Food Stamps in East South Central (Division)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and East South Central
East South Central
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$44,705.000000$55,322.000000$44,705.000000$44.7k7,190,2857.19M$16,854.000000$20,214.000000$16,854.000000$16.9k1,193,9671.19M$51,888.000000$62,089.000000$51,888.000000$51.9k5,996,3186.00M
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 the United States and East South Central
East South Central
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.765501%52.998047%51.765501%51.8%27.170%27.2%29.287242%28.339554%29.287242%29.3%51.329%51.3%16.860181%18.429803%16.860181%16.9%14.522%14.5%48.731246%44.347651%48.731246%48.7%26.078%26.1%27.400004%29.179046%27.400004%27.4%12.102%12.1%56.905928%50.307328%56.905928%56.9%52.617%52.6%
% 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 the United States and East South Central
East South Central
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.629805%28.828650%27.629805%27.6%72.830%72.8%5.529643%5.310662%5.529643%5.5%48.671%48.7%19.760059%20.990542%19.760059%19.8%85.478%85.5%27.504996%22.468885%27.504996%27.5%73.922%73.9%39.625200%38.399416%39.625200%39.6%87.898%87.9%10.203878%8.719194%10.203878%10.2%47.383%47.4%
% 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 the United States and East South Central
East South Central
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian130.780965%27.934397%30.780965%30.8%432,214432k185.368534%185%25.222395%19.809232%25.222395%25.2%20,55620.6k151.893822%152%24.451876%24.343036%24.451876%24.5%19,45019.5k147.253613%147%22.365620%21.151806%22.365620%22.4%28,47328.5k134.689805%135%16.605281%13.049135%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M100.000000%100%12.689734%8.898420%12.689734%12.7%687,736688k76.419871%76%7.086372%7.599620%7.086372%7.1%5,53842.675415%43%
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 State in East South Central

Food Stamps Food Stamps by State#5

Percentage of households (%):
15.58%16.08%16.57%17.06%17.55%18.05%
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Map of Food Stamps by County in East South Central

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#6

Percentage of households (%):
3%12%20%29%37%46%
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Food Stamps by Place in East South Central

There are 1,916 places in East South Central. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, East South Central, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with East South Central. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 33,426.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East South Central, selected places in East South Central, and entities that contain East South Central
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#BirminghamMemphisMeridianJacksonCovingtonGadsdenColumbiaGulfportPhenix CityHattiesburgRichmondJacksonKingsportMontgomeryMobileBowling GreenKnoxvilleClevelandChattanoogaBiloxiFlorenceGallatinOwensboroDecaturDothanJohnson CityEast South CentralLouisvilleTupeloLa VergneNashville-DavidsonClarksvilleSouthHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSmyrnaLexington-FayetteTuscaloosaMurfreesboroPrattvilleSouthavenAuburnHendersonvilleOlive BranchBartlettFranklinMadisonHooverColliervilleVestavia HillsVestavia HlsGermantownSpring HillBrentwood25.192586%25.192586%25.2%22,79422.8k124.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k224.693762%24.693762%24.7%3,931324.215734%24.215734%24.2%15,36915.4k424.006359%24.006359%24.0%4,077523.527750%23.527750%23.5%3,332623.280757%23.280757%23.3%3,321722.551483%22.551483%22.6%6,461822.207512%22.207512%22.2%3,187921.831261%21.831261%21.8%3,9151021.773573%21.773573%21.8%2,8311121.487991%21.487991%21.5%5,5021221.027356%21.027356%21.0%4,9041320.911491%20.911491%20.9%16,78916.8k1420.530853%20.530853%20.5%15,64815.6k1520.466200%20.466200%20.5%4,8291620.099511%20.099511%20.1%16,19916.2k1719.899522%19.899522%19.9%3,2481819.725718%19.725718%19.7%13,95214.0k1919.146169%19.146169%19.1%3,3862018.788051%18.788051%18.8%3,3022117.745608%17.745608%17.7%2,1822217.471983%17.471983%17.5%4,3032317.226985%17.226985%17.2%3,8382416.727815%16.727815%16.7%4,3772516.608065%16.608065%16.6%4,6292616.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2715.650530%15.650530%15.7%2,3182815.009158%15.009158%15.0%1,6392914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.230061%14.230061%14.2%7,4153114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.091250%13.091250%13.1%10,47310.5k3213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.854465%12.854465%12.9%2,1263312.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k3412.029588%12.029588%12.0%4,0823511.935286%11.935286%11.9%5,4373610.482180%10.482180%10.5%1,4003710.363963%10.363963%10.4%1,905388.607951%8.607951%8.6%1,899397.497017%7.497017%7.5%1,571406.190440%6.190440%6.2%812416.093827%6.093827%6.1%1,234424.727450%4.727450%4.7%1,261434.391794%4.391794%4.4%760443.598652%3.598652%3.6%1,185453.254183%3.254183%3.3%529462.839726%2.839726%2.8%382472.276423%2.276423%2.3%336481.715885%1.715885%1.7%190490.477779%0.477779%0.5%6350
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in East South Central

