Food Stamps in Columbia 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 Columbia County
Columbia County
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$46,952.000000$54,895.000000$46,952.000000$47.0k26,35626.4k$17,027.000000$18,584.000000$17,027.000000$17.0k2,665$51,336.000000$61,723.000000$51,336.000000$51.3k23,69123.7k
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 Pennsylvania and Columbia County
Columbia County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty245.328330%46.751442%45.328330%45.3%17.459%17.5%28.030019%27.423709%28.030019%28.0%45.688%45.7%12.045028%13.438030%12.045028%12.0%7.024%7.02%49.043152%50.444809%49.043152%49.0%19.755%19.8%35.534709%31.598751%35.534709%35.5%8.665%8.67%47.954972%49.582511%47.954972%48.0%32.151%32.2%
% 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 Columbia County
Columbia County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.106201%25.836228%24.106201%24.1%82.541%82.5%3.748259%4.394403%3.748259%3.7%54.312%54.3%17.935081%19.259725%17.935081%17.9%92.976%93.0%22.409354%23.066642%22.409354%22.4%80.245%80.2%42.134144%41.546186%42.134144%42.1%91.335%91.3%11.384070%7.254037%11.384070%11.4%67.849%67.8%
% 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 Columbia County
Columbia County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Hispanic2Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite3Asian141.807910%40.323048%41.807910%41.8%74413.466891%413%38.243626%31.366897%38.243626%38.2%135378.217264%378%35.661765%33.028918%35.661765%35.7%97352.683479%353%29.411765%29.026860%29.411765%29.4%60290.872972%291%10.111550%12.983035%10.111550%10.1%2,665100.000000%100%9.098880%9.237836%9.098880%9.1%2,28389.985022%90%6.177606%10.630162%6.177606%6.2%1661.094555%61%
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 Columbia County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%21%28%35%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Columbia County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4.8%7.3%9.7%12.1%14.5%17.0%
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Food Stamps by Place in Columbia County

There are 33 places that are fully or partially contained within Columbia County (31 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 33 of those to each other, Columbia County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Columbia County, selected places in Columbia County, and entities that contain Columbia County
0%10%20%30%Count#JonestownBriar CreekAshlandRohrsburgFoundryvilleCatawissaJerseytownLime RidgeBerwickBentonBuckhornMiddle AtlanticNortheastMillvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaJamison CityMainvilleEspyBloomsburgOrangevilleAristesColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgLocustdaleAlmediaLightstreetNumidiaMifflinvilleStillwaterFernvilleWilburton Number OneWilburton Number …RupertIolaSlabtownWilburton Number TwoWilburton Number …Eyers GroveWallerCentralia35.897436%35.897436%35.9%14134.929577%34.929577%34.9%124227.627628%27.627628%27.6%368323.809524%23.809524%23.8%15423.255814%23.255814%23.3%10517.826087%17.826087%17.8%123615.909091%15.909091%15.9%7715.702479%15.702479%15.7%57815.299387%15.299387%15.3%649914.627660%14.627660%14.6%551014.285714%14.285714%14.3%211113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.068182%13.068182%13.1%461213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.244898%12.244898%12.2%61312.000000%12.000000%12.0%61411.253197%11.253197%11.3%881510.521903%10.521903%10.5%5021610.370370%10.370370%10.4%141710.322581%10.322581%10.3%161810.111550%10.111550%10.1%2,6659.888187%9.888187%9.9%3,3349.722222%9.722222%9.7%7199.381663%9.381663%9.4%44208.653846%8.653846%8.7%36218.536585%8.536585%8.5%7226.433824%6.433824%6.4%35236.250000%6.250000%6.3%6246.172840%6.172840%6.2%15254.411765%4.411765%4.4%3263.797468%3.797468%3.8%3270.000000%0.000000%0.0%0280.000000%0.000000%0.0%0290.000000%0.000000%0.0%0300.000000%0.000000%0.0%0310.000000%0.000000%0.0%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%033
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 33 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Columbia County

