Food Stamps in the Harrisburg Area, Pennsylvania (Metro Area)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Harrisburg Area
Harrisburg Area
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$58,774.000000$54,895.000000$58,774.000000$58.8k224,595225k$20,939.000000$18,584.000000$20,939.000000$20.9k22,89522.9k$63,557.000000$61,723.000000$63,557.000000$63.6k201,700202k
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 Pennsylvania and the Harrisburg Area
Harrisburg Area
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.954575%46.751442%51.954575%52.0%18.402%18.4%31.111596%27.423709%31.111596%31.1%43.107%43.1%14.911553%13.438030%14.911553%14.9%8.162%8.16%44.699716%50.444809%44.699716%44.7%18.824%18.8%26.355099%31.598751%26.355099%26.4%6.979%6.98%46.835554%49.582511%46.835554%46.8%47.918%47.9%
% 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 Pennsylvania and the Harrisburg Area
Harrisburg Area
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.150719%25.836228%26.150719%26.2%81.598%81.6%4.660882%4.394403%4.660882%4.7%56.893%56.9%19.045117%19.259725%19.045117%19.0%91.838%91.8%21.880020%23.066642%21.880020%21.9%81.176%81.2%39.872583%41.546186%39.872583%39.9%93.021%93.0%5.778384%7.254037%5.778384%5.8%52.082%52.1%
% 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 Pennsylvania and the Harrisburg Area
Harrisburg Area
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Hispanic2Mixed1Black1Asian1All RacesWhite337.642703%40.323048%37.642703%37.6%1,220369.266777%369%32.872271%31.366897%32.872271%32.9%1,521322.469876%322%30.496454%29.026860%30.496454%30.5%817299.163619%299%30.243926%33.028918%30.243926%30.2%6,311296.686373%297%13.421053%10.630162%13.421053%13.4%816131.657625%132%10.193905%12.983035%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k100.000000%100%6.525887%9.237836%6.525887%6.5%12,21012.2k64.017541%64%
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 Harrisburg Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
7.3%8.4%9.5%10.6%11.7%12.9%
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Harrisburg Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%21%27%35%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Harrisburg Area

There are 61 places that are fully or partially contained within the Harrisburg Area (60 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 61 of those to each other, the Harrisburg Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Harrisburg Area.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Harrisburg Area, selected places in the Harrisburg Area, and entities that contain the Harrisburg Area
0%10%20%30%Count#HarrisburgSteeltonNewportWest FairviewRoyaltonLandisburgNew BuffaloMount Holly SpringsMt Holly SpgsPenbrookNewvilleHighspireLykensBresslerBlainLiverpoolDuncannonCarlisleLemoyneBloomfieldRutherfordElizabethvilleMiddletownShippensburgHalifaxMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaProgressDauphinLawntonMarysvillePillowWilliamstownHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgOberlinWormleysburgPlainfieldBoiling SpringsBoiling SpgsColonial ParkNewburgWiconsicoHersheyLenkervilleSkyline ViewBerrysburgMessiah CollegeUnion DepositNew Kingstown34.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832132.645403%32.645403%32.6%696227.968750%27.968750%28.0%179323.010381%23.010381%23.0%133421.507761%21.507761%21.5%97521.250000%21.250000%21.3%17620.754717%20.754717%20.8%11719.732034%19.732034%19.7%162819.370861%19.370861%19.4%234918.538324%18.538324%18.5%1041018.079096%18.079096%18.1%1921118.030513%18.030513%18.0%1301216.666667%16.666667%16.7%911316.161616%16.161616%16.2%161416.129032%16.129032%16.1%601516.071429%16.071429%16.1%1081615.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,1621715.759850%15.759850%15.8%3361815.306122%15.306122%15.3%751914.946809%14.946809%14.9%2812014.831804%14.831804%14.8%972114.380757%14.380757%14.4%5622213.606494%13.606494%13.6%3522313.513514%13.513514%13.5%552413.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.915215%12.915215%12.9%5562512.463768%12.463768%12.5%432612.360939%12.360939%12.4%2002711.945392%11.945392%11.9%1402811.000000%11.000000%11.0%112910.794297%10.794297%10.8%533010.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.740260%9.740260%9.7%15318.497191%8.497191%8.5%121358.000000%8.000000%8.0%16397.112971%7.112971%7.1%85437.087854%7.087854%7.1%405445.833333%5.833333%5.8%7485.013928%5.013928%5.0%18525.012713%5.012713%5.0%276532.739726%2.739726%2.7%8561.914486%1.914486%1.9%30570.689655%0.689655%0.7%1580.000000%0.000000%0.0%0590.000000%0.000000%0.0%0600.000000%0.000000%0.0%061
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 61 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Harrisburg Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Harrisburg Area, selected counties in the Harrisburg Area, and entities that contain the Harrisburg Area
0%5%10%Count#Middle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDauphin CountyDauphinHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgPerry CountyPerryCumberland CountyCumberland13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.839009%12.839009%12.8%14,15014.2k110.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.310518%9.310518%9.3%1,66527.336712%7.336712%7.3%7,0803
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 Harrisburg Area

There are 103 county subdivisions in the Harrisburg Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Harrisburg Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Harrisburg Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,275.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Harrisburg Area, selected county subdivisions in the Harrisburg Area, and entities that contain the Harrisburg Area