There are 99 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within East South Central (88 fully and 11 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, East South Central, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with East South Central. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 63,772.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East South Central, selected metro areas in East South Central, and entities that contain East South Central
0%10%20%Count#London Metro AreaLondon AreaMorristown Metro AreaMorristownSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaMeridian Metro AreaMeridian AreaAnniston, Oxford, and Jacksonville Metro AreaAnniston AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMobile Metro AreaMobile AreaGreeneville Metro AreaGreenevilleTalladega and Sylacauga Metro AreaTalladegaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaLaurel Metro AreaLaurel AreaMontgomery Metro AreaMontgomeryRichmond and Berea Metro AreaRichmond AreaHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonHattiesburg Metro AreaHattiesburgKingsport, Bristol, and Bristol Metro AreaKingsportAlbertville Metro AreaAlbertvilleGulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula Metro AreaGulfport AreaFort Payne Metro AreaFort PayneEast South CentralPaducah Metro AreaPaducah AreaJohnson City Metro AreaJohnson CityCleveland Metro AreaClevelandGadsden Metro AreaGadsden AreaSevierville Metro AreaSeviervilleTullahoma and Manchester Metro AreaTullahomaDothan Metro AreaDothan AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaBowling Green Metro AreaBowling GreenKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleTupelo Metro AreaTupelo AreaDecatur Metro AreaDecatur AreaElizabethtown and Fort Knox Metro AreaElizabethtownChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaClarksville Metro AreaClarksvilleFlorence and Muscle Shoals Metro AreaFlorence AreaSouthOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboroBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonCookeville Metro AreaCookevilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleTuscaloosa Metro AreaTuscaloosaCullman Metro AreaCullman AreaEvansville Metro AreaEvansvilleAuburn and Opelika Metro AreaAuburn AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiFrankfort Metro AreaFrankfortHuntsville Metro AreaHuntsvilleDaphne, Fairhope, and Foley Metro AreaDaphne Area27.012690%27.012690%27.0%12,98513.0k120.398561%20.398561%20.4%9,018220.350452%20.350452%20.4%5,203319.551194%19.551194%19.6%7,789419.023319%19.023319%19.0%8,574518.708879%18.708879%18.7%21,15621.2k618.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k718.432397%18.432397%18.4%28,43428.4k818.320527%18.320527%18.3%5,031918.319455%18.319455%18.3%6,5341018.313595%18.313595%18.3%8,9071118.223191%18.223191%18.2%5,7661218.118148%18.118148%18.1%26,12826.1k1317.862560%17.862560%17.9%6,9481417.633367%17.633367%17.6%25,22725.2k1517.506866%17.506866%17.5%9,4981617.456157%17.456157%17.5%22,37622.4k1717.326833%17.326833%17.3%5,9711817.299581%17.299581%17.3%25,22425.2k1916.827214%16.827214%16.8%4,1752016.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.552531%16.552531%16.6%6,7922116.390841%16.390841%16.4%13,73713.7k2216.293749%16.293749%16.3%7,4862316.287131%16.287131%16.3%6,4372416.134876%16.134876%16.1%5,9672516.057742%16.057742%16.1%6,4742616.010272%16.010272%16.0%9,1022715.836003%15.836003%15.8%33,12133.1k2815.526250%15.526250%15.5%9,8662915.246358%15.246358%15.2%52,17752.2k3015.043062%15.043062%15.0%7,8603114.921409%14.921409%14.9%8,8763214.786515%14.786515%14.8%8,3603314.714938%14.714938%14.7%30,87430.9k3414.374956%14.374956%14.4%14,15214.2k3514.257599%14.257599%14.3%8,6213614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.958563%13.958563%14.0%6,4613713.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k3813.426552%13.426552%13.4%26,31026.3k3913.396777%13.396777%13.4%5,8284013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.674247%12.674247%12.7%85,82185.8k4112.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k4212.524105%12.524105%12.5%10,52110.5k4312.480293%12.480293%12.5%3,8794412.355572%12.355572%12.4%15,63415.6k4512.155230%12.155230%12.2%7,0384612.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k4711.865095%11.865095%11.9%3,5044811.562475%11.562475%11.6%19,89019.9k498.898322%8.898322%8.9%6,68750
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by State in East South Central

