Food Stamps in Carbon 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 Carbon County
Carbon County
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,822.000000$54,895.000000$50,822.000000$50.8k25,81325.8k$19,516.000000$18,584.000000$19,516.000000$19.5k2,708$54,888.000000$61,723.000000$54,888.000000$54.9k23,10523.1k
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 Carbon County
Carbon County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.929099%46.751442%48.929099%48.9%19.468%19.5%25.221566%27.423709%25.221566%25.2%41.545%41.5%17.688331%13.438030%17.688331%17.7%10.991%11.0%55.539143%50.444809%55.539143%55.5%18.828%18.8%26.809453%31.598751%26.809453%26.8%6.357%6.36%45.531758%49.582511%45.531758%45.5%44.114%44.1%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Carbon County
Carbon County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.722138%25.836228%23.722138%23.7%80.532%80.5%4.159273%4.394403%4.159273%4.2%58.455%58.5%16.788574%19.259725%16.788574%16.8%89.009%89.0%28.063190%23.066642%28.063190%28.1%81.172%81.2%46.288682%41.546186%46.288682%46.3%93.643%93.6%6.760441%7.254037%6.760441%6.8%55.886%55.9%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Carbon County
Carbon County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Asian1Other1Hispanic2Black1All RacesMixed1White334.313725%10.630162%34.313725%34.3%35327.082790%327%31.182796%40.323048%31.182796%31.2%29297.238370%297%21.800281%31.366897%21.800281%21.8%155207.803051%208%21.686747%33.028918%21.686747%21.7%72206.720827%207%10.490838%12.983035%10.490838%10.5%2,708100.000000%100%9.941520%29.026860%9.941520%9.9%1794.763836%95%9.834453%9.237836%9.834453%9.8%2,40093.743259%94%
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 Carbon County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
1%10%18%27%35%44%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Carbon County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4.0%8.2%12.3%16.4%20.5%24.7%
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Food Stamps by Place in Carbon County

There are 18 places that are fully or partially contained within Carbon County (17 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 18 of those to each other, Carbon County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Carbon County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Carbon County, selected places in Carbon County, and entities that contain Carbon County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WeissportLansfordBeaver MeadowsBeaver MdwsNesquehoningEast SideMiddle AtlanticParryvilleNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaIndian Mountain LakeIndian Mtn LkLehightonAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownPalmertonCarbon CountyCarbonTresckowTowamensing TrailsTowamensing TrlsBowmanstownJim ThorpeWeatherlySummit HillWeissport EastWeissport EHoliday PoconoAlbrightsville43.225806%43.225806%43.2%67124.669868%24.669868%24.7%411217.210682%17.210682%17.2%58316.678806%16.678806%16.7%229415.873016%15.873016%15.9%20513.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.265306%13.265306%13.3%26613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.263490%12.263490%12.3%175711.297641%11.297641%11.3%249811.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.720974%10.720974%10.7%229910.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,7089.808612%9.808612%9.8%41109.727165%9.727165%9.7%82119.670330%9.670330%9.7%44129.626604%9.626604%9.6%165139.184727%9.184727%9.2%89145.545927%5.545927%5.5%64152.243590%2.243590%2.2%14160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%018
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 18 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Carbon County

There are 23 county subdivisions in Carbon County. This section compares all 23 of those to each other, Carbon County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Carbon County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Carbon County, selected county subdivisions in Carbon County, and entities that contain Carbon County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WeissportLansfordBeaver MeadowsBeaver MdwsNesquehoningEast SideLausanne TownshipLausanneLehigh TownshipLehighMiddle AtlanticParryvilleNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPenn Forest TownshipPenn FrstLehightonAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownPalmertonBanks TownshipBanksCarbon CountyCarbonBowmanstownJim ThorpeWeatherlyLower Towamensing TownshipLower TowamensingMahoning TownshipMahoningTowamensing TownshipTowamensingPacker TownshipPackerSummit HillEast Penn TownshipE PennFranklin TownshipFranklinKidder TownshipKidder43.225806%43.225806%43.2%67124.669868%24.669868%24.7%411217.210682%17.210682%17.2%58316.678806%16.678806%16.7%229415.873016%15.873016%15.9%20515.053763%15.053763%15.1%14613.877551%13.877551%13.9%34713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.265306%13.265306%13.3%26813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.705570%12.705570%12.7%479911.297641%11.297641%11.3%2491011.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.720974%10.720974%10.7%2291110.611511%10.611511%10.6%591210.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,7089.670330%9.670330%9.7%44139.626604%9.626604%9.6%165149.184727%9.184727%9.2%89157.142857%7.142857%7.1%81167.089552%7.089552%7.1%114176.670312%6.670312%6.7%122185.664488%5.664488%5.7%26195.545927%5.545927%5.5%64204.933110%4.933110%4.9%59213.193961%3.193961%3.2%55221.955307%1.955307%2.0%1423
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 23 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Allentown Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Carbon County, selected other counties in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain Carbon County
0%5%10%Count#Middle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownCarbon CountyCarbonNorthampton CountyNorthamptonWarren CountyWarren13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k11.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,708210.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k36.660395%6.660395%6.7%2,7614
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Pennsylvania

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

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Carbon County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Carbon 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 CountyLycomingBerks CountyBerksSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighBeaver CountyBeaverNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNorthumberland CountyNorthumberlandDauphin CountyDauphinWayne CountyWayneIndiana CountyIndianaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyMonroe CountyMonroeWashington CountyWashingtonWestmoreland CountyWestmorelandAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownLebanon 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%21,07421.1k2013.486331%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%17,20117.2k3111.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k11.131740%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 Carbon County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Carbon 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 Carbon County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Carbon 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 CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardMiddle AtlanticFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkPennsylvaniaSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownRiverside CountyRiversideCarbon CountyCarbonPalm 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%108,512109k1713.731890%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%44,19144.2k2711.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.490838%10.490838%10.5%2,70810.369716%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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Boroughs:
Beaver Meadows, Bowmanstown, East Side, Jim Thorpe, Lansford, Lehighton, Nesquehoning, Palmerton, Parryville, Summit Hill, Weatherly, Weissport
Townships:
Banks, East Penn, Franklin, Kidder, Lausanne, Lehigh, Lower Towamensing, Mahoning, Packer, Penn Forest, Towamensing
Unincorporated Places:
Albrightsville, Holiday Pocono, Indian Mountain Lake, Towamensing Trails, Tresckow, Weissport East
ZIP Codes:
18030, 18058, 18071, 18201, 18210, 18211, 18212, 18216, 18229, 18230, 18232, 18235, 18237, 18240, 18244, 18250, 18254, 18255, 18610, 18624, 18661
Unified School Districts:
Hazleton, Jim Thorpe, Lehighton, Palmerton, Panther Valley, Weatherly
Congressional Districts:
PA-11, PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House Districts:
PA-122, PA-124
Neighboring Counties:
Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Schuylkill
Nearby Counties:
Berks, Bucks, Columbia, Hunterdon, Lackawanna, Montgomery, Pike, Warren, Wayne, Wyoming