Food Stamps in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County
Lehigh County
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$57,685.000000$54,895.000000$57,685.000000$57.7k135,363135k$20,129.000000$18,584.000000$20,129.000000$20.1k18,05918.1k$64,363.000000$61,723.000000$64,363.000000$64.4k117,304117k
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 Lehigh County
Lehigh County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.316407%46.751442%54.316407%54.3%22.561%22.6%30.522177%27.423709%30.522177%30.5%44.820%44.8%17.476051%13.438030%17.476051%17.5%11.579%11.6%51.813500%50.444809%51.813500%51.8%25.490%25.5%30.195470%31.598751%30.195470%30.2%10.385%10.4%48.302785%49.582511%48.302785%48.3%55.838%55.8%
% 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 Lehigh County
Lehigh County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.702346%25.836228%28.702346%28.7%77.439%77.4%5.784969%4.394403%5.784969%5.8%55.180%55.2%20.544909%19.259725%20.544909%20.5%88.421%88.4%23.316340%23.066642%23.316340%23.3%74.510%74.5%40.115427%41.546186%40.115427%40.1%89.615%89.6%5.881300%7.254037%5.881300%5.9%44.162%44.2%
% 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 Lehigh County
Lehigh County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Hispanic2Black1Mixed1All RacesAsian1White338.843465%40.323048%38.843465%38.8%3,278291.154988%291%37.520923%31.366897%37.520923%37.5%4,259281.241748%281%37.275370%33.028918%37.275370%37.3%2,821279.401180%279%30.879541%29.026860%30.879541%30.9%646231.460619%231%13.341164%12.983035%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k100.000000%100%7.639244%10.630162%7.639244%7.6%29957.260698%57%6.623594%9.237836%6.623594%6.6%6,75649.647799%50%
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 Lehigh County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%12%18%23%30%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Lehigh County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in Lehigh County

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lehigh County, selected places in Lehigh County, and entities that contain Lehigh County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#AllentownBethlehemSlatingtonCatasauquaFountain HillMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighNortheastCementonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCoopersburgAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownFullertonCoplayLaurys StationStilesEmmausMacungieDorneyvilleBreinigsvilleNew TripoliAlburtisWescosvilleTrexlertownHokendauquaEgyptSchnecksvilleCetroniaAncient OaksSlatedale29.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k118.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,393217.497231%17.497231%17.5%316316.654079%16.654079%16.7%441415.604938%15.604938%15.6%316513.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.162393%13.162393%13.2%77613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.351029%12.351029%12.4%114711.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.683488%10.683488%10.7%669810.600707%10.600707%10.6%15099.567198%9.567198%9.6%42108.717949%8.717949%8.7%34118.213512%8.213512%8.2%417126.612785%6.612785%6.6%90136.575015%6.575015%6.6%110145.188448%5.188448%5.2%106154.780876%4.780876%4.8%12164.606742%4.606742%4.6%41173.108581%3.108581%3.1%71183.061224%3.061224%3.1%27193.037383%3.037383%3.0%39202.541436%2.541436%2.5%23211.600000%1.600000%1.6%20221.060071%1.060071%1.1%9231.029866%1.029866%1.0%30240.000000%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 Lehigh County

There are 25 county subdivisions in Lehigh County. This section compares all 25 of those to each other, Lehigh County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lehigh County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lehigh County, selected county subdivisions in Lehigh County, and entities that contain Lehigh County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#AllentownSlatingtonCatasauquaFountain HillMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCoopersburgBethlehemAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownHanover TownshipHanoverCoplayEmmausWhitehall TownshipWhitehallLynn TownshipHeidelberg TownshipHeidelbergWashington TownshipWashingtonMacungieSalisbury TownshipSalisburyAlburtisSouth Whitehall TownshipS WhitehallNorth Whitehall TownshipN WhitehallUpper Saucon TownshipUpper SauconUpper Macungie TownshipUpper MacungieLower Macungie TownshipLower MacungieLowhill TownshipLowhillWeisenberg TownshipWeisenbergUpper Milford TownshipUpper MilfordLower Milford TownshipLower Milford29.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k117.497231%17.497231%17.5%316216.654079%16.654079%16.7%441315.604938%15.604938%15.6%316413.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.351029%12.351029%12.4%114511.659824%11.659824%11.7%994611.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.699001%10.699001%10.7%75710.600707%10.600707%10.6%15088.213512%8.213512%8.2%41798.203950%8.203950%8.2%893108.113092%8.113092%8.1%132117.281177%7.281177%7.3%94126.986900%6.986900%7.0%192136.612785%6.612785%6.6%90144.655564%4.655564%4.7%246154.606742%4.606742%4.6%41164.449403%4.449403%4.4%339174.285479%4.285479%4.3%260183.514676%3.514676%3.5%188193.178340%3.178340%3.2%270202.542580%2.542580%2.5%312212.138365%2.138365%2.1%17222.084476%2.084476%2.1%38231.649702%1.649702%1.6%47240.989399%0.989399%1.0%1425
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 25 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Allentown Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lehigh County, selected other counties in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain Lehigh 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 Lehigh County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lehigh 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 Lehigh County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Lehigh 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 Lehigh County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lehigh 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 Lehigh County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lehigh 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 AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkPennsylvaniaSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownRiverside 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%308,063308k1214.729002%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%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k13.260089%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%75,51875.5k2810.369716%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 Cities:
Allentown, Bethlehem
Boroughs:
Alburtis, Catasauqua, Coopersburg, Coplay, Emmaus, Fountain Hill, Macungie, Slatington
Cities:
Allentown, Bethlehem
Townships:
Hanover, Heidelberg, Lower Macungie, Lower Milford, Lowhill, Lynn, North Whitehall, Salisbury, South Whitehall, Upper Macungie, Upper Milford, Upper Saucon, Washington, Weisenberg, Whitehall
Unincorporated Places:
Ancient Oaks, Breinigsville, Cementon, Cetronia, DeSales University, Dorneyville, Egypt, Fullerton, Hokendauqua, Laurys Station, New Tripoli, Schnecksville, Slatedale, Stiles, Trexlertown, Wescosville
ZIP Codes:
18011, 18015, 18016, 18017, 18018, 18031, 18032, 18034, 18036, 18037, 18041, 18046, 18049, 18051, 18052, 18053, 18059, 18062, 18066, 18068, 18069, 18078, 18079, 18080, 18087, 18092, 18101, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18105, 18106, 18109, 18195, 18951, 19529, 19530, 19539
Unified School Districts:
Allentown, Bethlehem, Catasauqua, East Penn, Northern Lehigh, Northwestern Lehigh, Parkland, Salisbury Township, Southern Lehigh, Whitehall-Coplay
Congressional District:
PA-15
State Senate Districts:
PA-16, PA-18
State House Districts:
PA-22, PA-131, PA-132, PA-133, PA-134, PA-183, PA-187
Neighboring Counties:
Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton, Schuylkill
Nearby Counties:
Chester, Columbia, Delaware, Hunterdon, Lebanon, Luzerne, Mercer, Monroe, Philadelphia, Warren