There are 4 states in East South Central. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, East South Central, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with East South Central.

Most Food Stamps by State#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East South Central, selected states in East South Central, and entities that contain East South Central
0%5%10%15%Count#MississippiKentuckyEast South CentralTennesseeAlabamaSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States18.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k116.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k216.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k315.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k414.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of state out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in East South Central

There are 364 counties in East South Central. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, East South Central, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with East South Central. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 81,057.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East South Central, selected counties in East South Central, and entities that contain East South Central
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Hinds CountyHindsMontgomery CountyMontgomeryShelby CountyShelbyCalhoun CountyCalhounTalladega CountyTalladegaHarrison CountyHarrisonMobile CountyMobileMadison CountyMadisonSullivan CountySullivanMarshall CountyMarshallEast South CentralBradley CountyBradleyMadison CountyMadisonMaury CountyMauryEtowah CountyEtowahSevier CountySevierJefferson CountyJeffersonHouston CountyHoustonJackson CountyJacksonLee CountyLeeWarren CountyWarrenDavidson CountyDavidsonLauderdale CountyLauderdaleHamilton CountyHamiltonBlount CountyBlountSouthWashington CountyWashingtonJefferson CountyJeffersonMorgan CountyMorganHardin CountyHardinLimestone CountyLimestoneDaviess CountyDaviessMontgomery CountyMontgomeryKnox CountyKnoxKenton CountyKentonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Clair CountySt. ClairCullman CountyCullmanFayette CountyFayetteLee CountyLeeSumner CountySumnerRutherford CountyRutherfordMadison CountyMadisonTuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosaCampbell CountyCampbellWilson CountyWilsonMadison CountyMadisonDeSoto CountyDeSotoBaldwin CountyBaldwinRankin CountyRankinBoone CountyBooneShelby CountyShelbyWilliamson CountyWilliamson20.050372%20.050372%20.1%17,91217.9k119.901197%19.901197%19.9%17,96718.0k219.867355%19.867355%19.9%69,52769.5k319.023319%19.023319%19.0%8,574418.731127%18.731127%18.7%5,893518.591182%18.591182%18.6%14,25214.3k618.432397%18.432397%18.4%28,43428.4k718.107505%18.107505%18.1%6,734817.381935%17.381935%17.4%11,45411.5k917.326833%17.326833%17.3%5,9711016.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.575629%16.575629%16.6%6,4941116.526274%16.526274%16.5%5,3561216.449269%16.449269%16.4%5,4101316.287131%16.287131%16.3%6,4371416.134876%16.134876%16.1%5,9671515.759838%15.759838%15.8%41,25541.3k1615.443437%15.443437%15.4%6,0791715.129554%15.129554%15.1%7,6201815.111534%15.111534%15.1%4,9251914.717014%14.717014%14.7%6,7662014.616951%14.616951%14.6%39,33139.3k2114.538203%14.538203%14.5%5,5772214.363953%14.363953%14.4%19,72319.7k2314.232771%14.232771%14.2%7,0282414.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.121620%14.121620%14.1%7,4012514.101271%14.101271%14.1%43,76443.8k2614.088900%14.088900%14.1%6,5042713.838999%13.838999%13.8%5,5942813.749883%13.749883%13.7%4,4102913.441271%13.441271%13.4%5,2803013.238933%13.238933%13.2%8,8823113.107712%13.107712%13.1%23,76923.8k3213.098843%13.098843%13.1%8,2193313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.748178%12.748178%12.7%4,0583412.480293%12.480293%12.5%3,8793512.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k3612.155230%12.155230%12.2%7,0383711.758381%11.758381%11.8%7,4363811.444352%11.444352%11.4%11,85211.9k3911.061172%11.061172%11.1%15,48015.5k4010.719761%10.719761%10.7%7,5514110.157423%10.157423%10.2%3,6524210.140653%10.140653%10.1%4,607439.854336%9.854336%9.9%3,687449.271151%9.271151%9.3%5,616458.898322%8.898322%8.9%6,687468.705887%8.705887%8.7%4,734477.542334%7.542334%7.5%3,443485.975613%5.975613%6.0%4,538493.417648%3.417648%3.4%2,42850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Division in the United States

