Food Stamps in the Atlanta Area, Georgia (Metro Area)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Georgia and the Atlanta Area
Atlanta Area
Georgia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$59,183.000000$51,037.000000$59,183.000000$59.2k1,994,7301.99M$23,335.000000$20,027.000000$23,335.000000$23.3k260,956261k$65,560.000000$57,942.000000$65,560.000000$65.6k1,733,7741.73M
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 Georgia and the Atlanta Area
Atlanta Area
Georgia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty259.372844%56.682730%59.372844%59.4%21.446%21.4%32.255246%32.217222%32.255246%32.3%42.113%42.1%20.688928%18.565553%20.688928%20.7%11.655%11.7%38.570104%41.315257%38.570104%38.6%24.141%24.1%26.382225%27.418111%26.382225%26.4%11.412%11.4%46.318153%51.735537%46.318153%46.3%46.116%46.1%
% 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 Georgia and the Atlanta Area
Atlanta Area
Georgia
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.732409%30.891259%32.732409%32.7%78.554%78.6%6.673303%6.314132%6.673303%6.7%57.887%57.9%23.602788%22.125334%23.602788%23.6%88.345%88.3%18.242516%22.093660%18.242516%18.2%75.859%75.9%30.824663%34.692081%30.824663%30.8%88.588%88.6%8.145871%9.956324%8.145871%8.1%53.884%53.9%
% 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 Georgia and the Atlanta Area
Atlanta Area
Georgia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesWhite3Asian123.592524%23.491155%23.592524%23.6%12,35812.4k180.339657%180%22.586166%26.674464%22.586166%22.6%148,205148k172.647123%173%18.326941%18.882250%18.326941%18.3%16,53216.5k140.089893%140%17.645893%18.752687%17.645893%17.6%5,343134.884013%135%13.082272%15.294545%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k100.000000%100%6.758536%9.289866%6.758536%6.8%72,51772.5k51.661794%52%6.472244%6.320305%6.472244%6.5%6,00149.473396%49%
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 in the Atlanta Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
4.4%8.6%12.8%17.1%21.3%25.5%
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Atlanta Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of households (%):
1%8%14%21%27%34%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Atlanta Area

There are 172 places that are fully or partially contained within the Atlanta Area (165 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 172 of those to each other, the Atlanta Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Atlanta Area.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected places in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FranklinExperimentHilltopLithoniaManchesterClarkstonCollege ParkJonesboroRiverdaleMonroeRussellGreenvilleJacksonMonticelloPorterdaleBuchananForest ParkPanthersvilleBowdonCovingtonOrchard HillDallasAdairsvilleWoodburyEast GriffinMolenaGriffinCentralhatcheeKingstonGresham ParkPine MountainLake CityCarrolltonVilla RicaLovejoyAtlantaConcordGeorgiaSouthSouth AtlanticCantonAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNelsonLoganvilleRoswellSandy SpringsHolly SpringsSuwaneeJohns CreekWoolseyBraseltonBerkeley LakeDruid HillsMountain Park57.042254%57.042254%57.0%243151.991614%51.991614%52.0%496249.600000%49.600000%49.6%62338.284251%38.284251%38.3%299435.676037%35.676037%35.7%533535.282156%35.282156%35.3%1,388634.693526%34.693526%34.7%2,015734.372436%34.372436%34.4%419833.624748%33.624748%33.6%2,000933.333333%33.333333%33.3%1,5531033.002481%33.002481%33.0%1331132.835821%32.835821%32.8%1321232.725132%32.725132%32.7%5561332.673267%32.673267%32.7%3301432.410423%32.410423%32.4%1991531.353919%31.353919%31.4%1321630.887904%30.887904%30.9%1,8821730.555556%30.555556%30.6%1,0781830.478309%30.478309%30.5%2741930.160938%30.160938%30.2%1,5182029.896907%29.896907%29.9%292129.773815%29.773815%29.8%1,3692229.729730%29.729730%29.7%4952329.581152%29.581152%29.6%1132429.549902%29.549902%29.5%1512529.299363%29.299363%29.3%462629.202365%29.202365%29.2%2,4202728.654971%28.654971%28.7%492827.777778%27.777778%27.8%552927.719298%27.719298%27.7%7903026.232114%26.232114%26.2%1653723.521127%23.521127%23.5%1674921.517970%21.517970%21.5%1,8746220.106222%20.106222%20.1%1,0607418.397291%18.397291%18.4%3268617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k9016.666667%16.666667%16.7%169815.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.346098%13.346098%13.3%1,18511013.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.588235%10.588235%10.6%541237.844198%7.844198%7.8%2901355.904745%5.904745%5.9%2,0321445.812665%5.812665%5.8%2,5711455.645382%5.645382%5.6%2061473.117706%3.117706%3.1%1871592.619048%2.619048%2.6%7041631.449275%1.449275%1.4%11681.316752%1.316752%1.3%361691.195815%1.195815%1.2%81700.214388%0.214388%0.2%91710.000000%0.000000%0.0%0172
