Food Stamps in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Wisconsin and Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$45,263.000000$54,610.000000$45,263.000000$45.3k382,778383k$18,643.000000$20,374.000000$18,643.000000$18.6k85,90985.9k$55,232.000000$60,963.000000$55,232.000000$55.2k296,869297k
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 Wisconsin and Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.634974%49.472218%50.634974%50.6%37.409%37.4%32.620564%27.248861%32.620564%32.6%61.762%61.8%11.692605%15.097623%11.692605%11.7%17.480%17.5%42.312214%43.251544%42.312214%42.3%37.677%37.7%23.019707%24.660687%23.019707%23.0%16.487%16.5%52.250637%46.496210%52.250637%52.3%60.683%60.7%
% 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 Wisconsin and Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.516201%26.305190%24.516201%24.5%62.591%62.6%5.844329%3.904314%5.844329%5.8%38.238%38.2%15.973712%19.811174%15.973712%16.0%82.520%82.5%20.254051%20.403270%20.254051%20.3%62.323%62.3%33.742156%38.031176%33.742156%33.7%83.513%83.5%9.796577%7.099056%9.796577%9.8%39.317%39.3%
% 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 Wisconsin and Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesAsian1White345.237792%44.531342%45.237792%45.2%42,67142.7k201.562487%202%38.942082%31.144243%38.942082%38.9%5,816173.511185%174%35.779376%29.088639%35.779376%35.8%8,206159.419364%159%34.064131%29.248546%34.064131%34.1%2,284151.776881%152%22.443557%12.712153%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k100.000000%100%19.386166%17.163008%19.386166%19.4%2,11686.377420%86%10.652381%9.456061%10.652381%10.7%24,81624.8k47.462980%47%
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 Milwaukee County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
1%7%13%19%25%31%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Milwaukee County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%15%30%45%60%75%
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Food Stamps by Place in Milwaukee County

There are 19 places that are fully or partially contained within Milwaukee County (17 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Milwaukee County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Milwaukee County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Milwaukee County, selected places in Milwaukee County, and entities that contain Milwaukee County
0%10%20%30%Count#West MilwaukeeW MilwaukeeMilwaukeeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeCudahySouth MilwaukeeS MilwaukeeWest AllisMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeEast North CentralSt. FrancisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWisconsinGreenfieldShorewoodBrown DeerOak CreekGlendaleHales CornersFranklinGreendaleWauwatosaFox PointWhitefish BayBaysideRiver Hills30.646872%30.646872%30.6%578130.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k222.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k19.916622%19.916622%19.9%1,481317.416647%17.416647%17.4%1,494416.138965%16.138965%16.1%4,455515.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.192835%13.192835%13.2%626613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k10.454409%10.454409%10.5%1,73779.875328%9.875328%9.9%60288.529412%8.529412%8.5%46496.838214%6.838214%6.8%962106.833511%6.833511%6.8%385116.767830%6.767830%6.8%223126.381254%6.381254%6.4%866136.144781%6.144781%6.1%365145.595694%5.595694%5.6%1,154153.542039%3.542039%3.5%99162.616114%2.616114%2.6%138171.254089%1.254089%1.3%23181.219512%1.219512%1.2%719
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Milwaukee County

There are 20 county subdivisions in Milwaukee County. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Milwaukee County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Milwaukee County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Milwaukee County, selected county subdivisions in Milwaukee County, and entities that contain Milwaukee County
0%10%20%30%Count#West MilwaukeeW MilwaukeeMilwaukeeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeCudahySouth MilwaukeeS MilwaukeeWest AllisMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeEast North CentralSt. FrancisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWisconsinGreenfieldShorewoodBrown DeerOak CreekGlendaleHales CornersFranklinGreendaleWauwatosaFox PointWhitefish BayBaysideRiver Hills30.646872%30.646872%30.6%578130.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k222.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k19.916622%19.916622%19.9%1,481317.416647%17.416647%17.4%1,494416.138965%16.138965%16.1%4,455515.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.192835%13.192835%13.2%626613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k10.454409%10.454409%10.5%1,73779.875328%9.875328%9.9%60288.529412%8.529412%8.5%46496.838214%6.838214%6.8%962106.833511%6.833511%6.8%385116.767830%6.767830%6.8%223126.381254%6.381254%6.4%866136.144781%6.144781%6.1%365145.595694%5.595694%5.6%1,154153.542039%3.542039%3.5%99162.616114%2.616114%2.6%138171.264431%1.264431%1.3%23181.219512%1.219512%1.2%719
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Milwaukee Area

There are 4 counties in the Milwaukee Area. This section compares Milwaukee County to all of the counties in the Milwaukee Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Milwaukee County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Milwaukee County, selected other counties in the Milwaukee Area, and entities that contain Milwaukee County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Milwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWisconsinWashington CountyWashingtonWaukesha CountyWaukeshaOzaukee CountyOzaukee22.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k115.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k6.633200%6.633200%6.6%3,52825.206835%5.206835%5.2%8,11134.985185%4.985185%5.0%1,7334
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Wisconsin

