Food Stamps in Essex County, Virginia (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Virginia and Essex County
Essex County
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$47,527.000000$66,149.000000$47,527.000000$47.5k4,447$23,045.000000$20,924.000000$23,045.000000$23.0k461$50,695.000000$72,050.000000$50,695.000000$50.7k3,986
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 Virginia and Essex County
Essex County
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.563991%54.601303%40.563991%40.6%17.608%17.6%20.390456%30.972055%20.390456%20.4%33.452%33.5%12.581345%17.482172%12.581345%12.6%9.462%9.46%31.019523%45.322892%31.019523%31.0%15.409%15.4%40.130152%29.673078%40.130152%40.1%8.805%8.81%51.843818%48.928266%51.843818%51.8%43.063%43.1%
% 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 Virginia and Essex County
Essex County
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.951831%30.231923%21.951831%22.0%82.392%82.4%4.691420%5.382291%4.691420%4.7%66.548%66.5%13.923733%22.535509%13.923733%13.9%90.538%90.5%19.693929%20.616649%19.693929%19.7%84.591%84.6%48.068239%36.570357%48.068239%48.1%91.195%91.2%7.927747%7.057247%7.927747%7.9%56.937%56.9%
% 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 Virginia and Essex County
Essex County
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Other1Mixed1Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian153.333333%15.123703%53.333333%53.3%16514.475777%514%18.518519%12.377056%18.518519%18.5%5178.637423%179%12.478134%20.429923%12.478134%12.5%214120.369333%120%10.366539%9.434311%10.366539%10.4%461100.000000%100%8.525085%6.402010%8.525085%8.5%22682.236556%82%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.264516%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.166566%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 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Essex County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.6%5.9%8.2%10.4%12.7%15.0%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Essex County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
8.1%9.2%10.3%11.4%12.5%13.6%
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Food Stamps by Place in Essex County

There is 1 place in Essex County. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Essex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected places in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%5%10%15%Count#TappahannockSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEssex County Public SchoolsEssex CountyEssex CountyEssexVirginia18.408551%18.408551%18.4%155114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.366539%10.366539%10.4%46110.366539%10.366539%10.4%4619.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Essex County

There are 4 county subdivisions in Essex County. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Essex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected county subdivisions in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%5%10%Count#TappahannockSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCentralEssex County Public SchoolsEssex CountyEssex CountyEssexNorthVirginiaSouth14.946962%14.946962%14.9%155114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.519562%12.519562%12.5%160210.366539%10.366539%10.4%46110.366539%10.366539%10.4%4619.863014%9.863014%9.9%10839.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k3.664417%3.664417%3.7%384
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Virginia

There are 133 counties in Virginia. This section compares Essex County to the 50 most populous counties in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 34,417.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Essex County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Danville CityDanvilleWise CountyWiseHenry CountyHenryRoanoke CityRoanokeTazewell CountyTazewellNorfolk CityNorfolkRichmond CityRichmondPortsmouth CityPortsmouthHalifax CountyHalifaxLynchburg CityLynchburgNewport News CityNewport NewsPittsylvania CountyPittsylvaniaSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolk CitySuffolkHampton CityHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburg CityHarrisonburgPulaski CountyPulaskiWashington CountyWashingtonIsle of Wight CountyIsle of WightFranklin CountyFranklinWarren CountyWarrenCampbell CountyCampbellEssex County Public SchoolsEssex CountyEssex CountyEssexShenandoah CountyShenandoahCulpeper CountyCulpeperCharlottesville CityCharlottesvilleVirginiaPrince George CountyPrince GeorgeHenrico CountyHenricoManassas CityManassasChesapeake CityChesapeakeSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaBedford CountyBedfordMontgomery CountyMontgomeryGloucester CountyGloucesterAugusta CountyAugustaChesterfield CountyChesterfieldOrange CountyOrangeVirginia Beach CityVirginia BeachRockingham CountyRockinghamRoanoke CountyRoanokePrince William CountyPrince WilliamFrederick CountyFrederickFauquier CountyFauquierAlexandria CityAlexandriaJames City CountyJames CityStafford CountyStaffordAlbemarle CountyAlbemarleHanover CountyHanoverFairfax CountyFairfaxYork CountyYorkArlington CountyArlingtonLoudoun CountyLoudoun26.269233%26.269233%26.3%4,900120.006568%20.006568%20.0%3,046219.759668%19.759668%19.8%4,374318.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,855417.834612%17.834612%17.8%3,138517.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k617.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k716.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,256816.531127%16.531127%16.5%2,358916.017255%16.017255%16.0%4,5301014.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k1114.692141%14.692141%14.7%3,8681214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.556599%13.556599%13.6%4,3031313.275309%13.275309%13.3%7,1231413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,1371512.451041%12.451041%12.5%1,8121612.197939%12.197939%12.2%2,7461711.804057%11.804057%11.8%1,6411811.046309%11.046309%11.0%2,5381910.900240%10.900240%10.9%1,5452010.899794%10.899794%10.9%2,4302110.366539%10.366539%10.4%46110.366539%10.366539%10.4%46110.202067%10.202067%10.2%1,7572210.039044%10.039044%10.0%1,697239.677419%9.677419%9.7%1,740249.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.060852%9.060852%9.1%1,014258.674827%8.674827%8.7%10,88510.9k268.592116%8.592116%8.6%1,068278.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769287.892356%7.892356%7.9%3,402297.650628%7.650628%7.7%2,358307.517997%7.517997%7.5%2,684317.442630%7.442630%7.4%1,080327.278804%7.278804%7.3%2,069337.195479%7.195479%7.2%8,556347.180068%7.180068%7.2%951356.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k366.599070%6.599070%6.6%1,972376.361881%6.361881%6.4%2,438386.035394%6.035394%6.0%8,335395.231664%5.231664%5.2%1,565405.144412%5.144412%5.1%1,229414.979210%4.979210%5.0%3,389424.906179%4.906179%4.9%1,391434.766311%4.766311%4.8%2,112444.620730%4.620730%4.6%1,822454.395080%4.395080%4.4%1,658464.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k473.929290%3.929290%3.9%938483.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905492.888796%2.888796%2.9%3,38250
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 Essex County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Essex 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 CountyQueensSouth AtlanticNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachEssex County Public SchoolsEssex CountyEssex CountyEssexKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisVirginiaFairfield 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%108,512109k1713.769190%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%55,84655.8k2910.366539%10.366539%10.4%46110.366539%10.366539%10.4%46110.235037%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%38,20038.2k339.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.386085%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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Districts:
Central, North, South, Tappahannock
Towns:
Tappahannock
ZIP Codes:
22436, 22437, 22438, 22454, 22476, 22504, 22509, 22560, 23115, 23148
Unified School District:
Essex County
Congressional District:
VA-1
State Senate District:
VA-4
State House District:
VA-98
Neighboring Counties:
Caroline, King George, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond, Westmoreland
Nearby Cities:
Fredericksburg, Richmond
Nearby Counties:
Charles, Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent, Northumberland, St. Mary's