Food Stamps in Columbus, Mississippi (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Mississippi and Columbus
Columbus
Mississippi
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$33,072.000000$40,528.000000$33,072.000000$33.1k9,873$15,680.000000$16,370.000000$15,680.000000$15.7k2,451$39,240.000000$47,585.000000$39,240.000000$39.2k7,422
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 Mississippi and Columbus
Columbus
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty249.367605%55.920203%49.367605%49.4%43.385%43.4%32.966136%35.614511%32.966136%33.0%57.346%57.3%8.649531%15.361768%8.649531%8.6%19.758%19.8%50.305998%46.297604%50.305998%50.3%36.116%36.1%27.335781%27.365056%27.335781%27.3%17.070%17.1%59.853121%59.599907%59.853121%59.9%56.860%56.9%
% 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 Mississippi and Columbus
Columbus
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.274589%29.074102%21.274589%21.3%56.615%56.6%8.097548%7.322607%8.097548%8.1%42.654%42.7%11.600647%19.104408%11.600647%11.6%80.242%80.2%29.385610%28.690981%29.385610%29.4%63.884%63.9%43.856103%40.168951%43.856103%43.9%82.930%82.9%14.995958%12.726722%14.995958%15.0%43.140%43.1%
% 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 Mississippi and Columbus
Columbus
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Hispanic1Black2All RacesWhite3Mixed2Asian2Other258.730159%18.479675%58.730159%58.7%37236.573993%237%36.088106%31.798680%36.088106%36.1%2,048145.368367%145%24.825281%18.047275%24.825281%24.8%2,451100.000000%100%9.334353%10.033955%9.334353%9.3%36637.600193%38%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.432468%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.893887%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%21.944798%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 Columbus

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

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

There are 6 places in the Columbus Area. This section compares Columbus to all of the places in the Columbus Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Columbus, selected other places in the Columbus Area, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%30%Count#ArtesiaCrawfordColumbusColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaLowndes CountyLowndesMississippiEast South CentralSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew HopeCaledoniaColumbus AFB32.026144%32.026144%32.0%49125.490196%25.490196%25.5%52224.825281%24.825281%24.8%2,451321.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,87221.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,87218.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.117057%10.117057%10.1%12145.838041%5.838041%5.8%3151.301115%1.301115%1.3%76
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Mississippi

There are 362 places in Mississippi. This section compares Columbus to the 50 most populous places in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,969.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Columbus, selected other places in Mississippi, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Yazoo CityClarksdaleGreenvilleIndianolaWest PointColumbusMeridianLaurelJacksonCorinthGreenwoodMcCombPicayuneClevelandGulfportCantonPascagoulaHattiesburgVicksburgColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaLowndes CountyLowndesBoonevilleBay St. LouisMoss PointNatchezBiloxiBrookhavenMississippiSt. MartinGautierGrenadaEast South CentralTupeloPearlSenatobiaStarkvilleNew AlbanyD'IbervilleSouthPetalHorn LakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGulf HillsLong BeachSouthavenHernandoClintonByramRidgelandOxfordBrandonOlive BranchOcean SpringsDiamondheadFlowoodMadison44.516613%44.516613%44.5%1,782141.306136%41.306136%41.3%2,511232.654402%32.654402%32.7%3,976332.333987%32.333987%32.3%1,154426.778339%26.778339%26.8%1,167524.825281%24.825281%24.8%2,451624.693762%24.693762%24.7%3,931724.554145%24.554145%24.6%1,721824.215734%24.215734%24.2%15,36915.4k923.724947%23.724947%23.7%1,4561023.480613%23.480613%23.5%1,3021123.405137%23.405137%23.4%1,1301223.021060%23.021060%23.0%9511322.985634%22.985634%23.0%1,1041422.551483%22.551483%22.6%6,4611522.480456%22.480456%22.5%1,0641622.460263%22.460263%22.5%1,9501721.831261%21.831261%21.8%3,9151821.535480%21.535480%21.5%2,0001921.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,87221.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,87221.184593%21.184593%21.2%5832020.292002%20.292002%20.3%9592120.132450%20.132450%20.1%1,0642219.984165%19.984165%20.0%1,2622319.146169%19.146169%19.1%3,3862418.792686%18.792686%18.8%8532518.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.960000%17.960000%18.0%4492617.623964%17.623964%17.6%1,2122717.359768%17.359768%17.4%7182816.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.650530%15.650530%15.7%2,3182915.444274%15.444274%15.4%1,6133015.438726%15.438726%15.4%4173115.281224%15.281224%15.3%1,4783214.790898%14.790898%14.8%4813314.732453%14.732453%14.7%6363414.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.665887%13.665887%13.7%5263513.214846%13.214846%13.2%1,2643613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.990377%12.990377%13.0%3513711.760741%11.760741%11.8%6983810.363963%10.363963%10.4%1,905399.778598%9.778598%9.8%530409.151414%9.151414%9.2%825418.469055%8.469055%8.5%364427.454276%7.454276%7.5%754436.919294%6.919294%6.9%619446.328508%6.328508%6.3%529456.190440%6.190440%6.2%812466.099226%6.099226%6.1%402473.305785%3.305785%3.3%116483.217369%3.217369%3.2%123490.912845%0.912845%0.9%8450
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 Columbus to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus. 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 Columbus, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamColumbusMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaLowndes CountyLowndesMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportMississippiOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondEast South CentralJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlano45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k230.191719%30.191719%30.2%20,42520.4k325.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k425.192586%25.192586%25.2%22,79422.8k524.825281%24.825281%24.8%2,45124.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k622.323973%22.323973%22.3%15,82115.8k721.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k821.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,87221.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,87220.911491%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%14,88714.9k1518.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.921547%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%15,13415.1k2016.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.488666%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%10,81410.8k3414.218281%14.218281%14.2%15,15115.2k3514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.688267%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 Columbus to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus. 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 Columbus, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaColumbusMemphisFresnoEl PasoColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaLowndes CountyLowndesNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonMississippiColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaEast South CentralPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoArlingtonUnited 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%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.825281%24.825281%24.8%2,45124.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k921.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,87221.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,87220.381006%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%49,53949.5k1418.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.536703%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%31,96532.0k3214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%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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  • 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:
Mississippi
County:
Lowndes
Metro Area:
Columbus Area
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
ZIP Codes:
39701, 39702, 39705
Unified School Districts:
Columbus, Lowndes County
Congressional District:
MS-1
State Senate Districts:
MS-16, MS-17
State House Districts:
MS-37, MS-39, MS-41
Nearby Cities:
West Point
Nearby Towns:
Artesia, Caledonia, Crawford, Ethelsville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Columbus AFB, Hamilton, Macedonia, New Hamilton, New Hope