Food Stamps in Charleston 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 Charleston County
Charleston County
South Carolina
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$54,931.000000$46,898.000000$54,931.000000$54.9k150,921151k$16,748.000000$18,093.000000$16,748.000000$16.7k15,58715.6k$61,230.000000$53,019.000000$61,230.000000$61.2k135,334135k
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 Charleston County
Charleston County
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty249.496375%53.268557%49.496375%49.5%19.653%19.7%37.075768%32.120431%37.075768%37.1%46.748%46.7%9.180728%15.772137%9.180728%9.2%6.045%6.05%36.164753%43.963029%36.164753%36.2%18.452%18.5%27.959197%28.624569%27.959197%28.0%8.155%8.15%55.315327%53.847651%55.315327%55.3%37.799%37.8%
% 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 Charleston County
Charleston County
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.306782%26.664897%23.306782%23.3%80.347%80.3%4.864262%5.774041%4.864262%4.9%53.252%53.3%16.434155%18.639399%16.434155%16.4%93.955%94.0%18.407791%25.495382%18.407791%18.4%81.548%81.5%36.268048%40.902421%36.268048%36.3%91.845%91.8%10.483692%9.781141%10.483692%10.5%62.201%62.2%
% 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 Charleston County
Charleston County
South Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White327.559317%29.490930%27.559317%27.6%10,77910.8k266.842860%267%21.170810%22.052115%21.170810%21.2%264204.986194%205%19.622642%20.058214%19.622642%19.6%364189.996066%190%12.895436%17.295886%12.895436%12.9%534124.859952%125%10.327920%14.807826%10.327920%10.3%15,58715.6k100.000000%100%4.619883%5.938869%4.619883%4.6%7944.731980%45%3.467955%9.036403%3.467955%3.5%3,56733.578448%34%
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 Charleston County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.8%4.9%9.0%13.1%17.2%21.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Charleston County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%10%21%31%42%53%
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Food Stamps by Place in Charleston County

There are 19 places that are fully or partially contained within Charleston County (13 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Charleston County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Charleston County, selected places in Charleston County, and entities that contain Charleston County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#AwendawNorth CharlestonN CharlestonRavenelSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonGoose CreekLadsonSummervilleCharleston County School DistrictCharleston CoCharleston CountyCharlestonLincolnvilleCharlestonHollywoodFolly BeachJames IslandMeggettMount PleasantMt PleasantSullivan's IslandSullivan's IsSeabrook IslandSeabrook IsRockvilleIsle of PalmsMcClellanvilleKiawah Island20.124481%20.124481%20.1%97118.656145%18.656145%18.7%7,305216.245136%16.245136%16.2%167314.807826%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%15,360,95115.4M11.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k11.083618%11.083618%11.1%1,523410.864248%10.864248%10.9%533510.793706%10.793706%10.8%1,859610.327920%10.327920%10.3%15,58715.6k10.327920%10.327920%10.3%15,58715.6k9.134615%9.134615%9.1%3878.667616%8.667616%8.7%4,62485.027695%5.027695%5.0%11894.834606%4.834606%4.8%57104.376368%4.376368%4.4%220114.223228%4.223228%4.2%28122.414727%2.414727%2.4%749132.151899%2.151899%2.2%17141.657459%1.657459%1.7%15151.333333%1.333333%1.3%1161.170213%1.170213%1.2%22170.990099%0.990099%1.0%2180.000000%0.000000%0.0%019
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Charleston County

There are 11 county subdivisions in Charleston County. This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Charleston County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Charleston County, selected county subdivisions in Charleston County, and entities that contain Charleston County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#North CharlestonN CharlestonMcClellanvilleCharleston CentralCharleston CntrlSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWadmalaw IslandWadmalaw IsCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonRavenel-HollywoodCharleston County School DistrictCharleston CoCharleston CountyCharlestonEdisto IslandJohns IslandWest AshleyJames IslandMount PleasantMt PleasantKiawah Island-Seabrook IslandKiawah Is-Seabroo…21.224340%21.224340%21.2%7,527121.144674%21.144674%21.1%399217.904984%17.904984%17.9%2,299314.807826%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%15,360,95115.4M12.690840%12.690840%12.7%133411.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k11.314054%11.314054%11.3%669510.327920%10.327920%10.3%15,58715.6k10.327920%10.327920%10.3%15,58715.6k9.640288%9.640288%9.6%6767.793027%7.793027%7.8%49476.695045%6.695045%6.7%2,13984.591113%4.591113%4.6%80992.923663%2.923663%2.9%1,036100.867052%0.867052%0.9%1511
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Charleston Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Charleston County, selected other counties in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Charleston County
0%5%10%Count#South CarolinaS CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticDorchester CountyDorchesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBerkeley CountyBerkeleyCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonCharleston County School DistrictCharleston CoCharleston 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%8,931211.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k10.327920%10.327920%10.3%15,58715.6k10.327920%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 Charleston County to all of the counties in South Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston County.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Charleston County, selected other counties in South Carolina, and entities that contain Charleston 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 CountyBerkeleyKershaw CountyKershawCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonGreenville CountyGreenvillePickens CountyPickensYork CountyYorkCharleston County School DistrictCharleston CoCharleston 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%8,9314012.382809%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%15,58715.6k10.327920%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 Charleston County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston 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 Charleston County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Charleston 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 CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachCharleston County School DistrictCharleston CoCharleston CountyCharlestonKing 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%95,67295.7k2212.347180%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%55,84655.8k2910.327920%10.327920%10.3%15,58715.6k10.327920%10.327920%10.3%15,58715.6k10.235037%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 Cities:
Charleston, North Charleston
Cities:
Charleston, Folly Beach, Goose Creek, Isle of Palms, North Charleston
Towns:
Awendaw, Hollywood, James Island, Kiawah Island, Lincolnville, McClellanville, Meggett, Mount Pleasant, Ravenel, Rockville, Seabrook Island, Sullivan's Island, Summerville
Unincorporated Places:
Ladson
ZIP Codes:
29401, 29403, 29404, 29405, 29406, 29407, 29409, 29412, 29414, 29418, 29420, 29423, 29424, 29426, 29429, 29438, 29439, 29449, 29450, 29451, 29455, 29456, 29458, 29464, 29466, 29470, 29482, 29483, 29485, 29487
Unified School District:
Charleston County
Congressional Districts:
SC-1, SC-6
State Senate Districts:
SC-34, SC-37, SC-38, SC-41, SC-42, SC-43, SC-44, SC-45
State House Districts:
SC-HD-015, SC-HD-094, SC-HD-099, SC-HD-108, SC-HD-109, SC-HD-110, SC-HD-111, SC-HD-112, SC-HD-113, SC-HD-114, SC-HD-115, SC-HD-116, SC-HD-117, SC-HD-119
Neighboring Counties:
Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown
Nearby Counties:
Beaufort, Clarendon, Williamsburg