Food Stamps in Berks County, Pennsylvania (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Berks County
Berks County
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$57,068.000000$54,895.000000$57,068.000000$57.1k152,451152k$19,927.000000$18,584.000000$19,927.000000$19.9k21,07421.1k$64,541.000000$61,723.000000$64,541.000000$64.5k131,377131k
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 Pennsylvania and Berks County
Berks County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.605296%46.751442%56.605296%56.6%24.200%24.2%31.792730%27.423709%31.792730%31.8%50.539%50.5%17.376862%13.438030%17.376862%17.4%11.791%11.8%54.028661%50.444809%54.028661%54.0%27.532%27.5%26.283572%31.598751%26.283572%26.3%9.118%9.12%51.181551%49.582511%51.181551%51.2%56.616%56.6%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Berks County
Berks County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.441051%25.836228%28.441051%28.4%75.800%75.8%4.990980%4.394403%4.990980%5.0%49.461%49.5%20.852965%19.259725%20.852965%20.9%88.209%88.2%22.812212%23.066642%22.812212%22.8%72.468%72.5%42.023337%41.546186%42.023337%42.0%90.882%90.9%6.291056%7.254037%6.291056%6.3%43.384%43.4%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Berks County
Berks County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Hispanic2Other1Black1All RacesAsian1White349.665132%29.026860%49.665132%49.7%2,373359.281533%359%47.917995%31.366897%47.917995%47.9%5,259346.642608%347%38.671746%40.323048%38.671746%38.7%2,335279.754498%280%32.822757%33.028918%32.822757%32.8%2,100237.442448%237%13.823458%12.983035%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k100.000000%100%11.288265%10.630162%11.288265%11.3%17781.660213%82%7.196766%9.237836%7.196766%7.2%8,83052.061980%52%
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 Berks County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%27%35%45%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Berks County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%14%27%40%53%66%
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Food Stamps by Place in Berks County

There are 85 places that are fully or partially contained within Berks County (83 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 85 of those to each other, Berks County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berks County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Berks County, selected places in Berks County, and entities that contain Berks County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingHyde ParkMount PennDouglassvilleMohrsvilleStony Creek MillsStony Crk MillsHerefordLaureldaleStouchsburgPennsideWest LawnReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerksWest ReadingHamburgMiddle AtlanticSouth TempleNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMuhlenberg ParkMuhlenberg PkTempleWalnuttownMount AetnaNew MorganSinking SpringSinking SpgWernersvilleBirdsboroAlsace ManorSpringmontShartlesvilleShillingtonGrillKenhorstRobesoniaMohntonEdenburgKutztownBlandonLoraneVirginvilleWhitfieldWyomissingColony ParkNew JerusalemFrystownNew SchaefferstownSchubertBowersKempton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k120.889749%20.889749%20.9%216219.700552%19.700552%19.7%250319.047619%19.047619%19.0%72418.823529%18.823529%18.8%48518.082192%18.082192%18.1%66616.023739%16.023739%16.0%54715.617128%15.617128%15.6%248815.270936%15.270936%15.3%31914.543195%14.543195%14.5%2341014.369501%14.369501%14.4%981113.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.736264%13.736264%13.7%2251213.431270%13.431270%13.4%2561313.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.321799%13.321799%13.3%771413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k11.920530%11.920530%11.9%901511.705202%11.705202%11.7%811611.693548%11.693548%11.7%291711.250000%11.250000%11.3%181811.111111%11.111111%11.1%11910.613811%10.613811%10.6%1662010.330138%10.330138%10.3%972110.050251%10.050251%10.1%200229.868421%9.868421%9.9%15239.594096%9.594096%9.6%26249.442060%9.442060%9.4%22259.198543%9.198543%9.2%202268.858603%8.858603%8.9%52278.782609%8.782609%8.8%101288.745247%8.745247%8.7%69298.673091%8.673091%8.7%117307.407407%7.407407%7.4%24365.818001%5.818001%5.8%117424.978663%4.978663%5.0%140474.643064%4.643064%4.6%80483.968254%3.968254%4.0%5543.442438%3.442438%3.4%61602.368905%2.368905%2.4%103660.000000%0.000000%0.0%0720.000000%0.000000%0.0%0780.000000%0.000000%0.0%0800.000000%0.000000%0.0%0810.000000%0.000000%0.0%0820.000000%0.000000%0.0%0830.000000%0.000000%0.0%084
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 84 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Berks County

