Food Stamps in Buffalo, New York (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New York and Buffalo
Buffalo
New York
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$33,119.000000$60,741.000000$33,119.000000$33.1k109,668110k$14,284.000000$18,290.000000$14,284.000000$14.3k37,74037.7k$46,804.000000$70,350.000000$46,804.000000$46.8k71,92871.9k

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 York and Buffalo
Buffalo
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.505564%44.049448%43.505564%43.5%53.162%53.2%29.636990%24.851981%29.636990%29.6%67.546%67.5%10.172231%14.556782%10.172231%10.2%35.117%35.1%44.432962%45.065690%44.432962%44.4%49.967%50.0%26.067833%39.404650%26.067833%26.1%28.748%28.7%59.533651%50.555062%59.533651%59.5%70.781%70.8%

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 York and Buffalo
Buffalo
New York
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.111778%28.000116%20.111778%20.1%46.838%46.8%7.471360%5.661727%7.471360%7.5%32.454%32.5%9.861250%20.000185%9.861250%9.9%64.883%64.9%23.344178%19.221120%23.344178%23.3%50.033%50.0%33.899177%38.164773%33.899177%33.9%71.252%71.3%12.894839%8.276422%12.894839%12.9%29.219%29.2%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in New York and Buffalo
Buffalo
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Other1Mixed1Hispanic2Black1Asian1All RacesWhite360.863652%36.072504%60.863652%60.9%3,580176.862612%177%53.257671%24.975796%53.257671%53.3%1,267154.760527%155%47.717042%25.348802%47.717042%47.7%1,484138.660110%139%46.522104%28.193995%46.522104%46.5%19,41619.4k135.187760%135%39.458145%13.614769%39.458145%39.5%1,136114.660728%115%34.412955%15.392310%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k100.000000%100%20.224280%8.863243%20.224280%20.2%10,85710.9k58.769377%59%

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Buffalo

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
8%19%30%40%51%62%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Buffalo

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%14%28%43%57%71%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Buffalo

