Food Stamps in the Lewiston Area, Maine (Metro Area)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Maine and the Lewiston Area
Lewiston Area
Maine
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$48,728.000000$50,826.000000$48,728.000000$48.7k44,74744.7k$16,777.000000$18,002.000000$16,777.000000$16.8k8,841$57,247.000000$58,727.000000$57,247.000000$57.2k35,90635.9k
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 Maine and the Lewiston Area
Lewiston Area
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty239.135844%40.337466%39.135844%39.1%26.847%26.8%19.737586%19.292705%19.737586%19.7%50.492%50.5%10.915055%14.038768%10.915055%10.9%12.870%12.9%54.281190%54.399670%54.281190%54.3%35.824%35.8%29.996607%32.083831%29.996607%30.0%16.020%16.0%51.939826%48.446027%51.939826%51.9%69.470%69.5%
% 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 Maine and the Lewiston Area
Lewiston Area
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.257450%23.397183%26.257450%26.3%73.153%73.2%4.765220%3.753196%4.765220%4.8%49.508%49.5%18.194731%17.104009%18.194731%18.2%87.130%87.1%23.943074%24.528711%23.943074%23.9%64.176%64.2%38.717763%43.561647%38.717763%38.7%83.980%84.0%5.620231%6.688841%5.620231%5.6%30.530%30.5%
% 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 Maine and the Lewiston Area
Lewiston Area
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian150.000000%42.660901%50.000000%50.0%34253.065264%253%48.400853%44.123049%48.400853%48.4%227244.971492%245%47.500000%32.448133%47.500000%47.5%665240.412001%240%29.375000%17.390306%29.375000%29.4%94148.675843%149%19.757749%16.259760%19.757749%19.8%8,841100.000000%100%18.417379%15.579560%18.417379%18.4%7,78393.215975%93%16.450216%18.885017%16.450216%16.5%3883.259567%83%
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 the Lewiston Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in the Lewiston Area

There are 5 places in the Lewiston Area. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, the Lewiston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lewiston Area.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lewiston Area, selected places in the Lewiston Area, and entities that contain the Lewiston Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#Livermore FallsLewistonMechanic FallsAuburnLewiston and Auburn Metro AreaLewiston AreaMaineNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandLisbon Falls30.116959%30.116959%30.1%206126.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,153224.568966%24.568966%24.6%171320.922857%20.922857%20.9%2,045419.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,84116.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k10.225080%10.225080%10.2%1595
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Lewiston Area

There is 1 county in the Lewiston Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Lewiston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lewiston Area.

Most Food Stamps by County#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lewiston Area, selected counties in the Lewiston Area, and entities that contain the Lewiston Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Lewiston and Auburn Metro AreaLewiston AreaAndroscoggin CountyAndroscogginMaineNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew England19.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,84119.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,841116.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Lewiston Area

There are 14 county subdivisions in the Lewiston Area. This section compares all 14 of those to each other, the Lewiston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lewiston Area.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lewiston Area, selected county subdivisions in the Lewiston Area, and entities that contain the Lewiston Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of Livermore FallsLivermore FallsLewistonTown of Mechanic FallsMechanic FallsAuburnTown of LivermoreLivermoreTown of LeedsLewiston and Auburn Metro AreaLewiston AreaMaineTown of PolandPolandTown of LisbonLisbonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of SabattusSabattusNew EnglandTown of MinotTown of TurnerTurnerTown of WalesTown of GreeneGrnTown of DurhamDurham32.547865%32.547865%32.5%442126.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,153222.093023%22.093023%22.1%247320.922857%20.922857%20.9%2,045420.200893%20.200893%20.2%181519.858989%19.858989%19.9%169619.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,84116.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.969751%15.969751%16.0%359714.192819%14.192819%14.2%502813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.956811%12.956811%13.0%273912.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k8.037578%8.037578%8.0%77107.293007%7.293007%7.3%170116.535948%6.535948%6.5%40125.936353%5.936353%5.9%97135.544810%5.544810%5.5%8614
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Maine

There are 4 metro areas in Maine. This section compares the Lewiston Area to all of the metro areas in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lewiston Area.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lewiston Area, selected other metro areas in Maine, and entities that contain the Lewiston Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Lewiston and Auburn Metro AreaLewiston AreaAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaMaineNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland Area19.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,841119.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,744219.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k316.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k4
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas in the Northeast. This section compares the Lewiston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lewiston Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lewiston Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Lewiston Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Lewiston and Auburn Metro AreaLewiston AreaAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland AreaErie Metro AreaErie AreaUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaMaineWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityPottsville Metro AreaPottsvillePittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldRochester Metro AreaRochesterWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportReading Metro AreaReading AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsNortheastHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterNew EnglandPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaBurlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremontBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportLancaster Metro AreaLancasterConcord Metro AreaConcord AreaTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownState College Metro AreaState College19.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,84119.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,744119.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k219.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k318.870215%18.870215%18.9%9,948418.859182%18.859182%18.9%9,565517.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k617.499353%17.499353%17.5%20,28720.3k716.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k816.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,451916.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,2951016.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.171594%16.171594%16.2%7,0231116.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k1215.943236%15.943236%15.9%15,69515.7k1315.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k1415.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k1515.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k1614.806177%14.806177%14.8%37,96638.0k1714.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k1814.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,4621914.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,8332014.031179%14.031179%14.0%60,46460.5k2113.824117%13.824117%13.8%6,3022213.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k2313.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k2413.211434%13.211434%13.2%6,7342513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.097788%13.097788%13.1%61,33061.3k2613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k2712.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k2812.428181%12.428181%12.4%13,19513.2k2912.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k3012.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,8663111.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k3211.753270%11.753270%11.8%10,03610.0k3311.382419%11.382419%11.4%7,8923411.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k3511.131740%11.131740%11.1%5,8163611.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k3710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k3810.767940%10.767940%10.8%18,09118.1k3910.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,2694010.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k4110.035895%10.035895%10.0%8,919429.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k439.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k449.188237%9.188237%9.2%5,218459.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k468.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,128478.214510%8.214510%8.2%12,82412.8k487.769923%7.769923%7.8%7,331496.799095%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 Metro Area in the United States

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

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lewiston Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Lewiston Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Lewiston and Auburn Metro AreaLewiston AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaMaineProvidence 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 AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioNortheastRiverside, 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 VegasNew EnglandNashville, 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 Area19.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,84118.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k117.644871%17.644871%17.6%364,395364k216.937876%16.937876%16.9%283,215283k316.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.111096%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%166,108166k1113.871129%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%104,662105k1613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.141477%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%95,67295.7k2112.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.674247%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:
Maine
County:
Androscoggin
Principal Cities:
Lewiston, Auburn
Cities:
Auburn, Lewiston
Towns:
Durham, Greene, Leeds, Lisbon, Livermore, Livermore Falls, Mechanic Falls, Minot, Poland, Sabattus, Turner, Wales
Unincorporated Places:
Lisbon Falls, Livermore Falls, Mechanic Falls
ZIP Codes:
04210, 04222, 04228, 04236, 04240, 04250, 04252, 04253, 04254, 04256, 04258, 04263, 04274, 04280, 04282
Unified School Districts:
Auburn, Lewiston, Lisbon, 04, 05, 16, 73, 52
Congressional District:
ME-2
State Senate Districts:
ME-18, ME-20, ME-21, ME-22
State House Districts:
ME-46, ME-56, ME-57, ME-58, ME-59, ME-60, ME-61, ME-62, ME-63, ME-64, ME-65, ME-66, ME-72, ME-74, ME-75, ME-82
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Augusta Area, Portland Area