Food Stamps in Memphis, 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 Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$36,975.000000$46,574.000000$36,975.000000$37.0k251,620252k$17,936.000000$18,443.000000$17,936.000000$17.9k62,34962.3k$45,473.000000$53,487.000000$45,473.000000$45.5k189,271189k
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 Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.478789%50.908493%52.478789%52.5%42.176%42.2%37.009415%26.948973%37.009415%37.0%58.896%58.9%10.962485%17.842691%10.962485%11.0%22.419%22.4%39.838650%49.183375%39.838650%39.8%37.727%37.7%26.709330%28.628277%26.709330%26.7%20.732%20.7%54.745064%53.044742%54.745064%54.7%57.610%57.6%
% 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 Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.700937%27.346774%23.700937%23.7%57.824%57.8%8.508435%5.084774%8.508435%8.5%41.104%41.1%12.496368%19.962808%12.496368%12.5%77.581%77.6%21.661533%25.646640%21.661533%21.7%62.273%62.3%33.640124%39.109868%33.640124%33.6%79.268%79.3%13.269333%8.977274%13.269333%13.3%42.390%42.4%
% 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 Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1All RacesHispanic2Asian1White337.573177%27.886023%37.573177%37.6%2,118151.632951%152%33.849203%30.795200%33.849203%33.8%51,92451.9k136.604218%137%30.378053%26.141894%30.378053%30.4%908122.595802%123%24.779032%16.529155%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k100.000000%100%24.498069%23.882125%24.498069%24.5%1,26998.866129%99%7.459789%6.410296%7.459789%7.5%26930.105249%30%7.252815%13.217498%7.252815%7.3%5,86129.269970%29%
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 Memphis

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
1%9%17%25%33%41%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Memphis

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%37%49%62%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Memphis

There are 20 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Memphis (5 fully and 15 partially). This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Memphis, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected neighborhoods in Memphis, and entities that contain Memphis
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Shelby Forest-Frayser NeighborhoodShelby Frst-FrayserBerclair-Highland Heights NeighborhoodBerclair-Highland HtsDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownParkway Village-Oakhaven NeighborhoodPkwy Vlg-OakhavenWhite Haven-Coro Lake NeighborhoodWhite Hvn-Coro LkMidtown NeighborhoodMidtownRaleigh NeighborhoodRaleighMemphisShelby County School DistrictShelby CountyHickory Ridge-South Riverdale NeighborhoodHickory Rdg-S Riv…Bartlett Woods NeighborhoodBartlett WdsEast Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire NeighborhoodE Memphis-Coloni…Shelby CountyShelbyMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaPoet/Old Bartlett Park NeighborhoodPoet/Old Bartlett PkHistoric Bartlett NeighborhoodHist BartlettEast South CentralTennesseeSouthWindyke-Southwind NeighborhoodWindyke-SouthwindUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEads-Fisherville NeighborhoodEads-FishervilleRiver Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral NeighborhoodRiv Oaks-Kirby-Bal…Cordova-Appling NeighborhoodCordova-ApplingElmore Park NeighborhoodElmore ParkCherry Valley NeighborhoodCherry ValleyFour Way NeighborhoodFour WayWolf Forest Farms NeighborhoodWolf Frst Farms40.850182%40.850182%40.9%5,0585,059136.948451%36.948451%36.9%4,5674,568235.568750%35.568750%35.6%8,5598,560333.565828%33.565828%33.6%4,3974,398432.673278%32.673278%32.7%10,34910.3k527.322862%27.322862%27.3%7,669625.538089%25.538089%25.5%5,3885,389724.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k23.232997%23.232997%23.2%66,13966.1k22.751157%22.751157%22.8%5,2705,271820.817844%20.817844%20.8%102103920.036151%20.036151%20.0%8,5998,6001019.867355%19.867355%19.9%69,52769.5k18.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k18.418180%18.418180%18.4%331118.380310%18.380310%18.4%17181216.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.786982%13.786982%13.8%01313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M8.675053%8.675053%8.7%111112147.718230%7.718230%7.7%1,163157.707800%7.707800%7.7%2,054167.538635%7.538635%7.5%57173.680336%3.680336%3.7%10183.135946%3.135946%3.1%910191.094303%1.094303%1.1%1220
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 20 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Memphis Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected other places in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain Memphis
0%20%40%60%Count#North TunicaWhite OakGallawayJerichoMoscowSunsetMasonCovingtonEarleAnthonyvilleEdmondsonSomervilleWest MemphisHickory FlatColdwaterLa GrangeMemphisByhaliaPotts CampShelby County School DistrictShelby CountyTurrellTunica ResortsJennetteMillingtonHolly SpringsWallsGrand JunctionGrand JctShelby CountyShelbyMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaGilt EdgeEast South CentralTennesseeWillistonMunfordSenatobiaSouthRossvilleUnited 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%1611823.255814%23.255814%23.3%601923.232997%23.232997%23.2%66,13966.1k22.613065%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%292619.867355%19.867355%19.9%69,52769.5k18.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k16.847826%16.847826%16.8%312716.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k16.000000%16.000000%16.0%242815.709202%15.709202%15.7%3092915.438726%15.438726%15.4%4173014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.310580%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 Tennessee