There are 74 county subdivisions in Berks County. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Berks County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berks County. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,350.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Berks County, selected county subdivisions in Berks County, and entities that contain Berks County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingMount PennLaureldaleReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerksWest ReadingHamburgMiddle AtlanticGreenwich TownshipGreenwichNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaLower Alsace TownshipLower AlsaceRichmond TownshipRichmondSinking SpringSinking SpgWernersvilleBirdsboroMuhlenberg TownshipMuhlenbergShillingtonKenhorstMohntonAlsace TownshipAlsaceLongswamp TownshipLongswampCumru TownshipCumruRockland TownshipRocklandWashington TownshipWashingtonHereford TownshipHerefordBoyertownTilden TownshipTildenBern TownshipSouth Heidelberg TownshipS HeidelbergPerry TownshipPerryAmity TownshipAmityLower Heidelberg TownshipLower HeidelbergDouglass TownshipDouglassKutztownTulpehocken TownshipTulpehockenFleetwoodCentre TownshipCentreExeter TownshipExeterMaidencreek TownshipMaidencreekUnion TownshipUnionWindsor TownshipWindsorSpring TownshipSpgWomelsdorfRuscombmanor TownshipRuscombmanorRobeson TownshipRobesonOntelaunee TownshipOntelauneeBethel TownshipBethelColebrookdale TownshipColebrookdaleCaernarvon TownshipCaernarvonBrecknock TownshipBrecknockEarl TownshipMaxatawny TownshipMaxatawnyWyomissingOley Township44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k119.700552%19.700552%19.7%250215.617128%15.617128%15.6%248313.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.736264%13.736264%13.7%225413.431270%13.431270%13.4%256513.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.266667%13.266667%13.3%199613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.763396%12.763396%12.8%212710.704023%10.704023%10.7%149810.613811%10.613811%10.6%166910.330138%10.330138%10.3%971010.050251%10.050251%10.1%200119.579655%9.579655%9.6%727129.198543%9.198543%9.2%202138.782609%8.782609%8.8%101148.673091%8.673091%8.7%117158.650742%8.650742%8.7%134168.508810%8.508810%8.5%198177.652360%7.652360%7.7%501187.601935%7.601935%7.6%110197.524613%7.524613%7.5%107207.206406%7.206406%7.2%81216.947368%6.947368%6.9%132226.853583%6.853583%6.9%88236.568947%6.568947%6.6%121246.470588%6.470588%6.5%165256.422018%6.422018%6.4%63266.104129%6.104129%6.1%272276.087383%6.087383%6.1%124286.023222%6.023222%6.0%83295.818001%5.818001%5.8%117305.682951%5.682951%5.7%57315.526992%5.526992%5.5%86325.487805%5.487805%5.5%90334.991198%4.991198%5.0%482344.944412%4.944412%4.9%169354.913679%4.913679%4.9%74364.907306%4.907306%4.9%45374.770049%4.770049%4.8%502384.540967%4.540967%4.5%46394.468912%4.468912%4.5%69404.075472%4.075472%4.1%108413.804994%3.804994%3.8%32423.736089%3.736089%3.7%47433.325416%3.325416%3.3%70443.306343%3.306343%3.3%49453.113553%3.113553%3.1%51462.708978%2.708978%2.7%35472.400662%2.400662%2.4%29482.368905%2.368905%2.4%103491.231190%1.231190%1.2%1850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Pennsylvania

There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This section compares Berks County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berks County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 44,575.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Berks County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Berks County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphiaFayette CountyFayetteMifflin CountyMifflinLawrence CountyLawrenceErie CountyErieClearfield CountyClearfieldLuzerne CountyLuzerneCambria CountyCambriaBlair CountyBlairMercer CountyMercerVenango CountyVenangoCrawford CountyCrawfordJefferson CountyJeffersonLackawanna CountyLackawannaArmstrong CountyArmstrongSchuylkill CountySchuylkillBedford CountyBedfordHuntingdon CountyHuntingdonLycoming CountyLycomingReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerksSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighBeaver CountyBeaverNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNorthumberland CountyNorthumberlandDauphin CountyDauphinWayne CountyWayneIndiana CountyIndianaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyMonroe CountyMonroeWashington CountyWashingtonWestmoreland CountyWestmorelandLebanon CountyLebanonBradford CountyBradfordUnion CountyUnionYork CountyYorkDelaware CountyDelawareFranklin CountyFranklinCarbon CountyCarbonNorthampton CountyNorthamptonColumbia CountyColumbiaPike CountyPikeLancaster CountyLancasterPerry CountyPerryButler CountyButlerAdams CountyAdamsCumberland CountyCumberlandCentre CountyCentreMontgomery CountyMontgomeryBucks CountyBucksChester CountyChester25.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k120.248257%20.248257%20.2%10,86410.9k218.561113%18.561113%18.6%3,470318.536169%18.536169%18.5%6,729417.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k516.768361%16.768361%16.8%5,249616.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k716.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,451816.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,295915.852260%15.852260%15.9%7,1891015.772698%15.772698%15.8%3,4641115.342061%15.342061%15.3%5,2971215.157952%15.157952%15.2%2,7831315.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k1414.541593%14.541593%14.5%4,1081514.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,4621614.450574%14.450574%14.5%2,8551714.250368%14.250368%14.3%2,4191813.824117%13.824117%13.8%6,3021913.