Food Stamps in the Bluefield Area (Metro Area)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Virginia and the Bluefield Area
Bluefield Area
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$37,729.000000$66,149.000000$37,729.000000$37.7k42,65742.7k$16,467.000000$20,924.000000$16,467.000000$16.5k8,223$44,245.000000$72,050.000000$44,245.000000$44.2k34,43434.4k
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 Virginia and the Bluefield Area
Bluefield Area
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty244.655235%54.601303%44.655235%44.7%30.412%30.4%20.357534%30.972055%20.357534%20.4%52.493%52.5%19.214399%17.482172%19.214399%19.2%20.570%20.6%60.294296%45.322892%60.294296%60.3%26.665%26.7%31.253800%29.673078%31.253800%31.3%13.256%13.3%54.663748%48.928266%54.663748%54.7%53.981%54.0%
% 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 Virginia and the Bluefield Area
Bluefield Area
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.400302%30.231923%24.400302%24.4%69.588%69.6%4.399721%5.382291%4.399721%4.4%47.507%47.5%17.717953%22.535509%17.717953%17.7%79.430%79.4%39.600395%20.616649%39.600395%39.6%73.335%73.3%48.841262%36.570357%48.841262%48.8%86.744%86.7%11.128536%7.057247%11.128536%11.1%46.019%46.0%
% 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 Virginia and the Bluefield Area
Bluefield Area
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian150.000000%15.123703%50.000000%50.0%90259.376140%259%43.041904%20.429923%43.041904%43.0%832223.280857%223%25.581395%12.377056%25.581395%25.6%77132.704072%133%19.277024%9.434311%19.277024%19.3%8,223100.000000%100%18.034922%6.402010%18.034922%18.0%7,19993.556572%94%15.243902%11.264516%15.243902%15.2%2579.078091%79%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.166566%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 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by County in the Bluefield Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
17.83%18.33%18.82%19.31%19.80%20.29%
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Bluefield Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of households (%):
14.3%16.5%18.7%20.8%23.0%25.2%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Bluefield Area

There are 19 places that are fully or partially contained within the Bluefield Area (18 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 19 of those to each other, the Bluefield Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Bluefield Area.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Bluefield Area, selected places in the Bluefield Area, and entities that contain the Bluefield Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#MontcalmMatoakaPocahontasBluefieldOakvaleBrush ForkBramwellRichlandsBluewellBluefieldPrincetonRavenLashmeetBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldTazewellCedar BluffWest VirginiaGrattonSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginiaSpringvilleClaypool HillAthens41.221374%41.221374%41.2%108136.363636%36.363636%36.4%24227.516779%27.516779%27.5%41327.424351%27.424351%27.4%1,151426.153846%26.153846%26.2%17524.212598%24.212598%24.2%123623.577236%23.577236%23.6%29722.989439%22.989439%23.0%566822.528736%22.528736%22.5%196921.479039%21.479039%21.5%4561020.579604%20.579604%20.6%5611119.463869%19.463869%19.5%1671219.306931%19.306931%19.3%391319.277024%19.277024%19.3%8,22318.706199%18.706199%18.7%3471417.279412%17.279412%17.3%941516.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.625000%15.625000%15.6%601614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.041591%9.041591%9.0%50174.697987%4.697987%4.7%35183.846154%3.846154%3.8%1119
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Bluefield Area

There are 2 counties in the Bluefield Area. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, the Bluefield Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Bluefield Area.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Bluefield Area, selected counties in the Bluefield Area, and entities that contain the Bluefield Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Mercer CountyMercerBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldTazewell CountyTazewellWest VirginiaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia20.289682%20.289682%20.3%5,085119.277024%19.277024%19.3%8,22317.834612%17.834612%17.8%3,138216.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Bluefield Area

There are 8 county subdivisions in the Bluefield Area. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, the Bluefield Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Bluefield Area.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Bluefield Area, selected county subdivisions in the Bluefield Area, and entities that contain the Bluefield Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#District INorthwesternDistrict IIBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldNorthernEasternWest VirginiaDistrict IIISouthernWesternSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia25.176471%25.176471%25.2%1,819122.890536%22.890536%22.9%803220.071319%20.071319%20.1%1,970319.277024%19.277024%19.3%8,22319.115508%19.115508%19.1%657417.222383%17.222383%17.2%594516.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k16.155572%16.155572%16.2%1,296615.850144%15.850144%15.9%550714.312517%14.312517%14.3%534814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 8 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Virginia

