Food Stamps in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
Lancaster County
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,118.000000$66,149.000000$50,118.000000$50.1k5,097$16,587.000000$20,924.000000$16,587.000000$16.6k519$56,839.000000$72,050.000000$56,839.000000$56.8k4,578
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 Lancaster County
Lancaster County
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.131021%54.601303%28.131021%28.1%19.338%19.3%9.441233%30.972055%9.441233%9.4%25.389%25.4%9.055877%17.482172%9.055877%9.1%10.151%10.2%30.443160%45.322892%30.443160%30.4%11.018%11.0%43.930636%29.673078%43.930636%43.9%6.964%6.96%50.674374%48.928266%50.674374%50.7%42.904%42.9%
% 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 Lancaster County
Lancaster County
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty213.302752%30.231923%13.302752%13.3%80.662%80.7%3.145478%5.382291%3.145478%3.1%74.611%74.6%9.086938%22.535509%9.086938%9.1%89.849%89.8%27.872433%20.616649%27.872433%27.9%88.982%89.0%66.535605%36.570357%66.535605%66.5%93.036%93.0%7.645260%7.057247%7.645260%7.6%57.096%57.1%
% 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 Lancaster County
Lancaster County
Virginia
0%10%20%30%Count%Mixed1Black1All RacesWhite2Asian1Hispanic336.842105%12.377056%36.842105%36.8%14361.819288%362%18.780890%20.429923%18.780890%18.8%228184.443534%184%10.182460%9.434311%10.182460%10.2%519100.000000%100%7.307387%6.402010%7.307387%7.3%27671.764452%72%3.846154%5.166566%3.846154%3.8%137.772343%38%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.264516%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 Lancaster County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.1%6.9%10.6%14.4%18.1%21.9%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Lancaster County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
5.4%7.3%9.1%11.0%12.8%14.7%
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Food Stamps by Place in Lancaster County

There are 4 places that are fully or partially contained within Lancaster County (3 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Lancaster County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lancaster County, selected places in Lancaster County, and entities that contain Lancaster County
0%5%10%15%Count#KilmarnockSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLancaster County Public SchoolsLancaster CoLancaster CountyLancasterVirginiaWhite StoneIrvingtonLancaster18.473896%18.473896%18.5%138114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.182460%10.182460%10.2%51910.182460%10.182460%10.2%5199.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k7.623318%7.623318%7.6%1724.455446%4.455446%4.5%930.000000%0.000000%0.0%04
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Lancaster County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Lancaster County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Lancaster County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lancaster County, selected county subdivisions in Lancaster County, and entities that contain Lancaster County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Lancaster District 44SouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLancaster District 22Lancaster District 11Lancaster County Public SchoolsLancaster CoLancaster CountyLancasterVirginiaLancaster District 55Lancaster District 3321.841332%21.841332%21.8%223114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.525424%11.525424%11.5%102210.304942%10.304942%10.3%98310.182460%10.182460%10.2%51910.182460%10.182460%10.2%5199.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k5.369718%5.369718%5.4%6143.170290%3.170290%3.2%355
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Virginia

There are 133 counties in Virginia. This section compares Lancaster County to the 50 most populous counties in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster 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 Lancaster County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Lancaster 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 CountyCampbellShenandoah CountyShenandoahLancaster County Public SchoolsLancaster CoLancaster CountyLancasterCulpeper 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%2,4302110.202067%10.202067%10.2%1,7572210.182460%10.182460%10.2%51910.182460%10.182460%10.2%51910.039044%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 Lancaster County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster 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 Lancaster County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lancaster 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 BeachKing CountyKingLancaster County Public SchoolsLancaster CoLancaster CountyLancasterHonolulu 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%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k3010.182460%10.182460%10.2%51910.182460%10.182460%10.2%5199.908318%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:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Towns:
Irvington, Kilmarnock, White Stone
Unincorporated Places:
Lancaster
ZIP Codes:
22473, 22480, 22482, 22503, 22576, 22578
Unified School District:
Lancaster County
Congressional District:
VA-1
State Senate District:
VA-4
State House District:
VA-99
Neighboring Counties:
Accomack, Essex, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond
Nearby Cities:
Williamsburg
Nearby Counties:
Gloucester, James City, King William, King and Queen, Mathews, New Kent, St. Mary's, Westmoreland, York