Food Stamps in Orange 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 Orange County
Orange County
North Carolina
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$61,130.000000$48,256.000000$61,130.000000$61.1k51,72851.7k$23,577.000000$18,633.000000$23,577.000000$23.6k3,938$65,740.000000$54,494.000000$65,740.000000$65.7k47,79047.8k
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 Orange County
Orange County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.755714%52.550232%48.755714%48.8%12.309%12.3%27.628238%29.599057%27.628238%27.6%32.830%32.8%18.588116%16.883803%18.588116%18.6%6.455%6.46%37.227019%44.456089%37.227019%37.2%16.039%16.0%31.234129%28.514042%31.234129%31.2%7.482%7.48%42.559675%52.345550%42.559675%42.6%24.136%24.1%
% 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 Orange County
Orange County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.621050%28.183055%28.621050%28.6%87.691%87.7%4.657878%5.429395%4.657878%4.7%67.170%67.2%22.197112%20.368986%22.197112%22.2%93.545%93.5%16.057753%23.443247%16.057753%16.1%83.961%84.0%31.826742%37.690404%31.826742%31.8%92.518%92.5%11.023227%9.371924%11.023227%11.0%75.864%75.9%
% 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 Orange County
Orange County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian1Mixed138.814318%25.483514%38.814318%38.8%347509.849422%510%23.888296%28.706005%23.888296%23.9%1,343313.787144%314%11.699895%18.935504%11.699895%11.7%223153.685163%154%7.612898%14.380069%7.612898%7.6%3,938100.000000%100%4.754875%9.367550%4.754875%4.8%1,86862.458138%62%4.038462%7.356142%4.038462%4.0%12653.047623%53%3.444444%22.100010%3.444444%3.4%3145.244851%45%
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 Orange County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
6.0%7.5%9.0%10.5%12.0%13.6%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Orange County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.3%4.4%8.6%12.7%16.9%21.1%
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Food Stamps by Place in Orange County

There are 6 places that are fully or partially contained within Orange County (3 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Orange County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Orange County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Orange County, selected places in Orange County, and entities that contain Orange County
0%5%10%Count#North CarolinaN CarolinaHillsboroughSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurhamDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaMebaneOrange CountyOrangeCarrboroChapel HillEfland14.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.369501%14.369501%14.4%343114.207441%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%13,30113.3k211.220461%11.220461%11.2%23,93123.9k8.715265%8.715265%8.7%48337.612898%7.612898%7.6%3,9386.757664%6.757664%6.8%60445.253209%5.253209%5.3%1,05652.941176%2.941176%2.9%96
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Orange County

There are 7 county subdivisions in Orange County. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Orange County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Orange County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Orange County, selected county subdivisions in Orange County, and entities that contain Orange County
0%5%10%Count#North CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticHillsborough TownshipHillsboroughUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEno TownshipDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaCedar Grove TownshipCedar GrvCheeks TownshipCheeksLittle River TownshipLittle RivOrange CountyOrangeBingham TownshipBinghamChapel Hill TownshipChapel Hl14.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.534823%13.534823%13.5%721113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.277659%11.277659%11.3%316211.220461%11.220461%11.2%23,93123.9k10.730949%10.730949%10.7%20739.045100%9.045100%9.0%35948.815233%8.815233%8.8%12557.612898%7.612898%7.6%3,9386.535488%6.535488%6.5%18666.053175%6.053175%6.1%2,0247
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Durham Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Orange County, selected other counties in the Durham Area, and entities that contain Orange County
0%5%10%15%Count#Person CountyPersonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurham 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%14,23514.2k211.220461%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 Orange County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Orange 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 Orange County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Orange 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 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%14,23514.2k3911.827141%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 Orange County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Orange 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 Orange County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Orange 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 CountyAlleghenyTarrant 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 CountyMiddlesexOrange CountyOrangeAlameda 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%65,10865.1k2411.874805%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%46,25546.3k407.612898%7.612898%7.6%3,9387.222489%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:
Durham
Principal Town:
Chapel Hill
Cities:
Durham, Mebane
Towns:
Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough
Townships:
Bingham, Cedar Grove, Chapel Hill, Cheeks, Eno, Hillsborough, Little River
Unincorporated Places:
Efland
ZIP Codes:
27231, 27243, 27253, 27258, 27278, 27302, 27510, 27514, 27516, 27517, 27541, 27572, 27583, 27705, 27707
Unified School Districts:
Chapel Hill-Carrboro, Orange County
Congressional Districts:
NC-1, NC-4, NC-6
State Senate District:
NC-23
State House Districts:
NC-50, NC-56
Neighboring Counties:
Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Person
Nearby Cities:
Danville
Nearby Counties:
Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Lee, Randolph, Rockingham, Vance, Wake