Food Stamps in Somerset 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 Somerset County
Somerset County
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$45,424.000000$54,895.000000$45,424.000000$45.4k29,63029.6k$16,029.000000$18,584.000000$16,029.000000$16.0k3,996$51,217.000000$61,723.000000$51,217.000000$51.2k25,63425.6k
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 Somerset County
Somerset County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty246.146146%46.751442%46.146146%46.1%23.751%23.8%19.594595%27.423709%19.594595%19.6%58.216%58.2%20.620621%13.438030%20.620621%20.6%14.589%14.6%51.551552%50.444809%51.551552%51.6%22.722%22.7%34.334334%31.598751%34.334334%34.3%9.941%9.94%49.674675%49.582511%49.674675%49.7%53.117%53.1%
% 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 Somerset County
Somerset County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.094328%25.836228%23.094328%23.1%76.249%76.2%2.192401%4.394403%2.192401%2.2%41.784%41.8%18.818756%19.259725%18.818756%18.8%85.411%85.4%27.330889%23.066642%27.330889%27.3%77.278%77.3%48.490286%41.546186%48.490286%48.5%90.059%90.1%6.834673%7.254037%6.834673%6.8%46.883%46.9%
% 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 Somerset County
Somerset County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Asian1Black1Hispanic2Other1Mixed1All RacesWhite354.216867%10.630162%54.216867%54.2%45402.013459%402%22.368421%33.028918%22.368421%22.4%17165.859939%166%19.444444%31.366897%19.444444%19.4%21144.178901%144%18.421053%40.323048%18.421053%18.4%7136.590538%137%17.391304%29.026860%17.391304%17.4%32128.955042%129%13.486331%12.983035%13.486331%13.5%3,996100.000000%100%13.293984%9.237836%13.293984%13.3%3,87498.573763%99%
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 Somerset County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%17%22%29%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Somerset County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
6%13%19%25%32%39%
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Food Stamps by Place in Somerset County

There are 30 places that are fully or partially contained within Somerset County (29 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 30 of those to each other, Somerset County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Somerset County, selected places in Somerset County, and entities that contain Somerset County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#ConfluenceBensonBoswellUrsinaSomersetWindberMeyersdaleSalisburyCasselmanAddisonCentral CityRockwoodCairnbrookHooversvilleSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticGarrettNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBerlinWellersburgFriedensEdieStoystownNew BaltimoreNew CentervilleJeromeJennerstownCallimontShanksvilleIndian LakePaintDavidsvilleSeven Springs28.093645%28.093645%28.1%84127.397260%27.397260%27.4%20227.153558%27.153558%27.2%145324.468085%24.468085%24.5%23423.693503%23.693503%23.7%671521.195652%21.195652%21.2%390618.826406%18.826406%18.8%154718.716578%18.716578%18.7%70817.241379%17.241379%17.2%5917.073171%17.073171%17.1%141016.317016%16.317016%16.3%701115.405405%15.405405%15.4%571215.019763%15.019763%15.0%381314.876033%14.876033%14.9%361413.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.333333%13.333333%13.3%201513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.385919%12.385919%12.4%951611.881188%11.881188%11.9%121711.869919%11.869919%11.9%731811.538462%11.538462%11.5%31910.975610%10.975610%11.0%182010.169492%10.169492%10.2%6217.692308%7.692308%7.7%4226.622517%6.622517%6.6%30236.521739%6.521739%6.5%15246.250000%6.250000%6.3%1254.395604%4.395604%4.4%4263.645833%3.645833%3.6%7273.141361%3.141361%3.1%12280.000000%0.000000%0.0%0290.000000%0.000000%0.0%030
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 30 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Somerset County

There are 50 county subdivisions in Somerset County. This section compares all 50 of those to each other, Somerset County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Somerset County, selected county subdivisions in Somerset County, and entities that contain Somerset County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#ConfluenceBensonBoswellUrsinaSomersetWindberMeyersdaleSalisburyShade TownshipShadeCasselmanAddisonCentral CityRockwoodQuemahoning TownshipQuemahoningJenner TownshipJennerLarimer TownshipLarimerHooversvilleLower Turkeyfoot TownshipLower TurkeyfootSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle AtlanticGarrettNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSummit TownshipSummitStonycreek TownshipStonycreekBerlinWellersburgOgle TownshipBrothersvalley