Food Stamps in West Memphis, Arkansas (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Arkansas and West Memphis
West Memphis
Arkansas
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$30,632.000000$42,336.000000$30,632.000000$30.6k9,669$16,288.000000$17,129.000000$16,288.000000$16.3k2,936$37,925.000000$47,955.000000$37,925.000000$37.9k6,733
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 Arkansas and West Memphis
West Memphis
Arkansas
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty257.016349%53.097448%57.016349%57.0%48.117%48.1%43.051771%28.694314%43.051771%43.1%63.263%63.3%11.750681%18.157963%11.750681%11.8%28.026%28.0%46.049046%49.864502%46.049046%46.0%37.420%37.4%26.873297%25.761180%26.873297%26.9%21.965%22.0%59.298365%57.543133%59.298365%59.3%68.978%69.0%
% 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 Arkansas and West Memphis
West Memphis
Arkansas
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.808258%28.052859%26.808258%26.8%51.883%51.9%10.901530%5.444215%10.901530%10.9%36.737%36.7%13.159067%20.109303%13.159067%13.2%71.974%72.0%33.580870%29.392832%33.580870%33.6%62.580%62.6%41.630774%40.002637%41.630774%41.6%78.035%78.0%11.629289%11.236352%11.629289%11.6%31.022%31.0%
% 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 Arkansas and West Memphis
West Memphis
Arkansas
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Hispanic1Black2All RacesMixed2White3Asian2Other245.283019%15.592679%45.283019%45.3%24149.128580%149%41.607236%30.106316%41.607236%41.6%2,392137.023285%137%30.365084%14.288643%30.365084%30.4%2,936100.000000%100%25.287356%19.695352%25.287356%25.3%2283.277741%83%13.734142%10.996935%13.734142%13.7%49845.230048%45%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.280451%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%20.632967%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in West Memphis

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

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

There are 57 places in the Memphis Area. This section compares West Memphis to all of the places in the Memphis Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Memphis.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of West Memphis, selected other places in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain West Memphis
0%20%40%60%Count#North TunicaWhite OakGallawayJerichoMoscowSunsetMasonCovingtonEarleAnthonyvilleEdmondsonSomervilleWest MemphisHickory FlatColdwaterLa GrangeMemphisByhaliaCrittenden CountyCrittendenPotts CampTurrellTunica ResortsJennetteMillingtonHolly SpringsWallsGrand JunctionGrand JctMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaGilt EdgeWillistonMunfordSenatobiaArkansasSouthWest South CentralRossvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGarlandSouthavenMarionOaklandBartlettColliervilleLakelandGermantownClarkedaleArlington61.949686%61.949686%61.9%197150.793651%50.793651%50.8%96249.673203%49.673203%49.7%152346.153846%46.153846%46.2%18443.693694%43.693694%43.7%97543.661972%43.661972%43.7%31642.088608%42.088608%42.1%133738.981588%38.981588%39.0%1,355838.902148%38.902148%38.9%326932.758621%32.758621%32.8%191032.291667%32.291667%32.3%311130.950447%30.950447%31.0%3811230.365084%30.365084%30.4%2,9361329.613734%29.613734%29.6%691426.285714%26.285714%26.3%1381525.531915%25.531915%25.5%121624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k1723.922734%23.922734%23.9%1611823.529412%23.529412%23.5%4,35223.255814%23.255814%23.3%601922.613065%22.613065%22.6%452022.529644%22.529644%22.5%2282121.739130%21.739130%21.7%102221.173709%21.173709%21.2%9022320.941077%20.941077%20.9%4942420.879121%20.879121%20.9%952520.863309%20.863309%20.9%292618.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k16.847826%16.847826%16.8%312716.000000%16.000000%16.0%242815.709202%15.709202%15.7%3092915.438726%15.438726%15.4%4173014.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.310580%13.310580%13.3%393313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.718750%11.718750%11.7%153710.363963%10.363963%10.4%1,905389.219699%9.219699%9.2%410416.903693%6.903693%6.9%200456.093827%6.093827%6.1%1,234493.254183%3.254183%3.3%529532.642657%2.642657%2.6%113542.276423%2.276423%2.3%336551.459854%1.459854%1.5%2561.120613%1.120613%1.1%3857
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 57 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Arkansas

