Food Stamps in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$54,968.000000$54,895.000000$54,968.000000$55.0k110,211110k$19,987.000000$18,584.000000$19,987.000000$20.0k14,15014.2k$61,353.000000$61,723.000000$61,353.000000$61.4k96,06196.1k
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 Dauphin County
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.727915%46.751442%52.727915%52.7%22.893%22.9%32.989399%27.423709%32.989399%33.0%46.750%46.8%13.837456%13.438030%13.837456%13.8%10.260%10.3%44.176678%50.444809%44.176678%44.2%22.672%22.7%25.455830%31.598751%25.455830%25.5%8.773%8.77%49.031802%49.582511%49.031802%49.0%52.624%52.6%
% 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 Dauphin County
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.160461%25.836228%26.160461%26.2%77.107%77.1%5.535025%4.394403%5.535025%5.5%53.250%53.2%17.827214%19.259725%17.827214%17.8%89.740%89.7%22.194231%23.066642%22.194231%22.2%77.328%77.3%38.993973%41.546186%38.993973%39.0%91.227%91.2%6.502118%7.254037%6.502118%6.5%47.376%47.4%
% 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 Dauphin County
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Hispanic2Mixed1Black1Asian1All RacesWhite343.627032%40.323048%43.627032%43.6%1,020339.800621%340%37.802071%31.366897%37.802071%37.8%1,314294.431384%294%31.051051%29.026860%31.051051%31.1%517241.849285%242%30.375857%33.028918%30.375857%30.4%5,536236.590361%237%19.083738%10.630162%19.083738%19.1%629148.638716%149%12.839009%12.983035%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k100.000000%100%6.321804%9.237836%6.321804%6.3%5,13449.239032%49%
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 Dauphin County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%21%27%35%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Dauphin County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%36%48%60%
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Food Stamps by Place in Dauphin County

There are 32 places in Dauphin County. This section compares all 32 of those to each other, Dauphin County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dauphin County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Dauphin County, selected places in Dauphin County, and entities that contain Dauphin County
0%10%20%30%Count#HarrisburgSteeltonRoyaltonPenbrookHighspireLykensBresslerRutherfordElizabethvilleMiddletownHalifaxMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaProgressDauphin CountyDauphinDauphinLawntonPillowWilliamstownHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgOberlinMillersburgEnhautHummelstownGratzColonial ParkPaxtangPaxtoniaWiconsicoHersheyPalmdaleLinglestownLenkervilleSkyline ViewBerrysburgUnion Deposit34.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832132.645403%32.645403%32.6%696221.507761%21.507761%21.5%97319.370861%19.370861%19.4%234418.079096%18.079096%18.1%192518.030513%18.030513%18.0%130616.666667%16.666667%16.7%91714.946809%14.946809%14.9%281814.831804%14.831804%14.8%97914.380757%14.380757%14.4%5621013.513514%13.513514%13.5%551113.364894%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%644,209644k12.915215%12.915215%12.9%5561212.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k12.463768%12.463768%12.5%431312.360939%12.360939%12.4%2001411.000000%11.000000%11.0%111510.794297%10.794297%10.8%531610.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.740260%9.740260%9.7%15179.591326%9.591326%9.6%115189.162304%9.162304%9.2%35198.329101%8.329101%8.3%164207.717042%7.717042%7.7%24217.087854%7.087854%7.1%405226.336940%6.336940%6.3%41235.563347%5.563347%5.6%119245.013928%5.013928%5.0%18255.012713%5.012713%5.0%276264.009434%4.009434%4.0%17273.304821%3.304821%3.3%85282.739726%2.739726%2.7%8291.914486%1.914486%1.9%30300.689655%0.689655%0.7%1310.000000%0.000000%0.0%032
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 32 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Dauphin County

