Food Stamps in Knoxville, Tennessee (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Tennessee and Knoxville
Knoxville
Tennessee
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$34,556.000000$46,574.000000$34,556.000000$34.6k80,59480.6k$13,955.000000$18,443.000000$13,955.000000$14.0k16,19916.2k$41,464.000000$53,487.000000$41,464.000000$41.5k64,39564.4k
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 Tennessee and Knoxville
Knoxville
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty246.743626%50.908493%46.743626%46.7%39.943%39.9%28.106673%26.948973%28.106673%28.1%64.563%64.6%11.593308%17.842691%11.593308%11.6%19.471%19.5%47.095500%49.183375%47.095500%47.1%35.248%35.2%24.587938%28.628277%24.587938%24.6%15.814%15.8%61.392679%53.044742%61.392679%61.4%52.672%52.7%
% 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 Tennessee and Knoxville
Knoxville
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.679944%27.346774%17.679944%17.7%60.057%60.1%3.880736%5.084774%3.880736%3.9%35.437%35.4%12.061495%19.962808%12.061495%12.1%80.529%80.5%21.764112%25.646640%21.764112%21.8%64.752%64.8%32.926469%39.109868%32.926469%32.9%84.186%84.2%13.876854%8.977274%13.876854%13.9%47.328%47.3%
% 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 Tennessee and Knoxville
Knoxville
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian140.957750%30.795200%40.957750%41.0%5,739203.774859%204%39.656231%26.141894%39.656231%39.7%646197.299479%197%24.480712%27.886023%24.480712%24.5%330121.797550%122%21.729238%23.882125%21.729238%21.7%382108.108290%108%20.099511%16.529155%20.099511%20.1%16,19916.2k100.000000%100%14.935707%13.217498%14.935707%14.9%9,06074.308808%74%3.538332%6.410296%3.538332%3.5%4217.604070%18%
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 Neighborhood in Knoxville

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
3%15%25%36%46%57%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Knoxville

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%11%23%34%46%58%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Knoxville

There are 16 neighborhoods in Knoxville. This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Knoxville, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knoxville.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Knoxville, selected neighborhoods in Knoxville, and entities that contain Knoxville
0%20%40%Count#Beaumont NeighborhoodBeaumontMornngside NeighborhoodMornngsideCollege Hills NeighborhoodCollege HillsParkridge NeighborhoodParkridgeEdgewood NeighborhoodEdgewoodMechanicsville NeighborhoodMechanicsvillePark City NeighborhoodPark CityFourth and Gill NeighborhoodFourth and GillOld North Knoxville NeighborhoodOld N KnoxvilleSouth Knoxville NeighborhoodS KnoxvilleOld City NeighborhoodOld CityDowntown Knoxville NeighborhoodDntn KnoxvilleOld Sevier NeighborhoodOld SevierBelle Morris NeighborhoodBelle MorrisOakwood NeighborhoodOakwoodKnoxvilleEast South CentralTennesseeKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleSouthKnox CountyKnoxKnox County School DistrictKnox CountyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFort Sanders NeighborhoodFort Sanders56.769244%56.769244%56.8%296297153.487544%53.487544%53.5%729730246.097296%46.097296%46.1%8990345.078370%45.078370%45.1%430445.078370%45.078370%45.1%34542.541924%42.541924%42.5%395636.647124%36.647124%36.6%483726.008969%26.008969%26.0%96824.341278%24.341278%24.3%162923.945723%23.945723%23.9%9281021.493902%21.493902%21.5%481121.009256%21.009256%21.0%1451220.842739%20.842739%20.8%221320.718463%20.718463%20.7%2081420.460122%20.460122%20.5%2711520.099511%20.099511%20.1%16,19916.2k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k15.246358%15.246358%15.2%52,17752.2k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.107712%13.107712%13.1%23,76923.8k13.107712%13.107712%13.1%23,76923.8k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M3.980473%3.980473%4.0%9616
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Knoxville Area

