Food Stamps in the Asheville Area, North Carolina (Metro Area)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in North Carolina and the Asheville Area
Asheville Area
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$46,443.000000$48,256.000000$46,443.000000$46.4k183,799184k$17,904.000000$18,633.000000$17,904.000000$17.9k22,09022.1k$51,271.000000$54,494.000000$51,271.000000$51.3k161,709162k
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 North Carolina and the Asheville Area
Asheville Area
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.897691%52.550232%43.897691%43.9%21.712%21.7%21.620643%29.599057%21.620643%21.6%42.079%42.1%17.664101%16.883803%17.664101%17.7%13.400%13.4%44.889090%44.456089%44.889090%44.9%20.275%20.3%31.480308%28.514042%31.480308%31.5%8.555%8.56%51.430512%52.345550%51.430512%51.4%43.897%43.9%
% 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 North Carolina and the Asheville Area
Asheville Area
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.622173%28.183055%21.622173%21.6%78.288%78.3%4.065327%5.429395%4.065327%4.1%57.921%57.9%15.594061%20.368986%15.594061%15.6%86.600%86.6%24.112449%23.443247%24.112449%24.1%79.725%79.7%45.964047%37.690404%45.964047%46.0%91.445%91.4%8.979092%9.371924%8.979092%9.0%56.103%56.1%
% 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 North Carolina and the Asheville Area
Asheville Area
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian130.920245%28.706005%30.920245%30.9%2,268257.270719%257%23.733333%25.483514%23.733333%23.7%445197.472292%197%20.535714%22.100010%20.535714%20.5%437170.866625%171%17.260433%18.935504%17.260433%17.3%1,187143.614775%144%12.018564%14.380069%12.018564%12.0%22,09022.1k100.000000%100%10.773029%9.367550%10.773029%10.8%17,67117.7k89.636578%90%5.276705%7.356142%5.276705%5.3%8243.904624%44%
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 Asheville Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
9.5%10.9%12.2%13.5%14.8%16.1%
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Asheville Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%25%33%42%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Asheville Area

There are 38 places that are fully or partially contained within the Asheville Area (37 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 38 of those to each other, the Asheville Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Asheville Area.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Asheville Area, selected places in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Hot SpringsMarshallWaynesvilleWest CantonWoodfinFruitlandHendersonvilleEdneyvilleClydeMars HillMountain HomeNorth CarolinaN CarolinaEast Flat RockE Flat RockCantonSouthSouth AtlanticSwannanoaBarker HeightsBarker HtsAshevilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBlack MountainBlack MtnAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleDanaFairviewBalfourMaggie ValleyValley HillSaludaRoyal PinesEtowahAvery CreekMills RiverHorse ShoeLake JunaluskaLk JunaluskaFletcherLaurel ParkWeavervilleHoopers CreekBiltmore ForestBiltmore FrstFlat RockBent CreekMontreatGerton36.363636%36.363636%36.4%92131.845238%31.845238%31.8%107222.764901%22.764901%22.8%1,100320.192308%20.192308%20.2%105420.091743%20.091743%20.1%438519.481766%19.481766%19.5%203617.761744%17.761744%17.8%1,157716.460905%16.460905%16.5%120815.922330%15.922330%15.9%82915.895062%15.895062%15.9%1031014.738203%14.738203%14.7%2281114.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.317060%14.317060%14.3%2611214.277588%14.277588%14.3%2511314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.524804%13.524804%13.5%2591413.403880%13.403880%13.4%761513.378697%13.378697%13.4%4,9941613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.637061%12.637061%12.6%4611712.018564%12.018564%12.0%22,09022.1k11.717172%11.717172%11.7%1741811.550468%11.550468%11.6%1111911.543811%11.543811%11.5%832010.144928%10.144928%10.1%77219.309967%9.309967%9.3%85229.187279%9.187279%9.2%26237.306191%7.306191%7.3%131246.496736%6.496736%6.5%209255.971770%5.971770%6.0%55265.452563%5.452563%5.5%150275.268199%5.268199%5.3%55284.747320%4.747320%4.7%62293.971891%3.971891%4.0%130303.882657%3.882657%3.9%45313.585657%3.585657%3.6%63323.046595%3.046595%3.0%17332.644628%2.644628%2.6%16341.101036%1.101036%1.1%17350.000000%0.000000%0.0%0360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%038
