Food Stamps in Pocahontas County, West Virginia (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$36,026.000000$42,644.000000$36,026.000000$36.0k3,646$14,350.000000$15,859.000000$14,350.000000$14.4k478$41,951.000000$49,392.000000$41,951.000000$42.0k3,168
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 West Virginia and Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty238.075314%46.723994%38.075314%38.1%24.628%24.6%13.389121%22.643889%13.389121%13.4%47.761%47.8%17.154812%17.301366%17.154812%17.2%15.560%15.6%70.083682%55.097245%70.083682%70.1%24.032%24.0%25.313808%28.519841%25.313808%25.3%6.722%6.72%64.016736%57.893826%64.016736%64.0%51.429%51.4%
% 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 West Virginia and Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.582071%23.734440%17.582071%17.6%75.372%75.4%2.209596%3.964692%2.209596%2.2%52.239%52.2%14.046717%17.433094%14.046717%14.0%84.440%84.4%33.428030%31.809754%33.428030%33.4%75.968%76.0%52.998737%45.404833%52.998737%53.0%93.278%93.3%9.122475%9.525712%9.122475%9.1%48.571%48.6%
% 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 West Virginia and Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Black1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Mixed1Other1100.000000%27.954357%100.000000%100.0%18762.761506%763%13.953488%16.896416%13.953488%14.0%6106.431838%106%13.110258%16.404043%13.110258%13.1%478100.000000%100%12.774339%15.897522%12.774339%12.8%45497.437739%97%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.449787%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.328486%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 Pocahontas County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
5.0%8.0%10.9%13.8%16.7%19.6%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Pocahontas County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
7.9%9.6%11.3%12.9%14.6%16.3%
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Food Stamps by Place in Pocahontas County

There are 9 places in Pocahontas County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Pocahontas County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pocahontas County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pocahontas County, selected places in Pocahontas County, and entities that contain Pocahontas County
0%20%40%60%Count#FrankHillsboroBartowMarlintonWest VirginiaSouthSouth AtlanticHuntersvillePocahontas County School DistrictPocahontas CoPocahontas CountyPocahontasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurbinGreen BankArbovaleCass64.102564%64.102564%64.1%25143.000000%43.000000%43.0%43240.000000%40.000000%40.0%12332.142857%32.142857%32.1%144416.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.432836%13.432836%13.4%9513.110258%13.110258%13.1%47813.110258%13.110258%13.1%47813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M5.714286%5.714286%5.7%660.000000%0.000000%0.0%070.000000%0.000000%0.0%080.000000%0.000000%0.0%09
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pocahontas County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pocahontas County, selected county subdivisions in Pocahontas County, and entities that contain Pocahontas County
0%5%10%15%Count#EdrayWest VirginiaSouthSouth AtlanticPocahontas County School DistrictPocahontas CoPocahontas CountyPocahontasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGreenbankLittle LevelsHuntersville19.547775%19.547775%19.5%268116.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.110258%13.110258%13.1%47813.110258%13.110258%13.1%47813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.628466%10.628466%10.6%115210.468750%10.468750%10.5%6735.063291%5.063291%5.1%284
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Elkins Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pocahontas County, selected other counties in the Elkins Area, and entities that contain Pocahontas County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#Webster CountyWebsterWest VirginiaRandolph CountyRandolphSouthSouth AtlanticPocahontas County School DistrictPocahontas CoPocahontas CountyPocahontasUnited States of AmericaUnited States30.414980%30.414980%30.4%1,202116.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,815214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.110258%13.110258%13.1%47813.110258%13.110258%13.1%478313.049135%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 West Virginia

