Food Stamps in Carter County, Tennessee (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Tennessee and Carter County
Carter County
Tennessee
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$33,177.000000$46,574.000000$33,177.000000$33.2k23,77223.8k$14,688.000000$18,443.000000$14,688.000000$14.7k4,812$40,086.000000$53,487.000000$40,086.000000$40.1k18,96019.0k
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 Tennessee and Carter County
Carter County
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.246052%50.908493%43.246052%43.2%32.505%32.5%19.950125%26.948973%19.950125%20.0%55.588%55.6%18.703242%17.842691%18.703242%18.7%22.825%22.8%51.267664%49.183375%51.267664%51.3%26.906%26.9%31.359102%28.628277%31.359102%31.4%14.669%14.7%64.692436%53.044742%64.692436%64.7%56.070%56.1%
% 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 Tennessee and Carter County
Carter County
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.790084%27.346774%22.790084%22.8%67.495%67.5%4.045359%5.084774%4.045359%4.0%44.412%44.4%16.049578%19.962808%16.049578%16.0%77.175%77.2%35.348101%25.646640%35.348101%35.3%73.094%73.1%46.297468%39.109868%46.297468%46.3%85.331%85.3%12.863924%8.977274%12.863924%12.9%43.930%43.9%
% 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 Tennessee and Carter County
Carter County
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Mixed1Asian145.627376%30.795200%45.627376%45.6%120225.406067%225%40.000000%27.886023%40.000000%40.0%42197.605985%198%38.764045%23.882125%38.764045%38.8%69191.500182%192%20.242302%16.529155%20.242302%20.2%4,812100.000000%100%19.801765%13.217498%19.801765%19.8%4,55597.823682%98%16.455696%26.141894%16.455696%16.5%2681.293601%81%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.410296%00.000000%0%
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 Carter County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
14.0%16.6%19.2%21.7%24.3%26.9%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Carter County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
12.8%17.6%22.3%27.0%31.7%36.5%
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Food Stamps by Place in Carter County

There are 7 places that are fully or partially contained within Carter County (5 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Carter County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Carter County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Carter County, selected places in Carter County, and entities that contain Carter County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#ElizabethtonCentralCarter CountyCarterHunterJohnson CityEast South CentralTennesseeJohnson City Metro AreaJohnson CityRoan MountainWataugaSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPine Crest24.664287%24.664287%24.7%1,451122.291022%22.291022%22.3%216220.242302%20.242302%20.2%4,81219.621749%19.621749%19.6%166316.608065%16.608065%16.6%4,629416.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k16.390841%16.390841%16.4%13,73713.7k15.757576%15.757576%15.8%78514.414414%14.414414%14.4%16614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.384615%10.384615%10.4%1087
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Carter County

There are 8 county subdivisions in Carter County. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Carter County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Carter County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Carter County, selected county subdivisions in Carter County, and entities that contain Carter County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Carter District 44Carter District 88Carter District 66Carter CountyCarterCarter District 33Carter District 11Carter District 22Carter District 55East South CentralTennesseeJohnson City Metro AreaJohnson CitySouthCarter District 77United States of AmericaUnited States26.861702%26.861702%26.9%808125.603358%25.603358%25.6%732221.317040%21.317040%21.3%628320.242302%20.242302%20.2%4,81219.916479%19.916479%19.9%620419.420200%19.420200%19.4%623518.154762%18.154762%18.2%488616.649642%16.649642%16.6%489716.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k16.390841%16.390841%16.4%13,73713.7k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.072353%14.072353%14.1%424813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 8 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Johnson City Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Carter County, selected other counties in the Johnson City Area, and entities that contain Carter County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Carter CountyCarterUnicoi CountyUnicoiEast South CentralTennesseeJohnson City Metro AreaJohnson CitySouthWashington CountyWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited States20.242302%20.242302%20.2%4,812119.979025%19.979025%20.0%1,524216.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k16.390841%16.390841%16.4%13,73713.7k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.121620%14.121620%14.1%7,401313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Tennessee