There are 53 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Buffalo (51 fully and 2 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Buffalo, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo. The least populous of the compared neighborhoods has a population of 802.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Buffalo, selected neighborhoods in Buffalo, and entities that contain Buffalo
0%20%40%60%Count#Lakeview NeighborhoodLakeviewMedical Park NeighborhoodMedical ParkEmerson NeighborhoodEmersonMasten Park NeighborhoodMasten ParkCold Spring NeighborhoodCold SpringBroadway-Fillmore NeighborhoodBroadway-FillmoreBlack Rock NeighborhoodBlack RockGenesee Moselle NeighborhoodGenesee MoselleSchiller Park NeighborhoodSchiller ParkKenfield NeighborhoodKenfieldRiverside Park NeighborhoodRiverside PkSouth Ellicott NeighborhoodS EllicottLovejoy NeighborhoodLovejoyWillert Park NeighborhoodWillert ParkFront Park NeighborhoodFront ParkBabcock NeighborhoodBabcockMilitary NeighborhoodMilitaryColumbus NeighborhoodColumbusHamlin Park NeighborhoodHamlin ParkKingsley NeighborhoodKingsleyEmslie NeighborhoodEmslieDelaware Park NeighborhoodDelaware ParkMLK Park NeighborhoodMLK ParkGrider NeighborhoodGriderGrant Ferry NeighborhoodGrant FerryKensington NeighborhoodKensingtonLeroy NeighborhoodLeroyFirst Ward NeighborhoodFirst WardLaSalle NeighborhoodLaSalleBuffalo City School DistrictBuffaloBuffaloForest NeighborhoodForestTriangle NeighborhoodTriangleBryant NeighborhoodBryantCazenovia Park NeighborhoodCazenovia PkSeneca NeighborhoodSenecaDelaware-West Ferry NeighborhoodDelaware-W FerrySouth Park NeighborhoodSouth ParkWaterfront NeighborhoodWaterfrontCentral Business District NeighborhoodCntrl Business DistUniversity NeighborhoodUniversityKaisertown NeighborhoodKaisertownNorth Delaware NeighborhoodN DelawareAllen NeighborhoodAllenErie CountyErieBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaAbbott McKinley NeighborhoodAbbott McKinleyNew YorkEggertsville NeighborhoodEggertsvilleStarin Central NeighborhoodStarin CntrlNorth Park NeighborhoodNorth ParkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPark Meadow NeighborhoodPark MeadowParkside NeighborhoodParksideAlbright NeighborhoodAlbrightSouth Abbott NeighborhoodSouth Abbott61.662531%61.662531%61.7%1,012159.629476%59.629476%59.6%457458256.794425%56.794425%56.8%484353.907285%53.907285%53.9%737453.907285%53.907285%53.9%204205552.184971%52.184971%52.2%1,541652.103157%52.103157%52.1%1,424750.525775%50.525775%50.5%836837850.212166%50.212166%50.2%2,1662,167949.987664%49.987664%50.0%1,6851,6861047.661110%47.661110%47.7%2,3521147.583234%47.583234%47.6%6681247.219842%47.219842%47.2%1,5221,5231346.465749%46.465749%46.5%1,4091,4101444.222993%44.222993%44.2%2,4012,4021544.139808%44.139808%44.1%6826831643.595382%43.595382%43.6%7721742.890443%42.890443%42.9%5351842.364422%42.364422%42.4%9119121942.220745%42.220745%42.2%6336342042.149929%42.149929%42.1%3093102140.780142%40.780142%40.8%2002012240.192926%40.192926%40.2%6762339.676479%39.676479%39.7%1,0042438.709250%38.709250%38.7%1,1531,1542536.378135%36.378135%36.4%1,4842636.374774%36.374774%36.4%8562736.364875%36.364875%36.4%3023032836.288567%36.288567%36.3%1,2641,2652934.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k34.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k31.424678%31.424678%31.4%1,0941,0953026.787808%26.787808%26.8%4414423126.423737%26.423737%26.4%1,1551,1563226.218991%26.218991%26.2%5993321.434100%21.434100%21.4%3233421.211486%21.211486%21.2%5996003521.012168%21.012168%21.0%5745753619.491525%19.491525%19.5%1633719.359534%19.359534%19.4%1483818.210958%18.210958%18.2%3033043918.171423%18.171423%18.2%4744754016.818182%16.818182%16.8%1721734116.790254%16.790254%16.8%3183194216.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k15.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.454020%15.454020%15.5%4604614315.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.258292%14.258292%14.3%8754413.859943%13.859943%13.9%3193204513.646095%13.646095%13.6%9459464613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.422623%10.422623%10.4%181182479.892828%9.892828%9.9%122123488.885017%8.885017%8.9%96498.464164%8.464164%8.5%12712850

Food Stamps by Place in the Buffalo Area

There are 52 places in the Buffalo Area. This section compares Buffalo to all of the places in the Buffalo Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Buffalo, selected other places in the Buffalo Area, and entities that contain Buffalo
0%10%20%30%Count#Buffalo City School DistrictBuffaloBuffaloBarkerLackawannaNiagara FallsGowandaOlcottSloanBlasdellSouth LockportS LockportHollandErie CountyErieNorth CollinsKenmoreBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaLockportNew YorkSpringvilleEggertsvilleMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaTonawandaAngolaNorth BostonNorth TonawandaN TonawandaTonawandaDepewLake Erie BeachLk Erie BchRapidsFarnhamWest SenecaAldenNewfaneAkronMiddleportRansomvilleYoungstownWilliamsvilleWilsonBillington HeightsBillington HtsWanakahUniversity at BuffaloUniv at BuffaloElma CenterClarence CenterClarence Ctr34.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k34.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k130.530973%30.530973%30.5%69227.722251%27.722251%27.7%2,108324.861669%24.861669%24.9%5,257423.386421%23.386421%23.4%279519.745223%19.745223%19.7%93619.200485%19.200485%19.2%317718.444056%18.444056%18.4%211817.750074%17.750074%17.8%598917.222222%17.222222%17.2%931016.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k16.016427%16.016427%16.0%781115.785724%15.785724%15.8%1,1081215.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.680573%15.680573%15.7%1,4021315.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.664502%14.664502%14.7%2711414.603467%14.603467%14.6%9521513.364894%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%4,3251612.308366%12.308366%12.3%8431711.809045%11.809045%11.8%941811.673820%11.673820%11.7%1361910.805443%10.805443%10.8%1,4692010.612055%10.612055%10.6%2,736219.831376%9.831376%9.8%653229.764503%9.764503%9.8%170239.443508%9.443508%9.4%56249.420290%9.420290%9.4%13259.254789%9.254789%9.3%1,802269.006734%9.006734%9.0%107278.411844%8.411844%8.4%125288.200637%8.200637%8.2%103298.196721%8.196721%8.2%60307.798960%7.798960%7.8%45336.201550%6.201550%6.2%48374.916114%4.916114%4.9%126414.291045%4.291045%4.3%23442.280130%2.280130%2.3%14482.218700%2.218700%2.2%28492.061856%2.061856%2.1%2501.057269%1.057269%1.1%12510.000000%0.000000%0.0%052

