Food Stamps in the Northeast (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 Northeast
Northeast
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$62,314.000000$55,322.000000$62,314.000000$62.3k21,076,56121.1M$18,821.000000$20,214.000000$18,821.000000$18.8k2,780,9862.78M$70,761.000000$62,089.000000$70,761.000000$70.8k18,295,57518.3M
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 Northeast
Northeast
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty245.224248%52.998047%45.224248%45.2%19.705%19.7%26.109876%28.339554%26.109876%26.1%43.495%43.5%14.005788%18.429803%14.005788%14.0%9.362%9.36%47.052125%44.347651%47.052125%47.1%25.717%25.7%35.953219%29.179046%35.953219%36.0%12.164%12.2%48.821245%50.307328%48.821245%48.8%50.432%50.4%
% 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 Northeast
Northeast
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.011183%28.828650%28.011183%28.0%80.295%80.3%5.155848%5.310662%5.155848%5.2%56.505%56.5%20.610705%20.990542%20.610705%20.6%90.638%90.6%20.658810%22.468885%20.658810%20.7%74.283%74.3%39.463395%38.399416%39.463395%39.5%87.836%87.8%7.293993%8.719194%7.293993%7.3%49.568%49.6%
% 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 Northeast
Northeast
United States
0%10%20%30%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesAsian1White334.946595%24.343036%34.946595%34.9%332,910333k264.853559%265%28.031551%27.934397%28.031551%28.0%648,418648k212.445767%212%26.267372%21.151806%26.267372%26.3%302,297302k199.075388%199%25.161275%19.809232%25.161275%25.2%86,58886.6k190.692493%191%13.194686%13.049135%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M100.000000%100%10.608512%7.599620%10.608512%10.6%114,343114k80.399885%80%8.507906%8.898420%8.507906%8.5%1,296,4301.30M64.479795%64%
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 Northeast

Food Stamps Food Stamps by State#5

Percentage of households (%):
7.8%9.5%11.2%12.9%14.6%16.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by County in the Northeast

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#6

Percentage of households (%):
3%10%16%23%30%37%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected places in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterNortheastUnited 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%37,74037.7k832.144141%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%12,17012.2k3416.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.194686%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
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 Northeast

There are 93 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within the Northeast (91 fully and 2 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%5%10%15%Count#Augusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland AreaErie Metro AreaErie AreaUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityPottsville Metro AreaPottsvillePittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldRochester Metro AreaRochesterWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportReading Metro AreaReading AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsNortheastHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaBurlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremontBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportLancaster Metro AreaLancasterConcord Metro AreaConcord AreaTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownState College Metro AreaState College19.170159%19.170159%19.2%9,744119.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k219.095420%19.095420%19.1%44,98945.0k318.870215%18.870215%18.9%9,948418.859182%18.859182%18.9%9,565517.595209%17.595209%17.6%19,36319.4k617.499353%17.499353%17.5%20,28720.3k716.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k816.518684%16.518684%16.5%9,451916.279389%16.279389%16.3%8,2951016.171594%16.171594%16.2%7,0231116.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k1215.943236%15.943236%15.9%15,69515.7k1315.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k1415.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k1515.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k1614.806177%14.806177%14.8%37,96638.0k1714.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k1814.504379%14.504379%14.5%8,4621914.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,8332014.031179%14.031179%14.0%60,46460.5k2113.824117%13.824117%13.8%6,3022213.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k2313.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k2413.211434%13.211434%13.2%6,7342513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.097788%13.097788%13.1%61,33061.3k2613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.909481%12.909481%12.9%44,80344.8k2712.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k2812.428181%12.428181%12.4%13,19513.2k2912.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k3012.018835%12.018835%12.0%6,8663111.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k3211.753270%11.753270%11.8%10,03610.0k3311.382419%11.382419%11.4%7,8923411.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k3511.131740%11.131740%11.1%5,8163611.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k3710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k3810.767940%10.767940%10.8%18,09118.1k3910.555294%10.555294%10.6%6,2694010.193905%10.193905%10.2%22,89522.9k4110.035895%10.035895%10.0%8,919429.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k439.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k449.188237%9.188237%9.2%5,218459.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k468.243318%8.243318%8.2%6,128478.214510%8.214510%8.2%12,82412.8k487.769923%7.769923%7.8%7,331496.799095%6.799095%6.8%3,87850
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 Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States.

Most Food Stamps by State#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected states in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%5%10%15%Count#MaineRhode IslandNew YorkVermontNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMassachusettsConnecticutNew JerseyNew Hampshire16.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k116.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k215.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M313.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k512.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k612.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k79.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k87.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k9
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of state out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Northeast

