Food Stamps in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$39,770.000000$54,895.000000$39,770.000000$39.8k582,594583k$17,119.000000$18,584.000000$17,119.000000$17.1k147,489147k$49,673.000000$61,723.000000$49,673.000000$49.7k435,105435k
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 Philadelphia County
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty245.348467%46.751442%45.348467%45.3%42.370%42.4%30.458543%27.423709%30.458543%30.5%59.401%59.4%9.772254%13.438030%9.772254%9.8%21.984%22.0%51.081776%50.444809%51.081776%51.1%44.050%44.0%33.445206%31.598751%33.445206%33.4%24.966%25.0%54.185736%49.582511%54.185736%54.2%57.173%57.2%
% 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 Philadelphia County
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.908516%25.836228%20.908516%20.9%57.630%57.6%7.056687%4.394403%7.056687%7.1%40.599%40.6%11.755094%19.259725%11.755094%11.8%78.016%78.0%21.993082%23.066642%21.993082%22.0%55.950%56.0%34.073385%41.546186%34.073385%34.1%75.034%75.0%13.758518%7.254037%13.758518%13.8%42.827%42.8%
% 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 Philadelphia County
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Hispanic2Black1Mixed1All RacesAsian1White349.066829%40.323048%49.066829%49.1%13,67113.7k193.818118%194%40.647507%31.366897%40.647507%40.6%11,85211.9k160.561083%161%34.843819%33.028918%34.843819%34.8%85,31385.3k137.636026%138%29.972975%29.026860%29.972975%30.0%3,660118.395782%118%25.315915%12.983035%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k100.000000%100%19.427302%10.630162%19.427302%19.4%6,29676.739482%77%11.306970%9.237836%11.306970%11.3%26,69726.7k44.663486%45%
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 Tract in Philadelphia County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

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Food Stamps by Place in Philadelphia County

There is 1 place in Philadelphia County. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Philadelphia County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Philadelphia County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Philadelphia County, selected places in Philadelphia County, and entities that contain Philadelphia County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphia25.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k25.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k25.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k13.364894%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%644,209644k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Philadelphia County

There is 1 county subdivision in Philadelphia County. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Philadelphia County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Philadelphia County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Philadelphia County, selected county subdivisions in Philadelphia County, and entities that contain Philadelphia County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphia25.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k25.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k25.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k25.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k113.364894%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%644,209644k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Philadelphia Area

There are 11 counties in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares Philadelphia County to all of the counties in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Philadelphia County.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Philadelphia County, selected other counties in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Philadelphia County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCamden CountyCamdenPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSalem CountySalemNew Castle CountyNew CastleDelaware CountyDelawareCecil CountyCecilGloucester CountyGloucesterMontgomery CountyMontgomeryBucks CountyBucksBurlington CountyBurlingtonChester CountyChester25.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k25.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k25.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k113.364894%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%644,209644k12.774469%12.774469%12.8%23,72523.7k212.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.459287%12.459287%12.5%3,022311.681085%11.681085%11.7%23,65723.7k410.720495%10.720495%10.7%21,82821.8k510.399265%10.399265%10.4%3,84768.407629%8.407629%8.4%8,80875.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k85.550774%5.550774%5.6%12,96213.0k95.503484%5.503484%5.5%9,060104.539929%4.539929%4.5%8,47711
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Pennsylvania

There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This section compares Philadelphia County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Philadelphia County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia 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 CountyWaynePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaIndiana 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%147,489147k25.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k25.315915%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%2,4232612.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.278693%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 Philadelphia County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Philadelphia County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia 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 CountyClarkPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSacramento 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%147,489147k25.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k25.315915%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%644,209644k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.347180%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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Principal City:
Philadelphia
Cities:
Philadelphia
ZIP Codes:
19038, 19102, 19103, 19104, 19106, 19107, 19109, 19111, 19112, 19114, 19115, 19116, 19118, 19119, 19120, 19121, 19122, 19123, 19124, 19125, 19126, 19127, 19128, 19129, 19130, 19131, 19132, 19133, 19134, 19135, 19136, 19137, 19138, 19139, 19140, 19141, 19142, 19143, 19144, 19145, 19146, 19147, 19148, 19149, 19150, 19151, 19152, 19153, 19154
Unified School District:
Philadelphia
Congressional Districts:
PA-1, PA-2, PA-13
State Senate Districts:
PA-1, PA-2, PA-3, PA-4, PA-5, PA-7, PA-8
State House Districts:
PA-152, PA-170, PA-172, PA-173, PA-174, PA-175, PA-177, PA-179, PA-180, PA-181, PA-182, PA-184, PA-185, PA-186, PA-188, PA-190, PA-191, PA-192, PA-194, PA-195, PA-197, PA-198, PA-200, PA-201, PA-202, PA-203
Neighboring Counties:
Bucks, Burlington, Camden, Delaware, Gloucester, Montgomery
Nearby Counties:
Atlantic, Chester, Cumberland, Hunterdon, Lehigh, Mercer, New Castle, Ocean, Salem, Somerset