Food Stamps in Berkeley County, South Carolina (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in South Carolina and Berkeley County
Berkeley County
South Carolina
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$54,484.000000$46,898.000000$54,484.000000$54.5k70,48270.5k$21,407.000000$18,093.000000$21,407.000000$21.4k8,931$60,055.000000$53,019.000000$60,055.000000$60.1k61,55161.6k
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 South Carolina and Berkeley County
Berkeley County
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty260.418766%53.268557%60.418766%60.4%21.301%21.3%35.225619%32.120431%35.225619%35.2%44.473%44.5%18.486172%15.772137%18.486172%18.5%10.259%10.3%46.444967%43.963029%46.444967%46.4%21.567%21.6%31.093942%28.624569%31.093942%31.1%11.911%11.9%48.841115%53.847651%48.841115%48.8%50.545%50.5%
% 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 South Carolina and Berkeley County
Berkeley County
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.389401%26.664897%32.389401%32.4%78.699%78.7%6.381700%5.774041%6.381700%6.4%55.527%55.5%23.463469%18.639399%23.463469%23.5%89.741%89.7%24.508131%25.495382%24.508131%24.5%78.433%78.4%33.367451%40.902421%33.367451%33.4%88.089%88.1%6.934087%9.781141%6.934087%6.9%49.455%49.5%
% 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 South Carolina and Berkeley County
Berkeley County
South Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1All RacesHispanic2White3Asian123.356801%29.490930%23.356801%23.4%3,948184.328073%184%14.380715%20.058214%14.380715%14.4%173113.490264%113%12.711864%22.052115%12.711864%12.7%225100.319967%100%12.671320%14.807826%12.671320%12.7%8,931100.000000%100%12.185355%17.295886%12.185355%12.2%21396.164838%96%9.104320%9.036403%9.104320%9.1%4,32071.849816%72%3.693182%5.938869%3.693182%3.7%5229.145990%29%
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 Berkeley County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
7.0%10.9%14.8%18.7%22.6%26.5%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Berkeley County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%17%22%28%
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Food Stamps by Place in Berkeley County

There are 14 places that are fully or partially contained within Berkeley County (9 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Berkeley County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkeley County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Berkeley County, selected places in Berkeley County, and entities that contain Berkeley County
0%10%20%30%Count#JamestownSt. StephenRussellvilleNorth CharlestonN CharlestonBonneau BeachBonneauSouth CarolinaS CarolinaMoncks CornerSouthSangareeSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBerkeley County School DistrictBerkeley CoBerkeley CountyBerkeleyCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonGoose CreekLadsonSummervilleHanahanCharlestonPinopolis36.666667%36.666667%36.7%11136.650869%36.650869%36.7%232228.682171%28.682171%28.7%37318.656145%18.656145%18.7%7,305417.624021%17.624021%17.6%135515.546218%15.546218%15.5%37614.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.400494%14.400494%14.4%466714.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.825691%13.825691%13.8%395813.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.671320%12.671320%12.7%8,93112.671320%12.671320%12.7%8,93111.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k11.083618%11.083618%11.1%1,523910.864248%10.864248%10.9%5331010.793706%10.793706%10.8%1,859119.094468%9.094468%9.1%697128.667616%8.667616%8.7%4,624132.607362%2.607362%2.6%1714
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Berkeley County

There are 7 county subdivisions in Berkeley County. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Berkeley County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkeley County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Berkeley County, selected county subdivisions in Berkeley County, and entities that contain Berkeley County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#St. StephenCrossCordesvilleBonneauSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBerkeley County School DistrictBerkeley CoBerkeley CountyBerkeleyMoncks CornerGoose Creek-HanahanGoose Crk-HanahanCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonWando26.440678%26.440678%26.4%702119.039803%19.039803%19.0%464217.547293%17.547293%17.5%269315.127479%15.127479%15.1%534414.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.671320%12.671320%12.7%8,93112.671320%12.671320%12.7%8,93112.410477%12.410477%12.4%1,213511.921740%11.921740%11.9%5,350611.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k7.028360%7.028360%7.0%3997
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Charleston Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Berkeley County, selected other counties in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Berkeley County
0%5%10%Count#South CarolinaS CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticDorchester CountyDorchesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBerkeley County School DistrictBerkeley CoBerkeley CountyBerkeleyCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonCharleston CountyCharleston14.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.334591%13.334591%13.3%7,068113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.671320%12.671320%12.7%8,93112.671320%12.671320%12.7%8,931211.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k10.327920%10.327920%10.3%15,58715.6k3
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in South Carolina

