Food Stamps in Wood 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 Wood County
Wood County
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$43,944.000000$42,644.000000$43,944.000000$43.9k36,22536.2k$18,315.000000$15,859.000000$18,315.000000$18.3k6,196$50,968.000000$49,392.000000$50,968.000000$51.0k30,02930.0k
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 Wood County
Wood County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.694642%46.723994%51.694642%51.7%31.164%31.2%24.741769%22.643889%24.741769%24.7%53.601%53.6%19.415752%17.301366%19.415752%19.4%19.523%19.5%53.841188%55.097245%53.841188%53.8%27.085%27.1%24.725629%28.519841%24.725629%24.7%10.262%10.3%54.728857%57.893826%54.728857%54.7%56.583%56.6%
% 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 Wood County
Wood County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.560558%23.734440%23.560558%23.6%68.836%68.8%4.419062%3.964692%4.419062%4.4%46.399%46.4%16.514036%17.433094%16.514036%16.5%80.477%80.5%29.907756%31.809754%29.907756%29.9%72.915%72.9%44.613540%45.404833%44.613540%44.6%89.738%89.7%8.664957%9.525712%8.664957%8.7%43.417%43.4%
% 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 Wood County
Wood County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Other1Mixed1Hispanic2Black1All RacesWhite3Asian153.237410%31.328486%53.237410%53.2%74311.253257%311%48.979592%27.449787%48.979592%49.0%168286.359864%286%28.187919%16.896416%28.187919%28.2%42164.801062%165%21.902017%27.954357%21.902017%21.9%76128.050448%128%17.104210%16.404043%17.104210%17.1%6,196100.000000%100%16.638157%15.897522%16.638157%16.6%5,83697.275217%97%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.219709%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 Wood County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
6.5%10.2%13.8%17.5%21.1%24.8%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Wood County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4%13%22%30%39%48%
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Food Stamps by Place in Wood County

There are 10 places in Wood County. This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Wood County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wood County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wood County, selected places in Wood County, and entities that contain Wood County
0%10%20%30%Count#WaverlyParkersburgParkersburg and Vienna Metro AreaParkersburgWood County School DistrictWood CountyWood CountyWoodWest VirginiaBlennerhassettSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMineralwellsWilliamstownViennaLubeckBoazNorth HillsWashington39.393939%39.393939%39.4%39125.000000%25.000000%25.0%3,343217.259487%17.259487%17.3%6,67217.104210%17.104210%17.1%6,19617.104210%17.104210%17.1%6,19616.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k14.805415%14.805415%14.8%175314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.967213%11.967213%12.0%73411.611374%11.611374%11.6%147511.016225%11.016225%11.0%51667.058824%7.058824%7.1%3676.821963%6.821963%6.8%4184.307692%4.307692%4.3%1492.882483%2.882483%2.9%1310
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Wood County

There are 10 county subdivisions in Wood County. This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Wood County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wood County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wood County, selected county subdivisions in Wood County, and entities that contain Wood County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#ParkersburgTygartParkersburg and Vienna Metro AreaParkersburgWood County School DistrictWood CountyWood CountyWoodWest VirginiaLubeckSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSlateSteeleUnionHarrisWilliamsWalkerClay24.705976%24.705976%24.7%3,109121.863499%21.863499%21.9%1,307217.259487%17.259487%17.3%6,67217.104210%17.104210%17.1%6,19617.104210%17.104210%17.1%6,19616.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k14.415851%14.415851%14.4%633314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.764706%11.764706%11.8%212410.880829%10.880829%10.9%4259.698026%9.698026%9.7%16769.215442%9.215442%9.2%7478.058803%8.058803%8.1%45587.676349%7.676349%7.7%3796.581654%6.581654%6.6%16010
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Parkersburg Area

There are 2 counties in the Parkersburg Area. This section compares Wood County to all of the counties in the Parkersburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wood County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wood County, selected other counties in the Parkersburg Area, and entities that contain Wood County
0%5%10%15%Count#Wirt CountyWirtParkersburg and Vienna Metro AreaParkersburgWood County School DistrictWood CountyWood CountyWoodWest VirginiaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States19.572368%19.572368%19.6%476117.259487%17.259487%17.3%6,67217.104210%17.104210%17.1%6,19617.104210%17.104210%17.1%6,196216.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in West Virginia

There are 55 counties in West Virginia. This section compares Wood County to the 50 most populous counties in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wood 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 Wood County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain Wood County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#McDowell CountyMcDowellWebster CountyWebsterMingo CountyMingoClay CountyClayRoane CountyRoaneBoone CountyBooneLogan CountyLoganWyoming CountyWyomingLincoln CountyLincolnSummers CountySummersMason CountyMasonMercer CountyMercerBraxton CountyBraxtonWayne CountyWayneRaleigh CountyRaleighFayette CountyFayetteNicholas CountyNicholasBarbour CountyBarbourMonroe CountyMonroeCabell CountyCabellLewis CountyLewisParkersburg and Vienna Metro AreaParkersburgGreenbrier CountyGreenbrierWood County School DistrictWood CountyWood CountyWoodDoddridge CountyDoddridgeGilmer CountyGilmerRitchie CountyRitchieTyler CountyTylerWest VirginiaTaylor CountyTaylorPreston CountyPrestonRandolph CountyRandolphWetzel CountyWetzelJackson CountyJacksonKanawha CountyKanawhaMarion CountyMarionHancock CountyHancockHarrison CountyHarrisonSouthOhio CountyOhioSouth AtlanticBrooke CountyBrookePocahontas 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%1,1392117.259487%17.259487%17.3%6,67217.230996%17.230996%17.2%2,5752217.104210%17.104210%17.1%6,19617.104210%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%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 Wood County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wood 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 Wood County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wood County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaParkersburg and Vienna Metro AreaParkersburgWood County School DistrictWood CountyWood CountyWoodWest VirginiaHillsborough 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 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%99,48199.5k817.259487%17.259487%17.3%6,67217.104210%17.104210%17.1%6,19617.104210%17.104210%17.1%6,19616.404043%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%203,096203k2113.049135%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

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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:
Parkersburg, Vienna
Cities:
Parkersburg, Vienna, Williamstown
Districts:
Clay, Harris, Lubeck, Parkersburg, Slate, Steele, Tygart, Union, Walker, Williams
Towns:
North Hills
Unincorporated Places:
Blennerhassett, Boaz, Lubeck, Mineralwells, Washington, Waverly
ZIP Codes:
26101, 26104, 26105, 26133, 26142, 26143, 26150, 26164, 26169, 26180, 26181, 26184, 26187
Unified School District:
Wood County
Congressional District:
WV-1
State Senate District:
WV-3
State House Districts:
WV-8, WV-9, WV-10
Neighboring Counties:
Athens, Jackson, Meigs, Pleasants, Ritchie, Washington, Wirt
Nearby Counties:
Calhoun, Doddridge, Gallia, Gilmer, Mason, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Roane, Tyler