Food Stamps in Thurston County, Washington (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Washington and Thurston County
Thurston County
Washington
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$62,854.000000$62,848.000000$62,854.000000$62.9k103,468103k$26,285.000000$24,064.000000$26,285.000000$26.3k13,73013.7k$68,881.000000$70,372.000000$68,881.000000$68.9k89,73889.7k
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 Washington and Thurston County
Thurston County
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.000728%47.116760%43.000728%43.0%18.459%18.5%21.121631%21.332104%21.121631%21.1%38.723%38.7%17.487254%19.230512%17.487254%17.5%11.219%11.2%41.238165%46.945970%41.238165%41.2%21.951%22.0%28.608886%29.704259%28.608886%28.6%9.931%9.93%41.318281%43.268786%41.318281%41.3%48.952%49.0%
% 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 Washington and Thurston County
Thurston County
Washington
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.062382%28.269022%29.062382%29.1%81.541%81.5%5.113776%4.246874%5.113776%5.1%61.277%61.3%21.173862%21.522256%21.173862%21.2%88.781%88.8%22.434197%21.696812%22.434197%22.4%78.049%78.0%39.696673%36.820123%39.696673%39.7%90.069%90.1%6.592525%6.695312%6.592525%6.6%51.048%51.0%
% 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 Washington and Thurston County
Thurston County
Washington
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Mixed1Other1Hispanic2Asian1All RacesWhite3Black122.735732%22.395108%22.735732%22.7%733171.334357%171%22.580645%28.516734%22.580645%22.6%616170.165637%170%22.412657%25.043537%22.412657%22.4%1,020168.899690%169%14.339152%11.275405%14.339152%14.3%690108.058514%108%13.269803%13.874663%13.269803%13.3%13,73013.7k100.000000%100%12.186027%11.571875%12.186027%12.2%10,39210.4k91.832762%92%9.704348%29.386469%9.704348%9.7%27973.131061%73%
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 Thurston County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
7.4%8.9%10.5%12.0%13.5%15.1%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Thurston County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
3.3%7.9%12.5%17.0%21.5%26.1%
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Food Stamps by Place in Thurston County

There are 12 places in Thurston County. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Thurston County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Thurston County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Thurston County, selected places in Thurston County, and entities that contain Thurston County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#BucodaNisqually Indian CommunityNisqually Indian C…Grand MoundTeninoNorth YelmYelmOlympiaTanglewildeRainierWashingtonOlympia and Tumwater Metro AreaOlympia AreaThurston CountyThurstonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLaceyWestPacificTumwaterRochester43.518519%43.518519%43.5%94130.288462%30.288462%30.3%63223.849765%23.849765%23.8%254322.580645%22.580645%22.6%147422.147002%22.147002%22.1%229521.111540%21.111540%21.1%547618.762925%18.762925%18.8%3,992718.054909%18.054909%18.1%388815.879828%15.879828%15.9%111913.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.269803%13.269803%13.3%13,73013.7k13.269803%13.269803%13.3%13,73013.7k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.737923%11.737923%11.7%2,1141011.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.640120%10.640120%10.6%994117.491857%7.491857%7.5%6912
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Thurston County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Thurston County, selected county subdivisions in Thurston County, and entities that contain Thurston County
0%5%10%15%Count#Thurston SouthThurston SOlympia EastWashingtonOlympiaOlympia and Tumwater Metro AreaOlympia AreaThurston CountyThurstonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificOlympia West15.045771%15.045771%15.0%2,186114.439103%14.439103%14.4%1,802213.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.322023%13.322023%13.3%9,187313.269803%13.269803%13.3%13,73013.7k13.269803%13.269803%13.3%13,73013.7k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M7.401974%7.401974%7.4%5554
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Washington