There are 46 counties in South Carolina. This section compares Berkeley County to all of the counties in South Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkeley County.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Berkeley County, selected other counties in South Carolina, and entities that contain Berkeley County
0%10%20%30%Count#Allendale CountyAllendaleDillon CountyDillonMarion CountyMarionClarendon CountyClarendonWilliamsburg CountyWilliamsburgLee CountyLeeMarlboro CountyMarlboroDarlington CountyDarlingtonBarnwell CountyBarnwellOrangeburg CountyOrangeburgChesterfield CountyChesterfieldColleton CountyColletonFairfield CountyFairfieldJasper CountyJasperBamberg CountyBambergSumter CountySumterCherokee CountyCherokeeUnion CountyUnionFlorence CountyFlorenceCalhoun CountyCalhounAbbeville CountyAbbevilleLaurens CountyLaurensChester CountyChesterEdgefield CountyEdgefieldMcCormick CountyMcCormickGeorgetown CountyGeorgetownHampton CountyHamptonGreenwood CountyGreenwoodNewberry CountyNewberryAiken CountyAikenAnderson CountyAndersonSaluda CountySaludaOconee CountyOconeeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaRichland CountyRichlandSouthSpartanburg CountySpartanburgHorry CountyHorrySouth AtlanticLancaster CountyLancasterDorchester CountyDorchesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLexington CountyLexingtonBerkeley County School DistrictBerkeley CoBerkeley CountyBerkeleyKershaw CountyKershawCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonGreenville CountyGreenvillePickens CountyPickensYork CountyYorkCharleston CountyCharlestonBeaufort CountyBeaufort32.618409%32.618409%32.6%1,095129.785323%29.785323%29.8%3,316228.775848%28.775848%28.8%3,479327.593736%27.593736%27.6%3,665426.771915%26.771915%26.8%3,222526.296875%26.296875%26.3%1,683625.523829%25.523829%25.5%2,485723.565721%23.565721%23.6%6,223822.812576%22.812576%22.8%1,872922.724139%22.724139%22.7%7,5811021.461589%21.461589%21.5%3,9001121.257989%21.257989%21.3%3,1601221.006984%21.006984%21.0%1,8651320.875457%20.875457%20.9%1,9411420.865318%20.865318%20.9%1,1961520.793826%20.793826%20.8%8,4871620.478554%20.478554%20.5%4,1681719.891361%19.891361%19.9%2,3071819.882510%19.882510%19.9%10,28910.3k1919.419862%19.419862%19.4%1,1852019.212549%19.212549%19.2%1,8252118.440997%18.440997%18.4%4,6962218.426417%18.426417%18.4%2,2602318.383972%18.383972%18.4%1,6702418.190955%18.190955%18.2%7242518.146766%18.146766%18.1%4,4242617.983539%17.983539%18.0%1,3112717.790793%17.790793%17.8%4,7692817.236624%17.236624%17.2%2,5002915.883950%15.883950%15.9%10,23810.2k3015.498436%15.498436%15.5%11,59511.6k3115.226569%15.226569%15.2%1,0823215.022516%15.022516%15.0%4,6373314.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.311507%14.311507%14.3%21,08521.1k3414.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.114227%14.114227%14.1%15,73215.7k3514.022518%14.022518%14.0%17,12517.1k3613.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.429138%13.429138%13.4%4,0653713.334591%13.334591%13.3%7,0683813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.046956%13.046956%13.0%14,02914.0k3912.671320%12.671320%12.7%8,93112.671320%12.671320%12.7%8,9314012.382809%12.382809%12.4%2,9854111.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k11.169752%11.169752%11.2%20,38120.4k4211.038534%11.038534%11.0%5,0364311.003489%11.003489%11.0%10,15610.2k4410.327920%10.327920%10.3%15,58715.6k457.858044%7.858044%7.9%5,29246
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 46 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 Berkeley County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkeley 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 Berkeley County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Berkeley County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookSouth CarolinaS CarolinaPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkBerkeley County School DistrictBerkeley CoBerkeley CountyBerkeleySacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonMecklenburg 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%308,063308k1214.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.729002%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%129,745130k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.671320%12.671320%12.7%8,93112.671320%12.671320%12.7%8,93112.347180%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%171,200171k2611.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k11.424649%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 Cities:
Charleston, North Charleston
Cities:
Charleston, Goose Creek, Hanahan, North Charleston
Towns:
Bonneau, Jamestown, Moncks Corner, St. Stephen, Summerville
Unincorporated Places:
Bonneau Beach, Ladson, Pinopolis, Russellville, Sangaree
ZIP Codes:
29059, 29406, 29410, 29431, 29434, 29436, 29445, 29450, 29453, 29456, 29461, 29468, 29469, 29472, 29479, 29483, 29485, 29492
Unified School District:
Berkeley County
Congressional Districts:
SC-1, SC-6
State Senate Districts:
SC-32, SC-37, SC-38, SC-39, SC-44
State House Districts:
SC-HD-015, SC-HD-092, SC-HD-099, SC-HD-100, SC-HD-102, SC-HD-117
Neighboring Counties:
Charleston, Clarendon, Dorchester, Georgetown, Orangeburg, Williamsburg
Nearby Counties:
Calhoun, Colleton, Florence, Sumter