There are 15 metro areas in Virginia. This section compares the Bluefield Area to all of the metro areas in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Bluefield Area.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Bluefield Area, selected other metro areas in Virginia, and entities that contain the Bluefield Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Big Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapMartinsville Metro AreaMartinsvilleDanville Metro AreaDanville AreaBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldKingsport, Bristol, and Bristol Metro AreaKingsportWest VirginiaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgRoanoke Metro AreaRoanoke AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaStaunton and Waynesboro Metro AreaStaunton AreaVirginiaBlacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford Metro AreaBlacksburgHarrisonburg Metro AreaHarrisonburgWinchester Metro AreaWinchesterWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonCharlottesville Metro AreaCharlottesville21.147031%21.147031%21.1%4,893120.785732%20.785732%20.8%5,804219.493108%19.493108%19.5%8,768319.277024%19.277024%19.3%8,223417.456157%17.456157%17.5%22,37622.4k516.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.679960%11.679960%11.7%11,64211.6k611.506509%11.506509%11.5%14,90314.9k710.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k810.573575%10.573575%10.6%50,29350.3k99.514754%9.514754%9.5%4,553109.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.385034%9.385034%9.4%6,518118.834849%8.834849%8.8%4,109127.803989%7.803989%7.8%3,940137.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k147.251140%7.251140%7.3%6,26615
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 15 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 Bluefield Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Bluefield 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 Bluefield Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Bluefield Area
0%10%20%30%Count#McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaWest VirginiaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaSouthDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleSouth AtlanticLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaVirginiaNorth 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%60,83260.8k219.277024%19.277024%19.3%8,22318.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k317.644871%17.644871%17.6%364,395364k416.851608%16.851608%16.9%35,59735.6k516.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k16.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k616.212678%16.212678%16.2%36,16436.2k715.836003%15.836003%15.8%33,12133.1k815.429182%15.429182%15.4%46,47146.5k915.286288%15.286288%15.3%24,59924.6k1015.246358%15.246358%15.2%52,17752.2k1115.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k1215.095751%15.095751%15.1%44,18344.2k1314.963720%14.963720%15.0%122,168122k1414.876716%14.876716%14.9%26,65026.7k1514.714938%14.714938%14.7%30,87430.9k1614.296990%14.296990%14.3%166,108166k1714.251677%14.251677%14.3%25,00325.0k1814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.051590%14.051590%14.1%34,21034.2k1914.027996%14.027996%14.0%42,23142.2k2013.896598%13.896598%13.9%36,00436.0k2113.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k2213.778907%13.778907%13.8%73,19773.2k2313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.426552%13.426552%13.4%26,31026.3k2413.313134%13.313134%13.3%104,662105k2513.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k2613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.701642%12.701642%12.7%41,70841.7k2712.674247%12.674247%12.7%85,82185.8k2812.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k2912.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k3012.573741%12.573741%12.6%47,25347.3k3112.513863%12.513863%12.5%62,62462.6k3212.335852%12.335852%12.3%128,376128k3312.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k3412.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k3511.822895%11.822895%11.8%30,51330.5k3611.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k3711.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k3811.562442%11.562442%11.6%32,15732.2k3911.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k4011.346172%11.346172%11.3%19,49019.5k4111.220461%11.220461%11.2%23,93123.9k4210.935666%10.935666%10.9%268,051268k4310.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k4410.573575%10.573575%10.6%50,29350.3k459.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.124231%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 Bluefield Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Bluefield 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 Bluefield Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Bluefield Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Bluefield Metro AreaBluefieldMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaWest VirginiaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidencePortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaSouthBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleSouth AtlanticNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle 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 CityVirginiaMinneapolis, 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 Area19.277024%19.277024%19.3%8,22318.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k117.644871%17.644871%17.6%364,395364k216.937876%16.937876%16.9%283,215283k316.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k415.972534%15.972534%16.0%143,196143k515.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k615.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k715.429468%15.429468%15.4%130,961131k815.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k914.963720%14.963720%15.0%122,168122k1014.296990%14.296990%14.3%166,108166k1114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k1213.778907%13.778907%13.8%73,19773.2k1313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k1413.593944%13.593944%13.6%103,990104k1513.313134%13.313134%13.3%104,662105k1613.141477%13.141477%13.1%174,077174k1713.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k1813.097788%13.097788%13.1%61,33061.3k1913.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k2013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2112.674247%12.674247%12.7%85,82185.8k2212.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k2312.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k2412.513863%12.513863%12.5%62,62462.6k2512.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k2612.335852%12.335852%12.3%128,376128k2712.296896%12.296896%12.3%92,20292.2k2812.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k2912.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k3012.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k3111.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k3211.740899%11.740899%11.7%187,460187k3311.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k3410.935666%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%79,65879.7k409.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.610793%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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States:
Virginia, West Virginia
Counties:
Mercer, Tazewell
Principal City:
Bluefield
Cities:
Bluefield, Princeton
Districts:
Eastern, Northern, Northwestern, Southern, Western, I, II, III
Towns:
Athens, Bluefield, Bramwell, Cedar Bluff, Matoaka, Oakvale, Pocahontas, Richlands, Tazewell
Unincorporated Places:
Bluewell, Brush Fork, Claypool Hill, Gratton, Lashmeet, Montcalm, Raven, Springville
ZIP Codes:
24314, 24316, 24377, 24601, 24602, 24604, 24605, 24606, 24609, 24612, 24613, 24622, 24630, 24635, 24637, 24639, 24641, 24651, 24701, 24712, 24714, 24715, 24724, 24729, 24731, 24733, 24736, 24737, 24738, 24740, 24747, 25820, 25841, 25902, 25922, 25971, 25979
Unified School Districts:
Mercer County, Tazewell County
Congressional Districts:
VA-9, WV-3
State Senate Districts:
VA-38, WV-6
State House Districts:
VA-3, WV-25, WV-26, WV-27
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Beckley Area, Blacksburg Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Logan Area