Food Stamps in the Midwest (Region)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and the Midwest
Midwest
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$53,593.000000$55,322.000000$53,593.000000$53.6k26,334,49226.3M$18,925.000000$20,214.000000$18,925.000000$18.9k3,403,3563.40M$60,214.000000$62,089.000000$60,214.000000$60.2k22,931,13622.9M
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 the United States and the Midwest
Midwest
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.814990%52.998047%50.814990%50.8%21.407%21.4%28.312260%28.339554%28.312260%28.3%47.240%47.2%16.102400%18.429803%16.102400%16.1%10.449%10.4%45.752281%44.347651%45.752281%45.8%23.607%23.6%26.038064%29.179046%26.038064%26.0%9.193%9.19%51.729646%50.307328%51.729646%51.7%49.501%49.5%
% 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 the United States and the Midwest
Midwest
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.689230%28.828650%27.689230%27.7%78.593%78.6%4.693086%5.310662%4.693086%4.7%52.760%52.8%20.480756%20.990542%20.480756%20.5%89.551%89.6%21.974406%22.468885%21.974406%22.0%76.393%76.4%38.170634%38.399416%38.170634%38.2%90.807%90.8%7.832311%8.719194%7.832311%7.8%50.499%50.5%
% 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 the United States and the Midwest
Midwest
United States
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White334.662571%27.934397%34.662571%34.7%903,169903k268.212085%268%26.159349%24.343036%26.159349%26.2%144,070144k202.415843%202%25.270232%19.809232%25.270232%25.3%90,91890.9k195.536033%196%20.516429%21.151806%20.516429%20.5%172,894173k158.752049%159%12.923568%13.049135%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M100.000000%100%9.692924%7.599620%9.692924%9.7%60,25860.3k75.001918%75%9.516008%8.898420%9.516008%9.5%2,032,0472.03M73.632977%74%
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 State in the Midwest

Food Stamps Food Stamps by State#5

Percentage of households (%):
7.4%9.2%10.9%12.5%14.2%16.0%
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Map of Food Stamps by County in the Midwest

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%33%44%55%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Midwest, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Midwest, selected places in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterAnn ArborOlatheOverland ParkNaperville44.156720%44.156720%44.2%17,68317.7k142.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k235.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k430.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.332756%25.332756%25.3%12,27612.3k824.305567%24.305567%24.3%14,28914.3k923.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k1023.734774%23.734774%23.7%7,4241123.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1222.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1322.595350%22.595350%22.6%18,78618.8k1421.553181%21.553181%21.6%8,2901521.172456%21.172456%21.2%7,9421619.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1719.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1818.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1918.369747%18.369747%18.4%7,8112018.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9122117.902324%17.902324%17.9%8,4202217.722583%17.722583%17.7%9,0692317.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k2417.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k2516.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6392615.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2715.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,6022815.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3862915.384393%15.384393%15.4%15,98916.0k3015.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5023115.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,7113214.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k3314.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k3413.670269%13.670269%13.7%6,6163513.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3363613.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1543713.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k4010.705207%10.705207%10.7%7,1594110.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,3374210.016456%10.016456%10.0%4,626439.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k449.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k459.008704%9.008704%9.0%3,985466.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004475.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359483.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699493.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,79050
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in the Midwest

