Food Stamps in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$59,237.000000$54,895.000000$59,237.000000$59.2k196,171196k$22,491.000000$18,584.000000$22,491.000000$22.5k18,27118.3k$63,285.000000$61,723.000000$63,285.000000$63.3k177,900178k
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 Lancaster County
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.055169%46.751442%52.055169%52.1%15.497%15.5%26.528378%27.423709%26.528378%26.5%40.758%40.8%18.696295%13.438030%18.696295%18.7%7.694%7.69%52.558700%50.444809%52.558700%52.6%20.031%20.0%28.630070%31.598751%28.630070%28.6%6.749%6.75%45.936183%49.582511%45.936183%45.9%43.906%43.9%
% 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 Lancaster County
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.153457%25.836228%29.153457%29.2%84.503%84.5%3.960090%4.394403%3.960090%4.0%59.242%59.2%23.038224%19.259725%23.038224%23.0%92.306%92.3%21.549747%23.066642%21.549747%21.5%79.969%80.0%40.625632%41.546186%40.625632%40.6%93.251%93.3%6.027544%7.254037%6.027544%6.0%56.094%56.1%
% 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 Lancaster County
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1Asian1All RacesWhite337.261568%40.323048%37.261568%37.3%1,973400.067810%400%35.617674%33.028918%35.617674%35.6%2,370382.417746%382%30.504180%31.366897%30.504180%30.5%2,408327.515493%328%24.469467%29.026860%24.469467%24.5%565262.722340%263%12.348754%10.630162%12.348754%12.3%347132.585382%133%9.313813%12.983035%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k100.000000%100%6.195936%9.237836%6.195936%6.2%10,60810.6k66.524161%67%
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 Lancaster County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
1%7%13%19%25%31%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Lancaster County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%35%46%58%
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Food Stamps by Place in Lancaster County

There are 63 places that are fully or partially contained within Lancaster County (61 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 63 of those to each other, Lancaster County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lancaster County, selected places in Lancaster County, and entities that contain Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%Count#LancasterStevensColumbiaBlue BallMountvilleGordonvilleWitmerChristianaWakefieldNew HollandMiddle AtlanticNortheastHopelandQuarryvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaRonksClayMariettaMount JoyEphrataBowmansvilleLeolaMaytownLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterAkronDenverElizabethtownRothsvilleGapReamstownConestogaSwartzvilleIntercourseWillow StreetMorgantownManheimMillersvilleGeorgetownParadiseFarmersvilleSmoketownFalmouthChurchtownLittle BritainKirkwoodRefton30.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,522123.849372%23.849372%23.8%57222.484352%22.484352%22.5%934320.664207%20.664207%20.7%56416.888519%16.888519%16.9%203516.336634%16.336634%16.3%33616.129032%16.129032%16.1%40716.013072%16.013072%16.0%49814.117647%14.117647%14.1%24913.572401%13.572401%13.6%2991013.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.147410%13.147410%13.1%331113.106295%13.106295%13.1%1271213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.745098%12.745098%12.7%131312.280702%12.280702%12.3%911412.192903%12.192903%12.2%1341511.893204%11.893204%11.9%3921611.171903%11.171903%11.2%6331710.569106%10.569106%10.6%781810.083714%10.083714%10.1%265199.490940%9.490940%9.5%110209.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.006786%9.006786%9.0%146218.573298%8.573298%8.6%131228.553770%8.553770%8.6%346238.248473%8.248473%8.2%81248.177905%8.177905%8.2%57257.709924%7.709924%7.7%101267.051282%7.051282%7.1%33276.466513%6.466513%6.5%56286.292517%6.292517%6.3%37295.266075%5.266075%5.3%190305.099150%5.099150%5.1%18324.833680%4.833680%4.8%93364.387638%4.387638%4.4%115403.095975%3.095975%3.1%10452.162162%2.162162%2.2%8490.000000%0.000000%0.0%0540.000000%0.000000%0.0%0580.000000%0.000000%0.0%0590.000000%0.000000%0.0%0600.000000%0.000000%0.0%0610.000000%0.000000%0.0%0620.000000%0.000000%0.0%063
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 63 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Lancaster County

There are 60 county subdivisions in Lancaster County. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Lancaster County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster County. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,249.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lancaster County, selected county subdivisions in Lancaster County, and entities that contain Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%Count#LancasterColumbiaNew HollandMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaLancaster TownshipLancasterMount JoyEphrataEast Lampeter TownshipE LampeterLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterUpper Leacock TownshipUpper LeacockAkronConestoga TownshipConestogaDenverWest Hempfield TownshipW HempfieldElizabethtownEphrata TownshipEphrataSalisbury TownshipSalisburyProvidence TownshipProvidenceEast Earl TownshipE EarlManor TownshipMnrClay TownshipEast Cocalico TownshipE CocalicoBrecknock TownshipBrecknockEast Drumore TownshipE DrumoreParadise TownshipParadiseMount Joy TownshipMt JoyLittle Britain TownshipLittle BritainWarwick TownshipWarwickEast Donegal TownshipE DonegalWest Cocalico TownshipW CocalicoLititzManheimStrasburg TownshipStrasburgManheim TownshipManheimMillersvilleSadsbury TownshipSadsburyLeacock TownshipLeacockRapho TownshipRaphoWest Lampeter TownshipW LampeterPequea TownshipPequeaConoy TownshipConoyMartic TownshipMarticEast Hempfield TownshipE HempfieldEast PetersburgE PetersburgWest Earl TownshipW EarlEarl TownshipWest Donegal TownshipW DonegalElizabeth TownshipElizabethColerain TownshipColerainPenn TownshipCaernarvon TownshipCaernarvonBart Township30.