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 38 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Asheville Area

There are 4 counties in the Asheville Area. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, the Asheville Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Asheville Area.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Asheville Area, selected counties in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Madison CountyMadisonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHaywood CountyHaywoodSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBuncombe CountyBuncombeAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleHenderson CountyHenderson16.059524%16.059524%16.1%1,349114.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.344387%14.344387%14.3%3,772214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.214301%12.214301%12.2%12,47312.5k312.018564%12.018564%12.0%22,09022.1k9.569011%9.569011%9.6%4,4964
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Asheville Area

There are 49 county subdivisions in the Asheville Area. This section compares all 49 of those to each other, the Asheville Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Asheville Area.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Asheville Area, selected county subdivisions in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Township 8:Spring Creek8, Spg CrkTownship 6:Hot Springs6, Hot SpgsTownship 5:Walnut5, WalnutJonathan Creek TownshipJonathan CrkTownship 1:North Marshall1, N MarshallCrabtree TownshipCrabtreeUpper Hominy TownshipUpper HominyClyde TownshipClydeTownship 7:Ebbs Chapel7, Ebbs ChapelTownship 1:South Marshall1, S MarshallWaynesville TownshipWaynesvilleTownship 2:Laurel2, LaurelWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakIvy TownshipLower Hominy TownshipLower HominyCecil TownshipCecilNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthAsheville TownshipAshevilleLeicester TownshipLeicesterSouth AtlanticBeaverdam TownshipBeaverdamAshevilleBlue Ridge TownshipBlue RdgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast Fork TownshipE ForkAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleHendersonville TownshipHendersonvilleTownship 10:Grapevine10, GrapevineSandy Mush TownshipSandy MushTownship 11:Revere-Rice Cove11, Revere-Rice C…Iron Duff TownshipIron DuffEdneyville TownshipEdneyvilleFrench Broad TownshipFrench BroadBlack Mountain TownshipBlack MtnFairview TownshipFairviewTownship 4:Beech Glenn4, Beech GlennBroad River TownshipBroad RivTownship 3:Mars Hill3, Mars HlSwannanoa TownshipSwannanoaFines Creek TownshipFines CrkPigeon TownshipPigeonClear Creek TownshipClear CrkIvy Hill TownshipIvy HlCrab Creek TownshipCrab CrkReems Creek TownshipReems CrkLimestone TownshipLimestoneGreen River TownshipGrn RivAvery Creek TownshipAvery CrkFlat Creek TownshipFlat CrkHoopers Creek TownshipHoopers CrkMills River TownshipMills RivTownship 9:Sandy Mush9, Sandy MushCataloochee TownshipCataloochee41.086957%41.086957%41.1%189131.818182%31.818182%31.8%154219.266055%19.266055%19.3%126318.745387%18.745387%18.7%254418.289354%18.289354%18.3%201518.243243%18.243243%18.2%135617.562777%17.562777%17.6%1,189717.441054%17.441054%17.4%503817.128874%17.128874%17.1%105916.603774%16.603774%16.6%881016.212654%16.212654%16.2%1,4761116.116505%16.116505%16.1%831216.071429%16.071429%16.1%181315.228070%15.228070%15.2%2171414.979339%14.979339%15.0%5801514.919355%14.919355%14.9%371614.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.065019%14.065019%14.1%1,0471713.987761%13.987761%14.0%1,1201813.