Food Stamps in the Columbus Area, Mississippi (Metro Area)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Mississippi and the Columbus Area
Columbus Area
Mississippi
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$41,219.000000$40,528.000000$41,219.000000$41.2k22,82122.8k$16,687.000000$16,370.000000$16,687.000000$16.7k4,872$50,353.000000$47,585.000000$50,353.000000$50.4k17,94917.9k
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 Mississippi and the Columbus Area
Columbus Area
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.486043%55.920203%56.486043%56.5%35.652%35.7%32.820197%35.614511%32.820197%32.8%60.614%60.6%14.942529%15.361768%14.942529%14.9%16.686%16.7%43.390805%46.297604%43.390805%43.4%30.875%30.9%24.486864%27.365056%24.486864%24.5%14.373%14.4%56.711823%59.599907%56.711823%56.7%55.999%56.0%
% 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 Mississippi and the Columbus Area
Columbus Area
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.672851%29.074102%27.672851%27.7%64.348%64.3%5.788623%7.322607%5.788623%5.8%39.386%39.4%20.251825%19.104408%20.251825%20.3%83.314%83.3%26.369157%28.690981%26.369157%26.4%69.125%69.1%39.595521%40.168951%39.595521%39.6%85.627%85.6%12.095381%12.726722%12.095381%12.1%44.001%44.0%
% 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 Mississippi and the Columbus Area
Columbus Area
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Black1All RacesHispanic2White3Mixed1Asian143.750000%21.944798%43.750000%43.8%77204.929957%205%36.584852%31.798680%36.584852%36.6%3,473171.367592%171%21.348758%18.047275%21.348758%21.3%4,872100.000000%100%16.810345%18.479675%16.810345%16.8%3978.741560%79%10.071999%10.033955%10.071999%10.1%1,27347.178386%47%8.771930%27.432468%8.771930%8.8%1041.088713%41%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.893887%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 Columbus Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

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Food Stamps by Place in the Columbus Area

There are 6 places in the Columbus Area. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, the Columbus Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Columbus Area.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Columbus Area, selected places in the Columbus Area, and entities that contain the Columbus Area
0%10%20%30%Count#ArtesiaCrawfordColumbusColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaMississippiEast South CentralSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew HopeCaledoniaColumbus AFB32.026144%32.026144%32.0%49125.490196%25.490196%25.5%52224.825281%24.825281%24.8%2,451321.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,87218.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.117057%10.117057%10.1%12145.838041%5.838041%5.8%3151.301115%1.301115%1.3%76
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Columbus Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Columbus Area, selected counties in the Columbus Area, and entities that contain the Columbus Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Columbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaLowndes CountyLowndesMississippiEast South CentralSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States21.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,87221.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,872118.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
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 Columbus Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Columbus Area, selected county subdivisions in the Columbus Area, and entities that contain the Columbus Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Lowndes District 44Lowndes District 55Columbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaMississippiEast South CentralLowndes District 22SouthLowndes District 11United States of AmericaUnited StatesLowndes District 3345.643756%45.643756%45.6%1,886125.153827%25.153827%25.2%1,022221.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,87218.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M14.890838%14.890838%14.9%798314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.668614%13.668614%13.7%655413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.418994%11.418994%11.4%5115
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Mississippi

There are 23 metro areas in Mississippi. This section compares the Columbus Area to all of the metro areas in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Columbus Area.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Columbus Area, selected other metro areas in Mississippi, and entities that contain the Columbus Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Clarksdale Metro AreaClarksdaleIndianola Metro AreaIndianolaCleveland Metro AreaClevelandGreenville Metro AreaGreenvilleWest Point Metro AreaWest PointColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaMcComb Metro AreaMcComb AreaGreenwood Metro AreaGreenwoodPicayune Metro AreaPicayune AreaMeridian Metro AreaMeridian AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaLaurel Metro AreaLaurel AreaMississippiHattiesburg Metro AreaHattiesburgCorinth Metro AreaCorinth AreaGulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula Metro AreaGulfport AreaEast South CentralNatchez Metro AreaNatchez AreaVicksburg Metro AreaVicksburgJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaStarkville Metro AreaStarkvilleTupelo Metro AreaTupelo AreaSouthGrenada Metro AreaGrenada AreaBrookhaven Metro AreaBrookhavenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOxford Metro AreaOxford Area38.837517%38.837517%38.8%3,528134.406959%34.406959%34.4%2,927232.084458%32.084458%32.1%4,042331.006171%31.006171%31.0%5,627422.991903%22.991903%23.0%1,789521.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,872621.200569%21.200569%21.2%4,171720.906239%20.906239%20.9%2,999820.152240%20.152240%20.2%4,130919.551194%19.551194%19.6%7,7891018.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k1118.223191%18.223191%18.2%5,7661218.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.506866%17.506866%17.5%9,4981317.413373%17.413373%17.4%2,5731417.299581%17.299581%17.3%25,22425.2k1516.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.404905%16.404905%16.4%3,1441615.909301%15.909301%15.9%3,4381715.836003%15.836003%15.8%33,12133.1k1815.056403%15.056403%15.1%2,5761915.043062%15.043062%15.0%7,8602014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.998402%13.998402%14.0%1,0512113.798701%13.798701%13.8%1,7852213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M7.573983%7.573983%7.6%1,42323
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 23 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 Columbus Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Columbus 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 Columbus Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Columbus Area
0%10%20%30%Count#McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMississippiMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaAugusta 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 AreaWinston 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%60,83260.8k221.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,87218.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k318.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.644871%17.644871%17.6%364,395364k416.851608%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%42,23142.2k2013.896598%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 Columbus Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Columbus 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 Columbus Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Columbus Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Columbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMississippiMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaEast 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 AreaSouthBirmingham 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 Area21.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,87218.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k118.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.644871%17.644871%17.6%364,395364k216.937876%16.937876%16.9%283,215283k316.605281%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%6,266,2326.27M13.871129%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:
Mississippi
County:
Lowndes
Principal City:
Columbus
Cities:
Columbus
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Towns:
Artesia, Caledonia, Crawford
Unincorporated Places:
Columbus AFB, New Hope
ZIP Codes:
39701, 39702, 39705, 39736, 39740, 39743, 39759, 39766
Unified School Districts:
Columbus, Lowndes County
Congressional District:
MS-1
State Senate Districts:
MS-16, MS-17
State House Districts:
MS-37, MS-38, MS-39, MS-41, MS-42
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Starkville Area, Tuscaloosa Area, West Point Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Tupelo Area