TownshipBrothersvalleySomerset TownshipSomersetElk Lick TownshipElk LickStoystownNew BaltimoreBlack TownshipBlackAllegheny TownshipAlleghenyPaint TownshipPaintNorthampton TownshipNorthamptonSouthampton TownshipSouthamptonLincoln TownshipLincolnNew CentervilleConemaugh TownshipConemaughAddison TownshipAddisonMilford TownshipMilfordJennerstownCallimontMiddlecreek TownshipMiddlecreekGreenville TownshipGreenvilleJefferson TownshipJeffersonUpper Turkeyfoot TownshipUpper TurkeyfootFairhope TownshipFairhopeShanksvilleIndian LakePaintSeven Springs28.093645%28.093645%28.1%84127.397260%27.397260%27.4%20227.153558%27.153558%27.2%145324.468085%24.468085%24.5%23423.693503%23.693503%23.7%671521.195652%21.195652%21.2%390618.826406%18.826406%18.8%154718.716578%18.716578%18.7%70817.663293%17.663293%17.7%192917.241379%17.241379%17.2%51017.073171%17.073171%17.1%141116.317016%16.317016%16.3%701215.405405%15.405405%15.4%571315.384615%15.384615%15.4%1161415.132003%15.132003%15.1%2351514.975845%14.975845%15.0%311614.876033%14.876033%14.9%361714.479638%14.479638%14.5%321813.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.333333%13.333333%13.3%201913.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.758202%12.758202%12.8%1052012.652068%12.652068%12.7%1042112.385919%12.385919%12.4%952211.881188%11.881188%11.9%122311.731844%11.731844%11.7%212411.410118%11.410118%11.4%1062511.216566%11.216566%11.2%3902611.125654%11.125654%11.1%852710.975610%10.975610%11.0%182810.169492%10.169492%10.2%6299.779180%9.779180%9.8%31309.459459%9.459459%9.5%28319.097978%9.097978%9.1%117329.016393%9.016393%9.0%11338.108108%8.108108%8.1%21347.730263%7.730263%7.7%47357.692308%7.692308%7.7%4367.634828%7.634828%7.6%235377.619048%7.619048%7.6%32387.000000%7.000000%7.0%42396.521739%6.521739%6.5%15406.250000%6.250000%6.3%1416.149733%6.149733%6.1%23425.020921%5.020921%5.0%12434.990020%4.990020%5.0%25444.524887%4.524887%4.5%20454.444444%4.444444%4.4%2464.395604%4.395604%4.4%4473.645833%3.645833%3.6%7483.141361%3.141361%3.1%12490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050
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 Somerset County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset 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 Somerset County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Somerset 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 Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset 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%19,36319.4k516.768361%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%3,99613.486331%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 Somerset County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Somerset 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 Somerset County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Somerset 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 CountyBrowardSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaSomerset CountySomersetMiddle 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%99,48199.5k816.110205%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%91,12391.1k1913.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,99613.364894%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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Principal Borough:
Somerset
Boroughs:
Addison, Benson, Berlin, Boswell, Callimont, Casselman, Central City, Confluence, Garrett, Hooversville, Indian Lake, Jennerstown, Meyersdale, New Baltimore, New Centerville, Paint, Rockwood, Salisbury, Seven Springs, Shanksville, Somerset, Stoystown, Ursina, Wellersburg, Windber
Townships:
Addison, Allegheny, Black, Brothersvalley, Conemaugh, Elk Lick, Fairhope, Greenville, Jefferson, Jenner, Larimer, Lincoln, Lower Turkeyfoot, Middlecreek, Milford, Northampton, Ogle, Paint, Quemahoning, Shade, Somerset, Southampton, Stonycreek, Summit, Upper Turkeyfoot
Unincorporated Places:
Cairnbrook, Davidsville, Edie, Friedens, Jerome
ZIP Codes:
15411, 15424, 15501, 15502, 15510, 15520, 15530, 15531, 15532, 15534, 15538, 15540, 15541, 15542, 15544, 15545, 15546, 15547, 15551, 15552, 15555, 15557, 15558, 15559, 15560, 15561, 15562, 15563, 15564, 15622, 15905, 15924, 15926, 15928, 15935, 15936, 15937, 15953, 15963
Unified School Districts:
Berlin Brothersvalley, Conemaugh Township, Meyersdale, North Star, Rockwood, Salisbury-Elk Lick, Shade-Central, Shanksville-Stonycreek, Somerset, Turkeyfoot Valley, Windber
Congressional Districts:
PA-9, PA-12
State Senate District:
PA-32
State House Districts:
PA-51, PA-59, PA-69, PA-71
Neighboring Counties:
Allegany, Bedford, Cambria, Fayette, Garrett, Westmoreland
Nearby Counties:
Armstrong, Blair, Grant, Hampshire, Indiana, Mineral, Morgan, Preston