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.557692%13.557692%13.6%7051913.378697%13.378697%13.4%4,9942013.150507%13.150507%13.2%6092113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.236287%12.236287%12.2%872212.018564%12.018564%12.0%22,09022.1k11.550986%11.550986%11.6%2,4832311.531842%11.531842%11.5%672411.376147%11.376147%11.4%622511.046512%11.046512%11.0%192610.912698%10.912698%10.9%552710.597826%10.597826%10.6%1952810.506281%10.506281%10.5%2762910.443732%10.443732%10.4%6193010.312646%10.312646%10.3%4423110.241405%10.241405%10.2%1403210.200927%10.200927%10.2%663310.166571%10.166571%10.2%177349.753433%9.753433%9.8%625359.572301%9.572301%9.6%47369.426038%9.426038%9.4%202379.218643%9.218643%9.2%269389.176641%9.176641%9.2%253398.772904%8.772904%8.8%158408.551547%8.551547%8.6%467417.276184%7.276184%7.3%421427.078233%7.078233%7.1%133436.337599%6.337599%6.3%208446.079027%6.079027%6.1%140455.239249%5.239249%5.2%346465.209766%5.209766%5.2%303470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%049
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 49 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in North Carolina

There are 41 metro areas in North Carolina. This section compares the Asheville Area to all of the metro areas in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Asheville Area.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Asheville Area, selected other metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Roanoke Rapids Metro AreaRoanoke RapidsLumberton Metro AreaLumbertonLaurinburg Metro AreaLaurinburgRockingham Metro AreaRockinghamHenderson Metro AreaHendersonKinston Metro AreaKinston AreaRocky Mount Metro AreaRocky MountForest City Metro AreaForest CityMarion Metro AreaMarion AreaWashington Metro AreaWashingtonShelby Metro AreaShelby AreaGoldsboro Metro AreaGoldsboroWilson Metro AreaWilson AreaElizabeth City Metro AreaElizabeth CityNorth Wilkesboro Metro AreaNorth WilkesboroFayetteville Metro AreaFayettevilleMount Airy Metro AreaMount AirySanford Metro AreaSanford AreaHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaDunn Metro AreaDunn AreaGreenville Metro AreaGreenvilleBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonAlbemarle Metro AreaAlbemarleGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroNew Bern Metro AreaNew Bern AreaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaOxford Metro AreaOxford AreaSouthMyrtle Beach, Conway, and North Myrtle Beach Metro AreaMyrtle BeachWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrevard Metro AreaBrevard AreaWilmington Metro AreaWilmingtonMorehead City Metro AreaMorehead CityCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleCullowhee Metro AreaCullowheeDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleKill Devil Hills Metro AreaKill Devil HillsVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachPinehurst and Southern Pines Metro AreaPinehurstBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh Area30.735412%30.735412%30.7%9,228130.032234%30.032234%30.0%13,78913.8k227.500000%27.500000%27.5%3,608326.497995%26.497995%26.5%4,891425.875218%25.875218%25.9%4,309525.552900%25.552900%25.6%5,881623.239473%23.239473%23.2%13,42813.4k721.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,811820.027302%20.027302%20.0%3,521919.772883%19.772883%19.8%3,7611019.484641%19.484641%19.5%7,2441119.398890%19.398890%19.4%9,1201219.153466%19.153466%19.2%6,1181318.167109%18.167109%18.2%4,3791418.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,0041517.546132%17.546132%17.5%24,65624.7k1617.182786%17.182786%17.2%4,9551717.003138%17.003138%17.0%3,6301816.709283%16.709283%16.7%23,32923.3k1916.272423%16.272423%16.3%7,0032015.836289%15.836289%15.8%10,89610.9k2115.446473%15.446473%15.4%9,5852215.342547%15.342547%15.3%3,6192315.095751%15.095751%15.1%44,18344.2k2415.064525%15.064525%15.1%7,5412514.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.220295%14.220295%14.2%2,9192614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.966888%13.966888%14.0%24,11924.1k2713.896598%13.896598%13.9%36,00436.0k2813.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.012066%13.012066%13.0%1,8012912.478549%12.478549%12.5%13,74313.7k3012.096201%12.096201%12.1%3,5763112.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k3212.018564%12.018564%12.0%22,09022.1k3312.007727%12.007727%12.0%1,9273411.220461%11.220461%11.2%23,93123.9k3510.987818%10.987818%11.0%6,8823610.963311%10.963311%11.0%1,7723710.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k389.871313%9.871313%9.9%3,728399.143701%9.143701%9.1%1,858408.604620%8.604620%8.6%39,59739.6k41
