Food Stamps in Durham 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 Durham County
Durham County
North Carolina
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$54,093.000000$48,256.000000$54,093.000000$54.1k118,681119k$19,847.000000$18,633.000000$19,847.000000$19.8k14,23514.2k$60,879.000000$54,494.000000$60,879.000000$60.9k104,446104k
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 Durham County
Durham County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty258.082192%52.550232%58.082192%58.1%23.574%23.6%38.229715%29.599057%38.229715%38.2%45.305%45.3%13.256059%16.883803%13.256059%13.3%9.585%9.59%35.770987%44.456089%35.770987%35.8%22.153%22.2%23.877766%28.514042%23.877766%23.9%9.935%9.93%49.371268%52.345550%49.371268%49.4%39.810%39.8%
% 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 Durham County
Durham County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.663022%28.183055%25.663022%25.7%76.426%76.4%6.290332%5.429395%6.290332%6.3%54.695%54.7%17.041342%20.368986%17.041342%17.0%90.415%90.4%17.132298%23.443247%17.132298%17.1%77.847%77.8%29.503284%37.690404%29.503284%29.5%90.065%90.1%10.173678%9.371924%10.173678%10.2%60.190%60.2%
% 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 Durham County
Durham County
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Hispanic2Mixed1Other1All RacesWhite3Asian122.169114%28.706005%22.169114%22.2%9,601184.829831%185%20.578823%18.935504%20.578823%20.6%1,479171.571147%172%19.076778%22.100010%19.076778%19.1%405159.048199%159%18.257840%25.483514%18.257840%18.3%524152.220490%152%11.994338%14.380069%11.994338%12.0%14,23514.2k100.000000%100%3.642144%9.367550%3.642144%3.6%2,10830.365527%30%2.220132%7.356142%2.220132%2.2%11818.509831%19%
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 Durham County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.2%4.2%8.0%11.9%15.8%19.8%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Durham County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%9%19%28%37%47%
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Food Stamps by Place in Durham County

There are 6 places that are fully or partially contained within Durham County (1 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Durham County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Durham County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Durham County, selected places in Durham County, and entities that contain Durham County
0%5%10%Count#GormanNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurhamDurham Public SchoolsDurhamDurham CountyDurhamDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaRaleighChapel HillRougemontMorrisville14.880952%14.880952%14.9%50114.380069%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%15,360,95115.4M12.904071%12.904071%12.9%13,30113.3k211.994338%11.994338%12.0%14,23514.2k11.994338%11.994338%12.0%14,23514.2k11.220461%11.220461%11.2%23,93123.9k9.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k35.253209%5.253209%5.3%1,05642.528090%2.528090%2.5%952.399141%2.399141%2.4%2016
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Durham County

There are 6 county subdivisions in Durham County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Durham County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Durham County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Durham County, selected county subdivisions in Durham County, and entities that contain Durham County
0%5%10%15%Count#Durham TownshipDurhamNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurham Public SchoolsDurhamDurham CountyDurhamOak Grove TownshipOak GrvDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaTriangle TownshipTrnglMangum TownshipMangumLebanon TownshipLebanonCarr Township19.707555%19.707555%19.7%8,801114.380069%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%15,360,95115.4M11.994338%11.994338%12.0%14,23514.2k11.994338%11.994338%12.0%14,23514.2k11.373589%11.373589%11.4%1,844211.220461%11.220461%11.2%23,93123.9k6.685627%6.685627%6.7%3,10334.932379%4.932379%4.9%12444.859889%4.859889%4.9%35950.267380%0.267380%0.3%46
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Durham Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Durham County, selected other counties in the Durham Area, and entities that contain Durham County
0%5%10%15%Count#Person CountyPersonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurham Public SchoolsDurhamDurham CountyDurhamDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaChatham CountyChathamOrange CountyOrange19.897893%19.897893%19.9%3,079114.380069%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%15,360,95115.4M11.994338%11.994338%12.0%14,23514.2k11.994338%11.994338%12.0%14,23514.2k211.220461%11.220461%11.2%23,93123.9k9.778443%9.778443%9.8%2,67937.612898%7.612898%7.6%3,9384
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 Durham County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Durham 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 Durham County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Durham 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 CountyBuncombeCarteret CountyCarteretDurham Public SchoolsDurhamDurham CountyDurhamNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaOnslow 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%3,5763811.994338%11.994338%12.0%14,23514.2k11.994338%11.994338%12.0%14,23514.2k3911.827141%11.827141%11.8%10,59710.6k4011.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k4111.220461%11.220461%11.2%23,93123.9k10.987818%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 Durham County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Durham 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 Durham County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Durham 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 CountyAlleghenyDurham Public SchoolsDurhamDurham CountyDurhamTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaRiverside 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%65,10865.1k2411.994338%11.994338%12.0%14,23514.2k11.994338%11.994338%12.0%14,23514.2k11.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2711.220461%11.220461%11.2%23,93123.9k10.700905%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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Principal Cities:
Raleigh, Durham
Principal Town:
Chapel Hill
Cities:
Durham, Raleigh
Towns:
Chapel Hill, Morrisville
Townships:
Carr, Durham, Lebanon, Mangum, Oak Grove, Triangle
Unincorporated Places:
Gorman, Rougemont
ZIP Codes:
27278, 27503, 27517, 27560, 27572, 27583, 27613, 27617, 27701, 27703, 27704, 27705, 27707, 27709, 27712, 27713
Unified School District:
Durham
Congressional Districts:
NC-1, NC-4
State Senate Districts:
NC-20, NC-22
State House Districts:
NC-29, NC-30, NC-31, NC-50
Neighboring Counties:
Chatham, Granville, Orange, Person, Wake
Nearby Cities:
Danville
Nearby Counties:
Alamance, Caswell, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Vance, Warren