Food Stamps in Yancey 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 Yancey County
Yancey County
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$36,993.000000$48,256.000000$36,993.000000$37.0k7,479$18,714.000000$18,633.000000$18,714.000000$18.7k1,445$42,586.000000$54,494.000000$42,586.000000$42.6k6,034
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 Yancey County
Yancey County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty246.989619%52.550232%46.989619%47.0%32.519%32.5%18.131488%29.599057%18.131488%18.1%54.470%54.5%23.806228%16.883803%23.806228%23.8%24.277%24.3%50.519031%44.456089%50.519031%50.5%27.599%27.6%32.664360%28.514042%32.664360%32.7%13.436%13.4%53.979239%52.345550%53.979239%54.0%47.794%47.8%
% 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 Yancey County
Yancey County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.351011%28.183055%23.351011%23.4%67.481%67.5%3.629433%5.429395%3.629433%3.6%45.530%45.5%17.782565%20.368986%17.782565%17.8%75.723%75.7%31.736825%23.443247%31.736825%31.7%72.401%72.4%50.397746%37.690404%50.397746%50.4%86.564%86.6%14.119987%9.371924%14.119987%14.1%52.206%52.2%
% 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 Yancey County
Yancey County
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%Count%Other1Mixed1Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic370.666667%25.483514%70.666667%70.7%53365.755017%366%50.000000%22.100010%50.000000%50.0%11258.788927%259%21.311475%28.706005%21.311475%21.3%13110.303477%110%19.320765%14.380069%19.320765%19.3%1,445100.000000%100%18.964792%9.367550%18.964792%19.0%1,35298.157562%98%8.333333%18.935504%8.333333%8.3%1643.131488%43%
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 Yancey County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
9%17%24%30%37%45%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Yancey County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
13.3%15.7%18.0%20.4%22.7%25.1%
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Food Stamps by Place in Yancey County

There is 1 place in Yancey County. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Yancey County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Yancey County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Yancey County, selected places in Yancey County, and entities that contain Yancey County
0%10%20%30%Count#BurnsvilleYancey County SchoolsYancey CountyYancey CountyYanceyNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States32.569975%32.569975%32.6%256119.320765%19.320765%19.3%1,44519.320765%19.320765%19.3%1,44514.380069%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 place out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Yancey County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Yancey County, selected county subdivisions in Yancey County, and entities that contain Yancey County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Brush Creek TownshipBrush CrkPrice Creek TownshipPrice CrkBurnsville TownshipBurnsvilleRamseytown TownshipRamseytownGreen Mountain TownshipGrn MtnYancey County SchoolsYancey CountyYancey CountyYanceyJacks Creek TownshipJacks CrkCane River TownshipCane RivCrabtree TownshipCrabtreeSouth Toe TownshipS ToeNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEgypt TownshipEgyptPensacola TownshipPensacola44.196429%44.196429%44.2%99125.468165%25.468165%25.5%136222.282024%22.282024%22.3%414321.929825%21.929825%21.9%50421.705426%21.705426%21.7%56519.320765%19.320765%19.3%1,44519.320765%19.320765%19.3%1,44517.432647%17.432647%17.4%110617.181706%17.181706%17.2%139716.986496%16.986496%17.0%239814.719101%14.719101%14.7%131914.380069%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%15,360,95115.4M12.635379%12.635379%12.6%35109.917355%9.917355%9.9%3611
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Yancey County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Yancey 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 Yancey County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Yancey County
0%10%20%30%Count#Robeson CountyRobesonLenoir CountyLenoirColumbus CountyColumbusRutherford CountyRutherfordSampson CountySampsonDuplin CountyDuplinNash CountyNashCleveland CountyClevelandWayne CountyWayneYancey County SchoolsYancey CountyYancey CountyYanceyWilson 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%5,811421.376487%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%9,120919.320765%19.320765%19.3%1,44519.320765%19.320765%19.3%1,44519.153466%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 Yancey County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Yancey 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 Yancey County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Yancey County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoYancey County SchoolsYancey CountyYancey CountyYanceyCuyahoga 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%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k719.320765%19.320765%19.3%1,44519.320765%19.320765%19.3%1,44518.609920%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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Towns:
Burnsville
Townships:
Brush Creek, Burnsville, Cane River, Crabtree, Egypt, Green Mountain, Jacks Creek, Pensacola, Price Creek, Ramseytown, South Toe
ZIP Codes:
28714, 28740, 28754, 28777
Unified School District:
Yancey County
Congressional District:
NC-11
State Senate District:
NC-47
State House District:
NC-118
Neighboring Counties:
Buncombe, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Unicoi
Nearby Counties:
Avery, Burke, Carter, Greene, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford, Sullivan, Washington, Watauga