Food Stamps in Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$46,673.000000$54,895.000000$46,673.000000$46.7k85,17485.2k$16,712.000000$18,584.000000$16,712.000000$16.7k12,81412.8k$53,272.000000$61,723.000000$53,272.000000$53.3k72,36072.4k
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 Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.822538%46.751442%40.822538%40.8%24.194%24.2%24.036210%27.423709%24.036210%24.0%50.766%50.8%11.354768%13.438030%11.354768%11.4%10.909%10.9%53.621039%50.444809%53.621039%53.6%27.516%27.5%30.919307%31.598751%30.919307%30.9%10.826%10.8%51.615421%49.582511%51.615421%51.6%53.274%53.3%
% 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 Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.650636%25.836228%22.650636%22.7%75.806%75.8%4.127971%4.394403%4.127971%4.1%49.234%49.2%16.420674%19.259725%16.420674%16.4%89.091%89.1%25.013820%23.066642%25.013820%25.0%72.484%72.5%45.100884%41.546186%45.100884%45.1%89.174%89.2%8.016860%7.254037%8.016860%8.0%46.726%46.7%
% 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 Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Black1Hispanic2Mixed1Other1Asian1All RacesWhite351.357876%33.028918%51.357876%51.4%851341.373162%341%43.201903%31.366897%43.201903%43.2%1,271287.160834%287%40.685544%29.026860%40.685544%40.7%273270.434722%270%29.861111%40.323048%29.861111%29.9%172198.485272%198%28.360528%10.630162%28.360528%28.4%365188.510976%189%15.044497%12.983035%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k100.000000%100%12.662575%9.237836%12.662575%12.7%9,88284.167484%84%
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 Lackawanna County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%13%19%26%32%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Lackawanna County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%10%19%29%39%49%
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Food Stamps by Place in Lackawanna County

There are 26 places that are fully or partially contained within Lackawanna County (25 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Lackawanna County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lackawanna County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lackawanna County, selected places in Lackawanna County, and entities that contain Lackawanna County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#CarbondaleScrantonOlyphantTaylorJessupJermynScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaSimpsonVandlingOld ForgeLackawanna CountyLackawannaMount CobbMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMoosicDickson CityMayfieldBig Bass LakeArchbaldDunmoreThroopBlakelyChinchillaMoscowClarks SummitClarks GreenDaltonGlenburnWaverly23.820880%23.820880%23.8%899122.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,634222.691183%22.691183%22.7%543319.101124%19.101124%19.1%459417.034884%17.034884%17.0%293516.326531%16.326531%16.3%152615.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.696649%15.696649%15.7%89715.679443%15.679443%15.7%45815.480286%15.480286%15.5%585915.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k13.963329%13.963329%14.0%991013.364894%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%644,209644k12.713631%12.713631%12.7%3051111.603701%11.603701%11.6%3011211.428571%11.428571%11.4%841311.293260%11.293260%11.3%62149.490085%9.490085%9.5%268158.967972%8.967972%9.0%504168.855664%8.855664%8.9%154176.953180%6.953180%7.0%199186.445116%6.445116%6.4%64194.450262%4.450262%4.5%34203.684211%3.684211%3.7%84213.119869%3.119869%3.1%19221.908397%1.908397%1.9%10230.813008%0.813008%0.8%3240.000000%0.000000%0.0%025
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 25 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Lackawanna County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lackawanna County, selected county subdivisions in Lackawanna County, and entities that contain Lackawanna County
0%10%20%30%Count#La Plume TownshipLa PlumeCarbondaleScrantonOlyphantTaylorJessupJermynScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaVandlingOld ForgeLackawanna CountyLackawannaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMoosicFell TownshipMadison TownshipMadisonDickson CityClifton TownshipCliftonMayfieldGreenfield TownshipGreenfieldJefferson TownshipJeffersonRansom TownshipRansomArchbaldCovington TownshipCovingtonDunmoreThroopCarbondale TownshipCarbondaleWest Abington TownshipW AbingtonSpring Brook TownshipSpg BrkNewton TownshipNewtonBlakelyThornhurst TownshipThornhurstBenton TownshipBentonScott TownshipScottMoscowNorth Abington TownshipN AbingtonClarks SummitClarks GreenSouth Abington TownshipS AbingtonRoaring Brook TownshipRoaring BrkDaltonGlenburn TownshipGlenburnElmhurst TownshipElmhurstWaverly TownshipWaverly31.884058%31.884058%31.9%66123.820880%23.820880%23.8%899222.