Food Stamps in the Charleston Area, South 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 South Carolina and the Charleston Area
Charleston Area
South Carolina
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$55,125.000000$46,898.000000$55,125.000000$55.1k274,408274k$18,816.000000$18,093.000000$18,816.000000$18.8k31,58631.6k$61,077.000000$53,019.000000$61,077.000000$61.1k242,822243k

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in South Carolina and the Charleston Area
Charleston Area
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.558982%53.268557%54.558982%54.6%20.525%20.5%36.335718%32.120431%36.335718%36.3%45.583%45.6%13.502818%15.772137%13.502818%13.5%8.210%8.21%39.739125%43.963029%39.739125%39.7%19.811%19.8%28.278351%28.624569%28.278351%28.3%9.457%9.46%52.111695%53.847651%52.111695%52.1%43.074%43.1%

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 South Carolina and the Charleston Area
Charleston Area
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.480212%26.664897%27.480212%27.5%79.475%79.5%5.642405%5.774041%5.642405%5.6%54.417%54.4%19.636606%18.639399%19.636606%19.6%91.790%91.8%20.923145%25.495382%20.923145%20.9%80.189%80.2%35.219626%40.902421%35.219626%35.2%90.543%90.5%8.958414%9.781141%8.958414%9.0%56.926%56.9%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in South Carolina and the Charleston Area
Charleston Area
South Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian126.475629%29.490930%26.475629%26.5%18,22918.2k230.010903%230%18.912651%22.052115%18.912651%18.9%734164.306428%164%16.871166%20.058214%16.871166%16.9%660146.570722%147%11.676056%17.295886%11.676056%11.7%829101.437449%101%11.510597%14.807826%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k100.000000%100%5.879898%9.036403%5.879898%5.9%10,99011.0k51.082476%51%3.834887%5.938869%3.834887%3.8%14433.316141%33%

Map of Food Stamps by County in the Charleston Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
10.3%10.9%11.5%12.1%12.7%13.4%
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Charleston Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

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

There are 32 places in the Charleston Area. This section compares all 32 of those to each other, the Charleston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Charleston Area.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Charleston Area, selected places in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain the Charleston Area
0%10%20%30%Count#JamestownSt. StephenHarleyvilleRussellvilleSt. GeorgeAwendawNorth CharlestonN CharlestonBonneau BeachRidgevilleRavenelReevesvilleBonneauSouth CarolinaS CarolinaMoncks CornerSouthSangareeSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonGoose CreekLadsonSummervilleLincolnvilleHanahanCharlestonHollywoodFolly BeachJames IslandMeggettPinopolisMount PleasantMt PleasantSullivan's IslandSullivan's IsSeabrook IslandSeabrook IsRockvilleIsle of PalmsMcClellanvilleKiawah Island36.666667%36.666667%36.7%11136.650869%36.650869%36.7%232231.355932%31.355932%31.4%74328.682171%28.682171%28.7%37420.475561%20.475561%20.5%155520.124481%20.124481%20.1%97618.656145%18.656145%18.7%7,305717.624021%17.624021%17.6%135816.400000%16.400000%16.4%41916.245136%16.245136%16.2%1671015.555556%15.555556%15.6%141115.546218%15.546218%15.5%371214.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.400494%14.400494%14.4%4661314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.825691%13.825691%13.8%3951413.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k11.083618%11.083618%11.1%1,5231510.864248%10.864248%10.9%5331610.793706%10.793706%10.8%1,859179.134615%9.134615%9.1%38189.094468%9.094468%9.1%697198.667616%8.667616%8.7%4,624205.027695%5.027695%5.0%118214.834606%4.834606%4.8%57224.376368%4.376368%4.4%220234.223228%4.223228%4.2%28242.607362%2.607362%2.6%17252.414727%2.414727%2.4%749262.151899%2.151899%2.2%17271.657459%1.657459%1.7%15281.333333%1.333333%1.3%1291.170213%1.170213%1.2%22300.990099%0.990099%1.0%2310.000000%0.000000%0.0%032