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k2013.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,9962113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k2213.272121%13.272121%13.3%9,2802313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.869973%12.869973%12.9%5,0442412.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k2512.637563%12.637563%12.6%2,4232612.278693%12.278693%12.3%4,1822712.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2812.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,8662911.732044%11.732044%11.7%9,8253011.414295%11.414295%11.4%17,20117.2k3111.131740%11.131740%11.1%5,8163210.999469%10.999469%11.0%2,6933310.813025%10.813025%10.8%1,5843410.767940%10.767940%10.8%18,09118.1k3510.720495%10.720495%10.7%21,82821.8k3610.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,2693710.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,7083810.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k3910.111550%10.111550%10.1%2,665409.467708%9.467708%9.5%2,001419.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k429.310518%9.310518%9.3%1,665438.636741%8.636741%8.6%6,457447.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,982457.336712%7.336712%7.3%7,080466.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,878475.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k485.550774%5.550774%5.6%12,96213.0k494.539929%4.539929%4.5%8,47750
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 Berks County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berks 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 Berks County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Berks 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 CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensReading Metro AreaReading AreaBerks CountyBerksNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardMiddle AtlanticFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkPennsylvaniaSacramento 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%99,48199.5k816.110205%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%129,745130k1613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k13.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.347180%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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Principal City:
Reading
Boroughs:
Adamstown, Bally, Bechtelsville, Bernville, Birdsboro, Boyertown, Centerport, Fleetwood, Hamburg, Kenhorst, Kutztown, Laureldale, Leesport, Lenhartsville, Lyons, Mohnton, Mount Penn, New Morgan, Robesonia, Shillington, Shoemakersville, Sinking Spring, St. Lawrence, Strausstown, Topton, Wernersville, West Reading, Womelsdorf, Wyomissing
Cities:
Reading
Townships:
Albany, Alsace, Amity, Bern, Bethel, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Centre, Colebrookdale, Cumru, District, Douglass, Earl, Exeter, Greenwich, Heidelberg, Hereford, Jefferson, Longswamp, Lower Alsace, Lower Heidelberg, Maidencreek, Marion, Maxatawny, Muhlenberg, North Heidelberg, Oley, Ontelaunee, Penn, Perry, Pike, Richmond, Robeson, Rockland, Ruscombmanor, South Heidelberg, Spring, Tilden, Tulpehocken, Union, Upper Bern, Upper Tulpehocken, Washington, Windsor
Unincorporated Places:
Alleghenyville, Alsace Manor, Amity Gardens, Baumstown, Bethel, Blandon, Bowers, Colony Park, Dauberville, Douglassville, Dryville, Edenburg, Flying Hills, Fox Chase, Frystown, Gibraltar, Gouglersville, Greenfields, Grill, Hereford, Hyde Park, Jacksonwald, Kempton, Kutztown University, Lincoln Park, Lorane, Mertztown, Mohrsville, Montrose Manor, Morgantown, Mount Aetna, Muhlenberg Park, New Berlinville, New Jerusalem, New Schaefferstown, Oley, Pennside, Pennwyn, Rehrersburg, Reiffton, Riverview Park, Schubert, Shartlesville, South Temple, Spring Ridge, Springmont, Stony Creek Mills, Stouchsburg, Temple, Virginville, Walnuttown, West Hamburg, West Lawn, West Wyomissing, Whitfield
ZIP Codes:
17026, 17067, 17087, 17555, 17569, 18011, 18031, 18041, 18056, 18062, 18070, 18092, 19464, 19503, 19504, 19505, 19506, 19507, 19508, 19510, 19511, 19512, 19518, 19519, 19520, 19522, 19523, 19526, 19529, 19530, 19533, 19534, 19535, 19536, 19538, 19539, 19540, 19541, 19542, 19543, 19544, 19545, 19547, 19550, 19551, 19554, 19555, 19559, 19560, 19562, 19564, 19565, 19567, 19601, 19602, 19604, 19605, 19606, 19607, 19608, 19609, 19610, 19611
Unified School Districts:
Antietam, Boyertown, Brandywine Heights, Conrad Weiser, Daniel Boone, Exeter Township, Fleetwood, Governor Mifflin, Hamburg, Kutztown, Muhlenberg, Oley Valley, Reading, Schuylkill Valley, Tulpehocken, Twin Valley, Upper Perkiomen, Wilson, Wyomissing
Congressional Districts:
PA-6, PA-7, PA-15, PA-16
State Senate Districts:
PA-11, PA-24, PA-29, PA-44
State House Districts:
PA-5, PA-124, PA-126, PA-127, PA-128, PA-129, PA-130, PA-134, PA-187
Neighboring Counties:
Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Schuylkill
Nearby Counties:
Bucks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Delaware, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Northumberland, Philadelphia