Food Stamps by Place in New York

There are 1,195 places in New York. This section compares Buffalo to the 50 most populous places in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 27,601.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Buffalo, selected other places in New York, and entities that contain Buffalo
0%10%20%30%Count#RochesterBuffalo City School DistrictBuffaloBuffaloJamestownElmiraUticaSyracuseBinghamtonNewburghPoughkeepsieSchenectadyNiagara FallsSpring ValleyRomeTroyHempsteadAlbanyNew YorkMount VernonCentral IslipBay ShoreMiddletownYonkersErie CountyErieBrentwoodBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaFreeportElmontNorth TonawandaN TonawandaIthacaTonawandaPort ChesterHuntington StationIrondequoitNew RochelleWest SenecaValley StreamWest BabylonUniondaleCoramWhite PlainsLong BeachFranklin SquareFranklin SqCentereachBrightonOceansideLevittownNew CityHicksvilleEast MeadowHarrisonCommack34.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k134.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k34.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k233.740350%33.740350%33.7%4,283332.905328%32.905328%32.9%3,434432.778566%32.778566%32.8%7,622530.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k629.801895%29.801895%29.8%5,882728.898267%28.898267%28.9%2,602825.630821%25.630821%25.6%3,220925.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,8991024.861669%24.861669%24.9%5,2571124.615730%24.615730%24.6%2,1941223.039365%23.039365%23.0%3,0201322.740334%22.740334%22.7%4,5111422.260123%22.260123%22.3%3,5241521.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8241620.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1720.208805%20.208805%20.2%4,9941819.880927%19.880927%19.9%1,8701917.159313%17.159313%17.2%1,5792016.692913%16.692913%16.7%1,6962116.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2216.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k15.740051%15.740051%15.7%2,1122315.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.364894%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%4,3252411.221442%11.221442%11.2%1,5032511.159849%11.159849%11.2%1,0942610.805443%10.805443%10.8%1,4692710.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,0182810.612055%10.612055%10.6%2,7362910.177384%10.177384%10.2%918309.893182%9.893182%9.9%991319.855975%9.855975%9.9%2,183329.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627339.254789%9.254789%9.3%1,802348.094174%8.094174%8.1%942357.371795%7.371795%7.4%1,012367.204385%7.204385%7.2%552376.908842%6.908842%6.9%1,008386.764977%6.764977%6.8%1,468396.622008%6.622008%6.6%949406.433900%6.433900%6.4%621415.616830%5.616830%5.6%550424.853186%4.853186%4.9%757434.770302%4.770302%4.8%514444.589580%4.589580%4.6%747454.023669%4.023669%4.0%442463.965426%3.965426%4.0%523473.680881%3.680881%3.7%448483.633965%3.633965%3.6%303492.359608%2.359608%2.4%27950

Food Stamps by Place in the Northeast

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Buffalo, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Buffalo
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffalo City School DistrictBuffaloBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersErie CountyErieJersey CityBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew YorkManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%37,74037.7k34.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k832.144141%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%12,17012.2k3416.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k16.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3515.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.364894%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%3,119449.304714%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

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Buffalo, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Buffalo
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandBuffalo City School DistrictBuffaloBuffaloMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleErie CountyErieDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaFort WorthNew YorkAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited 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%59,89159.9k234.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k34.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k32.200736%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%53,09453.1k1916.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k16.142911%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%39,29539.3k2415.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M15.230887%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%31,96532.0k3213.904317%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%29,13629.1k449.299252%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

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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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