There are 34 county subdivisions in Columbia County. This section compares all 34 of those to each other, Columbia County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Columbia County, selected county subdivisions in Columbia County, and entities that contain Columbia County
0%10%20%30%Count#Briar CreekCatawissaSouth Centre TownshipS CentreBerwickMontour TownshipMontourBentonMiddle AtlanticNortheastMillvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaTown of BloomsburgBloomsburgOrangevilleColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgFishing Creek TownshipFishing CrkNorth Centre TownshipN CentrePine TownshipGreenwood TownshipGreenwoodBriar Creek TownshipBriar CrkConyngham TownshipConynghamScott TownshipScottHemlock TownshipHemlockMadison TownshipMadisonBeaver TownshipBeaverStillwaterMain TownshipJackson TownshipJacksonRoaring Creek TownshipRoaring CrkCleveland TownshipClevelandMifflin TownshipMifflinSugarloaf TownshipSugarloafCatawissa TownshipCatawissaBenton TownshipBentonFranklin TownshipFranklinLocust TownshipLocustMount Pleasant TownshipMt PleasantOrange TownshipOrangeCentralia34.929577%34.929577%34.9%124117.826087%17.826087%17.8%123217.081851%17.081851%17.1%144315.299387%15.299387%15.3%649415.088283%15.088283%15.1%94514.627660%14.627660%14.6%55613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.068182%13.068182%13.1%46713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k10.521903%10.521903%10.5%502810.370370%10.370370%10.4%14910.111550%10.111550%10.1%2,6659.888187%9.888187%9.9%3,3349.340659%9.340659%9.3%51109.041394%9.041394%9.0%83118.937198%8.937198%8.9%37128.896797%8.896797%8.9%75138.544304%8.544304%8.5%108148.383234%8.383234%8.4%28157.926267%7.926267%7.9%172167.599119%7.599119%7.6%69176.393443%6.393443%6.4%39186.376812%6.376812%6.4%22196.250000%6.250000%6.3%6206.130268%6.130268%6.1%32215.579399%5.579399%5.6%13225.194805%5.194805%5.2%12234.772234%4.772234%4.8%22244.670051%4.670051%4.7%46254.629630%4.629630%4.6%15264.415584%4.415584%4.4%17274.299065%4.299065%4.3%23283.265306%3.265306%3.3%8292.772643%2.772643%2.8%15302.054795%2.054795%2.1%12311.918977%1.918977%1.9%9320.000000%0.000000%0.0%033
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 33 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Bloomsburg Area

There are 2 counties in the Bloomsburg Area. This section compares Columbia County to all of the counties in the Bloomsburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Columbia County, selected other counties in the Bloomsburg Area, and entities that contain Columbia County
0%5%10%Count#Middle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgMontour CountyMontour13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k10.111550%10.111550%10.1%2,66519.888187%9.888187%9.9%3,3349.088439%9.088439%9.1%6692
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Pennsylvania

There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This section compares Columbia County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia 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 Columbia County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Columbia 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 CountyWestmorelandLebanon CountyLebanonBradford CountyBradfordUnion CountyUnionYork CountyYorkDelaware CountyDelawareFranklin CountyFranklinCarbon CountyCarbonNorthampton CountyNorthamptonColumbia CountyColumbiaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgPike 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%17,20117.2k3111.131740%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%2,665409.888187%9.888187%9.9%3,3349.467708%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 Columbia County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia 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 Columbia County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Columbia 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 CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingColumbia CountyColumbiaHonolulu CountyHonoluluBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgHennepin 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%44,19144.2k2710.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k3010.111550%10.111550%10.1%2,6659.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.888187%9.888187%9.9%3,3349.768302%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 Borough:
Berwick
Principal Town:
Bloomsburg
Boroughs:
Ashland, Benton, Berwick, Briar Creek, Catawissa, Centralia, Millville, Orangeville, Stillwater
Towns:
Bloomsburg
Townships:
Beaver, Benton, Briar Creek, Catawissa, Cleveland, Conyngham, Fishing Creek, Franklin, Greenwood, Hemlock, Jackson, Locust, Madison, Main, Mifflin, Montour, Mount Pleasant, North Centre, Orange, Pine, Roaring Creek, Scott, South Centre, Sugarloaf
Unincorporated Places:
Almedia, Aristes, Buckhorn, Espy, Eyers Grove, Fernville, Foundryville, Iola, Jamison City, Jerseytown, Jonestown, Lightstreet, Lime Ridge, Locustdale, Mainville, Mifflinville, Numidia, Rohrsburg, Rupert, Slabtown, Waller, Wilburton Number One, Wilburton Number Two
ZIP Codes:
17756, 17774, 17814, 17815, 17820, 17821, 17824, 17846, 17859, 17878, 17888, 17920, 17921, 17945, 17985, 18603, 18631, 18635, 18655
Unified School Districts:
Benton, Berwick, Bloomsburg, Central Columbia, Millville, Mount Carmel, North Schuylkill, Southern Columbia
Congressional District:
PA-11
State Senate District:
PA-27
State House Districts:
PA-107, PA-109
Neighboring Counties:
Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Sullivan
Nearby Counties:
Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Dauphin, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Lehigh, Snyder, Union, Wyoming