Food Stamps in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County
Rutherford County
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$36,144.000000$48,256.000000$36,144.000000$36.1k26,49026.5k$19,931.000000$18,633.000000$19,931.000000$19.9k5,811$42,435.000000$54,494.000000$42,435.000000$42.4k20,67920.7k
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 Rutherford County
Rutherford County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.519188%52.550232%53.519188%53.5%39.557%39.6%21.304423%29.599057%21.304423%21.3%51.583%51.6%24.797797%16.883803%24.797797%24.8%31.422%31.4%52.469454%44.456089%52.469454%52.5%30.807%30.8%30.029255%28.514042%30.029255%30.0%14.095%14.1%45.190157%52.345550%45.190157%45.2%56.803%56.8%
% 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 Rutherford County
Rutherford County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.979835%28.183055%22.979835%23.0%60.443%60.4%5.619227%5.429395%5.619227%5.6%48.417%48.4%15.208666%20.368986%15.208666%15.2%68.578%68.6%33.115721%23.443247%33.115721%33.1%69.193%69.2%51.428986%37.690404%51.428986%51.4%85.905%85.9%9.657140%9.371924%9.657140%9.7%43.197%43.2%
% 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 Rutherford County
Rutherford County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Asian1Black1Mixed1Other1All RacesWhite2Hispanic352.631579%7.356142%52.631579%52.6%40239.926093%240%41.063830%28.706005%41.063830%41.1%965187.193401%187%35.514019%22.100010%35.514019%35.5%38161.894055%162%32.954545%25.483514%32.954545%33.0%174150.226451%150%21.936580%14.380069%21.936580%21.9%5,811100.000000%100%19.720146%9.367550%19.720146%19.7%4,53889.896174%90%13.429257%18.935504%13.429257%13.4%5661.218552%61%
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 Rutherford County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%19%25%32%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Rutherford County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4%12%20%28%35%43%
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Food Stamps by Place in Rutherford County

There are 11 places in Rutherford County. This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Rutherford County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rutherford County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rutherford County, selected places in Rutherford County, and entities that contain Rutherford County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CaroleenForest CityEllenboroBosticCliffsideHenriettaRuthForest City Metro AreaForest CityRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoRutherford CountyRutherfordSpindaleRutherfordtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChimney Rock VillageChimney Rock VlgLake Lure45.104895%45.104895%45.1%129141.069660%41.069660%41.1%1,244230.057803%30.057803%30.1%104328.301887%28.301887%28.3%45427.586207%27.586207%27.6%32525.862069%25.862069%25.9%30625.766871%25.766871%25.8%42721.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81117.877814%17.877814%17.9%278817.237852%17.237852%17.2%337914.380069%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%15,360,95115.4M6.779661%6.779661%6.8%4102.852853%2.852853%2.9%1911
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Rutherford County

There are 14 county subdivisions in Rutherford County. This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Rutherford County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rutherford County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rutherford County, selected county subdivisions in Rutherford County, and entities that contain Rutherford County
0%10%20%30%Count#Cool Spring TownshipCool SpgCamp Creek TownshipCamp CrkHigh Shoals TownshipHigh ShoalsColfax TownshipColfaxGreen Hill TownshipGrn HlLogan Store TownshipLogan StoreForest City Metro AreaForest CityRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoRutherford CountyRutherfordMorgan TownshipMorganSulphur Springs TownshipSulphur SpgsRutherfordton TownshipRutherfordtonGolden Valley TownshipGolden VlyNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesUnion TownshipUnionGilkey TownshipGilkeyChimney Rock TownshipChimney RockDuncans Creek TownshipDuncans Crk31.052721%31.052721%31.1%1,820130.801688%30.801688%30.8%146227.177935%27.177935%27.2%808323.568075%23.568075%23.6%753423.322684%23.322684%23.3%292522.605100%22.605100%22.6%328621.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81118.020679%18.020679%18.0%122717.488372%17.488372%17.5%376817.410624%17.410624%17.4%862914.901257%14.901257%14.9%831014.380069%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%15,360,95115.4M11.095700%11.095700%11.1%80118.493151%8.493151%8.5%62126.386419%6.386419%6.4%79130.000000%0.000000%0.0%014
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Rutherford County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rutherford 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 Rutherford County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Rutherford County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#Robeson CountyRobesonLenoir CountyLenoirColumbus CountyColumbusForest City Metro AreaForest CityRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoRutherford 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 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%5,81121.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.936580%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%44,19144.2k4110.987818%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 Rutherford County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rutherford 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 Rutherford County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Rutherford County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeForest City Metro AreaForest CityRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoRutherford CountyRutherfordFresno 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 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%85,90985.9k621.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81120.740276%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%44,19144.2k2710.700905%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:
Forest City
Towns:
Bostic, Ellenboro, Forest City, Lake Lure, Ruth, Rutherfordton, Spindale
Townships:
Camp Creek, Chimney Rock, Colfax, Cool Spring, Duncans Creek, Gilkey, Golden Valley, Green Hill, High Shoals, Logan Store, Morgan, Rutherfordton, Sulphur Springs, Union
Unincorporated Places:
Caroleen, Cliffside, Henrietta
Villages:
Chimney Rock Village
ZIP Codes:
28018, 28019, 28020, 28040, 28043, 28076, 28114, 28139, 28150, 28160, 28167, 28711, 28720, 28746, 28752, 28756, 28761
Unified School District:
Rutherford County
Congressional Districts:
NC-10, NC-11
State Senate District:
NC-47
State House District:
NC-112
Neighboring Counties:
Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Cleveland, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Spartanburg
Nearby Counties:
Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Gaston, Greenville, Lincoln, Mitchell, Union, Yancey, York