Food Stamps in Harris County, Texas (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Texas and Harris County
Harris County
Texas
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$55,584.000000$54,727.000000$55,584.000000$55.6k1,536,2591.54M$23,196.000000$22,016.000000$23,196.000000$23.2k203,096203k$62,277.000000$61,364.000000$62,277.000000$62.3k1,333,1631.33M
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 Texas and Harris County
Harris County
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty268.596132%64.943999%68.596132%68.6%23.462%23.5%36.505889%32.668216%36.505889%36.5%44.770%44.8%25.289026%25.891967%25.289026%25.3%13.691%13.7%35.040572%41.753501%35.040572%35.0%22.959%23.0%23.602139%26.858341%23.602139%23.6%11.129%11.1%50.104384%50.860665%50.104384%50.1%43.366%43.4%
% 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 Texas and Harris County
Harris County
Texas
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.090955%33.475710%34.090955%34.1%76.538%76.5%6.860676%6.379565%6.860676%6.9%55.230%55.2%24.286003%24.385758%24.286003%24.3%86.309%86.3%17.912213%22.039001%17.912213%17.9%77.041%77.0%28.712768%32.956837%28.712768%28.7%88.871%88.9%9.968473%9.743683%9.968473%10.0%56.634%56.6%
% 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 Texas and Harris County
Harris County
Texas
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Black1Hispanic2Other1All RacesMixed1Asian1White322.621455%22.506780%22.621455%22.6%71,04271.0k171.113234%171%18.456995%21.787407%18.456995%18.5%71,74471.7k139.612422%140%18.139797%20.450500%18.139797%18.1%20,56420.6k137.213077%137%13.220167%13.136648%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k100.000000%100%12.267843%15.602441%12.267843%12.3%3,19792.796436%93%8.820931%6.650960%8.820931%8.8%8,68866.723300%67%4.677914%6.350986%4.677914%4.7%27,86127.9k35.384681%35%
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 Harris County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
7.4%9.8%12.1%14.4%16.8%19.1%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Harris County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%16%32%49%65%81%
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Food Stamps by Place in Harris County

There are 46 places that are fully or partially contained within Harris County (32 fully and 14 partially). This section compares all 46 of those to each other, Harris County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harris County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Harris County, selected places in Harris County, and entities that contain Harris County
0%10%20%Count#Jacinto CitySouth HoustonAldineCrosbyBarrettCloverleafHumbleGalena ParkBaytownPasadenaSheldonWallerChannelviewMission BendHoustonSouthWest South CentralHarris CountyHarrisTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWebsterHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaTomballStaffordMorgan's PointMorgan's PtSpringNassau BayLa PorteMissouri CityDeer ParkHighlandsKatyShoreacresAtascocitaJersey VillageJersey VlgHedwig VillageHedwig VlgLeague CityPearlandFriendswoodEl LagoSeabrookThe WoodlandsSouthside PlaceSouthside PlHunters Creek VillageHunters Crk VlgCinco RanchBunker Hill VillageBunker Hl VlgTaylor Lake VillageTaylor Lk VlgBellaireWest University PlaceW Univ PlPiney Point VillagePiney Pt VlgSpring Valley VillageSpg Vly VlgHilshire VillageHilshire Vlg26.542821%26.542821%26.5%843126.355422%26.355422%26.4%1,225222.817564%22.817564%22.8%873321.892189%21.892189%21.9%199420.239774%20.239774%20.2%287519.281197%19.281197%19.3%1,250617.820679%17.820679%17.8%960717.732847%17.732847%17.7%535817.279877%17.279877%17.3%4,504916.925888%16.925888%16.9%8,3361016.844350%16.844350%16.8%791116.279070%16.279070%16.3%1401215.975733%15.975733%16.0%1,8961315.568408%15.568408%15.6%1,6421415.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k1514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k13.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.497334%12.497334%12.5%5861611.