Food Stamps in Appalachia, Virginia (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Virginia and Appalachia
Appalachia
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$29,500.000000$66,149.000000$29,500.000000$29.5k714$9,263.000000$20,924.000000$9,263.000000$9.3k221$39,250.000000$72,050.000000$39,250.000000$39.3k493

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Virginia and Appalachia
Appalachia
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.846154%54.601303%53.846154%53.8%49.583%49.6%47.511312%30.972055%47.511312%47.5%68.627%68.6%4.977376%17.482172%4.977376%5.0%13.580%13.6%59.276018%45.322892%59.276018%59.3%40.810%40.8%12.669683%29.673078%12.669683%12.7%10.182%10.2%85.520362%48.928266%85.520362%85.5%72.414%72.4%

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 Virginia and Appalachia
Appalachia
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.543611%30.231923%24.543611%24.5%50.417%50.4%9.736308%5.382291%9.736308%9.7%31.373%31.4%14.198783%22.535509%14.198783%14.2%86.420%86.4%38.539554%20.616649%38.539554%38.5%59.190%59.2%50.101420%36.570357%50.101420%50.1%89.818%89.8%14.604462%7.057247%14.604462%14.6%27.586%27.6%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Virginia and Appalachia
Appalachia
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Mixed190.625000%20.429923%90.625000%90.6%29292.788462%293%30.952381%9.434311%30.952381%31.0%221100.000000%100%28.235294%6.402010%28.235294%28.2%19291.221719%91%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.377056%00.000000%0%

Food Stamps by Place in the Big Stone Gap Area

There are 12 places in the Big Stone Gap Area. This section compares Appalachia to all of the places in the Big Stone Gap Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Appalachia.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Appalachia, selected other places in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain Appalachia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ClinchcoHaysiZIP Code 24216ZIP 24216Dante931100Tract 931100AppalachiaNortonCoeburnRiverviewBig Stone GapWise District 11PoundBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapSt. PaulWise CountyWiseWise County Public SchoolsWise CountyClintwoodWiseSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia41.726619%41.726619%41.7%58133.962264%33.962264%34.0%36231.525735%31.525735%31.5%34331.250000%31.250000%31.3%45331.146026%31.146026%31.1%33730.952381%30.952381%31.0%221428.417653%28.417653%28.4%528528.230866%28.230866%28.2%225622.456140%22.456140%22.5%64722.344524%22.344524%22.3%406822.261935%22.261935%22.3%87221.428571%21.428571%21.4%84921.147031%21.147031%21.1%4,89320.330969%20.330969%20.3%861020.006568%20.006568%20.0%3,04620.006568%20.006568%20.0%3,04619.395018%19.395018%19.4%1091117.950693%17.950693%18.0%2331214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k

Food Stamps by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Appalachia to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Appalachia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Appalachia, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Appalachia
0%10%20%30%Count#ZIP Code 24216ZIP 24216931100Tract 931100AppalachiaPetersburgDanvilleWise District 11Big Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapWise CountyWiseWise County Public SchoolsWise CountyRoanokeNorfolkRichmondPortsmouthLynchburgNewport NewsFredericksburgSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolkHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburgBailey's CrossroadsSalemWinchesterMarumscoStauntonCharlottesvilleVirginiaDale CityAnnandaleManassasChesapeakeSterlingVirginia BeachVirginia BchHerndonChantillyTuckahoeLincolniaOaktonLake RidgeCave SpringWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchRestonAlexandriaSpringfieldMechanicsvilleCentrevilleTysons CornerBlacksburgArlingtonLeesburgFairfaxWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldAshburnShort PumpFair OaksBurkeLinton HallSouth RidingMcLean31.525735%31.525735%31.5%34331.146026%31.146026%31.1%33730.952381%30.952381%31.0%22127.802657%27.802657%27.8%3,663126.269233%26.269233%26.3%4,900222.261935%22.261935%22.3%87221.147031%21.147031%21.1%4,89320.006568%20.006568%20.0%3,04620.006568%20.006568%20.0%3,04618.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,855317.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k417.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k516.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,256616.017255%16.017255%16.0%4,530714.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k814.711323%14.711323%14.7%1,511914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.556599%13.556599%13.6%4,3031013.275309%13.275309%13.3%7,1231113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,1371211.644737%11.644737%11.6%1,0621310.318091%10.318091%10.3%1,0381410.220838%10.220838%10.2%1,0831510.088822%10.088822%10.1%1,204169.977848%9.977848%10.0%1,036179.677419%9.677419%9.7%1,740189.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.762986%8.762986%8.8%1,822198.740101%8.740101%8.7%1,214208.592116%8.592116%8.6%1,068218.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769227.776723%7.776723%7.8%737236.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k246.892909%6.892909%6.9%522256.832721%6.832721%6.8%502266.532691%6.532691%6.5%1,193276.259465%6.259465%6.3%496285.702281%5.702281%5.7%760295.213395%5.213395%5.2%794305.134086%5.134086%5.1%582315.088003%5.088003%5.1%503325.036169%5.036169%5.0%1,281334.979210%4.979210%5.0%3,389344.923046%4.923046%4.9%483354.548304%4.548304%4.5%653364.323118%4.323118%4.3%1,065374.292096%4.292096%4.3%442383.895824%3.895824%3.9%543393.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905403.638930%3.638930%3.6%593413.397829%3.397829%3.4%288422.855436%2.855436%2.9%239432.471844%2.471844%2.5%417442.421479%2.421479%2.4%239452.379944%2.379944%2.4%337462.137225%2.137225%2.1%290471.900508%1.900508%1.9%217481.617762%1.617762%1.6%145490.839236%0.839236%0.8%14150

Food Stamps by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Appalachia to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Appalachia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Appalachia, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Appalachia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiZIP Code 24216ZIP 24216931100Tract 931100AppalachiaLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Wise District 11El PasoBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansWise CountyWiseWise County Public SchoolsWise CountyTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingVirginiaRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlano45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k231.525735%31.525735%31.5%34331.146026%31.146026%31.1%33730.952381%30.952381%31.0%22130.191719%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%15,82115.8k722.261935%22.261935%22.3%87221.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k821.147031%21.147031%21.1%4,89320.911491%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%31,08331.1k1220.006568%20.006568%20.0%3,04620.006568%20.006568%20.0%3,04619.843304%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%15,13415.1k2016.488666%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%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.688267%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%9,769449.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.299252%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

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Appalachia, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Appalachia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiZIP Code 24216ZIP 24216931100Tract 931100AppalachiaMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoWise District 11El PasoBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapNew YorkWise CountyWiseWise County Public SchoolsWise CountyChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleVirginiaRaleighAustinSan 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%52,03852.0k331.525735%31.525735%31.5%34331.146026%31.146026%31.1%33730.952381%30.952381%31.0%22130.439719%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%38,49138.5k822.261935%22.261935%22.3%87221.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k921.147031%21.147031%21.1%4,89320.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1020.006568%20.006568%20.0%3,04620.006568%20.006568%20.0%3,04619.820560%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%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.305549%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%29,13629.1k449.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.299252%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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