There are 293 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within the Midwest (283 fully and 10 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Midwest, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 193,118.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Midwest, selected metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Flint Metro AreaFlint AreaSaginaw Metro AreaSaginaw AreaHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonToledo Metro AreaToledo AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownRockford Metro AreaRockford AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooRacine Metro AreaRacine AreaCanton and Massillon Metro AreaCanton AreaDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart AreaEvansville Metro AreaEvansvilleIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiGreen Bay Metro AreaGreen BayPeoria Metro AreaPeoria AreaDuluth Metro AreaDuluth AreaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsWichita Metro AreaWichita AreaTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaLafayette and West Lafayette Metro AreaLafayetteKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaAnn Arbor Metro AreaAnn ArborSt. Cloud Metro AreaSt. CloudMadison Metro AreaMadison AreaChampaign and Urbana Metro AreaChampaignLincoln Metro AreaLincoln AreaSioux Falls Metro AreaSioux FallsFargo Metro AreaFargo AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleAppleton Metro AreaAppleton AreaRochester Metro AreaRochester22.443517%22.443517%22.4%37,31137.3k120.372652%20.372652%20.4%15,87615.9k217.633367%17.633367%17.6%25,22725.2k317.111489%17.111489%17.1%41,87941.9k416.937876%16.937876%16.9%283,215283k516.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k616.906800%16.906800%16.9%22,43622.4k715.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k815.429468%15.429468%15.4%130,961131k915.423310%15.423310%15.4%20,08320.1k1015.355089%15.355089%15.4%11,56111.6k1114.530907%14.530907%14.5%23,53623.5k1214.288153%14.288153%14.3%46,87446.9k1314.016905%14.016905%14.0%39,73439.7k1413.593944%13.593944%13.6%103,990104k1513.172649%13.172649%13.2%15,95316.0k1613.134904%13.134904%13.1%24,16124.2k1713.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k1813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.705859%12.705859%12.7%48,05048.1k1912.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k2012.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k2112.654955%12.654955%12.7%11,15811.2k2212.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,8642312.355572%12.355572%12.4%15,63415.6k2412.296896%12.296896%12.3%92,20292.2k2512.206496%12.206496%12.2%20,20720.2k2612.162425%12.162425%12.2%18,77118.8k2712.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k2812.085158%12.085158%12.1%21,79821.8k2912.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k3011.531078%11.531078%11.5%14,47614.5k3111.502822%11.502822%11.5%17,46617.5k3211.463306%11.463306%11.5%13,39913.4k3311.424275%11.424275%11.4%12,15612.2k3410.857080%10.857080%10.9%26,46526.5k3510.422314%10.422314%10.4%9,689369.938233%9.938233%9.9%7,884379.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k389.797916%9.797916%9.8%34,07034.1k399.539056%9.539056%9.5%13,22813.2k409.517713%9.517713%9.5%6,988419.339775%9.339775%9.3%24,37724.4k429.268482%9.268482%9.3%8,598439.128836%9.128836%9.1%11,46611.5k449.031211%9.031211%9.0%8,623458.763782%8.763782%8.8%8,227468.610793%8.610793%8.6%115,655116k478.521182%8.521182%8.5%15,85415.9k487.919318%7.919318%7.9%7,130497.617605%7.617605%7.6%6,38550
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by State in the Midwest

There are 12 states in the Midwest. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, the Midwest, and the United States.

Most Food Stamps by State#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Midwest, selected states in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%5%10%15%Count#MichiganOhioIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriMidwestWisconsinIndianaIowaSouth DakotaKansasNebraskaMinnesotaNorth Dakota15.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k114.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k213.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k412.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k512.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k611.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k710.908268%10.908268%10.9%36,38336.4k89.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k98.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k108.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k117.491734%7.491734%7.5%22,86222.9k12
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of state out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Midwest

There are 1,055 counties in the Midwest. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Midwest, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 256,621.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Midwest, selected counties in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Wayne CountyWayneSt. Louis CitySt. LouisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeGenesee CountyGeneseeLucas CountyLucasCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaWinnebago CountyWinnebagoMarion CountyMarionMontgomery CountyMontgomerySt. Clair CountySt. ClairLake CountyLakeCook CountyCookIngham CountyInghamHamilton CountyHamiltonStark CountyStarkKalamazoo CountyKalamazooFranklin CountyFranklinSummit CountySummitPolk CountyPolkKent CountyKentJackson CountyJacksonLorain CountyLorainMacomb CountyMacombRamsey CountyRamseySt. Joseph CountySt. JosephUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestMadison CountyMadisonAllen CountyAllenBrown CountyBrownButler CountyButlerKane CountyKaneSedgwick CountySedgwickGreene CountyGreeneDouglas CountyDouglasHennepin CountyHennepinWashtenaw CountyWashtenawSt. Louis CountySt. LouisWill CountyWillLancaster CountyLancasterOakland CountyOaklandDane CountyDaneLake CountyLakeOttawa CountyOttawaAnoka CountyAnokaMcHenry CountyMcHenryDuPage CountyDuPageDakota CountyDakotaWaukesha CountyWaukeshaSt. Charles CountySt. CharlesHamilton CountyHamiltonJohnson CountyJohnson25.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k123.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k222.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k322.443517%22.443517%22.4%37,31137.3k420.333712%20.333712%20.3%36,29136.3k518.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k617.497966%17.497966%17.5%20,00020.0k717.041524%17.041524%17.0%62,28262.3k816.606116%16.606116%16.6%36,97837.0k916.427069%16.427069%16.4%16,86616.9k1015.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1215.263054%15.263054%15.3%16,96017.0k1314.901263%14.901263%14.9%49,96950.0k1414.731868%14.731868%14.7%22,26022.3k1514.664974%14.664974%14.7%14,89814.9k1614.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1714.545692%14.545692%14.5%32,27532.3k1814.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k1914.256725%14.256725%14.3%33,44233.4k2014.123898%14.123898%14.1%39,10339.1k2114.064400%14.064400%14.1%16,54116.5k2213.404821%13.404821%13.4%45,42845.4k2313.372595%13.372595%13.4%27,72527.7k2413.185473%13.185473%13.2%13,29913.3k2513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.914198%12.914198%12.9%13,82013.8k2612.753476%12.753476%12.8%18,04418.0k2712.166300%12.166300%12.2%12,39612.4k2811.515914%11.515914%11.5%15,55815.6k2911.443834%11.443834%11.4%19,88019.9k3011.352726%11.352726%11.4%22,01622.0k3111.266483%11.266483%11.3%13,42313.4k3210.805903%10.805903%10.8%22,79322.8k339.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k349.539056%9.539056%9.5%13,22813.2k359.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k369.349704%9.349704%9.3%21,03321.0k379.342244%9.342244%9.3%11,14111.1k389.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k399.073197%9.073197%9.1%19,37319.4k409.018974%9.018974%9.0%21,94121.9k418.204776%8.204776%8.2%8,015428.011336%8.011336%8.0%10,03510.0k437.003969%7.003969%7.0%7,712445.998755%5.998755%6.0%20,33520.3k455.914544%5.914544%5.9%9,327465.206835%5.206835%5.2%8,111475.072371%5.072371%5.1%7,135483.980510%3.980510%4.0%4,436493.969072%3.969072%4.0%8,81450
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Region in the United States