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k11.145959%11.145959%11.1%4621710.447761%10.447761%10.4%7211810.091743%10.091743%10.1%111910.001573%10.001573%10.0%1,908209.257322%9.257322%9.3%177219.152787%9.152787%9.2%1,143228.397396%8.397396%8.4%1,999238.337811%8.337811%8.3%931247.988055%7.988055%8.0%214257.341549%7.341549%7.3%417266.600660%6.600660%6.6%40275.560159%5.560159%5.6%1,275284.131535%4.131535%4.1%147294.028926%4.028926%4.0%39303.921741%3.921741%3.9%1,337313.699445%3.699445%3.7%1,319323.213125%3.213125%3.2%425333.165736%3.165736%3.2%34342.801510%2.801510%2.8%141352.317653%2.317653%2.3%911361.433121%1.433121%1.4%9371.215611%1.215611%1.2%19381.202263%1.202263%1.2%68390.924370%0.924370%0.9%11400.687023%0.687023%0.7%9410.537634%0.537634%0.5%34420.365564%0.365564%0.4%20430.343938%0.343938%0.3%4440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 46 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Harris County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Harris County, selected county subdivisions in Harris County, and entities that contain Harris County
0%5%10%15%Count#BaytownPasadenaHoustonSouthWest South CentralHarris CountyHarrisTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaNortheast HarrisNE HarrisNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisSoutheast HarrisSE Harris19.096360%19.096360%19.1%5,000118.013937%18.013937%18.0%8,272214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k13.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k9.497333%9.497333%9.5%2,10148.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k57.427888%7.427888%7.4%2,4856
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 Houston Area

There are 9 counties in the Houston Area. This section compares Harris County to all of the counties in the Houston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harris County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Harris County, selected other counties in the Houston Area, and entities that contain Harris County
0%5%10%15%Count#Waller CountyWallerLiberty CountyLibertySouthWest South CentralHarris CountyHarrisTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaGalveston CountyGalvestonAustin CountyAustinBrazoria CountyBrazoriaFort Bend CountyFort BendMontgomery CountyMontgomeryChambers CountyChambers17.533021%17.533021%17.5%2,469116.836516%16.836516%16.8%4,312214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k313.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k11.327311%11.327311%11.3%13,10413.1k410.131884%10.131884%10.1%1,13758.626302%8.626302%8.6%9,85967.414326%7.414326%7.4%15,87615.9k76.682555%6.682555%6.7%12,00112.0k85.637387%5.637387%5.6%7319
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Texas

There are 254 counties in Texas. This section compares Harris County to the 50 most populous counties in Texas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harris County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 69,926.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Harris County, selected other counties in Texas, and entities that contain Harris County
0%10%20%30%Count#Webb CountyWebbHidalgo CountyHidalgoCameron CountyCameronEl Paso CountyEl PasoAngelina CountyAngelinaPotter CountyPotterLiberty CountyLibertyNueces CountyNuecesHunt CountyHuntJefferson CountyJeffersonOrange CountyOrangeBowie CountyBowieGregg CountyGreggHenderson CountyHendersonBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthGrayson CountyGraysonWichita CountyWichitaWest South CentralBell CountyBellLubbock CountyLubbockHarris CountyHarrisTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMcLennan CountyMcLennanTaylor CountyTaylorEctor CountyEctorBastrop CountyBastropTarrant CountyTarrantHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaVictoria CountyVictoriaTom Green CountyTom GreenSmith CountySmithGalveston CountyGalvestonCoryell CountyCoryellKaufman CountyKaufmanJohnson CountyJohnsonEllis CountyEllisTravis CountyTravisBrazos CountyBrazosBrazoria CountyBrazoriaGuadalupe CountyGuadalupeParker CountyParkerHays CountyHaysMidland CountyMidlandFort Bend CountyFort BendRandall CountyRandallWalker CountyWalkerMontgomery CountyMontgomeryDenton CountyDentonComal CountyComalWilliamson CountyWilliamsonRockwall CountyRockwallCollin CountyCollin31.137118%31.137118%31.1%22,13622.1k131.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k227.457334%27.457334%27.5%33,30333.3k323.173116%23.173116%23.2%60,57860.6k419.904902%19.904902%19.9%6,070517.606711%17.606711%17.6%7,598616.836516%16.836516%16.8%4,312716.354101%16.354101%16.4%20,95521.0k816.315722%16.315722%16.3%5,083916.173736%16.173736%16.2%15,21915.2k1015.953392%15.953392%16.0%5,1481115.440958%15.440958%15.4%5,1861215.222462%15.222462%15.2%6,9181314.547591%14.547591%14.5%4,3331414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.911919%13.911919%13.9%6,5611713.833179%13.833179%13.8%6,7251813.