0%10%20%30%Count#HarrisburgSteeltonPenbrookHighspireShippensburgCarlisleLemoyneMiddletownSwatara TownshipSwataraMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaLower Swatara TownshipLower SwataraMarysvilleHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgMillersburgCentre TownshipCentreEast Pennsboro TownshipE PennsboroMiddlesex TownshipMiddlesexWormleysburgHummelstownNew CumberlandCarroll TownshipCarrollWheatfield TownshipWheatfieldWest Pennsboro TownshipW PennsboroSusquehanna TownshipSusquehannaMiddle Paxton TownshipMiddle PaxtonSouthampton TownshipSouthamptonMechanicsburgLondonderry TownshipLondonderryUpper Allen TownshipUpper AllenLower Allen TownshipLower AllenNorth Middleton TownshipN MiddletonSaville TownshipSavilleDickinson TownshipDickinsonLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonCamp HillPenn TownshipSouth Middleton TownshipS MiddletonUpper Paxton TownshipUpper PaxtonHopewell TownshipHopewellConewago TownshipConewagoMonroe TownshipMonroeSouth Hanover TownshipS HanoverNorth Newton TownshipN NewtonDerry TownshipDerryPenn TownshipSilver Spring TownshipSilver SpgHampden TownshipHampdenShippensburg TownshipShippensburgEast Hanover TownshipE HanoverWest Hanover TownshipW HanoverRye TownshipHalifax TownshipHalifax34.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832132.645403%32.645403%32.6%696219.370861%19.370861%19.4%234318.079096%18.079096%18.1%192416.955684%16.955684%17.0%352515.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,162615.759850%15.759850%15.8%336714.380757%14.380757%14.4%562813.523092%13.523092%13.5%1,221913.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.046749%12.046749%12.0%4021011.945392%11.945392%11.9%1401110.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k9.591326%9.591326%9.6%115129.483667%9.483667%9.5%90139.478181%9.478181%9.5%821148.511497%8.511497%8.5%211158.497191%8.497191%8.5%121168.329101%8.329101%8.3%164178.299120%8.299120%8.3%283187.933662%7.933662%7.9%177197.927333%7.927333%7.9%96207.808456%7.808456%7.8%181217.720656%7.720656%7.7%838227.657658%7.657658%7.7%153237.351809%7.351809%7.4%191247.052529%7.052529%7.1%290256.929283%6.929283%6.9%146266.829680%6.829680%6.8%486276.604718%6.604718%6.6%462286.217504%6.217504%6.2%287295.690073%5.690073%5.7%47305.136268%5.136268%5.1%98315.136145%5.136145%5.1%1,045325.134550%5.134550%5.1%166334.957397%4.957397%5.0%64344.705495%4.705495%4.7%286354.659091%4.659091%4.7%82364.272517%4.272517%4.3%37374.147031%4.147031%4.1%44383.892734%3.892734%3.9%90393.846154%3.846154%3.8%98403.559127%3.559127%3.6%31413.505007%3.505007%3.5%343423.355079%3.355079%3.4%36433.098324%3.098324%3.1%196443.014693%3.014693%3.0%357452.541106%2.541106%2.5%34462.335456%2.335456%2.3%55472.279202%2.279202%2.3%88482.015677%2.015677%2.0%18491.970109%1.970109%2.0%2950
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Pennsylvania

There are 37 metro areas in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Harrisburg Area to all of the metro areas in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Harrisburg Area.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Harrisburg Area, selected other metro areas in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Harrisburg Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Lewistown Metro AreaLewistownNew Castle Metro AreaNew CastleErie Metro AreaErie AreaYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownDuBois Metro AreaDuBois AreaJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownBradford Metro AreaBradford AreaAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaMeadville Metro AreaMeadvilleLock Haven Metro AreaLock HavenPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleHuntingdon Metro AreaHuntingdonWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportReading Metro AreaReading AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastWarren Metro AreaWarren AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSunbury Metro AreaSunbury AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghIndiana Metro AreaIndiana AreaEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgSelinsgrove Metro AreaSelinsgroveAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaSayre Metro AreaSayre AreaLewisburg Metro AreaLewisburgYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgLancaster Metro AreaLancasterSt. Marys Metro AreaSt. MarysGettysburg Metro AreaGettysburgState College Metro AreaState College18.561113%18.561113%18.6%3,470118.536169%18.536169%18.5%6,729217.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k316.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k416.768361%16.768361%16.8%5,249516.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,451616.339301%16.339301%16.3%2,820716.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,295815.772698%15.772698%15.8%3,464915.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k1015.342061%15.342061%15.3%5,2971115.159755%15.159755%15.2%2,2301214.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,4621314.250368%14.250368%14.3%2,4191413.824117%13.824117%13.8%6,3021513.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k1613.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k1713.486331%13.486331%13.5%3,9961813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.168481%13.168481%13.2%2,2261913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.869973%12.869973%12.9%5,0442012.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k2112.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k2212.278693%12.278693%12.3%4,1822312.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,8662411.687775%11.687775%11.7%1,6982511.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k2611.131740%11.131740%11.1%5,8162710.999469%10.999469%11.0%2,6932810.813025%10.813025%10.8%1,5842910.767940%10.767940%10.8%18,09118.1k3010.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,2693110.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k329.888187%9.888187%9.9%3,334339.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k348.935788%8.935788%8.9%1,194357.792208%7.792208%7.8%2,982366.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,87837