There are 5 regions in the United States. This section compares the Midwest to all of the regions in the United States and to the United States.

Most Food Stamps by Region#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Midwest, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%5%10%Count#SouthNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWest14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M311.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M4
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of region out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • 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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Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Major Metro Areas:
Adrian Area, Akron Area, Ann Arbor Area, Appleton Area, Ashtabula Area, Battle Creek Area, Bay City Area, Bismarck Area, Bloomington Area, Bloomington Area, Canton Area, Cape Girardeau Area, Carbondale Area, Cedar Rapids Area, Champaign Area, Chicago Area, Cincinnati Area, Cleveland Area, Columbia Area, Columbus Area, Davenport Area, Dayton Area, Decatur Area, Des Moines Area, Detroit Area, Dubuque Area, Duluth Area, Eau Claire Area, Elkhart Area, Evansville Area, Fargo Area, Fayetteville Area, Flint Area, Fond du Lac Area, Fort Wayne Area, Grand Forks Area, Grand Rapids Area, Green Bay Area, Holland Area, Huntington Area, Indianapolis Area, Iowa City Area, Jackson Area, Janesville Area, Jefferson City Area, Joplin Area, Kalamazoo Area, Kankakee Area, Kansas City Area, La Crosse Area, Lafayette Area, Lansing Area, Lawrence Area, Lima Area, Lincoln Area, Louisville Area, Madison Area, Manhattan Area, Mankato Area, Mansfield Area, Michigan City Area, Milwaukee Area, Minneapolis Area, Monroe Area, Muncie Area, Muskegon Area, Niles Area, Omaha Area, Oshkosh Area, Ottawa Area, Paducah Area, Peoria Area, Racine Area, Rapid City Area, Rochester Area, Rockford Area, Saginaw Area, Salem Area, Sheboygan Area, Sioux City Area, Sioux Falls Area, South Bend Area, Springfield Area, Springfield Area, Springfield Area, St. Cloud Area, St. Joseph Area, St. Louis Area, Terre Haute Area, Toledo Area, Topeka Area, Traverse City Area, Waterloo Area, Wausau Area, Weirton Area, Wheeling Area, Whitewater Area, Wichita Area, Wooster Area, Youngstown Area
Major City:
St. Louis
Major Counties:
Allen, Anoka, Brown, Butler, Cook, Cuyahoga, Dakota, Dane, Douglas, DuPage, Franklin, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Hamilton, Hennepin, Ingham, Jackson, Johnson, Kalamazoo, Kane, Kent, Lake, Lake, Lancaster, Lorain, Lucas, Macomb, Madison, Marion, McHenry, Milwaukee, Montgomery, Oakland, Ottawa, Polk, Ramsey, Sedgwick, St. Charles, St. Clair, St. Joseph, St. Louis, Stark, Summit, Washtenaw, Waukesha, Wayne, Will, Winnebago
Major Cities:
Akron, Ann Arbor, Aurora, Cedar Rapids, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Davenport, Dayton, Dearborn, Des Moines, Detroit, Elgin, Evansville, Fargo, Flint, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Independence, Joliet, Kansas City, Kansas City, Kenosha, Lansing, Lincoln, Madison, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Naperville, Olathe, Omaha, Overland Park, Peoria, Rochester, Rockford, Sioux Falls, South Bend, Springfield, Springfield, St. Louis, St. Paul, Sterling Heights, Toledo, Topeka, Warren, Wichita
Major Place:
Indianapolis
Neighboring Regions:
Northeast, South, West