Food Stamps in Atlantic City, New Jersey (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Atlantic City
Atlantic City
New Jersey
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$26,566.000000$73,702.000000$26,566.000000$26.6k15,40715.4k$14,368.000000$20,687.000000$14,368.000000$14.4k4,999$35,410.000000$80,566.000000$35,410.000000$35.4k10,40810.4k
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 New Jersey and Atlantic City
Atlantic City
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.910782%52.253199%53.910782%53.9%50.887%50.9%36.687337%29.393053%36.687337%36.7%61.482%61.5%11.762352%17.375319%11.762352%11.8%33.638%33.6%35.807161%41.806913%35.807161%35.8%38.020%38.0%28.225645%35.110266%28.225645%28.2%24.741%24.7%61.372274%47.344982%61.372274%61.4%60.110%60.1%
% 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 New Jersey and Atlantic City
Atlantic City
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.990392%31.920209%24.990392%25.0%49.113%49.1%11.039585%5.690705%11.039585%11.0%38.518%38.5%11.145273%23.969262%11.145273%11.1%66.362%66.4%28.036126%20.413780%28.036126%28.0%61.980%62.0%41.237510%39.270715%41.237510%41.2%75.259%75.3%19.561875%6.812419%19.561875%19.6%39.890%39.9%
% 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 New Jersey and Atlantic City
Atlantic City
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Hispanic2Black1All RacesMixed1Asian1White343.005181%24.667789%43.005181%43.0%332132.542674%133%39.272890%19.519639%39.272890%39.3%875121.039693%121%39.048200%20.521619%39.048200%39.0%2,560120.347193%120%32.446291%9.347126%32.446291%32.4%4,999100.000000%100%28.342246%18.876652%28.342246%28.3%10687.351267%87%21.389794%4.780709%21.389794%21.4%39465.923695%66%20.137552%4.530378%20.137552%20.1%73262.064264%62%
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 Tract in Atlantic City

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

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

There are 22 places in the Atlantic City Area. This section compares Atlantic City to all of the places in the Atlantic City Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Atlantic City.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Atlantic City, selected other places in the Atlantic City Area, and entities that contain Atlantic City
0%10%20%30%Count#Atlantic City School DistrictAtlanticAtlantic CityPleasantvilleVentnor CityBuenaEgg Harbor CityEgg Hbr CityElwoodAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityAtlantic CountyAtlanticPomonaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCollings LakesCollings LksFolsomMays LandingSomers PointHammontonNew JerseyCorbin CityBrigantineNorthfieldAbseconMargate CitySmithvilleEstell ManorPort RepublicLinwoodLongport32.446291%32.446291%32.4%4,99932.446291%32.446291%32.4%4,999123.947642%23.947642%23.9%1,610217.513215%17.513215%17.5%762316.411379%16.411379%16.4%300415.618375%15.618375%15.6%221515.283019%15.283019%15.3%81614.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k14.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k13.882353%13.882353%13.9%295713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955466%12.955466%13.0%64811.645963%11.645963%11.6%75911.484290%11.484290%11.5%1061011.199818%11.199818%11.2%4911110.129675%10.129675%10.1%539129.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.302326%9.302326%9.3%16137.433669%7.433669%7.4%325147.225721%7.225721%7.2%218156.501256%6.501256%6.5%207165.250154%5.250154%5.3%170175.179809%5.179809%5.2%157184.923599%4.923599%4.9%29194.657534%4.657534%4.7%17202.738141%2.738141%2.7%71210.584795%0.584795%0.6%322
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 22 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in New Jersey

