Food Stamps in Catawba 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 Catawba County
Catawba County
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$45,450.000000$48,256.000000$45,450.000000$45.5k59,71059.7k$20,692.000000$18,633.000000$20,692.000000$20.7k9,359$51,605.000000$54,494.000000$51,605.000000$51.6k50,35150.4k
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 North Carolina and Catawba County
Catawba County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.986430%52.550232%52.986430%53.0%26.955%27.0%24.318837%29.599057%24.318837%24.3%52.649%52.6%20.792820%16.883803%20.792820%20.8%16.055%16.1%43.637141%44.456089%43.637141%43.6%24.304%24.3%28.688962%28.514042%28.688962%28.7%11.345%11.3%50.454108%52.345550%50.454108%50.5%52.979%53.0%
% 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 Catawba County
Catawba County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.688646%28.183055%26.688646%26.7%73.045%73.0%4.065460%5.429395%4.065460%4.1%47.351%47.4%20.208139%20.368986%20.208139%20.2%83.945%83.9%25.262656%23.443247%25.262656%25.3%75.696%75.7%41.671466%37.690404%41.671466%41.7%88.655%88.7%8.323569%9.371924%8.323569%8.3%47.021%47.0%
% 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 Catawba County
Catawba County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%Count%Mixed1Black1Other1Hispanic2Asian1All RacesWhite338.004751%22.100010%38.004751%38.0%160242.468603%242%37.484485%28.706005%37.484485%37.5%1,812239.149331%239%30.790297%25.483514%30.790297%30.8%787196.440715%196%26.905418%18.935504%26.905418%26.9%293171.655358%172%22.663723%7.356142%22.663723%22.7%308144.593538%145%15.674091%14.380069%15.674091%15.7%9,359100.000000%100%12.131201%9.367550%12.131201%12.1%5,99977.396515%77%
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 Catawba County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
9.6%11.4%13.2%15.0%16.7%18.6%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Catawba County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
6%13%19%25%32%38%
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Food Stamps by Place in Catawba County

There are 11 places that are fully or partially contained within Catawba County (8 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Catawba County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Catawba County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Catawba County, selected places in Catawba County, and entities that contain Catawba County
0%10%20%30%Count#BrookfordLong ViewNewtonConoverHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaHickoryCatawba CountyCatawbaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthMountain ViewMaidenSouth AtlanticSt. StephensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCatawbaLake Norman of CatawbaLk Norman of Cata…Claremont32.183908%32.183908%32.2%56130.329457%30.329457%30.3%626224.126316%24.126316%24.1%1,146318.247715%18.247715%18.2%579416.709283%16.709283%16.7%23,32923.3k16.675983%16.675983%16.7%2,685515.674091%15.674091%15.7%9,35914.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.072060%14.072060%14.1%207614.060964%14.060964%14.1%143713.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.109756%13.109756%13.1%430813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.440678%11.440678%11.4%2798.448060%8.448060%8.4%270107.288136%7.288136%7.3%4311
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Catawba County

There are 8 county subdivisions in Catawba County. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Catawba County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Catawba County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Catawba County, selected county subdivisions in Catawba County, and entities that contain Catawba County
0%5%10%15%Count#Newton TownshipNewtonHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaHickory TownshipHickoryClines TownshipClinesCatawba CountyCatawbaCatawba TownshipCatawbaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaJacobs Fork TownshipJacobs ForkSouthSouth AtlanticBandy's TownshipBandy'sCaldwell TownshipCaldwellUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountain Creek TownshipMtn Crk18.532391%18.532391%18.5%2,177116.709283%16.709283%16.7%23,32923.3k16.006339%16.006339%16.0%3,939215.774617%15.774617%15.8%1,453315.674091%15.674091%15.7%9,35914.484250%14.484250%14.5%469414.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.362561%14.362561%14.4%267514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.466462%13.466462%13.5%263613.295187%13.295187%13.3%395713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.606987%9.606987%9.6%3968
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 8 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Hickory Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Catawba County, selected other counties in the Hickory Area, and entities that contain Catawba County
0%5%10%15%Count#Caldwell CountyCaldwellBurke 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%6,085216.709283%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 Catawba County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Catawba 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 Catawba County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Catawba 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 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%6,0851417.656187%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 Catawba County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Catawba 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 Catawba County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Catawba County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookCatawba CountyCatawbaPima 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%99,48199.5k816.709283%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%308,063308k1215.674091%15.674091%15.7%9,35914.729002%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 City:
Hickory
Cities:
Claremont, Conover, Hickory, Newton
Towns:
Brookford, Catawba, Long View, Maiden
Townships:
Bandy's, Caldwell, Catawba, Clines, Hickory, Jacobs Fork, Mountain Creek, Newton
Unincorporated Places:
Lake Norman of Catawba, Mountain View, St. Stephens
ZIP Codes:
28037, 28090, 28092, 28168, 28601, 28602, 28609, 28610, 28612, 28613, 28637, 28650, 28658, 28673, 28682
Unified School Districts:
Catawba County, Hickory, Newton-Conover
Congressional Districts:
NC-5, NC-10, NC-11
State Senate District:
NC-42
State House Districts:
NC-89, NC-96
Neighboring Counties:
Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Iredell, Lincoln
Nearby Counties:
Cabarrus, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Rutherford, Wilkes, Yadkin