Food Stamps in Middle Atlantic (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 Middle Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$61,008.000000$55,322.000000$61,008.000000$61.0k15,423,13015.4M$18,716.000000$20,214.000000$18,716.000000$18.7k2,061,2852.06M$69,122.000000$62,089.000000$69,122.000000$69.1k13,361,84513.4M
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 Middle Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty246.082468%52.998047%46.082468%46.1%20.162%20.2%26.313634%28.339554%26.313634%26.3%43.565%43.6%14.615495%18.429803%14.615495%14.6%9.856%9.86%46.274678%44.347651%46.274678%46.3%25.622%25.6%36.342912%29.179046%36.342912%36.3%12.430%12.4%49.786032%50.307328%49.786032%49.8%50.169%50.2%
% 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 Middle Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.150618%28.828650%28.150618%28.2%79.838%79.8%5.258488%5.310662%5.258488%5.3%56.435%56.4%20.621269%20.990542%20.621269%20.6%90.144%90.1%20.722280%22.468885%20.722280%20.7%74.378%74.4%39.497165%38.399416%39.497165%39.5%87.570%87.6%7.628707%8.719194%7.628707%7.6%49.831%49.8%
% 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 Middle Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
United States
0%10%20%30%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White334.021437%24.343036%34.021437%34.0%263,165263k254.558222%255%27.772942%27.934397%27.772942%27.8%551,622552k207.805174%208%24.736105%19.809232%24.736105%24.7%62,02962.0k185.082688%185%24.318324%21.151806%24.318324%24.3%220,922221k181.956725%182%13.364894%13.049135%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M100.000000%100%10.639964%7.599620%10.639964%10.6%92,81492.8k79.611283%80%8.189830%8.898420%8.189830%8.2%870,733871k61.278676%61%
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 Middle Atlantic

Food Stamps Food Stamps by State#5

Percentage of households (%):
9.3%10.6%11.8%13.0%14.2%15.4%
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Map of Food Stamps by County in Middle Atlantic

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#6

Percentage of households (%):
3%10%16%23%30%37%
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Food Stamps by Place in Middle Atlantic

There are 3,501 places in Middle Atlantic. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Middle Atlantic, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middle Atlantic. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 45,209.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Middle Atlantic, selected places in Middle Atlantic, and entities that contain Middle Atlantic
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingCamdenPatersonPassaicRochesterLakewoodBuffaloHarrisburgUticaSyracuseLancasterBinghamtonNewarkAllentownErieTrentonUnion CityAltoonaSchenectadyPhiladelphiaNiagara FallsScrantonTroyEast OrangeHempsteadAlbanyNew BrunswickNew YorkMount VernonPlainfieldWest New YorkElizabethPerth AmboyBethlehemVinelandPittsburghYonkersJersey CityBrentwoodBayonneMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaTonawandaCliftonIrondequoitNew RochelleLevittownToms RiverWhite PlainsHobokenLevittown44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k143.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k239.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k337.937984%37.937984%37.9%7,341434.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k534.590290%34.590290%34.6%3,605634.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k734.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832832.778566%32.778566%32.8%7,622930.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k1030.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,5221129.801895%29.801895%29.8%5,8821229.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1329.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1427.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1527.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,4651626.204857%26.204857%26.2%6,2041725.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,7501825.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,8991925.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k2024.861669%24.861669%24.9%5,2572122.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6342222.740334%22.740334%22.7%4,5112322.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,6252422.260123%22.260123%22.3%3,5242521.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242621.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,0672720.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2820.208805%20.208805%20.2%4,9942919.981137%19.981137%20.0%2,9663019.687106%19.687106%19.7%3,7503119.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8073219.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,0243318.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3933418.626707%18.626707%18.6%3,9283517.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k3616.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k3716.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3815.740051%15.740051%15.7%2,1123913.721086%13.721086%13.7%3,4824013.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3254110.612055%10.612055%10.6%2,7364210.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981439.855975%9.855975%9.9%2,183449.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627457.480337%7.480337%7.5%1,341467.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346476.764977%6.764977%6.8%1,468485.605873%5.605873%5.6%1,405494.589580%4.589580%4.6%74750
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Middle Atlantic