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,522122.484352%22.484352%22.5%934213.572401%13.572401%13.6%299313.364894%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%644,209644k12.910974%12.910974%12.9%860411.893204%11.893204%11.9%392511.171903%11.171903%11.2%63369.871589%9.871589%9.9%61579.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.072375%9.072375%9.1%26789.006786%9.006786%9.0%14698.652576%8.652576%8.7%131108.573298%8.573298%8.6%131118.570525%8.570525%8.6%542128.553770%8.553770%8.6%346137.463509%7.463509%7.5%271147.104154%7.104154%7.1%236157.065585%7.065585%7.1%209166.905504%6.905504%6.9%133176.897810%6.897810%6.9%567186.514236%6.514236%6.5%151196.357032%6.357032%6.4%245206.008584%6.008584%6.0%154215.964369%5.964369%6.0%77225.659241%5.659241%5.7%94235.626727%5.626727%5.6%224245.432452%5.432452%5.4%76255.180651%5.180651%5.2%347265.113005%5.113005%5.1%138275.043406%5.043406%5.0%122284.949469%4.949469%4.9%191294.833680%4.833680%4.8%93304.757998%4.757998%4.8%58314.613900%4.613900%4.6%717324.387638%4.387638%4.4%115334.342984%4.342984%4.3%39344.067403%4.067403%4.1%70354.020665%4.020665%4.0%179363.939489%3.939489%3.9%250373.640375%3.640375%3.6%66383.537736%3.537736%3.5%45393.528801%3.528801%3.5%68403.468208%3.468208%3.5%336413.125000%3.125000%3.1%56422.856055%2.856055%2.9%75432.843998%2.843998%2.8%68442.220138%2.220138%2.2%71452.202643%2.202643%2.2%30462.056075%2.056075%2.1%22471.487314%1.487314%1.5%51481.311953%1.311953%1.3%18491.117318%1.117318%1.1%1050
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 Lancaster County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster 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 Lancaster County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Lancaster 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 CountyColumbiaPike CountyPikeLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster 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%2,665409.467708%9.467708%9.5%2,001419.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%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 Lancaster County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster 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 Lancaster County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lancaster 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 CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLancaster CountyLancasterOakland 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%85,15585.2k309.908318%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%31,46331.5k349.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k9.271089%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:
Lancaster
Boroughs:
Adamstown, Akron, Christiana, Columbia, Denver, East Petersburg, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Lititz, Manheim, Marietta, Millersville, Mount Joy, Mountville, New Holland, Quarryville, Strasburg, Terre Hill
Cities:
Lancaster
Townships:
Bart, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Clay, Colerain, Conestoga, Conoy, Drumore, Earl, East Cocalico, East Donegal, East Drumore, East Earl, East Hempfield, East Lampeter, Eden, Elizabeth, Ephrata, Fulton, Lancaster, Leacock, Little Britain, Manheim, Manor, Martic, Mount Joy, Paradise, Penn, Pequea, Providence, Rapho, Sadsbury, Salisbury, Strasburg, Upper Leacock, Warwick, West Cocalico, West Donegal, West Earl, West Hempfield, West Lampeter
Unincorporated Places:
Bainbridge, Bird-in-Hand, Blue Ball, Bowmansville, Brickerville, Brownstown, Churchtown, Clay, Conestoga, East Earl, Falmouth, Farmersville, Fivepointville, Gap, Georgetown, Goodville, Gordonville, Hopeland, Intercourse, Kirkwood, Lampeter, Landisville, Leola, Little Britain, Maytown, Morgantown, Paradise, Penryn, Reamstown, Refton, Reinholds, Rheems, Ronks, Rothsville, Salunga, Schoeneck, Smoketown, Soudersburg, Stevens, Swartzville, Wakefield, Washington Boro, Willow Street, Witmer
ZIP Codes:
17022, 17073, 17501, 17502, 17505, 17507, 17508, 17509, 17512, 17516, 17517, 17518, 17519, 17520, 17522, 17527, 17529, 17532, 17535, 17536, 17538, 17540, 17543, 17545, 17547, 17550, 17551, 17552, 17554, 17555, 17557, 17560, 17562, 17563, 17565, 17566, 17569, 17570, 17572, 17576, 17578, 17579, 17581, 17582, 17584, 17601, 17602, 17603, 17606, 19310, 19344, 19362, 19363, 19501, 19540, 19543, 19551
Unified School Districts:
Cocalico, Columbia Borough, Conestoga Valley, Conrad Weiser, Donegal, Eastern Lancaster County, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Hempfield, Lampeter-Strasburg, Lancaster, Manheim, Manheim Township, Octorara, Penn Manor, Pequea Valley, Solanco, Warwick
Congressional Districts:
PA-7, PA-16
State Senate Districts:
PA-13, PA-36
State House Districts:
PA-13, PA-37, PA-41, PA-43, PA-96, PA-97, PA-98, PA-99, PA-100, PA-128, PA-129
Neighboring Counties:
Berks, Cecil, Chester, Dauphin, Harford, Lebanon, York
Nearby Cities:
Baltimore
Nearby Counties:
Baltimore, Carroll, Delaware, Kent, Lehigh, Montgomery, New Castle, Salem, Schuylkill