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 172 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Atlanta Area

There are 29 counties in the Atlanta Area. This section compares all 29 of those to each other, the Atlanta Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Atlanta Area.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected counties in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Meriwether CountyMeriwetherClayton CountyClaytonHeard CountyHeardJasper CountyJasperButts CountyButtsSpalding CountySpaldingNewton CountyNewtonCarroll CountyCarrollHaralson CountyHaralsonLamar CountyLamarDeKalb CountyDeKalbDouglas CountyDouglasPike CountyPikeBartow CountyBartowMorgan CountyMorganGeorgiaBarrow CountyBarrowSouthSouth AtlanticFulton CountyFultonAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWalton CountyWaltonPickens CountyPickensHenry CountyHenryRockdale CountyRockdalePaulding CountyPauldingGwinnett CountyGwinnettDawson CountyDawsonCoweta CountyCowetaCobb CountyCobbCherokee CountyCherokeeFayette CountyFayetteForsyth CountyForsyth25.494863%25.494863%25.5%2,035125.003881%25.003881%25.0%22,54922.5k224.472961%24.472961%24.5%1,068323.438106%23.438106%23.4%1,208421.817242%21.817242%21.8%1,688521.724710%21.724710%21.7%4,978620.624109%20.624109%20.6%7,237720.133045%20.133045%20.1%8,111818.785596%18.785596%18.8%2,045917.003340%17.003340%17.0%1,0691015.796060%15.796060%15.8%42,79242.8k1115.710860%15.710860%15.7%7,4681215.665450%15.665450%15.7%9441315.505618%15.505618%15.5%5,6581415.297834%15.297834%15.3%1,0171515.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k14.983333%14.983333%15.0%3,5961614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k1713.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.912673%12.912673%12.9%3,8801812.498901%12.498901%12.5%1,4221912.497183%12.497183%12.5%8,8732012.301269%12.301269%12.3%3,6832111.626047%11.626047%11.6%5,8152211.167185%11.167185%11.2%31,15631.2k2310.643042%10.643042%10.6%907249.778191%9.778191%9.8%4,836259.272911%9.272911%9.3%25,22025.2k267.046704%7.046704%7.0%5,664275.250045%5.250045%5.3%2,044284.403008%4.403008%4.4%2,92829
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 29 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Atlanta Area

There are 134 county subdivisions in the Atlanta Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Atlanta Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Atlanta Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 28,030.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected county subdivisions in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%10%20%Count#RiverdaleGriffinFair OaksForest Park-MorrowFrst Pk-MorrowStone MountainStone MtnEast PointCovington-PorterdaleFairburn-Union CityJonesboroDouglasville-Lithia SpringsDouglasville-Lithia …CarrolltonLithoniaMabletonAtlanta-DecaturAustellStockbridgeGeorgiaCartersvilleAtlantaConyersDallasLilburnSouthSouth AtlanticLawrencevilleAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorcrossPowder SpringsPowder SpgsHiramMariettaCantonSmyrnaSnellville-GraysonLocust GroveNewnanMcDonoughBuford-Sugar HillBuford-Sugar HlTuckerBill ArpLoganvilleFayettevilleWoodstockSuwanee-DuluthChamblee-DoravilleAcworth-KennesawHolly SpringsDacula-Rocky CreekDacula-Rocky CrkNorth PauldingN PauldingCummingPeachtree City-TyronePeachtree City-Tyr…Roswell-AlpharettaNortheast CobbNE CobbViningsBig Creek28.291053%28.291053%28.3%8,130127.222442%27.222442%27.2%3,445226.140674%26.140674%26.1%2,412324.395491%24.395491%24.4%7,597424.266421%24.266421%24.3%3,953523.457241%23.457241%23.5%3,212622.479954%22.479954%22.5%6,280721.773100%21.773100%21.8%6,103821.297962%21.297962%21.3%5,684921.009008%21.009008%21.0%5,5511020.336794%20.336794%20.3%4,0941119.715349%19.715349%19.7%7,3141219.137049%19.137049%19.1%4,0761318.689272%18.689272%18.7%25,56325.6k1416.115635%16.115635%16.1%1,9791516.084415%16.084415%16.1%3,3841615.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k15.108176%15.108176%15.1%2,9051715.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k1814.939194%14.939194%14.9%2,6781914.830748%14.830748%14.8%2,1032014.304360%14.304360%14.3%6,4662114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.285681%13.285681%13.3%9,6282213.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.028254%13.028254%13.0%3,7952312.404437%12.404437%12.4%1,6552412.401365%12.401365%12.4%2,2162512.322664%12.322664%12.3%6,0022611.813230%11.813230%11.8%1,5182711.564680%11.564680%11.6%2,9012811.185396%11.185396%11.2%5,5882910.357518%10.357518%10.4%9853010.195645%10.195645%10.2%3,9713110.101193%10.101193%10.1%3,344329.397879%9.397879%9.4%1,489339.333010%9.333010%9.3%2,306349.164910%9.164910%9.2%1,261357.902996%7.902996%7.9%831367.367750%7.367750%7.4%1,156377.110143%7.110143%7.1%2,546387.035470%7.035470%7.0%2,527396.525309%6.525309%6.5%3,656405.773761%5.773761%5.8%3,750415.562442%5.562442%5.6%1,077425.456932%5.456932%5.5%1,663435.043639%5.043639%5.0%601444.310292%4.310292%4.3%1,398454.210155%4.210155%4.2%835464.002723%4.002723%4.0%3,881473.349414%3.349414%3.3%1,951482.622498%2.622498%2.6%494492.300842%2.300842%2.3%47850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Georgia

There are 39 metro areas in Georgia. This section compares the Atlanta Area to all of the metro areas in Georgia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Atlanta Area.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in Georgia, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Cordele Metro AreaCordele AreaAmericus Metro AreaAmericus AreaEufaula Metro AreaEufaula AreaFitzgerald Metro AreaFitzgeraldAlbany Metro AreaAlbany AreaMoultrie Metro AreaMoultrie AreaVidalia Metro AreaVidalia AreaWaycross Metro AreaWaycross AreaCedartown Metro AreaCedartownBainbridge Metro AreaBainbridgeThomasville Metro AreaThomasvilleDublin Metro AreaDublin AreaMacon and Bibb County Metro AreaMacon AreaJesup Metro AreaJesup AreaValdosta Metro AreaValdosta AreaThomaston Metro AreaThomastonDouglas Metro AreaDouglas AreaTifton Metro AreaTifton AreaBrunswick Metro AreaBrunswickSummerville Metro AreaSummervilleToccoa Metro AreaToccoa AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaLaGrange Metro AreaLaGrange AreaCalhoun Metro AreaCalhoun AreaStatesboro Metro AreaStatesboroRome Metro AreaRome AreaMilledgeville Metro AreaMilledgevilleAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaCornelia Metro AreaCornelia AreaWarner Robins Metro AreaWarner RobinsDalton Metro AreaDalton AreaGeorgiaHinesville Metro AreaHinesvilleChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaSouthGainesville Metro AreaGainesvilleAthens and Clarke County Metro AreaAthens AreaSouth AtlanticAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Marys Metro AreaSt. MarysJefferson Metro AreaJeffersonSavannah Metro AreaSavannah Area30.273828%30.273828%30.3%2,576127.683366%27.683366%27.7%3,763225.513050%25.513050%25.5%2,561325.247985%25.247985%25.2%1,629423.969201%23.969201%24.0%13,85313.9k523.777633%23.777633%23.8%3,657623.608133%23.608133%23.6%3,193723.376936%23.376936%23.4%4,861822.571967%22.571967%22.6%3,356922.140257%22.140257%22.1%2,3111021.888934%21.888934%21.9%3,7801121.207311%21.207311%21.2%4,4091220.657188%20.657188%20.7%17,50817.5k1320.087859%20.087859%20.1%2,0121419.987560%19.987560%20.0%10,28310.3k1519.924588%19.924588%19.9%2,0081619.844082%19.844082%19.8%2,8001719.521140%19.521140%19.5%2,8211819.216776%19.216776%19.2%8,5041919.143254%19.143254%19.1%1,7922018.990097%18.990097%19.0%1,7452118.708879%18.708879%18.7%21,15621.2k2218.530403%18.530403%18.5%4,5622318.403357%18.403357%18.4%3,6402417.359786%17.359786%17.4%4,5502517.246682%17.246682%17.2%6,0562617.070561%17.070561%17.1%3,1912716.851608%16.851608%16.9%35,59735.6k2816.693592%16.693592%16.7%2,4802915.546534%15.546534%15.5%10,56910.6k3015.433985%15.433985%15.4%7,5753115.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k15.279219%15.279219%15.3%4,2713214.714938%14.714938%14.7%30,87430.9k3314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.904087%13.904087%13.9%8,6663413.820639%13.820639%13.8%10,12510.1k3513.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k3613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.820238%12.820238%12.8%2,3923712.427184%12.427184%12.4%2,6243812.118165%12.118165%12.1%16,63016.6k39
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 39 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Atlanta Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Atlanta Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%10%20%30%Count#McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeGeorgiaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaSouthDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleSouth AtlanticLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashington31.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k123.186903%23.186903%23.2%60,83260.8k218.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k317.644871%17.644871%17.6%364,395364k416.851608%16.851608%16.9%35,59735.6k516.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k616.212678%16.212678%16.2%36,16436.2k715.836003%15.836003%15.8%33,12133.1k815.429182%15.429182%15.4%46,47146.5k915.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k15.286288%15.286288%15.3%24,59924.6k1015.246358%15.246358%15.2%52,17752.2k1115.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k1215.095751%15.095751%15.1%44,18344.2k1314.963720%14.963720%15.0%122,168122k1414.876716%14.876716%14.9%26,65026.7k1514.714938%14.714938%14.7%30,87430.9k1614.296990%14.296990%14.3%166,108166k1714.251677%14.251677%14.3%25,00325.0k1814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.051590%14.051590%14.1%34,21034.2k1914.027996%14.027996%14.0%42,23142.2k2013.896598%13.896598%13.9%36,00436.0k2113.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k2213.778907%13.778907%13.8%73,19773.2k2313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.426552%13.426552%13.4%26,31026.3k2413.313134%13.313134%13.3%104,662105k2513.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k2613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.701642%12.701642%12.7%41,70841.7k2712.674247%12.674247%12.7%85,82185.8k2812.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k2912.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k3012.573741%12.573741%12.6%47,25347.3k3112.513863%12.513863%12.5%62,62462.6k3212.335852%12.335852%12.3%128,376128k3312.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k3412.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k3511.822895%11.822895%11.8%30,51330.5k3611.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k3711.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k3811.562442%11.562442%11.6%32,15732.2k3911.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k4011.346172%11.346172%11.3%19,49019.5k4111.220461%11.220461%11.2%23,93123.9k4210.935666%10.935666%10.9%268,051268k4310.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k4410.573575%10.573575%10.6%50,29350.3k459.124231%9.124231%9.1%28,42828.4k468.604620%8.604620%8.6%39,59739.6k478.521182%8.521182%8.5%15,85415.9k488.251920%8.251920%8.3%58,26458.3k497.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Atlanta Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Atlanta Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#12

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Memphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidencePortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandGeorgiaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaSouthBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleSouth AtlanticNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose Area18.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k117.644871%17.644871%17.6%364,395364k216.937876%16.937876%16.9%283,215283k316.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k415.972534%15.972534%16.0%143,196143k515.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k615.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k715.429468%15.429468%15.4%130,961131k815.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k15.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k914.963720%14.963720%15.0%122,168122k1014.296990%14.296990%14.3%166,108166k1114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k1213.778907%13.778907%13.8%73,19773.2k1313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k1413.593944%13.593944%13.6%103,990104k1513.313134%13.313134%13.3%104,662105k1613.141477%13.141477%13.1%174,077174k1713.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k1813.097788%13.097788%13.1%61,33061.3k1913.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k2013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2112.674247%12.674247%12.7%85,82185.8k2212.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k2312.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k2412.513863%12.513863%12.5%62,62462.6k2512.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k2612.335852%12.335852%12.3%128,376128k2712.296896%12.296896%12.3%92,20292.2k2812.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k2912.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k3012.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k3111.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k3211.740899%11.740899%11.7%187,460187k3311.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k3410.935666%10.935666%10.9%268,051268k3510.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k3610.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k3710.573575%10.573575%10.6%50,29350.3k3810.187070%10.187070%10.2%81,91881.9k399.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k408.610793%8.610793%8.6%115,655116k418.604620%8.604620%8.6%39,59739.6k428.405979%8.405979%8.4%361,361361k438.352105%8.352105%8.4%31,33131.3k448.251920%8.251920%8.3%58,26458.3k457.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k467.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k477.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k485.829072%5.829072%5.8%97,58197.6k495.280068%5.280068%5.3%34,00234.0k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area 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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State:
Georgia
Counties:
Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb, Clayton, Cherokee, Henry, Forsyth, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Carroll, Fayette, Newton, Bartow, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Spalding, Pickens, Haralson, Butts, Dawson, Meriwether, Lamar, Morgan, Pike, Jasper, Heard
Principal Cities:
Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta, Marietta
Cities:
Acworth, Adairsville, Alpharetta, Atlanta, Auburn, Austell, Avondale Estates, Ball Ground, Barnesville, Berkeley Lake, Bostwick, Bowdon, Bremen, Brookhaven, Buchanan, Buford, Canton, Carrollton, Cartersville, Chamblee, Chattahoochee Hills, Clarkston, College Park, Concord, Conyers, Covington, Cumming, Dacula, Dallas, Dawsonville, Decatur, Doraville, Douglasville, Duluth, Dunwoody, East Point, Emerson, Ephesus, Euharlee, Fairburn, Fayetteville, Flovilla, Forest Park, Franklin, Good Hope, Grantville, Grayson, Greenville, Griffin, Hampton, Hapeville, Hiram, Holly Springs, Jackson, Jasper, Jenkinsburg, Jersey, Johns Creek, Jonesboro, Kennesaw, Kingston, Lake City, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Lithonia, Locust Grove, Loganville, Lovejoy, Luthersville, Madison, Manchester, Mansfield, Marietta, McDonough, Meansville, Milner, Milton, Molena, Monroe, Monticello, Morrow, Mount Zion, Mountain Park, Nelson, Newnan, Norcross, Oxford, Palmetto, Peachtree City, Peachtree Corners, Pine Lake, Porterdale, Powder Springs, Riverdale, Roswell, Rutledge, Sandy Springs, Senoia, Smyrna, Snellville, Social Circle, Statham, Stockbridge, Stone Mountain, Sugar Hill, Sunny Side, Suwanee, Tallapoosa, Temple, Tucker, Union City, Villa Rica, Waco, Waleska, Walnut Grove, Warm Springs, White, Whitesburg, Williamson, Winder, Woodbury, Woodstock, Zebulon
Towns:
Aldora, Bethlehem, Between, Braselton, Braswell, Brooks, Buckhead, Carl, Centralhatchee, Gay, Haralson, Lone Oak, Moreland, Newborn, Orchard Hill, Pine Mountain, Rest Haven, Roopville, Shady Dale, Sharpsburg, Talking Rock, Taylorsville, Turin, Tyrone, Woolsey
Unincorporated Places:
Belvedere Park, Bonanza, Candler-McAfee, Conley, Druid Hills, East Griffin, East Newnan, Experiment, Fair Oaks, Gresham Park, Heron Bay, Hilltop, Irondale, Lakeview Estates, Lithia Springs, Mableton, Mountain Park, North Decatur, North Druid Hills, Panthersville, Redan, Russell, Scottdale, Vinings
ZIP Codes:
30002, 30004, 30005, 30008, 30009, 30011, 30012, 30013, 30014, 30016, 30017, 30019, 30021, 30022, 30024, 30025, 30028, 30030, 30032, 30033, 30034, 30035, 30038, 30039, 30040, 30041, 30043, 30044, 30045, 30046, 30047, 30052, 30054, 30055, 30056, 30058, 30060, 30062, 30064, 30066, 30067, 30068, 30070, 30071, 30072, 30075, 30076, 30078, 30079, 30080, 30082, 30083, 30084, 30087, 30088, 30092, 30093, 30094, 30096, 30097, 30101, 30102, 30103, 30104, 30106, 30107, 30108, 30110, 30113, 30114, 30115, 30116, 30117, 30118, 30120, 30121, 30122, 30126, 30127, 30132, 30134, 30135, 30137, 30139, 30141, 30143, 30144, 30145, 30148, 30152, 30153, 30157, 30161, 30164, 30168, 30170, 30171, 30175, 30176, 30177, 30178, 30179, 30180, 30182, 30183, 30184, 30185, 30187, 30188, 30189, 30204, 30205, 30206, 30213, 30214, 30215, 30216, 30217, 30218, 30220, 30222, 30223, 30224, 30228, 30230, 30233, 30234, 30236, 30238, 30248, 30250, 30251, 30252, 30253, 30256, 30257, 30258, 30259, 30260, 30263, 30265, 30268, 30269, 30273, 30274, 30275, 30276, 30277, 30281, 30284, 30285, 30288, 30289, 30290, 30291, 30292, 30293, 30294, 30295, 30296, 30297, 30303, 30305, 30306, 30307, 30308, 30309, 30310, 30311, 30312, 30313, 30314, 30315, 30316, 30317, 30318, 30319, 30322, 30324, 30326, 30327, 30328, 30329, 30331, 30332, 30334, 30336, 30337, 30338, 30339, 30340, 30341, 30342, 30344, 30345, 30346, 30349, 30350, 30354, 30360, 30363, 30506, 30517, 30518, 30519, 30533, 30534, 30536, 30548, 30620, 30621, 30622, 30623, 30625, 30641, 30650, 30655, 30656, 30663, 30666, 30680, 30734, 31016, 31029, 31038, 31064, 31085, 31097, 31816, 31822, 31830
Unified School Districts:
Atlanta, Barrow County, Bartow County, Bremen, Buford, Butts County, Carroll County, Carrollton, Cartersville, Cherokee County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Coweta County, Dawson County, DeKalb County, Decatur, Douglas County, Fayette County, Forsyth County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County, Haralson County, Heard County, Henry County, Jasper County, Lamar County, Marietta, Meriwether County, Morgan County, Newton County, Paulding County, Pickens County, Pike County, Rockdale County, Social Circle, Spalding County, Walton County
Congressional Districts:
GA-3, GA-4, GA-5, GA-6, GA-7, GA-9, GA-10, GA-11, GA-13, GA-14
State Senate Districts:
GA-5, GA-6, GA-9, GA-10, GA-14, GA-16, GA-17, GA-21, GA-25, GA-27, GA-28, GA-29, GA-30, GA-31, GA-32, GA-33, GA-34, GA-35, GA-36, GA-37, GA-38, GA-39, GA-40, GA-41, GA-42, GA-43, GA-44, GA-45, GA-46, GA-47, GA-48, GA-51, GA-52, GA-54, GA-55, GA-56
State House Districts:
GA-7, GA-9, GA-11, GA-14, GA-15, GA-16, GA-17, GA-18, GA-19, GA-20, GA-21, GA-22, GA-23, GA-24, GA-25, GA-26, GA-34, GA-35, GA-36, GA-37, GA-38, GA-39, GA-40, GA-41, GA-42, GA-43, GA-44, GA-45, GA-46, GA-47, GA-48, GA-49, GA-50, GA-51, GA-52, GA-53, GA-54, GA-55, GA-56, GA-57, GA-58, GA-59, GA-60, GA-61, GA-62, GA-63, GA-64, GA-65, GA-66, GA-67, GA-68, GA-69, GA-70, GA-71, GA-72, GA-73, GA-74, GA-75, GA-76, GA-77, GA-78, GA-79, GA-80, GA-81, GA-82, GA-83, GA-84, GA-85, GA-86, GA-87, GA-88, GA-89, GA-90, GA-91, GA-92, GA-93, GA-94, GA-95, GA-96, GA-97, GA-98, GA-99, GA-100, GA-101, GA-102, GA-103, GA-104, GA-105, GA-106, GA-107, GA-108, GA-109, GA-110, GA-111, GA-112, GA-113, GA-114, GA-115, GA-116, GA-117, GA-129, GA-130, GA-131, GA-132, GA-137
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Athens Area, Calhoun Area, Cedartown Area, Columbus Area, Gainesville Area, Jefferson Area, LaGrange Area, Macon Area, Rome Area, Thomaston Area