There are 541 places in Arkansas. This section compares West Memphis to the 50 most populous places in Arkansas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Memphis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,169.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of West Memphis, selected other places in Arkansas, and entities that contain West Memphis
0%10%20%30%Count#Helena-West HelenaHelena-W HelenaOsceolaWest MemphisForrest CityPine BluffNewportMalvernMonticelloCamdenCrittenden CountyCrittendenBlythevilleHarrisonStuttgartMagnoliaHot SpringsWynneEl DoradoFort SmithArkadelphiaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaHopeClarksvilleParagouldTexarkanaNorth Little RockN Little RockVan BurenJonesboroJacksonvilleSpringdaleArkansasSouthWest South CentralRussellvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSiloam SpringsSiloam SpgsBeebeLittle RockHeber SpringsConwaySearcyMountain HomeBatesvilleGreenwoodMarionCabotMaumelleBentonLowellSherwoodRogersFayettevilleBryantBentonvilleCentertonBella VistaHot Springs VillageHot Spgs Vlg36.851767%36.851767%36.9%1,606130.850675%30.850675%30.9%845230.365084%30.365084%30.4%2,936330.019589%30.019589%30.0%1,226426.643220%26.643220%26.6%4,621526.205251%26.205251%26.2%549626.179922%26.179922%26.2%1,004724.288589%24.288589%24.3%845824.033970%24.033970%24.0%1,132923.529412%23.529412%23.5%4,35222.879428%22.879428%22.9%1,4081022.782037%22.782037%22.8%1,2481120.831113%20.831113%20.8%7821220.491051%20.491051%20.5%8931319.513099%19.513099%19.5%3,1581419.492921%19.492921%19.5%5921519.035465%19.035465%19.0%1,4171618.836666%18.836666%18.8%6,6971718.522484%18.522484%18.5%6921818.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k17.991505%17.991505%18.0%5931917.897649%17.897649%17.9%6472017.599473%17.599473%17.6%1,8712117.502749%17.502749%17.5%2,0692217.358491%17.358491%17.4%4,6002317.046374%17.046374%17.0%1,4742416.601101%16.601101%16.6%4,6422515.421569%15.421569%15.4%1,5732614.744070%14.744070%14.7%3,7362714.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.489066%13.489066%13.5%1,3572813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.688588%12.688588%12.7%6562912.453469%12.453469%12.5%3683012.105243%12.105243%12.1%9,6483112.042422%12.042422%12.0%3523210.843170%10.843170%10.8%2,5723310.699540%10.699540%10.7%9073410.335292%10.335292%10.3%598359.877451%9.877451%9.9%403369.255287%9.255287%9.3%302379.219699%9.219699%9.2%410388.995051%8.995051%9.0%836398.757062%8.757062%8.8%651408.706097%8.706097%8.7%1,051418.642809%8.642809%8.6%256428.052434%8.052434%8.1%946437.702882%7.702882%7.7%1,681446.257456%6.257456%6.3%2,098456.157700%6.157700%6.2%467465.438643%5.438643%5.4%827472.924577%2.924577%2.9%114482.089829%2.089829%2.1%248491.155327%1.155327%1.2%8150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares West Memphis to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Memphis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of West Memphis, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain West Memphis
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiWest MemphisLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisCrittenden CountyCrittendenAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandArkansasSt. PetersburgSouthWest South CentralLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlano45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k230.365084%30.365084%30.4%2,93630.191719%30.191719%30.2%20,42520.4k325.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k425.192586%25.192586%25.2%22,79422.8k524.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k623.529412%23.529412%23.5%4,35222.323973%22.323973%22.3%15,82115.8k721.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k820.911491%20.911491%20.9%16,78916.8k920.734944%20.734944%20.7%18,20318.2k1020.530853%20.530853%20.5%15,64815.6k1120.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1219.843304%19.843304%19.8%28,72128.7k1319.447508%19.447508%19.4%14,28414.3k1419.293425%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k1518.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k17.921547%17.921547%17.9%19,44919.4k1617.373445%17.373445%17.4%13,70413.7k1717.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1817.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k1917.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k2016.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k2116.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2216.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2316.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2415.991109%15.991109%16.0%18,56218.6k2515.962416%15.962416%16.0%15,06915.1k2615.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2715.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2815.092426%15.092426%15.1%17,26017.3k2915.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k3014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k3114.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3214.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3314.336851%14.336851%14.3%10,81410.8k3414.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k14.218281%14.218281%14.2%15,15115.2k3514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.688267%13.688267%13.7%12,53912.5k3613.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3713.091250%13.091250%13.1%10,47310.5k3813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.011500%13.011500%13.0%9,7303912.904071%12.904071%12.9%13,30113.3k4012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k4112.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k4212.105243%12.105243%12.1%9,6484311.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,769449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k468.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k483.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905493.803630%3.803630%3.8%4,00150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares West Memphis to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Memphis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of West Memphis, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain West Memphis
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeWest MemphisBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisCrittenden CountyCrittendenFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasArkansasSouthSacramentoWest South CentralArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k430.365084%30.365084%30.4%2,93625.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.529412%23.529412%23.5%4,35223.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1418.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k17.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3214.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Arkansas
County:
Crittenden
Metro Area:
Memphis Area
Townships:
Jackson, Jasper, Mississippi, Mound City, Proctor
ZIP Codes:
72301, 72327, 72364, 72376
Unified School Districts:
Marion, West Memphis
Congressional District:
AR-1
State Senate District:
AR-24
State House Districts:
AR-50, AR-51
Neighboring Cities:
Marion, Memphis
Nearby Cities:
Clarkedale, Turrell
Nearby Towns:
Anthonyville, Crawfordsville, Edmondson, Jennette, Jericho, Sunset, Walls
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Lynchburg