Food Stamps in Carteret 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 Carteret County
Carteret County
North Carolina
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,599.000000$48,256.000000$50,599.000000$50.6k29,56329.6k$17,304.000000$18,633.000000$17,304.000000$17.3k3,576$55,828.000000$54,494.000000$55,828.000000$55.8k25,98726.0k
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 North Carolina and Carteret County
Carteret County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty246.392617%52.550232%46.392617%46.4%21.786%21.8%29.138702%29.599057%29.138702%29.1%49.174%49.2%12.639821%16.883803%12.639821%12.6%9.442%9.44%51.705817%44.456089%51.705817%51.7%18.958%19.0%27.181208%28.514042%27.181208%27.2%6.975%6.98%55.005593%52.345550%55.005593%55.0%50.243%50.2%
% 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 Carteret County
Carteret County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.919152%28.183055%22.919152%22.9%78.214%78.2%4.144380%5.429395%4.144380%4.1%50.826%50.8%16.681418%20.368986%16.681418%16.7%90.558%90.6%30.415208%23.443247%30.415208%30.4%81.042%81.0%49.882634%37.690404%49.882634%49.9%93.025%93.0%7.496056%9.371924%7.496056%7.5%49.757%49.8%
% 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 Carteret County
Carteret County
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Mixed1Black1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian127.638191%22.100010%27.638191%27.6%110228.486532%228%26.265634%28.706005%26.265634%26.3%441217.139527%217%16.917293%25.483514%16.917293%16.9%45139.856247%140%14.159292%18.935504%14.159292%14.2%80117.055691%117%12.096201%14.380069%12.096201%12.1%3,576100.000000%100%10.881261%9.367550%10.881261%10.9%2,87289.956017%90%10.727969%7.356142%10.727969%10.7%2888.688747%89%
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 Carteret County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
6%13%19%26%33%40%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Carteret County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%20%26%33%
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Food Stamps by Place in Carteret County

There are 17 places in Carteret County. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Carteret County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Carteret County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Carteret County, selected places in Carteret County, and entities that contain Carteret County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#PeletierBeaufortGloucesterDavisMorehead CityMarshallbergHarkers IslandHarkers IsAtlanticBroad CreekNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMorehead City Metro AreaMorehead CityCarteret County SchoolsCarteret CoCarteret CountyCarteretNewportBogueCape CarteretAtlantic BeachAtlantic BchIndian BeachCedar PointEmerald IslePine Knoll ShoresPne Knl Shrs29.738562%29.738562%29.7%91121.341760%21.341760%21.3%439221.198157%21.198157%21.2%46320.945946%20.945946%20.9%31417.752597%17.752597%17.8%752516.393443%16.393443%16.4%30615.551839%15.551839%15.6%93715.137615%15.137615%15.1%33814.807302%14.807302%14.8%146914.380069%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%15,360,95115.4M12.096201%12.096201%12.1%3,57612.096201%12.096201%12.1%3,57612.096201%12.096201%12.1%3,5768.183222%8.183222%8.2%159106.620209%6.620209%6.6%19116.363636%6.363636%6.4%56126.037322%6.037322%6.0%55133.809524%3.809524%3.8%4143.595890%3.595890%3.6%21152.977802%2.977802%3.0%55161.353383%1.353383%1.4%917
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 17 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Carteret County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Carteret County, selected county subdivisions in Carteret County, and entities that contain Carteret County
0%10%20%30%Count#Stacy TownshipStacyMerrimon TownshipMerrimonDavis TownshipDavisSmyrna TownshipSmyrnaSea Level TownshipSea LevelMarshallberg TownshipMarshallbergBeaufort TownshipBeaufortHarkers Island TownshipHarkers IsHarlowe TownshipHarloweNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNewport TownshipNewportMorehead City Metro AreaMorehead CityCarteret County SchoolsCarteret CoCarteret CountyCarteretMorehead TownshipMoreheadAtlantic TownshipAtlanticStraits TownshipStraitsWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakCedar Island TownshipCedar Is39.090909%39.090909%39.1%43128.106509%28.106509%28.1%95220.945946%20.945946%20.9%31320.065789%20.065789%20.1%61418.452381%18.452381%18.5%31515.789474%15.789474%15.8%30615.599256%15.599256%15.6%587715.551839%15.551839%15.6%93814.771049%14.771049%14.8%100914.380069%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%15,360,95115.4M12.448980%12.448980%12.4%4881012.096201%12.096201%12.1%3,57612.096201%12.096201%12.1%3,57612.096201%12.096201%12.1%3,57611.720385%11.720385%11.7%1,4001111.148649%11.148649%11.1%331211.052166%11.052166%11.1%125137.718696%7.718696%7.7%450146.206897%6.206897%6.2%915
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 15 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Carteret County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Carteret 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 Carteret County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Carteret County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#Robeson CountyRobesonLenoir CountyLenoirColumbus CountyColumbusRutherford CountyRutherfordSampson CountySampsonDuplin CountyDuplinNash CountyNashCleveland CountyClevelandWayne CountyWayneWilson CountyWilsonRockingham CountyRockinghamCaldwell CountyCaldwellWilkes CountyWilkesBurke 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 CountyBuncombeMorehead City Metro AreaMorehead CityCarteret County SchoolsCarteret CoCarteret 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%6,0851417.656187%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%3,57612.096201%12.096201%12.1%3,57612.096201%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 Carteret County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Carteret 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 Carteret County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Carteret County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough 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 CountyAlleghenyMorehead City Metro AreaMorehead CityCarteret County SchoolsCarteret CoCarteret CountyCarteretTarrant 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%308,063308k1214.729002%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%65,10865.1k2412.096201%12.096201%12.1%3,57612.096201%12.096201%12.1%3,57612.096201%12.096201%12.1%3,57611.874805%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 Town:
Morehead City
Towns:
Atlantic Beach, Beaufort, Bogue, Cape Carteret, Cedar Point, Emerald Isle, Indian Beach, Morehead City, Newport, Peletier, Pine Knoll Shores
Townships:
Atlantic, Beaufort, Cedar Island, Davis, Harkers Island, Harlowe, Marshallberg, Merrimon, Morehead, Newport, Portsmouth, Sea Level, Smyrna, Stacy, Straits, White Oak
Unincorporated Places:
Atlantic, Broad Creek, Davis, Gloucester, Harkers Island, Marshallberg
ZIP Codes:
28511, 28512, 28516, 28520, 28524, 28528, 28531, 28532, 28553, 28557, 28570, 28575, 28577, 28579, 28581, 28582, 28584, 28589, 28594
Unified School District:
Carteret County
Congressional District:
NC-3
State Senate District:
NC-2
State House District:
NC-13
Neighboring Counties:
Craven, Hyde, Jones, Onslow, Pamlico
Nearby Counties:
Beaufort