Food Stamps in the South (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 South
South
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$51,236.000000$55,322.000000$51,236.000000$51.2k44,105,28244.1M$19,898.000000$20,214.000000$19,898.000000$19.9k6,266,2326.27M$57,761.000000$62,089.000000$57,761.000000$57.8k37,839,05037.8M

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 South
South
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.539044%52.998047%54.539044%54.5%23.836%23.8%29.825005%28.339554%29.825005%29.8%46.186%46.2%18.757445%18.429803%18.757445%18.8%13.080%13.1%44.284141%44.347651%44.284141%44.3%23.603%23.6%29.196110%29.179046%29.196110%29.2%11.223%11.2%51.440499%50.307328%51.440499%51.4%47.425%47.4%

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 the United States and the South
South
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.860363%28.828650%28.860363%28.9%76.164%76.2%5.754899%5.310662%5.754899%5.8%53.814%53.8%20.642022%20.990542%20.642022%20.6%86.920%86.9%23.736251%22.468885%23.736251%23.7%76.397%76.4%38.247292%38.399416%38.247292%38.2%88.777%88.8%9.443667%8.719194%9.443667%9.4%52.575%52.6%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and the South
South
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Hispanic2Other1Mixed1All RacesWhite3Asian126.962512%27.934397%26.962512%27.0%2,205,1392.21M189.777395%190%21.917607%21.151806%21.917607%21.9%954,713955k154.268506%154%21.448705%24.343036%21.448705%21.4%270,436270k150.968109%151%18.728722%19.809232%18.728722%18.7%134,944135k131.823329%132%14.207441%13.049135%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M100.000000%100%9.232732%8.898420%9.232732%9.2%2,623,8502.62M64.985187%65%6.591426%7.599620%6.591426%6.6%77,15077.2k46.394178%46%

Map of Food Stamps by State in the South

Food Stamps Food Stamps by State#5

Percentage of households (%):
9.4%11.2%12.9%14.6%16.3%18.1%
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Food Stamps by Place in the South

There are 9,692 places in the South. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the South, selected places in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan 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%62,34962.3k622.323973%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%15,64815.6k1120.073752%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%15,13415.1k2016.488666%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

Food Stamps by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within the South (371 fully and 10 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the South, selected metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%10%20%30%Count#McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaSouthDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashington31.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k123.186903%23.186903%23.2%60,83260.8k218.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k317.644871%17.644871%17.6%364,395364k416.851608%16.851608%16.9%35,59735.6k516.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k616.212678%16.212678%16.2%36,16436.2k715.836003%15.836003%15.8%33,12133.1k815.429182%15.429182%15.4%46,47146.5k915.286288%15.286288%15.3%24,59924.6k1015.246358%15.246358%15.2%52,17752.2k1115.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k1215.095751%15.095751%15.1%44,18344.2k1314.963720%14.963720%15.0%122,168122k1414.876716%14.876716%14.9%26,65026.7k1514.714938%14.714938%14.7%30,87430.9k1614.296990%14.296990%14.3%166,108166k1714.251677%14.251677%14.3%25,00325.0k1814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.051590%14.051590%14.1%34,21034.2k1914.027996%14.027996%14.0%42,23142.2k2013.896598%13.896598%13.9%36,00436.0k2113.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k2213.778907%13.778907%13.8%73,19773.2k2313.426552%13.426552%13.4%26,31026.3k2413.313134%13.313134%13.3%104,662105k2513.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k2613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.701642%12.701642%12.7%41,70841.7k2712.674247%12.674247%12.7%85,82185.8k2812.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k2912.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k3012.573741%12.573741%12.6%47,25347.3k3112.513863%12.513863%12.5%62,62462.6k3212.335852%12.335852%12.3%128,376128k3312.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k3412.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k3511.822895%11.822895%11.8%30,51330.5k3611.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k3711.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k3811.562442%11.562442%11.6%32,15732.2k3911.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k4011.346172%11.346172%11.3%19,49019.5k4111.220461%11.220461%11.2%23,93123.9k4210.935666%10.935666%10.9%268,051268k4310.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k4410.573575%10.573575%10.6%50,29350.3k459.124231%9.124231%9.1%28,42828.4k468.604620%8.604620%8.6%39,59739.6k478.521182%8.521182%8.5%15,85415.9k488.251920%8.251920%8.3%58,26458.3k497.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k50

Food Stamps by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, the South, and the United States.