There are 95 counties in Tennessee. This section compares Carter County to the 50 most populous counties in Tennessee and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Carter County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,034.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Carter County, selected other counties in Tennessee, and entities that contain Carter County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Cocke CountyCockeCampbell CountyCampbellClaiborne CountyClaiborneHawkins CountyHawkinsHamblen CountyHamblenHenry CountyHenryMonroe CountyMonroeCarter CountyCarterWarren CountyWarrenBedford CountyBedfordRhea CountyRheaShelby CountyShelbyJefferson CountyJeffersonMcMinn CountyMcMinnWeakley CountyWeakleyDyer CountyDyerTipton CountyTiptonObion CountyObionAnderson CountyAndersonLawrence CountyLawrenceLincoln CountyLincolnGreene CountyGreeneMadison CountyMadisonGiles CountyGilesRoane CountyRoaneCumberland CountyCumberlandGibson CountyGibsonSullivan CountySullivanCoffee CountyCoffeeEast South CentralBradley CountyBradleyTennesseeMaury CountyMauryJohnson City Metro AreaJohnson CitySevier CountySevierFranklin CountyFranklinFayette CountyFayetteMarshall CountyMarshallDickson CountyDicksonDavidson CountyDavidsonHamilton CountyHamiltonBlount CountyBlountSouthWashington CountyWashingtonMontgomery CountyMontgomeryKnox CountyKnoxRobertson CountyRobertsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheatham CountyCheathamPutnam CountyPutnamSumner CountySumnerLoudon CountyLoudonRutherford CountyRutherfordWilson CountyWilsonWilliamson CountyWilliamson26.689096%26.689096%26.7%3,887124.103886%24.103886%24.1%3,833223.617304%23.617304%23.6%3,019321.133864%21.133864%21.1%4,861420.890271%20.890271%20.9%5,106520.454714%20.454714%20.5%2,762620.281902%20.281902%20.3%3,511720.242302%20.242302%20.2%4,812820.110370%20.110370%20.1%3,134920.025802%20.025802%20.0%3,4151019.962927%19.962927%20.0%2,4771119.867355%19.867355%19.9%69,52769.5k1219.790560%19.790560%19.8%3,9121319.644285%19.644285%19.6%3,9321419.607697%19.607697%19.6%2,6391519.267092%19.267092%19.3%2,8971619.180520%19.180520%19.2%4,0961719.073827%19.073827%19.1%2,4261818.913894%18.913894%18.9%5,7991918.825283%18.825283%18.8%3,0322018.744493%18.744493%18.7%2,5532118.320527%18.320527%18.3%5,0312218.107505%18.107505%18.1%6,7342317.912528%17.912528%17.9%2,0562417.768902%17.768902%17.8%3,8262517.746939%17.746939%17.7%4,3482617.623415%17.623415%17.6%3,4202717.381935%17.381935%17.4%11,45411.5k2816.752288%16.752288%16.8%3,5872916.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.575629%16.575629%16.6%6,4943016.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k16.449269%16.449269%16.4%5,4103116.390841%16.390841%16.4%13,73713.7k16.134876%16.134876%16.1%5,9673216.023249%16.023249%16.0%2,6193315.899189%15.899189%15.9%2,3723415.327134%15.327134%15.3%1,8463514.987285%14.987285%15.0%2,8293614.616951%14.616951%14.6%39,33139.3k3714.363953%14.363953%14.4%19,72319.7k3814.232771%14.232771%14.2%7,0283914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.121620%14.121620%14.1%7,4014013.238933%13.238933%13.2%8,8824113.107712%13.107712%13.1%23,76923.8k4213.085321%13.085321%13.1%3,2364313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.940934%12.940934%12.9%1,8824412.308970%12.308970%12.3%3,7054511.758381%11.758381%11.8%7,4364611.749751%11.749751%11.7%2,3574711.444352%11.444352%11.4%11,85211.9k4810.140653%10.140653%10.1%4,607493.417648%3.417648%3.4%2,42850
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 Carter County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Carter 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 Carter County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Carter County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCarter CountyCarterCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaEast South CentralTennesseeJohnson City Metro AreaJohnson CityHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensNew 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%62,10862.1k720.242302%20.242302%20.2%4,81218.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k16.390841%16.390841%16.4%13,73713.7k16.110205%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%129,745130k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%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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Principal City:
Johnson City
Cities:
Elizabethton, Johnson City, Watauga
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Unincorporated Places:
Central, Hunter, Pine Crest, Roan Mountain
ZIP Codes:
28622, 37601, 37604, 37640, 37643, 37658, 37682, 37687, 37694
Unified School Districts:
Carter County, Elizabethton
Congressional District:
TN-1
State Senate Districts:
TN-3, TN-4
State House Districts:
TN-3, TN-4
Neighboring Counties:
Avery, Johnson, Mitchell, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington
Nearby Cities:
Bristol
Nearby Counties:
Ashe, Caldwell, Greene, Madison, McDowell, Scott, Washington, Watauga, Yancey