There are 40 county subdivisions in Dauphin County. This section compares all 40 of those to each other, Dauphin County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dauphin County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Dauphin County, selected county subdivisions in Dauphin County, and entities that contain Dauphin County
0%10%20%30%Count#HarrisburgSteeltonRoyaltonPenbrookHighspireLykensWilliams TownshipWilliamsElizabethvilleMiddletownSwatara TownshipSwataraHalifaxMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDauphin CountyDauphinDauphinLower Swatara TownshipLower SwataraPillowWilliamstownHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgMillersburgReed TownshipWiconisco TownshipWiconiscoJefferson TownshipJeffersonHummelstownSusquehanna TownshipSusquehannaGratzMiddle Paxton TownshipMiddle PaxtonLondonderry TownshipLondonderryPaxtangLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonJackson TownshipJacksonWashington TownshipWashingtonUpper Paxton TownshipUpper PaxtonMifflin TownshipMifflinConewago TownshipConewagoWayne TownshipWayneSouth Hanover TownshipS HanoverDerry TownshipDerryLykens TownshipLykensEast Hanover TownshipE HanoverWest Hanover TownshipW HanoverRush TownshipHalifax TownshipHalifaxBerrysburg34.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832132.645403%32.645403%32.6%696221.507761%21.507761%21.5%97319.370861%19.370861%19.4%234418.079096%18.079096%18.1%192518.030513%18.030513%18.0%130617.211329%17.211329%17.2%79714.831804%14.831804%14.8%97814.380757%14.380757%14.4%562913.523092%13.523092%13.5%1,2211013.513514%13.513514%13.5%551113.364894%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%644,209644k12.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k12.463768%12.463768%12.5%431212.046749%12.046749%12.0%4021311.000000%11.000000%11.0%111410.794297%10.794297%10.8%531510.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.591326%9.591326%9.6%115169.090909%9.090909%9.1%9178.722110%8.722110%8.7%43188.547009%8.547009%8.5%10198.329101%8.329101%8.3%164207.720656%7.720656%7.7%838217.717042%7.717042%7.7%24227.657658%7.657658%7.7%153236.929283%6.929283%6.9%146246.336940%6.336940%6.3%41255.136145%5.136145%5.1%1,045264.908836%4.908836%4.9%35274.719388%4.719388%4.7%37284.659091%4.659091%4.7%82294.273504%4.273504%4.3%10304.147031%4.147031%4.1%44313.861789%3.861789%3.9%19323.846154%3.846154%3.8%98333.505007%3.505007%3.5%343343.125000%3.125000%3.1%15352.335456%2.335456%2.3%55362.279202%2.279202%2.3%88372.105263%2.105263%2.1%2381.970109%1.970109%2.0%29390.689655%0.689655%0.7%140
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 40 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Harrisburg Area

There are 3 counties in the Harrisburg Area. This section compares Dauphin County to all of the counties in the Harrisburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dauphin County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Dauphin County, selected other counties in the Harrisburg Area, and entities that contain Dauphin County
0%5%10%Count#Middle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDauphin CountyDauphinHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgPerry CountyPerryCumberland CountyCumberland13.364894%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%644,209644k12.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k110.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.310518%9.310518%9.3%1,66527.336712%7.336712%7.3%7,0803
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Pennsylvania

There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This section compares Dauphin County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dauphin 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 Dauphin County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Dauphin 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 CountyNorthamptonHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgColumbia 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%17,20117.2k3111.131740%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%11,78611.8k3910.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k10.111550%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 Dauphin County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dauphin 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 Dauphin County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Dauphin 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 CountyClarkPennsylvaniaDauphin CountyDauphinSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgHonolulu 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%644,209644k12.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k12.347180%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%85,15585.2k3010.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.908318%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:
Harrisburg
Boroughs:
Berrysburg, Dauphin, Elizabethville, Gratz, Halifax, Highspire, Hummelstown, Lykens, Middletown, Millersburg, Paxtang, Penbrook, Pillow, Royalton, Steelton, Williamstown
Cities:
Harrisburg
Townships:
Conewago, Derry, East Hanover, Halifax, Jackson, Jefferson, Londonderry, Lower Paxton, Lower Swatara, Lykens, Middle Paxton, Mifflin, Reed, Rush, South Hanover, Susquehanna, Swatara, Upper Paxton, Washington, Wayne, West Hanover, Wiconisco, Williams
Unincorporated Places:
Bressler, Colonial Park, Enhaut, Hershey, Lawnton, Lenkerville, Linglestown, Oberlin, Palmdale, Paxtonia, Progress, Rutherford, Skyline View, Union Deposit, Wiconsico
ZIP Codes:
17005, 17017, 17018, 17020, 17022, 17023, 17028, 17030, 17032, 17033, 17034, 17036, 17048, 17057, 17061, 17078, 17080, 17097, 17098, 17101, 17102, 17103, 17104, 17109, 17110, 17111, 17112, 17113, 17120, 17980
Unified School Districts:
Central Dauphin, Derry Township, Halifax, Harrisburg, Lower Dauphin, Middletown, Millersburg, Steelton-Highspire, Susquehanna Township, Susquenita, Upper Dauphin, Williams Valley
Congressional Districts:
PA-4, PA-11, PA-15
State Senate Districts:
PA-15, PA-48
State House Districts:
PA-98, PA-103, PA-104, PA-105, PA-106, PA-125
Neighboring Counties:
Cumberland, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, York
Nearby Counties:
Adams, Berks, Carroll, Columbia, Mifflin, Montour, Snyder, Union