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.355216%13.355216%13.4%15,09515.1k1913.287900%13.287900%13.3%14,48714.5k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.010266%13.010266%13.0%11,34311.3k2212.911960%12.911960%12.9%6,3902312.545633%12.545633%12.5%6,3922412.136937%12.136937%12.1%3,1342511.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2611.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k11.736844%11.736844%11.7%3,8162711.525940%11.525940%11.5%4,9922811.339057%11.339057%11.3%8,8492911.327311%11.327311%11.3%13,10413.1k3011.056996%11.056996%11.1%2,5203110.946025%10.946025%10.9%3,9123210.569785%10.569785%10.6%5,695339.928814%9.928814%9.9%5,342348.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k358.785308%8.785308%8.8%6,659368.626302%8.626302%8.6%9,859378.169437%8.169437%8.2%4,079388.037902%8.037902%8.0%3,478397.813569%7.813569%7.8%5,026407.568569%7.568569%7.6%4,084417.414326%7.414326%7.4%15,87615.9k427.103266%7.103266%7.1%3,473437.035516%7.035516%7.0%1,456446.682555%6.682555%6.7%12,00112.0k455.941909%5.941909%5.9%15,79315.8k465.589131%5.589131%5.6%2,534475.542693%5.542693%5.5%9,169485.501497%5.501497%5.5%1,617493.698741%3.698741%3.7%11,64811.6k50
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 Harris County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harris 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 Harris County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Harris 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 CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkWest South CentralBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaMaricopa 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%129,745130k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%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%81,10181.1k2511.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k11.679310%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 Cities:
Houston, Baytown
Principal Unincorporated Place:
The Woodlands
Cities:
Baytown, Bellaire, Bunker Hill Village, Deer Park, El Lago, Friendswood, Galena Park, Hedwig Village, Hilshire Village, Houston, Humble, Hunters Creek Village, Jacinto City, Jersey Village, Katy, La Porte, League City, Missouri City, Morgan's Point, Nassau Bay, Pasadena, Pearland, Piney Point Village, Seabrook, Shoreacres, South Houston, Southside Place, Spring Valley Village, Stafford, Taylor Lake Village, Tomball, Waller, Webster, West University Place
Unincorporated Places:
Aldine, Atascocita, Barrett, Channelview, Cinco Ranch, Cloverleaf, Crosby, Highlands, Mission Bend, Sheldon, Spring, The Woodlands
ZIP Codes:
77002, 77003, 77004, 77005, 77006, 77007, 77008, 77009, 77010, 77011, 77012, 77013, 77014, 77015, 77016, 77017, 77018, 77019, 77020, 77021, 77022, 77023, 77024, 77025, 77026, 77027, 77028, 77029, 77030, 77031, 77032, 77033, 77034, 77035, 77036, 77037, 77038, 77039, 77040, 77041, 77042, 77043, 77044, 77045, 77046, 77047, 77048, 77049, 77050, 77051, 77053, 77054, 77055, 77056, 77057, 77058, 77059, 77060, 77061, 77062, 77063, 77064, 77065, 77066, 77067, 77068, 77069, 77070, 77071, 77072, 77073, 77074, 77075, 77076, 77077, 77078, 77079, 77080, 77081, 77082, 77083, 77084, 77085, 77086, 77087, 77088, 77089, 77090, 77091, 77092, 77093, 77094, 77095, 77096, 77098, 77099, 77201, 77336, 77338, 77339, 77345, 77346, 77357, 77365, 77373, 77375, 77377, 77379, 77388, 77389, 77396, 77401, 77429, 77433, 77447, 77449, 77450, 77477, 77484, 77489, 77493, 77494, 77502, 77503, 77504, 77505, 77506, 77507, 77520, 77521, 77530, 77532, 77536, 77546, 77547, 77562, 77571, 77581, 77586, 77587, 77598
Unified School Districts:
Aldine, Alief, Channelview, Clear Creek, Crosby, Cypress-Fairbanks, Dayton, Deer Park, Galena Park, Goose Creek, Houston, Huffman, Humble, Katy, Klein, La Porte, New Caney, Pasadena, Pearland, Sheldon, Spring Branch, Spring, Stafford, Tomball, Waller
Congressional Districts:
TX-2, TX-7, TX-8, TX-9, TX-10, TX-18, TX-22, TX-29, TX-36
State Senate Districts:
TX-4, TX-6, TX-7, TX-11, TX-13, TX-15, TX-17, TX-18
State House Districts:
TX-126, TX-127, TX-128, TX-129, TX-130, TX-131, TX-132, TX-133, TX-134, TX-135, TX-137, TX-138, TX-139, TX-140, TX-141, TX-142, TX-143, TX-144, TX-145, TX-146, TX-147, TX-148, TX-149, TX-150
Neighboring Counties:
Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller
Nearby Counties:
Austin, Grimes, San Jacinto, Walker