Food Stamps in the Cambridge Area, Maryland (Metro Area)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Maryland and the Cambridge Area
Cambridge Area
Maryland
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$47,907.000000$76,067.000000$47,907.000000$47.9k13,20613.2k$21,466.000000$26,804.000000$21,466.000000$21.5k3,144$60,394.000000$83,158.000000$60,394.000000$60.4k10,06210.1k
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 Maryland and the Cambridge Area
Cambridge Area
Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty245.865140%52.629857%45.865140%45.9%43.251%43.3%31.774809%30.979988%31.774809%31.8%76.552%76.6%10.750636%15.512363%10.750636%10.8%19.370%19.4%42.239186%42.358151%42.239186%42.2%33.629%33.6%33.810433%31.060352%33.810433%33.8%17.821%17.8%44.083969%39.791882%44.083969%44.1%72.338%72.3%
% 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 Maryland and the Cambridge Area
Cambridge Area
Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty218.803419%30.560082%18.803419%18.8%56.749%56.7%3.041145%6.051937%3.041145%3.0%23.448%23.4%13.983304%21.887504%13.983304%14.0%80.630%80.6%26.048499%19.570671%26.048499%26.0%66.371%66.4%48.717949%37.454644%48.717949%48.7%82.179%82.2%5.267342%5.662337%5.267342%5.3%27.662%27.7%
% 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 Maryland and the Cambridge Area
Cambridge Area
Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Black1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesOther1White3Asian153.001766%20.056171%53.001766%53.0%1,801222.627646%223%41.037736%14.426093%41.037736%41.0%87172.374154%172%30.530973%13.219567%30.530973%30.5%69128.241742%128%23.807360%11.086195%23.807360%23.8%3,144100.000000%100%14.960630%16.262517%14.960630%15.0%1962.840356%63%12.800000%6.517616%12.800000%12.8%1,16853.764885%54%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.261108%00.000000%0%
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 Cambridge Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

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Food Stamps by Place in the Cambridge Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Cambridge Area, selected places in the Cambridge Area, and entities that contain the Cambridge Area
0%10%20%30%Count#CambridgeEldoradoHurlockTaylors IslandTaylors IsGalestownDorchester County Public SchoolsDorchester CoCambridge Metro AreaCambridgeEast New MarketE New MarketSouthSouth AtlanticSecretaryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarylandViennaMadisonChurch CreekAlgonquinBrookviewFishing CreekElliott39.468023%39.468023%39.5%2,018133.333333%33.333333%33.3%5225.155666%25.155666%25.2%202324.324324%24.324324%24.3%18424.074074%24.074074%24.1%13523.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,14423.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,14420.422535%20.422535%20.4%29614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.537118%13.537118%13.5%31713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k10.924370%10.924370%10.9%1389.756098%9.756098%9.8%897.272727%7.272727%7.3%4105.564388%5.564388%5.6%35115.000000%5.000000%5.0%1120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%014
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Cambridge Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Cambridge Area, selected counties in the Cambridge Area, and entities that contain the Cambridge Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Dorchester County Public SchoolsDorchester CoCambridge Metro AreaCambridgeDorchester CountyDorchesterSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMaryland23.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,14423.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,14423.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,144114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k
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 Cambridge Area

