Food Stamps in Monroe 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 Monroe County
Monroe County
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$58,980.000000$54,895.000000$58,980.000000$59.0k57,12757.1k$23,638.000000$18,584.000000$23,638.000000$23.6k6,866$64,014.000000$61,723.000000$64,014.000000$64.0k50,26150.3k
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 Monroe County
Monroe County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.204195%46.751442%53.204195%53.2%20.350%20.3%28.342558%27.423709%28.342558%28.3%45.606%45.6%21.249636%13.438030%21.249636%21.2%12.121%12.1%47.290999%50.444809%47.290999%47.3%18.057%18.1%30.454413%31.598751%30.454413%30.5%8.756%8.76%44.276143%49.582511%44.276143%44.3%47.582%47.6%
% 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 Monroe County
Monroe County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.447504%25.836228%28.447504%28.4%79.650%79.7%4.617895%4.394403%4.617895%4.6%54.394%54.4%21.046139%19.259725%21.046139%21.0%87.879%87.9%29.316965%23.066642%29.316965%29.3%81.943%81.9%43.351704%41.546186%43.351704%43.4%91.244%91.2%6.663218%7.254037%6.663218%6.7%52.418%52.4%
% 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 Monroe County
Monroe County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Hispanic2Black1All RacesMixed1White3Asian131.785003%40.323048%31.785003%31.8%479264.459931%264%20.009253%31.366897%20.009253%20.0%865166.482462%166%17.716592%33.028918%17.716592%17.7%1,229147.406898%147%12.018835%12.983035%12.018835%12.0%6,866100.000000%100%10.278578%29.026860%10.278578%10.3%10785.520586%86%9.815357%9.237836%9.815357%9.8%4,15781.666458%82%2.998966%10.630162%2.998966%3.0%2924.952217%25%
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 Monroe County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
5.4%9.9%14.4%18.9%23.4%27.9%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Monroe County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
5.4%9.9%14.4%18.9%23.4%27.9%
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Food Stamps by Place in Monroe County

There are 17 places that are fully or partially contained within Monroe County (14 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Monroe County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monroe County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Monroe County, selected places in Monroe County, and entities that contain Monroe County
0%10%20%Count#SaylorsburgStroudsburgEast StroudsburgE StroudsburgPenn EstatesMount PoconoEmerald LakesMountainhomeMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDelaware Water GapIndian Mountain LakeIndian Mtn LkEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgMonroe CountyMonroeBrodheadsvilleArlington HeightsArlington HtsEffortSaw CreekSun ValleySierra ViewGouldsboroPocono Pines29.310345%29.310345%29.3%34127.875329%27.875329%27.9%635220.655535%20.655535%20.7%668316.201999%16.201999%16.2%308415.486726%15.486726%15.5%175515.443686%15.443686%15.4%181615.365854%15.365854%15.4%63713.364894%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%644,209644k12.915129%12.915129%12.9%35812.263490%12.263490%12.3%175912.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86612.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86611.603053%11.603053%11.6%761010.880829%10.880829%10.9%210119.475032%9.475032%9.5%74129.349030%9.349030%9.3%135136.684492%6.684492%6.7%50146.644068%6.644068%6.6%98151.444043%1.444043%1.4%4160.792079%0.792079%0.8%417
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 17 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Monroe County

There are 20 county subdivisions in Monroe County. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Monroe County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monroe County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Monroe County, selected county subdivisions in Monroe County, and entities that contain Monroe County
0%10%20%Count#StroudsburgEast StroudsburgE StroudsburgCoolbaugh TownshipCoolbaughMount PoconoMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDelaware Water GapBarrett TownshipBarrettEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgMonroe CountyMonroeTunkhannock TownshipTunkhannockPocono TownshipPoconoMiddle Smithfield TownshipMiddle SmithfieldParadise TownshipParadiseTobyhanna TownshipTobyhannaSmithfield TownshipSmithfieldStroud TownshipStroudHamilton TownshipHamiltonRoss TownshipEldred TownshipEldredChestnuthill TownshipChestnuthillPolk TownshipPrice TownshipPriceJackson TownshipJackson27.875329%27.875329%27.9%635120.655535%20.655535%20.7%668217.295209%17.295209%17.3%1,119315.486726%15.486726%15.5%175413.364894%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%644,209644k12.915129%12.915129%12.9%35512.761780%12.761780%12.8%195612.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86612.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86611.693122%11.693122%11.7%221711.510791%11.510791%11.5%432811.223935%11.223935%11.2%619910.851419%10.851419%10.9%1301010.630408%10.630408%10.6%3441110.444540%10.444540%10.4%2421210.068286%10.068286%10.1%634138.929194%8.929194%8.9%256148.495018%8.495018%8.5%162158.291203%8.291203%8.3%82167.983482%7.983482%8.0%464177.883546%7.883546%7.9%241187.775920%7.775920%7.8%93195.453712%5.453712%5.5%11920
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 20 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Pennsylvania

There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This section compares Monroe County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monroe 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 Monroe County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Monroe 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 CountyAlleghenyEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgMonroe 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%3,4641115.342061%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%6,86612.018835%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 Monroe County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monroe 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 Monroe County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Monroe 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 CountyAlleghenyEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgMonroe CountyMonroeTarrant 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%308,063308k1214.729002%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%65,10865.1k2412.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86612.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,86611.874805%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

Definitions

  • 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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Principal Borough:
East Stroudsburg
Boroughs:
Delaware Water Gap, East Stroudsburg, Mount Pocono, Stroudsburg
Townships:
Barrett, Chestnuthill, Coolbaugh, Eldred, Hamilton, Jackson, Middle Smithfield, Paradise, Pocono, Polk, Price, Ross, Smithfield, Stroud, Tobyhanna, Tunkhannock
Unincorporated Places:
Arlington Heights, Brodheadsville, Effort, Emerald Lakes, Gouldsboro, Indian Mountain Lake, Mountainhome, Penn Estates, Pocono Pines, Saw Creek, Saylorsburg, Sierra View, Sun Valley
ZIP Codes:
07832, 18058, 18071, 18210, 18301, 18302, 18321, 18322, 18323, 18324, 18325, 18326, 18327, 18330, 18331, 18332, 18333, 18334, 18335, 18342, 18344, 18346, 18347, 18349, 18350, 18352, 18353, 18354, 18355, 18356, 18357, 18360, 18370, 18372, 18424, 18466, 18610
Unified School Districts:
East Stroudsburg, Pleasant Valley, Pocono Mountain, Stroudsburg
Congressional Districts:
PA-10, PA-17
State Senate Districts:
PA-22, PA-40
State House Districts:
PA-115, PA-176, PA-189
Neighboring Counties:
Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northampton, Pike, Sussex, Warren, Wayne
Nearby Counties:
Berks, Bucks, Hunterdon, Lehigh, Morris, Schuylkill, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wyoming