There are 429 places in Tennessee. This section compares Memphis to the 50 most populous places in Tennessee and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis. 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 Memphis, selected other places in Tennessee, and entities that contain Memphis
0%10%20%30%Count#CrossvilleShelbyvilleAthensMorristownMcMinnvilleGreenevilleMemphisElizabethtonSpringfieldSeviervilleDyersburgLewisburgColumbiaShelby County School DistrictShelby CountyJacksonKingsportPortlandDicksonKnoxvilleClevelandShelby CountyShelbyChattanoogaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaLebanonTullahomaGallatinJohnson CityEast South CentralTennesseeBristolOak RidgeEast RidgeLa VergneNashville-DavidsonClarksvilleSouthRed BankUnited 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%3,3211323.232997%23.232997%23.2%66,13966.1k21.487991%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%3,2481919.867355%19.867355%19.9%69,52769.5k19.725718%19.725718%19.7%13,95214.0k2018.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k18.297674%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%2,0362615.237237%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%7353113.049135%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 Memphis to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis. 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 Memphis, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Memphis
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisShelby County School DistrictShelby CountyAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansShelby CountyShelbyTampaColumbusShreveportMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondEast South CentralTennesseeJacksonvilleDallasSan 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%22,79422.8k524.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k623.232997%23.232997%23.2%66,13966.1k22.323973%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%31,08331.1k1219.867355%19.867355%19.9%69,52769.5k19.843304%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%15,13415.1k2016.605281%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%43,05543.1k2815.092426%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 Memphis to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis. 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 Memphis, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Memphis
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoShelby County School DistrictShelby CountyEl PasoNew YorkShelby CountyShelbyChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaEast South CentralPhoenixTennesseeJacksonvilleDallasSan 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%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k823.232997%23.232997%23.2%66,13966.1k21.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.867355%19.867355%19.9%69,52769.5k19.820560%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%32,70532.7k1716.605281%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%43,05543.1k2515.230887%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:
Tennessee
County:
Shelby
Metro Area:
Memphis Area
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
ZIP Codes:
38002, 38016, 38018, 38028, 38103, 38104, 38105, 38106, 38107, 38108, 38109, 38111, 38112, 38114, 38115, 38116, 38117, 38118, 38119, 38120, 38122, 38125, 38126, 38127, 38128, 38131, 38132, 38133, 38134, 38135, 38138, 38141, 38152
Unified School District:
Shelby County
Neighborhoods:
Bartlett Woods, Berclair-Highland Heights, Cherry Valley, Cordova-Appling, Downtown, Eads-Fisherville, East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Elmore Park, Four Way, Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Historic Bartlett, Midtown, Parkway Village-Oakhaven, Poet/Old Bartlett Park, Raleigh, River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral, Shelby Forest-Frayser, White Haven-Coro Lake, Windyke-Southwind, Wolf Forest Farms
Congressional Districts:
TN-8, TN-9
State Senate Districts:
TN-29, TN-30, TN-31, TN-32, TN-33
State House Districts:
TN-83, TN-84, TN-85, TN-86, TN-87, TN-88, TN-90, TN-91, TN-93, TN-95, TN-96, TN-97, TN-98, TN-99
Neighboring Cities:
Bartlett, Germantown, Lakeland, Olive Branch, Southaven, West Memphis
Neighboring Towns:
Arlington
Nearby Cities:
Hernando, Horn Lake, Marion, Millington
Nearby Towns:
Collierville, Edmondson, Sunset, Walls
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bridgetown, Lynchburg