Food Stamps by County in the Charleston Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Charleston Area, selected counties in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain the Charleston Area
0%5%10%Count#South CarolinaS CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticDorchester CountyDorchesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBerkeley CountyBerkeleyCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonCharleston CountyCharleston14.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.334591%13.334591%13.3%7,068113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.671320%12.671320%12.7%8,931211.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k10.327920%10.327920%10.3%15,58715.6k3

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Charleston Area

There are 23 county subdivisions in the Charleston Area. This section compares all 23 of those to each other, the Charleston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Charleston Area.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Charleston Area, selected county subdivisions in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain the Charleston Area
0%10%20%Count#St. StephenHarleyvilleSt. GeorgeNorth CharlestonN CharlestonMcClellanvilleReevesvilleCrossCharleston CentralCharleston CntrlCordesvilleRidgevilleBonneauSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWadmalaw IslandWadmalaw IsMoncks CornerSummervilleGoose Creek-HanahanGoose Crk-HanahanCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonRavenel-HollywoodEdisto IslandJohns IslandWandoWest AshleyJames IslandMount PleasantMt PleasantKiawah Island-Seabrook IslandKiawah Is-Seabroo…26.440678%26.440678%26.4%702123.353819%23.353819%23.4%532221.616058%21.616058%21.6%420321.224340%21.224340%21.2%7,527421.144674%21.144674%21.1%399519.474836%19.474836%19.5%178619.039803%19.039803%19.0%464717.904984%17.904984%17.9%2,299817.547293%17.547293%17.5%269917.084282%17.084282%17.1%3001015.127479%15.127479%15.1%5341114.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.690840%12.690840%12.7%1331212.410477%12.410477%12.4%1,2131312.226222%12.226222%12.2%5,6381411.921740%11.921740%11.9%5,3501511.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k11.314054%11.314054%11.3%669169.640288%9.640288%9.6%67177.793027%7.793027%7.8%494187.028360%7.028360%7.0%399196.695045%6.695045%6.7%2,139204.591113%4.591113%4.6%809212.923663%2.923663%2.9%1,036220.867052%0.867052%0.9%1523

Food Stamps by Metro Area in South Carolina

There are 17 metro areas in South Carolina. This section compares the Charleston Area to all of the metro areas in South Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Charleston Area.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Charleston Area, selected other metro areas in South Carolina, and entities that contain the Charleston Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Bennettsville Metro AreaBennettsvilleOrangeburg Metro AreaOrangeburgFlorence Metro AreaFlorence AreaSumter Metro AreaSumter AreaGaffney Metro AreaGaffney AreaGreenwood Metro AreaGreenwoodGeorgetown Metro AreaGeorgetownNewberry Metro AreaNewberry AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaSeneca Metro AreaSeneca AreaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSpartanburg Metro AreaSpartanburgSouthColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaMyrtle Beach, Conway, and North Myrtle Beach Metro AreaMyrtle BeachSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonHilton Head Island, Bluffton, and Beaufort Metro AreaHilton Head Island25.523829%25.523829%25.5%2,485122.724139%22.724139%22.7%7,581221.126977%21.126977%21.1%16,51216.5k320.793826%20.793826%20.8%8,487420.478554%20.478554%20.5%4,168518.162787%18.162787%18.2%6,594618.146766%18.146766%18.1%4,424717.236624%17.236624%17.2%2,500816.851608%16.851608%16.9%35,59735.6k915.022516%15.022516%15.0%4,6371014.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.658703%14.658703%14.7%18,03918.0k1114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.027996%14.027996%14.0%42,23142.2k1213.966888%13.966888%14.0%24,11924.1k1313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.701642%12.701642%12.7%41,70841.7k1412.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k1511.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k169.437261%9.437261%9.4%7,23317

Food Stamps by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Charleston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Charleston 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 Charleston Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Charleston 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 AreaLafayetteSouth CarolinaS CarolinaChattanooga 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 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%26,65026.7k1514.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.714938%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%23,93123.9k4210.935666%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

Food Stamps by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Charleston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Charleston 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 Charleston Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Charleston 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 AreaSouth CarolinaS 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 AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonDallas, 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%122,168122k1014.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.296990%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%164,243164k3411.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k10.935666%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

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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