Food Stamps in Mercer 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 Mercer County
Mercer County
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$45,831.000000$54,895.000000$45,831.000000$45.8k45,35045.4k$19,217.000000$18,584.000000$19,217.000000$19.2k7,189$51,568.000000$61,723.000000$51,568.000000$51.6k38,16138.2k
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 Mercer County
Mercer County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty249.589651%46.751442%49.589651%49.6%28.923%28.9%26.011963%27.423709%26.011963%26.0%60.734%60.7%17.387676%13.438030%17.387676%17.4%15.440%15.4%52.649882%50.444809%52.649882%52.6%26.819%26.8%27.945472%31.598751%27.945472%27.9%9.731%9.73%50.257338%49.582511%50.257338%50.3%61.185%61.2%
% 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 Mercer County
Mercer County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.957994%25.836228%22.957994%23.0%71.077%71.1%3.168156%4.394403%3.168156%3.2%39.266%39.3%17.939781%19.259725%17.939781%17.9%84.560%84.6%27.064280%23.066642%27.064280%27.1%73.181%73.2%48.837819%41.546186%48.837819%48.8%90.269%90.3%6.006132%7.254037%6.006132%6.0%38.815%38.8%
% 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 Mercer County
Mercer County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Mixed1Black1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian148.412698%40.323048%48.412698%48.4%61305.399342%305%43.406593%29.026860%43.406593%43.4%158273.819587%274%35.908888%33.028918%35.908888%35.9%804226.522196%227%21.694915%31.366897%21.694915%21.7%64136.856921%137%15.852260%12.983035%15.852260%15.9%7,189100.000000%100%14.425654%9.237836%14.425654%14.4%6,08291.000614%91%12.121212%10.630162%12.121212%12.1%2076.463621%76%
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 Mercer County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
4%10%15%21%27%33%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Mercer County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
2%13%24%35%45%57%
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Food Stamps by Place in Mercer County

There are 19 places in Mercer County. This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Mercer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected places in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Reynolds HeightsReynolds HtsSharonSheakleyvilleGreenvilleSandy LakeWheatlandJamestownFredoniaFarrellMercerWest MiddlesexW MiddlesexSharpsvilleYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownNew LebanonMercer CountyMercerMiddle AtlanticGrove CityNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaJackson CenterJackson CtrStoneboroHermitageClarkLake Latonka48.047337%48.047337%48.0%406132.105698%32.105698%32.1%1,944228.813559%28.813559%28.8%17327.120224%27.120224%27.1%582426.335878%26.335878%26.3%69525.307125%25.307125%25.3%103623.703704%23.703704%23.7%64723.148148%23.148148%23.1%50822.423615%22.423615%22.4%433921.855146%21.855146%21.9%1721021.325648%21.325648%21.3%741120.862916%20.862916%20.9%3821216.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k16.216216%16.216216%16.2%121315.852260%15.852260%15.9%7,18913.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.211933%13.211933%13.2%3411413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.500000%12.500000%12.5%101510.569106%10.569106%10.6%52169.256560%9.256560%9.3%635178.370044%8.370044%8.4%19181.639344%1.639344%1.6%619
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Mercer County

There are 48 county subdivisions in Mercer County. This section compares all 48 of those to each other, Mercer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected county subdivisions in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%Count#SharonPymatuning TownshipPymatuningSheakleyvilleGreenvilleSandy LakeWheatlandJamestownFredoniaFarrellMercerWest MiddlesexW MiddlesexSharpsvilleYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownSandy Creek TownshipSandy CrkWolf Creek TownshipWolf CrkNew LebanonMercer CountyMercerSandy Lake TownshipSandy LkJefferson TownshipJeffersonMiddle AtlanticGrove CityNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNew Vernon TownshipNew VernonJackson CenterJackson CtrGreene TownshipGrnSugar Grove TownshipSugar GrvShenango TownshipShenangoCoolspring TownshipCoolspringPerry TownshipPerryHempfield TownshipHempfieldDeer Creek TownshipDeer CrkStoneboroFindley TownshipFindleyHermitageOtter Creek TownshipOtter CrkEast Lackawannock TownshipE LackawannockSalem TownshipSalemFrench Creek TownshipFrench CrkClarkSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldSouth Pymatuning TownshipS PymatuningMill Creek TownshipMill CrkWorth TownshipWorthPine TownshipJackson TownshipJacksonDelaware TownshipDelawareLackawannock TownshipLackawannockLiberty TownshipLibertyLake TownshipWest Salem TownshipW SalemWilmington TownshipWilmingtonFairview TownshipFairview32.105698%32.105698%32.1%1,944131.271961%31.271961%31.3%445228.813559%28.813559%28.8%17327.120224%27.120224%27.1%582426.335878%26.335878%26.3%69525.307125%25.307125%25.3%103623.703704%23.703704%23.7%64723.148148%23.148148%23.1%50822.423615%22.423615%22.4%433921.855146%21.855146%21.9%1721021.325648%21.325648%21.3%741120.862916%20.862916%20.9%3821216.