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 41 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 Asheville Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Asheville 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 Asheville Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Asheville 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 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 AreaChattanoogaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaTampa, 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 AreaCincinnatiAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleCape 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%46,47146.5k915.286288%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%30,87430.9k1614.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.296990%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%100,058100k3512.018564%12.018564%12.0%22,09022.1k11.822895%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 Asheville Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Asheville 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 Asheville Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Asheville 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 AreaClevelandNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaTampa, 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 AreaCincinnatiAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleHouston, 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%130,961131k815.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k914.963720%14.963720%15.0%122,168122k1014.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.296990%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%100,058100k3112.018564%12.018564%12.0%22,09022.1k11.807787%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

Definitions

  • 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:
North Carolina
Counties:
Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Madison
Principal City:
Asheville
Cities:
Asheville, Hendersonville, Saluda
Towns:
Biltmore Forest, Black Mountain, Canton, Clyde, Fletcher, Hot Springs, Laurel Park, Maggie Valley, Mars Hill, Marshall, Mills River, Montreat, Waynesville, Weaverville, Woodfin
Townships:
1, North Marshall, 1, South Marshall, 2, Laurel, 3, Mars Hill, 4, Beech Glenn, 5, Walnut, 6, Hot Springs, 7, Ebbs Chapel, 8, Spring Creek, 9, Sandy Mush, 10, Grapevine, 11, Revere-Rice Cove, Asheville, Avery Creek, Beaverdam, Black Mountain, Blue Ridge, Broad River, Cataloochee, Cecil, Clear Creek, Clyde, Crab Creek, Crabtree, East Fork, Edneyville, Fairview, Fines Creek, Flat Creek, French Broad, Green River, Hendersonville, Hoopers Creek, Iron Duff, Ivy, Ivy Hill, Jonathan Creek, Leicester, Limestone, Lower Hominy, Mills River, Pigeon, Reems Creek, Sandy Mush, Swannanoa, Upper Hominy, Waynesville, White Oak
Unincorporated Places:
Avery Creek, Balfour, Barker Heights, Bent Creek, Dana, East Flat Rock, Edneyville, Etowah, Fairview, Fruitland, Gerton, Hoopers Creek, Horse Shoe, Lake Junaluska, Mountain Home, Royal Pines, Swannanoa, Valley Hill, West Canton
Villages:
Flat Rock
ZIP Codes:
28701, 28704, 28708, 28709, 28711, 28714, 28715, 28716, 28721, 28726, 28729, 28730, 28731, 28732, 28735, 28739, 28742, 28743, 28745, 28748, 28751, 28753, 28754, 28757, 28759, 28766, 28773, 28778, 28785, 28786, 28787, 28790, 28791, 28792, 28801, 28803, 28804, 28805, 28806, 37657
Unified School Districts:
Asheville, Buncombe County, Eastern Cherokee, Haywood County, Henderson County, Madison County
Congressional Districts:
NC-10, NC-11
State Senate Districts:
NC-47, NC-48, NC-49, NC-50
State House Districts:
NC-113, NC-114, NC-115, NC-116, NC-117, NC-118, NC-119
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Brevard Area, Cullowhee Area, Forest City Area, Greeneville Area, Greenville Area, Johnson City Area, Marion Area, Newport Area, Sevierville Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Morristown Area