There are 39 counties in Washington. This section compares Thurston County to all of the counties in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Thurston County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Thurston County, selected other counties in Washington, and entities that contain Thurston County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Yakima CountyYakimaPacific CountyPacificGrays Harbor CountyGrays HarborCowlitz CountyCowlitzOkanogan CountyOkanoganFerry CountyFerryLewis CountyLewisPend Oreille CountyPend OreilleFranklin CountyFranklinGrant CountyGrantAdams CountyAdamsStevens CountyStevensSpokane CountySpokaneAsotin CountyAsotinMason CountyMasonColumbia CountyColumbiaWahkiakum CountyWahkiakumKlickitat CountyKlickitatSkagit CountySkagitClark CountyClarkWhatcom CountyWhatcomClallam CountyClallamBenton CountyBentonPierce CountyPierceWalla Walla CountyWalla WallaDouglas CountyDouglasSkamania CountySkamaniaKittitas CountyKittitasWashingtonLincoln CountyLincolnOlympia and Tumwater Metro AreaOlympia AreaThurston CountyThurstonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKitsap CountyKitsapSnohomish CountySnohomishWhitman CountyWhitmanJefferson CountyJeffersonWestPacificChelan CountyChelanKing CountyKingGarfield CountyGarfieldIsland CountyIslandSan Juan CountySan Juan23.970023%23.970023%24.0%19,22319.2k122.991320%22.991320%23.0%2,066221.920501%21.920501%21.9%6,022321.595120%21.595120%21.6%8,567421.298500%21.298500%21.3%3,579521.158276%21.158276%21.2%643621.073201%21.073201%21.1%6,201720.558329%20.558329%20.6%1,112820.093811%20.093811%20.1%5,055919.326461%19.326461%19.3%5,7561019.065062%19.065062%19.1%1,0931118.822383%18.822383%18.8%3,2831218.110364%18.110364%18.1%34,63134.6k1318.059589%18.059589%18.1%1,6791418.041329%18.041329%18.0%4,0511517.702783%17.702783%17.7%2991617.495808%17.495808%17.5%3131716.581980%16.581980%16.6%1,3381815.754316%15.754316%15.8%7,2641915.381433%15.381433%15.4%25,28025.3k2015.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k2115.172721%15.172721%15.2%4,7702215.076442%15.076442%15.1%10,31510.3k2315.050178%15.050178%15.1%46,22046.2k2414.900920%14.900920%14.9%3,2562514.684974%14.684974%14.7%2,1072614.594713%14.594713%14.6%6682714.105104%14.105104%14.1%2,4212813.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.580816%13.580816%13.6%5892913.269803%13.269803%13.3%13,73013.7k13.269803%13.269803%13.3%13,73013.7k3013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.056997%12.056997%12.1%11,84611.8k3111.796458%11.796458%11.8%32,86832.9k3211.626418%11.626418%11.6%1,9983311.569943%11.569943%11.6%1,5693411.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.415441%10.415441%10.4%2,8333510.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k369.873950%9.873950%9.9%94379.766982%9.766982%9.8%3,261387.477371%7.477371%7.5%57039
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 39 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 Thurston County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Thurston 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 Thurston County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Thurston 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 CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensWashingtonNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardOlympia and Tumwater Metro AreaOlympia AreaThurston CountyThurstonFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgWestPacificRiverside 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%129,745130k1613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.269803%13.269803%13.3%13,73013.7k13.269803%13.269803%13.3%13,73013.7k13.260089%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%44,19144.2k2711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.700905%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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  • 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 Cities:
Olympia, Tumwater
Cities:
Lacey, Olympia, Rainier, Tenino, Tumwater, Yelm
Towns:
Bucoda
Unincorporated Places:
Grand Mound, Nisqually Indian Community, North Yelm, Rochester, Tanglewilde
ZIP Codes:
98327, 98328, 98351, 98501, 98502, 98503, 98506, 98512, 98513, 98516, 98530, 98531, 98541, 98557, 98558, 98570, 98576, 98579, 98580, 98584, 98589, 98597
Unified School Districts:
Centralia, Griffin, North Thurston, Olympia, Rainier, Rochester, Tenino, Tumwater, Yelm
Congressional Districts:
WA-3, WA-10
State Senate Districts:
WA-2, WA-20, WA-22, WA-35
State House Districts:
WA-2, WA-20, WA-22, WA-35
Neighboring Counties:
Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pierce
Nearby Counties:
Cowlitz, Kitsap, Wahkiakum