There are 545 places in New Jersey. This section compares Atlantic City to the 50 most populous places in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Atlantic City. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 19,411.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Atlantic City, selected other places in New Jersey, and entities that contain Atlantic City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenPatersonPassaicLakewoodAtlantic City School DistrictAtlanticAtlantic CityBridgetonNewarkTrentonUnion CityPleasantvilleEast OrangeNew BrunswickPlainfieldWest New YorkElizabethPerth AmboyMillvilleVinelandGarfieldJersey CityAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityAtlantic CountyAtlanticLodiBayonneMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKearnyLong BranchRoselleCarteretCliftonRahwayHackensackElmwood ParkNew JerseyLindenCliffside ParkCliffside PkToms RiverBergenfieldEnglewoodHobokenNorth PlainfieldN PlainfieldPalisades ParkPalisades PkOld BridgeFort LeeIselinFair LawnSayrevilleSummitRidgewoodSouth PlainfieldS PlainfieldSomersetWestfieldParamusPrinceton43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.937984%37.937984%37.9%7,341334.590290%34.590290%34.6%3,605432.446291%32.446291%32.4%4,99932.446291%32.446291%32.4%4,999531.692460%31.692460%31.7%1,925629.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k727.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,465826.204857%26.204857%26.2%6,204923.947642%23.947642%23.9%1,6101022.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,6251121.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,0671219.981137%19.981137%20.0%2,9661319.687106%19.687106%19.7%3,7501419.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8071519.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,0241618.987929%18.987929%19.0%2,0451718.626707%18.626707%18.6%3,9281816.974606%16.974606%17.0%1,8651916.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2014.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k14.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k13.952721%13.952721%14.0%1,2692113.721086%13.721086%13.7%3,4822213.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.396269%12.396269%12.4%1,6882311.998657%11.998657%12.0%1,4302411.484803%11.484803%11.5%9222510.561630%10.561630%10.6%8502610.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,9812710.199810%10.199810%10.2%1,072289.474196%9.474196%9.5%1,755299.438663%9.438663%9.4%644309.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.062655%9.062655%9.1%1,283317.529103%7.529103%7.5%802327.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346336.998445%6.998445%7.0%630346.652300%6.652300%6.7%710355.605873%5.605873%5.6%1,405365.527570%5.527570%5.5%406375.213459%5.213459%5.2%392385.152104%5.152104%5.2%398394.674980%4.674980%4.7%776404.510929%4.510929%4.5%291414.395512%4.395512%4.4%521424.005972%4.005972%4.0%644433.265095%3.265095%3.3%252442.591482%2.591482%2.6%216452.447685%2.447685%2.4%193462.446308%2.446308%2.4%213472.164009%2.164009%2.2%228481.798604%1.798604%1.8%152491.313547%1.313547%1.3%13150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Atlantic City to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Atlantic City. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Atlantic City, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Atlantic City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloAtlantic City School DistrictAtlanticAtlantic CityProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityAtlantic CountyAtlanticMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew JerseyNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverNewton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k143.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k243.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k341.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k439.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k537.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k634.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k734.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k832.446291%32.446291%32.4%4,99932.446291%32.446291%32.4%4,99932.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k931.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,7801030.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k1130.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k1229.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1429.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k1628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181728.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1827.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1927.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,4652026.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k2126.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k2225.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,1412325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k2423.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742522.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6342622.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2721.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242820.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2919.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8073019.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k3118.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3933217.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k3316.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k3416.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663614.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k14.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3253711.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543910.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1784110.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981429.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627458.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666477.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346494.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,31050
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 Atlantic City to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Atlantic City. 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 Atlantic City, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Atlantic City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandAtlantic City School DistrictAtlanticAtlantic CityMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityAtlantic CountyAtlanticLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleNew JerseyRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.446291%32.446291%32.4%4,99932.446291%32.446291%32.4%4,99932.200736%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%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%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%49,53949.5k1417.388647%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%34,39934.4k3114.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k14.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k14.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%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%29,13629.1k449.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.299252%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:
New Jersey
County:
Atlantic
Metro Area:
Atlantic City Area
ZIP Codes:
08201, 08203, 08401, 08406
Unified School District:
Atlantic
Congressional District:
NJ-2
State Senate District:
NJ-2
General Assembly District:
NJ-2
Neighboring Cities:
Absecon, Brigantine, Pleasantville, Ventnor City
Neighboring Townships:
Egg Harbor
Nearby Boroughs:
Longport
Nearby Cities:
Linwood, Margate City, Northfield, Ocean City, Port Republic, Somers Point
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Mystic Island, Pomona, Smithville