There are 66 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Middle Atlantic (64 fully and 2 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Middle Atlantic, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middle Atlantic. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 61,808.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Middle Atlantic, selected metro areas in Middle Atlantic, and entities that contain Middle Atlantic
0%5%10%15%Count#Jamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland AreaNew Castle Metro AreaNew CastlePlattsburgh Metro AreaPlattsburghOlean Metro AreaOlean AreaErie Metro AreaErie AreaUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaOgdensburg and Massena Metro AreaOgdensburgYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownDuBois Metro AreaDuBois AreaJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonElmira Metro AreaElmira AreaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaMeadville Metro AreaMeadvilleSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleRochester Metro AreaRochesterCorning Metro AreaCorning AreaWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportReading Metro AreaReading AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaMiddle AtlanticGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSunbury Metro AreaSunbury AreaAuburn Metro AreaAuburn AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghIndiana Metro AreaIndiana AreaEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaSayre Metro AreaSayre AreaYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaHudson Metro AreaHudson AreaChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgIthaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaLancaster Metro AreaLancasterTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaGettysburg Metro AreaGettysburgOcean City Metro AreaOcean CityState College Metro AreaState College18.870215%18.870215%18.9%9,948118.859182%18.859182%18.9%9,565218.536169%18.536169%18.5%6,729318.200202%18.200202%18.2%5,760417.738556%17.738556%17.7%5,588517.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k617.499353%17.499353%17.5%20,28720.3k717.001881%17.001881%17.0%7,050816.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k916.768361%16.768361%16.8%5,2491016.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,4511116.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,2951216.171594%16.171594%16.2%7,0231315.943236%15.943236%15.9%15,69515.7k1415.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,5461515.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k1615.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k1715.342061%15.342061%15.3%5,2971814.806177%14.806177%14.8%37,96638.0k1914.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k2014.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,4622114.031179%14.031179%14.0%60,46460.5k2213.952223%13.952223%14.0%5,6422313.824117%13.824117%13.8%6,3022413.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k2513.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k2613.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,9962713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.211434%13.211434%13.2%6,7342813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.869973%12.869973%12.9%5,0442912.854796%12.854796%12.9%3,9903012.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k3112.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k3212.278693%12.278693%12.3%4,1823312.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,8663411.382419%11.382419%11.4%7,8923511.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k3611.131740%11.131740%11.1%5,8163711.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k3810.999469%10.999469%11.0%2,6933910.767940%10.767940%10.8%18,09118.1k4010.658233%10.658233%10.7%2,6964110.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,2694210.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k439.888187%9.888187%9.9%3,334449.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,628459.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k469.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k477.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,982487.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,849496.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,87850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by State in Middle Atlantic

There are 3 states in Middle Atlantic. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Middle Atlantic, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middle Atlantic.

Most Food Stamps by State#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Middle Atlantic, selected states in Middle Atlantic, and entities that contain Middle Atlantic
0%5%10%15%Count#New YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNew Jersey15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k29.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k3
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of state out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Middle Atlantic

There are 150 counties in Middle Atlantic. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Middle Atlantic, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middle Atlantic. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 213,006.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Middle Atlantic, selected counties in Middle Atlantic, and entities that contain Middle Atlantic
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsPassaic CountyPassaicErie CountyErieOneida CountyOneidaLuzerne CountyLuzerneErie CountyErieEssex CountyEssexHudson CountyHudsonLackawanna CountyLackawannaMonroe CountyMonroeAtlantic CountyAtlanticOnondaga CountyOnondagaQueens CountyQueensBerks CountyBerksNew York CountyNew YorkMiddle AtlanticLehigh CountyLehighNortheastNiagara CountyNiagaraUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDauphin CountyDauphinCamden CountyCamdenRichmond CountyRichmondAllegheny CountyAlleghenyAlbany CountyAlbanyWestmoreland CountyWestmorelandOrange CountyOrangeRockland CountyRocklandYork CountyYorkDelaware CountyDelawareNorthampton CountyNorthamptonDutchess CountyDutchessLancaster CountyLancasterUnion CountyUnionMercer CountyMercerWestchester CountyWestchesterGloucester CountyGloucesterOcean CountyOceanSaratoga CountySaratogaCumberland CountyCumberlandSuffolk CountySuffolkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMonmouth CountyMonmouthMontgomery CountyMontgomeryBucks CountyBucksBurlington CountyBurlingtonBergen CountyBergenNassau CountyNassauChester CountyChesterMorris CountyMorrisSomerset CountySomerset36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k223.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k319.515396%19.515396%19.5%31,52431.5k417.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k517.534899%17.534899%17.5%15,82715.8k616.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k716.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k815.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k915.395343%15.395343%15.4%38,74938.7k1015.044497%15.044497%15.0%12,81412.8k1114.815728%14.815728%14.8%44,49044.5k1214.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k1314.398810%14.398810%14.4%26,62726.6k1413.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1513.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k1613.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k1813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.131290%13.131290%13.1%11,50811.5k1913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k2012.774469%12.774469%12.8%23,72523.7k2112.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k2212.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2311.526251%11.526251%11.5%14,30514.3k2411.414295%11.414295%11.4%17,20117.2k2511.139967%11.139967%11.1%13,94113.9k2611.127042%11.127042%11.1%11,02011.0k2710.767940%10.767940%10.8%18,09118.1k2810.720495%10.720495%10.7%21,82821.8k2910.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k3010.054325%10.054325%10.1%10,75310.8k319.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k329.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k339.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k348.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k358.407629%8.407629%8.4%8,808368.057176%8.057176%8.1%17,93617.9k377.868333%7.868333%7.9%7,152387.336712%7.336712%7.3%7,080396.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k405.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k415.949723%5.949723%5.9%13,85513.9k425.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k435.550774%5.550774%5.6%12,96213.0k445.503484%5.503484%5.5%9,060455.337483%5.337483%5.3%17,99118.0k465.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k474.539929%4.539929%4.5%8,477483.421723%3.421723%3.4%6,150493.059525%3.059525%3.1%3,56350
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 Middle Atlantic to all of the divisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Middle Atlantic.

Most Food Stamps by Division#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Middle Atlantic, selected other divisions in the United States, and entities that contain Middle Atlantic
0%5%10%15%Count#East South CentralEast North CentralSouth AtlanticWest South CentralMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMountainPacificWest North Central16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M114.002539%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%2,061,2852.06M513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%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

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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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