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,634322.691183%22.691183%22.7%543419.101124%19.101124%19.1%459517.034884%17.034884%17.0%293616.326531%16.326531%16.3%152715.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.679443%15.679443%15.7%45815.480286%15.480286%15.5%585915.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k13.364894%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%644,209644k12.713631%12.713631%12.7%3051011.764706%11.764706%11.8%1081111.759082%11.759082%11.8%1231211.603701%11.603701%11.6%3011311.525424%11.525424%11.5%681411.428571%11.428571%11.4%841511.379310%11.379310%11.4%991610.999329%10.999329%11.0%164179.531502%9.531502%9.5%59189.490085%9.490085%9.5%268199.439124%9.439124%9.4%69208.967972%8.967972%9.0%504218.855664%8.855664%8.9%154228.628319%8.628319%8.6%39237.826087%7.826087%7.8%9247.627907%7.627907%7.6%82257.253886%7.253886%7.3%70266.953180%6.953180%7.0%199276.896552%6.896552%6.9%32286.022409%6.022409%6.0%43295.676635%5.676635%5.7%112304.450262%4.450262%4.5%34313.734440%3.734440%3.7%9323.684211%3.684211%3.7%84333.119869%3.119869%3.1%19342.039592%2.039592%2.0%68352.008608%2.008608%2.0%14361.908397%1.908397%1.9%10371.271186%1.271186%1.3%6380.549451%0.549451%0.5%2390.000000%0.000000%0.0%040
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 Scranton Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lackawanna County, selected other counties in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Lackawanna County
0%5%10%15%Count#Luzerne CountyLuzerneScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLackawanna CountyLackawannaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWyoming CountyWyoming16.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k115.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k213.364894%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%644,209644k10.295343%10.295343%10.3%1,1123
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 Lackawanna County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Lackawanna County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphiaFayette CountyFayetteMifflin CountyMifflinLawrence CountyLawrenceErie CountyErieClearfield CountyClearfieldLuzerne CountyLuzerneCambria CountyCambriaBlair CountyBlairMercer CountyMercerVenango CountyVenangoScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaCrawford 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 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%3,4641115.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.342061%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%2,665409.467708%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 Lackawanna County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lackawanna County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLackawanna CountyLackawannaPima 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 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%308,063308k1215.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k14.729002%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%85,15585.2k309.908318%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:
Scranton
Boroughs:
Archbald, Blakely, Clarks Green, Clarks Summit, Dalton, Dickson City, Dunmore, Jermyn, Jessup, Mayfield, Moosic, Moscow, Old Forge, Olyphant, Taylor, Throop, Vandling
Cities:
Carbondale, Scranton
Townships:
Benton, Carbondale, Clifton, Covington, Elmhurst, Fell, Glenburn, Greenfield, Jefferson, La Plume, Madison, Newton, North Abington, Ransom, Roaring Brook, Scott, South Abington, Spring Brook, Thornhurst, Waverly, West Abington
Unincorporated Places:
Big Bass Lake, Chinchilla, Eagle Lake, Glenburn, Mount Cobb, Simpson, Waverly
ZIP Codes:
18403, 18407, 18411, 18414, 18419, 18420, 18421, 18424, 18433, 18434, 18436, 18444, 18446, 18447, 18452, 18471, 18503, 18504, 18505, 18507, 18508, 18509, 18510, 18512, 18517, 18518, 18519, 18615, 18641, 18653
Unified School Districts:
Abington Heights, Carbondale, Dunmore, Forest City, Lackawanna Trail, Lakeland, Mid Valley, North Pocono, Old Forge, Riverside, Scranton, Valley View
Congressional Districts:
PA-10, PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-22
State House Districts:
PA-112, PA-113, PA-114, PA-117, PA-118
Neighboring Counties:
Luzerne, Monroe, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming
Nearby Counties:
Bradford, Broome, Carbon, Columbia, Lehigh, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Warren