Food Stamps in Union 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 Union County
Union County
South Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$34,953.000000$46,898.000000$34,953.000000$35.0k11,59811.6k$14,039.000000$18,093.000000$14,039.000000$14.0k2,307$40,981.000000$53,019.000000$40,981.000000$41.0k9,291
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 Union County
Union County
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.836151%53.268557%53.836151%53.8%34.848%34.8%31.252709%32.120431%31.252709%31.3%58.618%58.6%11.486779%15.772137%11.486779%11.5%14.576%14.6%45.080191%43.963029%45.080191%45.1%24.697%24.7%29.258778%28.624569%29.258778%29.3%12.921%12.9%58.647594%53.847651%58.647594%58.6%58.724%58.7%
% 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 Union County
Union County
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.991928%26.664897%24.991928%25.0%65.152%65.2%5.478420%5.774041%5.478420%5.5%41.382%41.4%16.715101%18.639399%16.715101%16.7%85.424%85.4%34.129803%25.495382%34.129803%34.1%75.303%75.3%48.961360%40.902421%48.961360%49.0%87.079%87.1%10.235712%9.781141%10.235712%10.2%41.276%41.3%
% 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 Union County
Union County
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%Count%Mixed1Black1All RacesOther1White2Hispanic334.426230%20.058214%34.426230%34.4%42173.071266%173%30.592734%29.490930%30.592734%30.6%1,120153.799103%154%19.891361%14.807826%19.891361%19.9%2,307100.000000%100%15.384615%22.052115%15.384615%15.4%477.343203%77%14.660372%9.036403%14.660372%14.7%1,11873.702210%74%14.110429%17.295886%14.110429%14.1%2370.937478%71%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Union County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
11.7%13.9%16.1%18.2%20.4%22.7%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Union County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
11.7%15.5%19.3%23.2%27.0%30.8%
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Food Stamps by Place in Union County

There are 6 places in Union County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Union County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Union County, selected places in Union County, and entities that contain Union County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#JonesvilleLockhartUnionBuffaloMonarch MillUnion County School DistrictUnion CountyUnion CountyUnionSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSpartanburg Metro AreaSpartanburgSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCarlisle31.284916%31.284916%31.3%112129.729730%29.729730%29.7%66226.609929%26.609929%26.6%938323.172628%23.172628%23.2%149422.082019%22.082019%22.1%140519.891361%19.891361%19.9%2,30719.891361%19.891361%19.9%2,30714.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.658703%14.658703%14.7%18,03918.0k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.169312%12.169312%12.2%236
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Union County

There are 6 county subdivisions in Union County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Union County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Union County, selected county subdivisions in Union County, and entities that contain Union County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#UnionUnion County School DistrictUnion CountyUnion CountyUnionJonesvilleWest SpringsCross KeysSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSpartanburg Metro AreaSpartanburgLockhartSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCarlisle22.601556%22.601556%22.6%1,569119.891361%19.891361%19.9%2,30719.891361%19.891361%19.9%2,30718.727915%18.727915%18.7%265216.454352%16.454352%16.5%155315.705765%15.705765%15.7%79414.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.658703%14.658703%14.7%18,03918.0k14.494163%14.494163%14.5%149514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.718750%11.718750%11.7%906
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Spartanburg Area

There are 2 counties in the Spartanburg Area. This section compares Union County to all of the counties in the Spartanburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in the Spartanburg Area, and entities that contain Union County
0%5%10%15%Count#Union County School DistrictUnion CountyUnion CountyUnionSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSpartanburg Metro AreaSpartanburgSouthSpartanburg CountySpartanburgSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States19.891361%19.891361%19.9%2,30719.891361%19.891361%19.9%2,307114.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.658703%14.658703%14.7%18,03918.0k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.114227%14.114227%14.1%15,73215.7k213.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in South Carolina

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

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in South Carolina, and entities that contain Union County
0%10%20%30%Count#Allendale CountyAllendaleDillon CountyDillonMarion CountyMarionClarendon CountyClarendonWilliamsburg CountyWilliamsburgLee CountyLeeMarlboro CountyMarlboroDarlington CountyDarlingtonBarnwell CountyBarnwellOrangeburg CountyOrangeburgChesterfield CountyChesterfieldColleton CountyColletonFairfield CountyFairfieldJasper CountyJasperBamberg CountyBambergSumter CountySumterCherokee CountyCherokeeUnion County School DistrictUnion CountyUnion CountyUnionFlorence CountyFlorenceCalhoun CountyCalhounAbbeville CountyAbbevilleLaurens CountyLaurensChester CountyChesterEdgefield CountyEdgefieldMcCormick CountyMcCormickGeorgetown CountyGeorgetownHampton CountyHamptonGreenwood CountyGreenwoodNewberry CountyNewberryAiken CountyAikenAnderson CountyAndersonSaluda CountySaludaOconee CountyOconeeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSpartanburg Metro AreaSpartanburgRichland CountyRichlandSouthSpartanburg CountySpartanburgHorry CountyHorrySouth AtlanticLancaster CountyLancasterDorchester CountyDorchesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLexington CountyLexingtonBerkeley CountyBerkeleyKershaw CountyKershawGreenville 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%2,30719.891361%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%272,322272k14.658703%14.658703%14.7%18,03918.0k14.311507%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%2,9854111.169752%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 Union County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union 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 Union County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Union County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoUnion County School DistrictUnion CountyUnion CountyUnionCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookSouth CarolinaS CarolinaPima CountyPimaSpartanburg Metro AreaSpartanburgFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento 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%62,10862.1k719.891361%19.891361%19.9%2,30719.891361%19.891361%19.9%2,30718.609920%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%58,23758.2k1314.658703%14.658703%14.7%18,03918.0k14.605018%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%171,200171k2611.424649%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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Cities:
Union
Towns:
Carlisle, Jonesville, Lockhart
Unincorporated Places:
Buffalo, Monarch Mill
ZIP Codes:
29031, 29178, 29321, 29335, 29353, 29364, 29372, 29374, 29379
Unified School District:
Union County
Congressional District:
SC-5
State Senate Districts:
SC-13, SC-14, SC-18
State House District:
SC-HD-042
Neighboring Counties:
Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg, York
Nearby Counties:
Abbeville, Cleveland, Gaston, Greenville, Greenwood, Lexington, Mecklenburg, Polk, Rutherford, Saluda