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 37 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 Harrisburg Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Harrisburg Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Harrisburg Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Harrisburg Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Augusta 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 AreaWatertown 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 AreaMiddle AtlanticGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsNortheastHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterPhiladelphia, 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 College19.170159%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%8,2951016.171594%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%973,441973k2413.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.211434%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%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k2712.577728%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 Harrisburg Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Harrisburg 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 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 AreaMiddle AtlanticSan 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 VegasPennsylvaniaNashville, 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 AreaHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgSacramento, 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%122,168122k1014.296990%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%103,990104k1513.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.313134%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%95,67295.7k2112.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.674247%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%50,29350.3k3810.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k10.187070%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:
Pennsylvania
Counties:
Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry
Principal Borough:
Carlisle
Principal City:
Harrisburg
Boroughs:
Berrysburg, Blain, Bloomfield, Camp Hill, Carlisle, Dauphin, Duncannon, Elizabethville, Gratz, Halifax, Highspire, Hummelstown, Landisburg, Lemoyne, Liverpool, Lykens, Marysville, Mechanicsburg, Middletown, Millersburg, Millerstown, Mount Holly Springs, New Buffalo, New Cumberland, Newburg, Newport, Newville, Paxtang, Penbrook, Pillow, Royalton, Shippensburg, Shiremanstown, Steelton, Williamstown, Wormleysburg
Cities:
Harrisburg
Townships:
Buffalo, Carroll, Centre, Conewago, Cooke, Derry, Dickinson, East Hanover, East Pennsboro, Greenwood, Halifax, Hampden, Hopewell, Howe, Jackson, Jackson, Jefferson, Juniata, Liverpool, Londonderry, Lower Allen, Lower Frankford, Lower Mifflin, Lower Paxton, Lower Swatara, Lykens, Middle Paxton, Middlesex, Mifflin, Miller, Monroe, North Middleton, North Newton, Northeast Madison, Oliver, Penn, Penn, Reed, Rush, Rye, Saville, Shippensburg, Silver Spring, South Hanover, South Middleton, South Newton, Southampton, Southwest Madison, Spring, Susquehanna, Swatara, Toboyne, Tuscarora, Tyrone, Upper Allen, Upper Frankford, Upper Mifflin, Upper Paxton, Washington, Watts, Wayne, West Hanover, West Pennsboro, Wheatfield, Wiconisco, Williams
Unincorporated Places:
Boiling Springs, Bressler, Colonial Park, Enhaut, Enola, Hershey, Lawnton, Lenkerville, Linglestown, Lower Allen, Messiah College, New Kingstown, Oberlin, Palmdale, Paxtonia, Plainfield, Progress, Rutherford, Schlusser, Shippensburg University, Skyline View, Union Deposit, West Fairview, Wiconsico
ZIP Codes:
17005, 17006, 17007, 17011, 17013, 17015, 17017, 17018, 17019, 17020, 17021, 17022, 17023, 17024, 17025, 17027, 17028, 17030, 17032, 17033, 17034, 17035, 17036, 17037, 17040, 17043, 17045, 17047, 17048, 17050, 17053, 17055, 17057, 17061, 17062, 17065, 17068, 17069, 17070, 17071, 17072, 17074, 17078, 17080, 17081, 17090, 17093, 17097, 17098, 17101, 17102, 17103, 17104, 17109, 17110, 17111, 17112, 17113, 17120, 17240, 17241, 17257, 17266, 17307, 17324, 17980
Unified School Districts:
Big Spring, Camp Hill, Carlisle, Central Dauphin, Cumberland Valley, Derry Township, East Pennsboro, Fannett-Metal, Greenwood, Halifax, Harrisburg, Lower Dauphin, Mechanicsburg, Middletown, Millersburg, Newport, Shippensburg, South Middleton, Steelton-Highspire, Susquehanna Township, Susquenita, Upper Dauphin, West Perry, West Shore, Williams Valley
Congressional Districts:
PA-4, PA-10, PA-11, PA-15
State Senate Districts:
PA-15, PA-30, PA-31, PA-33, PA-48
State House Districts:
PA-86, PA-87, PA-88, PA-92, PA-98, PA-103, PA-104, PA-105, PA-106, PA-125, PA-193, PA-199
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Chambersburg Area, Gettysburg Area, Lancaster Area, Lebanon Area, Pottsville Area, Sunbury Area, York Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Bloomsburg Area, Lewisburg Area, Lewistown Area, Selinsgrove Area, State College Area