There are 45 places in the Knoxville Area. This section compares Knoxville to all of the places in the Knoxville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knoxville.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Knoxville, selected other places in the Knoxville Area, and entities that contain Knoxville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WartburgPhiladelphiaRutledgeLake CityPetrosMaynardvilleLuttrellLa FolletteOakdaleHarrimanRockwoodJellicoFincastleSunbrightAlcoaMidtownLoudonVonoreCoalfieldLenoir CityKnoxvilleMascotBean StationClintonCaryvillePlainviewJacksboroEagleton VillageEagleton VlgWildwoodGreenbackEast South CentralTennesseeOak RidgeKingstonKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleBlaineSouthKnox CountyKnoxKnox County School DistrictKnox CountyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOliver SpringsOliver SpgsMaryvilleSeymourRockfordFriendsvilleTownsendLouisvilleNorrisFarragutTellico VillageTellico VlgAndersonvilleWalland46.130952%46.130952%46.1%155142.758621%42.758621%42.8%124240.148699%40.148699%40.1%216339.544808%39.544808%39.5%278438.666667%38.666667%38.7%116538.316722%38.316722%38.3%346637.922078%37.922078%37.9%146734.856943%34.856943%34.9%999833.333333%33.333333%33.3%24932.669789%32.669789%32.7%8371030.905938%30.905938%30.9%7131129.856115%29.856115%29.9%3321225.577558%25.577558%25.6%1551322.916667%22.916667%22.9%441422.752294%22.752294%22.8%8681522.608696%22.608696%22.6%1301622.523364%22.523364%22.5%4821721.167883%21.167883%21.2%1451820.414508%20.414508%20.4%1971920.297186%20.297186%20.3%6422020.099511%20.099511%20.1%16,19916.2k2119.758813%19.758813%19.8%2132219.748521%19.748521%19.7%2672319.117321%19.117321%19.1%8622419.047619%19.047619%19.0%1762518.518519%18.518519%18.5%1452618.271335%18.271335%18.3%1672717.691225%17.691225%17.7%3772817.349398%17.349398%17.3%722916.981132%16.981132%17.0%633016.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k16.124178%16.124178%16.1%2,0363115.409439%15.409439%15.4%3823215.246358%15.246358%15.2%52,17752.2k14.885496%14.885496%14.9%1173314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.107712%13.107712%13.1%23,76923.8k13.107712%13.107712%13.1%23,76923.8k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.685560%12.685560%12.7%1883411.551507%11.551507%11.6%1,1923511.535882%11.535882%11.5%5163610.101010%10.101010%10.1%30379.577465%9.577465%9.6%34388.695652%8.695652%8.7%18398.172177%8.172177%8.2%131406.598240%6.598240%6.6%45411.622248%1.622248%1.6%126421.027717%1.027717%1.0%33430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0440.000000%0.000000%0.0%045
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 45 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Tennessee