There are 72 counties in Wisconsin. This section compares Milwaukee County to the 50 most populous counties in Wisconsin and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Milwaukee County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 20,566.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Milwaukee County, selected other counties in Wisconsin, and entities that contain Milwaukee County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Milwaukee CountyMilwaukeeRock CountyRockKenosha CountyKenoshaDouglas CountyDouglasMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeJuneau CountyJuneauRacine CountyRacineVilas CountyVilasBarron CountyBarronEast North CentralMarinette CountyMarinetteWood CountyWoodDunn CountyDunnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWaushara CountyWausharaWisconsinSauk CountySaukJackson CountyJacksonBrown CountyBrownEau Claire CountyEau ClaireMonroe CountyMonroeChippewa CountyChippewaWalworth CountyWalworthShawano CountyShawanoLincoln CountyLincolnPolk CountyPolkSheboygan CountySheboyganDodge CountyDodgeIowa CountyIowaMarathon CountyMarathonPortage CountyPortageColumbia CountyColumbiaWaupaca CountyWaupacaGrant CountyGrantJefferson CountyJeffersonWinnebago CountyWinnebagoGreen CountyGreenLa Crosse CountyLa CrosseFond du Lac CountyFond du LacManitowoc CountyManitowocVernon CountyVernonTrempealeau CountyTrempealeauDoor CountyDoorDane CountyDaneOconto CountyOcontoOutagamie CountyOutagamieOneida CountyOneidaClark CountyClarkPierce CountyPierceWashington CountyWashingtonSt. Croix CountySt. CroixCalumet CountyCalumetWaukesha CountyWaukeshaOzaukee CountyOzaukee22.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k117.964999%17.964999%18.0%11,48711.5k216.242817%16.242817%16.2%10,23210.2k315.853922%15.853922%15.9%2,939415.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k15.453999%15.453999%15.5%1,542515.355089%15.355089%15.4%11,56111.6k614.603681%14.603681%14.6%1,555714.239891%14.239891%14.2%2,708814.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.699674%13.699674%13.7%2,518913.323297%13.323297%13.3%4,2481013.110368%13.110368%13.1%2,1561113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.770541%12.770541%12.8%1,2451212.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k12.525205%12.525205%12.5%3,1681312.360526%12.360526%12.4%9971412.166300%12.166300%12.2%12,39612.4k1512.081488%12.081488%12.1%4,8571612.081064%12.081064%12.1%2,1521711.736676%11.736676%11.7%2,9311811.607076%11.607076%11.6%4,6391911.357733%11.357733%11.4%1,9242011.326319%11.326319%11.3%1,4212111.128216%11.128216%11.1%2,0242210.911520%10.911520%10.9%5,1452310.857347%10.857347%10.9%3,6512410.751135%10.751135%10.8%1,0422510.643853%10.643853%10.6%5,7482610.627065%10.627065%10.6%2,9592710.582562%10.582562%10.6%2,4362810.554829%10.554829%10.6%2,2602910.447993%10.447993%10.4%2,0223010.368906%10.368906%10.4%3,3563110.358687%10.358687%10.4%7,1653210.330355%10.330355%10.3%1,5263310.234263%10.234263%10.2%4,7753410.027054%10.027054%10.0%4,114359.964402%9.964402%10.0%3,387369.769484%9.769484%9.8%1,157379.687500%9.687500%9.7%1,147389.567688%9.567688%9.6%1,246399.073197%9.073197%9.1%19,37319.4k409.002591%9.002591%9.0%1,390418.628536%8.628536%8.6%6,143428.626796%8.626796%8.6%1,291438.364750%8.364750%8.4%1,065447.237931%7.237931%7.2%1,093456.633200%6.633200%6.6%3,528466.083326%6.083326%6.1%1,996475.239132%5.239132%5.2%987485.206835%5.206835%5.2%8,111494.985185%4.985185%5.0%1,73350
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 Milwaukee County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Milwaukee County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasEast North CentralQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkMidwestWisconsinSacramento 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%99,48199.5k816.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k15.785102%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%129,745130k1614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%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%95,67295.7k2212.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k12.347180%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:
Milwaukee, West Allis
Cities:
Cudahy, Franklin, Glendale, Greenfield, Milwaukee, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, St. Francis, Wauwatosa, West Allis
Villages:
Bayside, Brown Deer, Fox Point, Greendale, Hales Corners, River Hills, Shorewood, West Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay
ZIP Codes:
53110, 53129, 53130, 53132, 53154, 53172, 53202, 53203, 53204, 53205, 53206, 53207, 53208, 53209, 53210, 53211, 53212, 53213, 53214, 53215, 53216, 53217, 53218, 53219, 53220, 53221, 53222, 53223, 53224, 53225, 53226, 53227, 53228, 53233, 53235, 53295
Unified School Districts:
Brown Deer, Cudahy, Franklin, Greendale, Greenfield, Milwaukee, Oak Creek-Franklin, Shorewood, South Milwaukee, St. Francis, Wauwatosa, West Allis, Whitefish Bay, Whitnall
Elementary School Districts:
Fox Point Joint No. 2, Glendale-River Hills, Maple Dale-Indian Hill
Secondary School District:
Nicolet
Congressional Districts:
WI-1, WI-4, WI-5, WI-6
State Senate Districts:
WI-3, WI-4, WI-5, WI-6, WI-7, WI-8, WI-28
Assembly Districts:
WI-7, WI-8, WI-9, WI-10, WI-11, WI-12, WI-13, WI-14, WI-15, WI-16, WI-17, WI-18, WI-19, WI-20, WI-21, WI-22, WI-23, WI-24, WI-82, WI-83, WI-84
Neighboring Counties:
Muskegon, Ottawa, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington, Waukesha
Nearby Counties:
Allegan, Kenosha, Lake, Oceana, Sheboygan