There are 10 divisions in the United States. This section compares East South Central to all of the divisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East South Central.

Most Food Stamps by Division#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East South Central, selected other divisions in the United States, and entities that contain East South Central
0%5%10%15%Count#East South CentralSouthEast North CentralSouth AtlanticWest South CentralMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMountainPacificWest North Central16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M213.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M413.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k611.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k710.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M810.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of division out of 9 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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Albertville Area, Alexander City Area, Anniston Area, Athens Area, Atmore Area, Auburn Area, Bardstown Area, Birmingham Area, Bowling Green Area, Brookhaven Area, Brownsville Area, Campbellsville Area, Central City Area, Chattanooga Area, Cincinnati Area, Clarksdale Area, Clarksville Area, Cleveland Area, Cleveland Area, Columbus Area, Columbus Area, Cookeville Area, Corinth Area, Crossville Area, Cullman Area, Danville Area, Daphne Area, Dayton Area, Decatur Area, Dothan Area, Dyersburg Area, Elizabethtown Area, Enterprise Area, Eufaula Area, Evansville Area, Florence Area, Fort Payne Area, Frankfort Area, Gadsden Area, Glasgow Area, Greeneville Area, Greenville Area, Greenwood Area, Grenada Area, Gulfport Area, Hattiesburg Area, Huntington Area, Huntsville Area, Indianola Area, Jackson Area, Jackson Area, Johnson City Area, Kingsport Area, Knoxville Area, Laurel Area, Lawrenceburg Area, Lewisburg Area, Lexington Area, London Area, Louisville Area, Madisonville Area, Martin Area, Mayfield Area, Maysville Area, McComb Area, McMinnville Area, Memphis Area, Meridian Area, Middlesborough Area, Mobile Area, Montgomery Area, Morristown Area, Mount Sterling Area, Murray Area, Nashville Area, Natchez Area, Newport Area, Owensboro Area, Oxford Area, Ozark Area, Paducah Area, Paris Area, Picayune Area, Richmond Area, Scottsboro Area, Selma Area, Sevierville Area, Shelbyville Area, Somerset Area, Starkville Area, Talladega Area, Troy Area, Tullahoma Area, Tupelo Area, Tuscaloosa Area, Union City Area, Valley Area, Vicksburg Area, West Point Area
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Major Cities:
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Major Places:
Louisville, Nashville-Davidson
Major Towns:
Collierville, Smyrna
Major Urban County:
Lexington-Fayette
Neighboring Divisions:
East North Central, South Atlantic, West North Central, West South Central