There are 429 places in Tennessee. This section compares Knoxville to the 50 most populous places in Tennessee and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knoxville. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 11,164.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Knoxville, selected other places in Tennessee, and entities that contain Knoxville
0%10%20%30%Count#CrossvilleShelbyvilleAthensMorristownMcMinnvilleGreenevilleMemphisElizabethtonSpringfieldSeviervilleDyersburgLewisburgColumbiaJacksonKingsportPortlandDicksonKnoxvilleClevelandChattanoogaLebanonTullahomaGallatinJohnson CityEast South CentralTennesseeBristolOak RidgeKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleEast RidgeLa VergneNashville-DavidsonClarksvilleSouthRed BankKnox CountyKnoxKnox County School DistrictKnox CountyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSmyrnaGoodlettsvilleMurfreesboroSoddy-DaisyMaryvilleSeymourCookevilleMiddle ValleyMount JulietHendersonvilleBartlettFranklinColliervilleLakelandGermantownSpring HillFarragutArlingtonBrentwood30.067114%30.067114%30.1%1,344129.421881%29.421881%29.4%2,224228.053226%28.053226%28.1%1,539327.089919%27.089919%27.1%3,085425.770807%25.770807%25.8%1,446525.276693%25.276693%25.3%1,553624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k724.664287%24.664287%24.7%1,451824.302789%24.302789%24.3%1,464923.781542%23.781542%23.8%1,3761023.604784%23.604784%23.6%1,6581123.405684%23.405684%23.4%1,0461223.280757%23.280757%23.3%3,3211321.487991%21.487991%21.5%5,5021421.027356%21.027356%21.0%4,9041520.989115%20.989115%21.0%8871620.910038%20.910038%20.9%1,2041720.099511%20.099511%20.1%16,19916.2k1819.899522%19.899522%19.9%3,2481919.725718%19.725718%19.7%13,95214.0k2018.297674%18.297674%18.3%1,9672117.815329%17.815329%17.8%1,4762217.745608%17.745608%17.7%2,1822316.608065%16.608065%16.6%4,6292416.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k16.199268%16.199268%16.2%1,8602516.124178%16.124178%16.1%2,0362615.246358%15.246358%15.2%52,17752.2k15.237237%15.237237%15.2%1,3522715.009158%15.009158%15.0%1,6392814.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k2914.230061%14.230061%14.2%7,4153014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.621201%13.621201%13.6%7353113.107712%13.107712%13.1%23,76923.8k13.107712%13.107712%13.1%23,76923.8k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.854465%12.854465%12.9%2,1263212.489057%12.489057%12.5%8563311.935286%11.935286%11.9%5,4373411.887185%11.887185%11.9%6283511.551507%11.551507%11.6%1,1923611.535882%11.535882%11.5%5163711.473692%11.473692%11.5%1,5333810.747051%10.747051%10.7%492397.688688%7.688688%7.7%817407.497017%7.497017%7.5%1,571416.093827%6.093827%6.1%1,234424.727450%4.727450%4.7%1,261433.254183%3.254183%3.3%529442.642657%2.642657%2.6%113452.276423%2.276423%2.3%336461.715885%1.715885%1.7%190471.622248%1.622248%1.6%126481.120613%1.120613%1.1%38490.477779%0.477779%0.5%6350
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 Knoxville to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knoxville. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Knoxville, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Knoxville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileKnoxvilleNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondEast South CentralTennesseeJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthLubbockArlingtonKnox CountyKnoxKnox County School DistrictKnox CountyHuntsvilleUnited 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%22,79422.8k524.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k622.323973%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%15,64815.6k1120.099511%20.099511%20.1%16,19916.2k20.073752%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%14,88714.9k1517.921547%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%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k16.488666%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%43,05543.1k2815.246358%15.246358%15.2%52,17752.2k15.092426%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%17,94217.9k3713.107712%13.107712%13.1%23,76923.8k13.107712%13.107712%13.1%23,76923.8k13.091250%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 Knoxville to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knoxville. 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 Knoxville, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Knoxville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkKnoxvilleChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaEast South CentralPhoenixTennesseeJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoArlingtonKnox CountyKnoxKnox County School DistrictKnox CountyUnited 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%147,489147k624.779032%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%637,568638k1020.099511%20.099511%20.1%16,19916.2k19.820560%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%32,70532.7k1716.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k16.488666%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%43,05543.1k2515.246358%15.246358%15.2%52,17752.2k15.230887%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%17,94217.9k3413.107712%13.107712%13.1%23,76923.8k13.107712%13.107712%13.1%23,76923.8k13.049135%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:
Tennessee
County:
Knox
Metro Area:
Knoxville Area
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
ZIP Codes:
37849, 37871, 37902, 37909, 37912, 37914, 37915, 37916, 37917, 37918, 37919, 37920, 37921, 37922, 37923, 37924, 37931, 37932, 37934
Unified School District:
Knox County
Neighborhoods:
Beaumont, Belle Morris, College Hills, Downtown Knoxville, Edgewood, Fort Sanders, Fourth and Gill, Mechanicsville, Mornngside, Oakwood, Old City, Old North Knoxville, Old Sevier, Park City, Parkridge, South Knoxville
Congressional District:
TN-2
State Senate Districts:
TN-5, TN-6, TN-7
State House Districts:
TN-13, TN-14, TN-15, TN-16, TN-18, TN-19, TN-89
Neighboring Cities:
Alcoa, Louisville, Rockford
Neighboring Towns:
Farragut
Nearby Cities:
Clinton, Friendsville, Maryville, Norris, Plainview
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Andersonville, Eagleton Village, Mascot, Seymour, Wildwood