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k16.723549%16.723549%16.7%491316.521739%16.521739%16.5%571416.216216%16.216216%16.2%121515.852260%15.852260%15.9%7,18915.401302%15.401302%15.4%711613.720643%13.720643%13.7%1111713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.211933%13.211933%13.2%3411813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.565445%12.565445%12.6%241912.500000%12.500000%12.5%102012.183908%12.183908%12.2%532112.085308%12.085308%12.1%512211.667724%11.667724%11.7%1842311.520737%11.520737%11.5%1002411.512027%11.512027%11.5%672511.350666%11.350666%11.4%1792611.167513%11.167513%11.2%222710.569106%10.569106%10.6%522810.311751%10.311751%10.3%43299.256560%9.256560%9.3%635309.251101%9.251101%9.3%21319.190031%9.190031%9.2%59328.949416%8.949416%8.9%23338.843537%8.843537%8.8%26348.370044%8.370044%8.4%19358.333333%8.333333%8.3%61367.650765%7.650765%7.7%85377.643312%7.643312%7.6%24387.471264%7.471264%7.5%26397.219402%7.219402%7.2%128406.916996%6.916996%6.9%35416.549708%6.549708%6.5%56426.214689%6.214689%6.2%66436.203008%6.203008%6.2%33445.839416%5.839416%5.8%16455.375552%5.375552%5.4%73465.363985%5.363985%5.4%28474.361371%4.361371%4.4%1448
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 48 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Youngstown Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected other counties in the Youngstown Area, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%5%10%15%Count#Mahoning CountyMahoningYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownMercer CountyMercerTrumbull CountyTrumbullMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvania19.577572%19.577572%19.6%19,08519.1k116.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k15.852260%15.852260%15.9%7,189214.486521%14.486521%14.5%12,53212.5k313.364894%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%644,209644k
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 Mercer County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer 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 Mercer County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphiaFayette CountyFayetteMifflin CountyMifflinLawrence CountyLawrenceErie CountyErieYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownClearfield 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 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%19,36319.4k516.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k16.768361%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%18,27118.3k429.310518%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 Mercer County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer 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 Mercer County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoMercer CountyMercerCook 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 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%99,48199.5k816.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k16.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.852260%15.852260%15.9%7,18915.785102%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%31,46331.5k349.271089%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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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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Boroughs:
Clark, Fredonia, Greenville, Grove City, Jackson Center, Jamestown, Mercer, New Lebanon, Sandy Lake, Sharpsville, Sheakleyville, Stoneboro, West Middlesex, Wheatland
Cities:
Farrell, Hermitage, Sharon
Townships:
Coolspring, Deer Creek, Delaware, East Lackawannock, Fairview, Findley, French Creek, Greene, Hempfield, Jackson, Jefferson, Lackawannock, Lake, Liberty, Mill Creek, New Vernon, Otter Creek, Perry, Pine, Pymatuning, Salem, Sandy Creek, Sandy Lake, Shenango, South Pymatuning, Springfield, Sugar Grove, West Salem, Wilmington, Wolf Creek, Worth
Unincorporated Places:
Lake Latonka, Reynolds Heights
ZIP Codes:
16057, 16110, 16113, 16114, 16121, 16124, 16125, 16127, 16130, 16133, 16134, 16137, 16142, 16143, 16145, 16146, 16148, 16150, 16151, 16153, 16154, 16156, 16159, 16161, 16311, 16314, 16342, 16362, 44425
Unified School Districts:
Commodore Perry, Crawford, Farrell, Greenville, Grove City, Hermitage, Jamestown, Lakeview, Mercer, Reynolds, Sharon, Sharpsville, West Middlesex, Wilmington
Congressional District:
PA-3
State Senate District:
PA-50
State House Districts:
PA-7, PA-8, PA-17
Neighboring Counties:
Butler, Crawford, Lawrence, Mahoning, Trumbull, Venango
Nearby Counties:
Allegheny, Armstrong, Ashtabula, Beaver, Clarion, Columbiana, Erie, Hancock