There are 217 counties in the Northeast. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 322,642.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected counties in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsHampden CountyHampdenProvidence CountyProvidencePassaic CountyPassaicSuffolk CountySuffolkErie CountyErieBristol CountyBristolEssex CountyEssexHudson CountyHudsonHartford CountyHartfordNew Haven CountyNew HavenMonroe CountyMonroeOnondaga CountyOnondagaEssex CountyEssexQueens CountyQueensBerks CountyBerksNew York CountyNew YorkLehigh CountyLehighNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCamden CountyCamdenRichmond CountyRichmondWorcester CountyWorcesterAllegheny CountyAlleghenyWestmoreland CountyWestmorelandOrange CountyOrangeRockland CountyRocklandYork CountyYorkDelaware CountyDelawarePlymouth CountyPlymouthFairfield CountyFairfieldLancaster CountyLancasterUnion CountyUnionMercer CountyMercerWestchester CountyWestchesterHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOcean CountyOceanMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkSuffolk CountySuffolkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMonmouth CountyMonmouthMontgomery CountyMontgomeryBucks CountyBucksBurlington CountyBurlingtonBergen CountyBergenNassau CountyNassauChester CountyChesterMorris CountyMorrisSomerset CountySomerset36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k223.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k322.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k420.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k519.515396%19.515396%19.5%31,52431.5k619.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k716.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k816.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k915.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k1015.395343%15.395343%15.4%38,74938.7k1115.137368%15.137368%15.1%52,55852.6k1215.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k1314.815728%14.815728%14.8%44,49044.5k1414.398810%14.398810%14.4%26,62726.6k1514.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k1613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.823458%13.823458%13.8%21,07421.1k1813.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1913.341164%13.341164%13.3%18,05918.1k2013.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.774469%12.774469%12.8%23,72523.7k2112.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k2212.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.414295%11.414295%11.4%17,20117.2k2511.139967%11.139967%11.1%13,94113.9k2611.127042%11.127042%11.1%11,02011.0k2710.767940%10.767940%10.8%18,09118.1k2810.720495%10.720495%10.7%21,82821.8k2910.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k309.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k319.313813%9.313813%9.3%18,27118.3k329.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k339.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k348.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k358.214510%8.214510%8.2%12,82412.8k368.057176%8.057176%8.1%17,93617.9k377.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k387.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k396.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k405.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k415.949723%5.949723%5.9%13,85513.9k425.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k435.550774%5.550774%5.6%12,96213.0k445.503484%5.503484%5.5%9,060455.337483%5.337483%5.3%17,99118.0k465.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k474.539929%4.539929%4.5%8,477483.421723%3.421723%3.4%6,150493.059525%3.059525%3.1%3,56350
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 Northeast 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 Northeast, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the Northeast
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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Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Major Metro Areas:
Albany Area, Allentown Area, Altoona Area, Amsterdam Area, Atlantic City Area, Auburn Area, Augusta Area, Bangor Area, Barnstable Town Area, Barre Area, Batavia Area, Bennington Area, Berlin Area, Binghamton Area, Bloomsburg Area, Boston Area, Bradford Area, Bridgeport Area, Buffalo Area, Burlington Area, Chambersburg Area, Claremont Area, Concord Area, Corning Area, Cortland Area, DuBois Area, East Stroudsburg Area, Elmira Area, Erie Area, Gettysburg Area, Glens Falls Area, Gloversville Area, Greenfield Town Area, Harrisburg Area, Hartford Area, Hudson Area, Huntingdon Area, Indiana Area, Ithaca Area, Jamestown Area, Johnstown Area, Keene Area, Kingston Area, Laconia Area, Lancaster Area, Lebanon Area, Lewisburg Area, Lewiston Area, Lewistown Area, Lock Haven Area, Malone Area, Manchester Area, Meadville Area, New Castle Area, New Haven Area, New York Area, Norwich Area, Ocean City Area, Ogdensburg Area, Oil City Area, Olean Area, Oneonta Area, Philadelphia Area, Pittsburgh Area, Pittsfield Area, Plattsburgh Area, Portland Area, Pottsville Area, Providence Area, Reading Area, Rochester Area, Rutland Area, Sayre Area, Scranton Area, Selinsgrove Area, Seneca Falls Area, Somerset Area, Springfield Area, St. Marys Area, State College Area, Sunbury Area, Syracuse Area, Torrington Area, Trenton Area, Utica Area, Vineland Area, Vineyard Haven Area, Warren Area, Watertown Area, Williamsport Area, Worcester Area, York Area, Youngstown Area
Major Counties:
Allegheny, Bergen, Berks, Bristol, Bronx, Bucks, Burlington, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Essex, Fairfield, Hampden, Hartford, Hillsborough, Hudson, Kings, Lancaster, Lehigh, Mercer, Middlesex, Middlesex, Monmouth, Monroe, Montgomery, Morris, Nassau, New Haven, New York, Norfolk, Ocean, Onondaga, Orange, Passaic, Philadelphia, Plymouth, Providence, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Somerset, Suffolk, Suffolk, Union, Westchester, Westmoreland, Worcester, York
Major Cities:
Albany, Allentown, Bethlehem, Boston, Bridgeport, Brockton, Buffalo, Cambridge, Camden, Clifton, Cranston, Danbury, Elizabeth, Erie, Fall River, Hartford, Jersey City, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Manchester, Nashua, New Bedford, New Britain, New Haven, New Rochelle, New York, Newark, Newton, Norwalk, Paterson, Pawtucket, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Quincy, Reading, Rochester, Scranton, Somerville, Springfield, Stamford, Syracuse, Trenton, Warwick, Waterbury, Worcester, Yonkers
Major Unincorporated Places:
Cheektowaga, Toms River
Neighboring Regions:
Midwest, South