fork TownshipLower ForkLovelady TownshipLoveladyIcard TownshipIcardMorganton TownshipMorgantonBurke County SchoolsBurke CountyBurke CountyBurkeHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaDrexel TownshipDrexelNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSilver Creek TownshipSilver CrkLinville TownshipLinvilleUpper Creek TownshipUpper CrkQuaker Meadows TownshipQuaker MdwsSmoky Creek TownshipSmoky CrkUpper Fork TownshipUpper ForkJonas Ridge TownshipJonas Rdg37.458746%37.458746%37.5%454122.894334%22.894334%22.9%299221.461988%21.461988%21.5%734319.142016%19.142016%19.1%1,236418.511217%18.511217%18.5%1,972517.792918%17.792918%17.8%6,08517.792918%17.792918%17.8%6,08516.709283%16.709283%16.7%23,32923.3k16.277163%16.277163%16.3%397614.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.844037%12.844037%12.8%504712.117347%12.117347%12.1%95811.680912%11.680912%11.7%41910.807938%10.807938%10.8%305106.250000%6.250000%6.3%16116.000000%6.000000%6.0%21124.888889%4.888889%4.9%1113
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 13 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Hickory Area

There are 4 counties in the Hickory Area. This section compares Burke County to all of the counties in the Hickory Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Burke County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Burke County, selected other counties in the Hickory Area, and entities that contain Burke County
0%5%10%15%Count#Caldwell CountyCaldwellBurke County SchoolsBurke CountyBurke CountyBurkeHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaCatawba CountyCatawbaAlexander CountyAlexanderNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States18.272123%18.272123%18.3%5,831117.792918%17.792918%17.8%6,08517.792918%17.792918%17.8%6,085216.709283%16.709283%16.7%23,32923.3k15.674091%15.674091%15.7%9,359314.888373%14.888373%14.9%2,054414.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in North Carolina

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

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Burke County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Burke County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#Robeson CountyRobesonLenoir CountyLenoirColumbus CountyColumbusRutherford CountyRutherfordSampson CountySampsonDuplin CountyDuplinNash CountyNashCleveland CountyClevelandWayne CountyWayneWilson CountyWilsonRockingham CountyRockinghamCaldwell CountyCaldwellWilkes CountyWilkesBurke County SchoolsBurke CountyBurke CountyBurkeGaston CountyGastonSurry CountySurryCumberland CountyCumberlandDavidson CountyDavidsonLee CountyLeeHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaFranklin 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%5,0041317.792918%17.792918%17.8%6,08517.792918%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%3,6301916.709283%16.709283%16.7%23,32923.3k16.307602%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 Burke County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Burke 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 Burke County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Burke County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaBurke County SchoolsBurke CountyBurke CountyBurkeHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaHillsborough 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%99,48199.5k817.792918%17.792918%17.8%6,08517.792918%17.792918%17.8%6,08516.709283%16.709283%16.7%23,32923.3k16.110205%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

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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 Cities:
Hickory, Morganton
Cities:
Hickory, Morganton
Towns:
Connelly Springs, Drexel, Glen Alpine, Hildebran, Long View, Rhodhiss, Rutherford College, Valdese
Townships:
Drexel, Icard, Jonas Ridge, Linville, Lovelady, Lower Creek, Lower Fork, Morganton, Quaker Meadows, Silver Creek, Smoky Creek, Upper Creek, Upper Fork
Unincorporated Places:
Icard, Salem
ZIP Codes:
28018, 28020, 28090, 28601, 28602, 28611, 28612, 28619, 28628, 28637, 28645, 28655, 28657, 28666, 28667, 28671, 28690, 28752, 28761
Unified School District:
Burke County
Congressional Districts:
NC-10, NC-11
State Senate District:
NC-46
State House Districts:
NC-86, NC-112
Neighboring Counties:
Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell, Rutherford
Nearby Counties:
Alexander, Carter, Gaston, Iredell, Mitchell, Polk, Unicoi, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey