Food Stamps in the Owensboro Area, Kentucky (Metro Area)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Kentucky and the Owensboro Area
Owensboro Area
Kentucky
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$46,749.000000$44,811.000000$46,749.000000$46.7k46,28746.3k$15,419.000000$15,446.000000$15,419.000000$15.4k6,461$52,662.000000$52,424.000000$52,662.000000$52.7k39,82639.8k
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 Kentucky and the Owensboro Area
Owensboro Area
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.521127%49.002653%53.521127%53.5%23.202%23.2%29.546510%25.445964%29.546510%29.5%50.476%50.5%17.783625%17.363489%17.783625%17.8%12.028%12.0%51.957901%52.306473%51.957901%52.0%22.216%22.2%20.352887%26.371998%20.352887%20.4%7.594%7.59%60.114533%60.484377%60.114533%60.1%52.736%52.7%
% 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 Kentucky and the Owensboro Area
Owensboro Area
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.740019%27.983882%28.740019%28.7%76.798%76.8%4.702958%5.046406%4.702958%4.7%49.524%49.5%21.101793%20.355237%21.101793%21.1%87.972%88.0%29.513383%28.687059%29.513383%29.5%77.784%77.8%40.177271%39.092837%40.177271%40.2%92.406%92.4%8.740521%9.861570%8.740521%8.7%47.264%47.3%
% 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 Kentucky and the Owensboro Area
Owensboro Area
Kentucky
0%20%40%60%Count%Other1Hispanic2Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite3Asian171.212121%25.337365%71.212121%71.2%94510.168001%510%37.004405%23.778876%37.004405%37.0%252265.101828%265%31.428571%30.333529%31.428571%31.4%594225.156212%225%26.149425%27.042108%26.149425%26.1%91187.336085%187%13.958563%16.893675%13.958563%14.0%6,461100.000000%100%12.568790%15.448611%12.568790%12.6%5,39090.043584%90%11.363636%9.785257%11.363636%11.4%4081.409787%81%
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 Owensboro Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
13.4%14.5%15.6%16.7%17.8%18.9%
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Owensboro Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of households (%):
5.5%8.7%11.8%15.0%18.1%21.3%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

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Food Stamps by Place in the Owensboro Area

There are 12 places in the Owensboro Area. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, the Owensboro Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Owensboro Area.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Owensboro Area, selected places in the Owensboro Area, and entities that contain the Owensboro Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Beech GroveLivermoreSacramentoCalhounLewisportUticaOwensboroKentuckyEast South CentralIslandSouthHawesvilleOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboroUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWhitesvilleMaceoMasonville31.914894%31.914894%31.9%60123.518851%23.518851%23.5%131223.033708%23.033708%23.0%41322.188450%22.188450%22.2%73418.343195%18.343195%18.3%124517.647059%17.647059%17.6%12617.471983%17.471983%17.5%4,303716.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M14.906832%14.906832%14.9%24814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.077670%14.077670%14.1%58913.958563%13.958563%14.0%6,46113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.810811%10.810811%10.8%20106.338028%6.338028%6.3%9113.678161%3.678161%3.7%1612
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Owensboro Area

There are 3 counties in the Owensboro Area. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, the Owensboro Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Owensboro Area.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Owensboro Area, selected counties in the Owensboro Area, and entities that contain the Owensboro Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Hancock CountyHancockKentuckyEast South CentralMcLean CountyMcLeanSouthOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboroDaviess CountyDaviessUnited States of AmericaUnited States18.869084%18.869084%18.9%614116.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.115969%15.115969%15.1%567214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.958563%13.958563%14.0%6,46113.441271%13.441271%13.4%5,280313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Owensboro Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Owensboro Area, selected county subdivisions in the Owensboro Area, and entities that contain the Owensboro Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#PatesvilleCalhounOwensboroLewisportHawesvilleKentuckyEast South CentralLivermoreSouthOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboroUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramentoUtica-StanleyWhitesville-PhilpotIsland21.218487%21.218487%21.2%202119.227858%19.227858%19.2%254218.236721%18.236721%18.2%3,533317.954545%17.954545%18.0%237417.820774%17.820774%17.8%175516.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.384181%16.384181%16.4%203614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.958563%13.958563%14.0%6,46113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.300920%11.300920%11.3%86710.610620%10.610620%10.6%1,09386.806828%6.806828%6.8%65495.581395%5.581395%5.6%2410
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Kentucky

There are 26 metro areas in Kentucky. This section compares the Owensboro Area to all of the metro areas in Kentucky and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Owensboro Area.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Owensboro Area, selected other metro areas in Kentucky, and entities that contain the Owensboro Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Middlesborough Metro AreaMiddlesboroughLondon Metro AreaLondon AreaMount Sterling Metro AreaMount SterlingUnion City Metro AreaUnion CityDanville Metro AreaDanville AreaSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaMaysville Metro AreaMaysvilleGlasgow Metro AreaGlasgow AreaCampbellsville Metro AreaCampbellsvilleRichmond and Berea Metro AreaRichmond AreaCentral City Metro AreaCentral CityHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonKentuckyEast South CentralPaducah Metro AreaPaducah AreaMadisonville Metro AreaMadisonvilleBowling Green Metro AreaBowling GreenMayfield Metro AreaMayfield AreaElizabethtown and Fort Knox Metro AreaElizabethtownBardstown Metro AreaBardstownClarksville Metro AreaClarksvilleSouthOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboroLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleEvansville Metro AreaEvansvilleCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiFrankfort Metro AreaFrankfortMurray Metro AreaMurray Area35.689561%35.689561%35.7%3,918127.012690%27.012690%27.0%12,98513.0k222.155619%22.155619%22.2%3,807320.671885%20.671885%20.7%3,169420.550405%20.550405%20.6%4,234520.350452%20.350452%20.4%5,203619.635509%19.635509%19.6%1,336719.363882%19.363882%19.4%4,006818.707029%18.707029%18.7%1,823917.862560%17.862560%17.9%6,9481017.715030%17.715030%17.7%2,0391117.633367%17.633367%17.6%25,22725.2k1216.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.552531%16.552531%16.6%6,7921315.901925%15.901925%15.9%2,9251415.526250%15.526250%15.5%9,8661515.138772%15.138772%15.1%2,1601614.786515%14.786515%14.8%8,3601714.487120%14.487120%14.5%2,4971814.374956%14.374956%14.4%14,15214.2k1914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.958563%13.958563%14.0%6,4612013.426552%13.426552%13.4%26,31026.3k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k2212.355572%12.355572%12.4%15,63415.6k2312.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k2411.865095%11.865095%11.9%3,5042511.711772%11.711772%11.7%1,75726
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 26 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 Owensboro Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Owensboro 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 Owensboro Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Owensboro 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 AreaKentuckyAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaEast South CentralShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeCorpus 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 AreaOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboroWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleLexington 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%364,395364k416.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.851608%16.851608%16.9%35,59735.6k516.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.281925%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%46,47146.5k915.286288%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%42,23142.2k2013.958563%13.958563%14.0%6,46113.896598%13.896598%13.9%36,00436.0k2113.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k2213.778907%13.778907%13.8%73,19773.2k2313.426552%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 Owensboro Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Owensboro 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 Owensboro Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Owensboro Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Memphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaKentuckyEast South CentralProvidence 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 AreaClevelandNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaSouthOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboroBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleNew 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%283,215283k316.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.111096%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%130,961131k815.097265%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%6,266,2326.27M13.958563%13.958563%14.0%6,46113.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k1213.778907%13.778907%13.8%73,19773.2k1313.636380%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:
Kentucky
Counties:
Daviess, McLean, Hancock
Principal City:
Owensboro
Cities:
Calhoun, Hawesville, Island, Lewisport, Livermore, Owensboro, Sacramento, Whitesville
Unincorporated Places:
Beech Grove, Maceo, Masonville, Utica
ZIP Codes:
42301, 42303, 42322, 42327, 42343, 42348, 42350, 42351, 42352, 42355, 42356, 42366, 42368, 42371, 42372, 42376, 42378
Unified School Districts:
Daviess County, Hancock County, McLean County, Owensboro
Congressional Districts:
KY-1, KY-2
State Senate District:
KY-8
State House Districts:
KY-7, KY-10, KY-11, KY-12, KY-13, KY-14
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Central City Area, Evansville Area, Madisonville Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Bowling Green Area, Jasper Area