There are 18 county subdivisions in the Cambridge Area. This section compares all 18 of those to each other, the Cambridge Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Cambridge Area.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Cambridge Area, selected county subdivisions in the Cambridge Area, and entities that contain the Cambridge Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#District 17:Salem17, SalemDistrict 7:Cambridge7, CambridgeDistrict 12:Williamsburg12, WilliamsburgDistrict 3:Vienna3, ViennaDorchester County Public SchoolsDorchester CoCambridge Metro AreaCambridgeDistrict 15:Hurlock15, HurlockDistrict 4:Taylors Island4, Taylors IsDistrict 1:Fork1, ForkSouthDistrict 10:Straits10, StraitsSouth AtlanticDistrict 14:Linkwood14, LinkwoodDistrict 5:Lakes5, LksUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDistrict 2:East New Market2, E New MarketMarylandDistrict 9:Church Creek9, Church CrkDistrict 13:Bucktown13, BucktownDistrict 16:Madison16, MadisonDistrict 8:Neck8, NeckDistrict 6:Hoopers Island6, Hoopers IsDistrict 18:Elliott18, ElliottDistrict 11:Drawbridge11, Drawbridge57.647059%57.647059%57.6%49133.703643%33.703643%33.7%2,063229.166667%29.166667%29.2%77325.764192%25.764192%25.8%118423.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,14423.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,14420.415430%20.415430%20.4%344516.666667%16.666667%16.7%18615.955766%15.955766%16.0%101714.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.150943%14.150943%14.2%30813.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.436929%13.436929%13.4%147913.259669%13.259669%13.3%241013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.370558%11.370558%11.4%1121111.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k7.182320%7.182320%7.2%26127.065217%7.065217%7.1%13136.930693%6.930693%6.9%14141.955990%1.955990%2.0%8150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%018
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 18 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Maryland

There are 9 metro areas in Maryland. This section compares the Cambridge Area to all of the metro areas in Maryland and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Cambridge Area.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Cambridge Area, selected other metro areas in Maryland, and entities that contain the Cambridge Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Dorchester County Public SchoolsDorchester CoCambridge Metro AreaCambridgeCumberland Metro AreaCumberlandSalisbury Metro AreaSalisburySouthHagerstown and Martinsburg Metro AreaHagerstownSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreEaston Metro AreaEaston AreaMarylandCalifornia and Lexington Park Metro AreaCaliforniaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashington23.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,14423.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,144116.484185%16.484185%16.5%6,504214.426765%14.426765%14.4%21,62521.6k314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.846689%13.846689%13.8%13,54413.5k413.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k512.335852%12.335852%12.3%128,376128k611.916753%11.916753%11.9%1,964711.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k10.918980%10.918980%10.9%4,25687.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k9
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 9 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 Cambridge Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Cambridge Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Cambridge Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Cambridge Area
0%10%20%30%Count#McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaDorchester County Public SchoolsDorchester CoCambridge Metro AreaCambridgeEl 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 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 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 AreaMarylandDallas, 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%70,77370.8k123.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,14423.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,14423.186903%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%46,47146.5k915.286288%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%23,93123.9k4211.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k10.935666%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 Cambridge Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Cambridge 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 Cambridge Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Cambridge Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Dorchester County Public SchoolsDorchester CoCambridge Metro AreaCambridgeMemphis 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 AreaClevelandNew 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 AreaMarylandDallas, 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 Area23.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,14423.807360%23.807360%23.8%3,14418.495514%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%130,961131k815.097265%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%164,243164k3411.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k10.935666%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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State:
Maryland
County:
Dorchester
Principal City:
Cambridge
Cities:
Cambridge
Districts:
1, Fork, 2, East New Market, 3, Vienna, 4, Taylors Island, 5, Lakes, 6, Hoopers Island, 7, Cambridge, 8, Neck, 9, Church Creek, 10, Straits, 11, Drawbridge, 12, Williamsburg, 13, Bucktown, 14, Linkwood, 15, Hurlock, 16, Madison, 17, Salem, 18, Elliott
Towns:
Brookview, Church Creek, East New Market, Eldorado, Galestown, Hurlock, Secretary, Vienna
Unincorporated Places:
Algonquin, Elliott, Fishing Creek, Madison, Taylors Island
ZIP Codes:
21613, 21622, 21626, 21627, 21631, 21632, 21634, 21643, 21648, 21659, 21664, 21669, 21672, 21675, 21677, 21835, 21869
Unified School District:
Dorchester County
Congressional District:
MD-1
State Senate District:
MD-37
State Legislative Subdistricts:
MD-37A, MD-37B
Neighboring Metro Areas:
California Area, Easton Area, Salisbury Area, Washington Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Dover Area