There are 55 counties in West Virginia. This section compares Pocahontas County to the 50 most populous counties in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pocahontas County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 8,363.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Pocahontas County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain Pocahontas County
0%10%20%30%Count#McDowell CountyMcDowellWebster CountyWebsterMingo CountyMingoClay CountyClayRoane CountyRoaneBoone CountyBooneLogan CountyLoganWyoming CountyWyomingLincoln CountyLincolnSummers CountySummersMason CountyMasonMercer CountyMercerBraxton CountyBraxtonWayne CountyWayneRaleigh CountyRaleighFayette CountyFayetteNicholas CountyNicholasBarbour CountyBarbourMonroe CountyMonroeCabell CountyCabellLewis CountyLewisGreenbrier CountyGreenbrierWood CountyWoodDoddridge CountyDoddridgeGilmer CountyGilmerRitchie CountyRitchieTyler CountyTylerWest VirginiaTaylor CountyTaylorPreston CountyPrestonRandolph CountyRandolphWetzel CountyWetzelJackson CountyJacksonKanawha CountyKanawhaMarion CountyMarionHancock CountyHancockHarrison CountyHarrisonSouthOhio CountyOhioSouth AtlanticBrooke CountyBrookePocahontas County School DistrictPocahontas CoPocahontas CountyPocahontasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHampshire CountyHampshireMarshall CountyMarshallHardy CountyHardyBerkeley CountyBerkeleyUpshur CountyUpshurGrant CountyGrantMorgan CountyMorganJefferson CountyJeffersonMineral CountyMineralPutnam CountyPutnamMonongalia CountyMonongalia30.817531%30.817531%30.8%2,454130.414980%30.414980%30.4%1,202229.125587%29.125587%29.1%3,161328.918519%28.918519%28.9%976425.634697%25.634697%25.6%1,454525.237693%25.237693%25.2%2,389624.091299%24.091299%24.1%3,367723.302971%23.302971%23.3%2,149822.988073%22.988073%23.0%1,831922.739676%22.739676%22.7%1,2501020.493533%20.493533%20.5%2,2341120.289682%20.289682%20.3%5,0851219.937235%19.937235%19.9%1,0801319.723962%19.723962%19.7%3,2441419.485104%19.485104%19.5%6,0171519.389185%19.389185%19.4%3,4601619.056920%19.056920%19.1%2,0491718.155293%18.155293%18.2%1,1201818.138908%18.138908%18.1%1,0761918.088302%18.088302%18.1%7,2272017.413240%17.413240%17.4%1,1392117.230996%17.230996%17.2%2,5752217.104210%17.104210%17.1%6,1962316.952381%16.952381%17.0%4452416.832780%16.832780%16.8%4562516.788505%16.788505%16.8%6662616.770893%16.770893%16.8%5902716.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.968509%15.968509%16.0%1,0752815.858854%15.858854%15.9%1,9732915.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,8153015.549856%15.549856%15.5%9703115.370867%15.370867%15.4%1,7203215.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k3314.576180%14.576180%14.6%3,2693414.473684%14.473684%14.5%1,8593514.255750%14.255750%14.3%3,9423614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.185431%14.185431%14.2%2,6273713.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.529293%13.529293%13.5%1,3443813.110258%13.110258%13.1%47813.110258%13.110258%13.1%4783913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.949785%12.949785%12.9%1,2924012.926499%12.926499%12.9%1,7204112.897196%12.897196%12.9%6904212.713327%12.713327%12.7%5,3044312.564525%12.564525%12.6%1,1444412.457912%12.457912%12.5%5184512.002220%12.002220%12.0%8654611.674905%11.674905%11.7%2,4094710.815838%10.815838%10.8%1,221489.733701%9.733701%9.7%2,120498.535167%8.535167%8.5%3,22850
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 Pocahontas County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Pocahontas County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaWest VirginiaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisPocahontas County School DistrictPocahontas CoPocahontas CountyPocahontasUnited 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%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k16.110205%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%203,096203k2113.110258%13.110258%13.1%47813.110258%13.110258%13.1%47813.049135%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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Districts:
Edray, Greenbank, Huntersville, Little Levels
Towns:
Durbin, Hillsboro, Marlinton
Unincorporated Places:
Arbovale, Bartow, Cass, Frank, Green Bank, Huntersville
ZIP Codes:
24915, 24920, 24924, 24927, 24934, 24944, 24946, 24954, 24986, 26209, 26264, 26291
Unified School Districts:
Pocahontas County, Randolph County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-11
State House Districts:
WV-43, WV-44
Neighboring Counties:
Bath, Greenbrier, Highland, Pendleton, Randolph, Webster
Nearby Cities:
Covington, Lexington
Nearby Counties:
Alleghany, Augusta, Botetourt, Braxton, Lewis, Nicholas, Rockbridge, Upshur