Most Food Stamps by State#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the South, selected states in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%5%10%15%Count#MississippiKentuckyTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaAlabamaGeorgiaDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.South CarolinaS CarolinaFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasSouthOklahomaTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareMarylandVirginia18.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k116.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k216.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k316.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k416.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k515.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k615.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k814.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k914.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M1014.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k1114.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k1214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.661444%13.661444%13.7%199,662200k1313.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M1413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k1511.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k169.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k17

Food Stamps by County in the South

There are 1,422 counties in the South. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 443,630.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the South, selected counties in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%10%20%30%Count#Hidalgo CountyHidalgoBaltimore CityBaltimoreMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeEl Paso CountyEl PasoShelby CountyShelbyPolk CountyPolkHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeDuval CountyDuvalDeKalb CountyDeKalbEast Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton RougeJefferson CountyJeffersonDistrict of ColumbiaVolusia CountyVolusiaDavidson CountyDavidsonBexar CountyBexarGuilford CountyGuilfordDallas CountyDallasOklahoma CountyOklahomaSouthPasco CountyPascoJefferson CountyJeffersonBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisKnox CountyKnoxUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTulsa CountyTulsaPinellas CountyPinellasTarrant CountyTarrantLee CountyLeeNew Castle CountyNew CastleBrevard CountyBrevardMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgGreenville CountyGreenvilleGwinnett CountyGwinnettPrince George's CountyPrince George'sPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachBaltimore CountyBaltimoreCobb CountyCobbTravis CountyTravisFort Bend CountyFort BendWake CountyWakeAnne Arundel CountyAnne ArundelVirginia Beach CityVirginia BeachMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMontgomery CountyMontgomeryPrince William CountyPrince WilliamDenton CountyDentonWilliamson CountyWilliamsonFairfax CountyFairfaxCollin CountyCollin31.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k125.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k323.173116%23.173116%23.2%60,57860.6k419.867355%19.867355%19.9%69,52769.5k516.212678%16.212678%16.2%36,16436.2k616.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k715.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k815.946196%15.946196%15.9%54,52154.5k915.796060%15.796060%15.8%42,79242.8k1015.785383%15.785383%15.8%26,60826.6k1115.759838%15.759838%15.8%41,25541.3k1214.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k1314.898933%14.898933%14.9%30,58930.6k1414.616951%14.616951%14.6%39,33139.3k1514.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1614.505886%14.505886%14.5%29,05529.1k1714.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1814.399400%14.399400%14.4%42,43142.4k1914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.191302%14.191302%14.2%26,86326.9k2014.101271%14.101271%14.1%43,76443.8k2113.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k2213.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2313.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2413.107712%13.107712%13.1%23,76923.8k2513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.853531%12.853531%12.9%31,98132.0k2612.000355%12.000355%12.0%48,69648.7k2711.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2811.822895%11.822895%11.8%30,51330.5k2911.681085%11.681085%11.7%23,65723.7k3011.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k3111.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k3211.169752%11.169752%11.2%20,38120.4k3311.167185%11.167185%11.2%31,15631.2k3410.883209%10.883209%10.9%33,38033.4k3510.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k3610.298057%10.298057%10.3%32,21532.2k379.272911%9.272911%9.3%25,22025.2k388.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k397.414326%7.414326%7.4%15,87615.9k407.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k416.978992%6.978992%7.0%14,29514.3k426.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k436.682555%6.682555%6.7%12,00112.0k446.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k456.035394%6.035394%6.0%8,335465.941909%5.941909%5.9%15,79315.8k475.542693%5.542693%5.5%9,169484.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k493.698741%3.698741%3.7%11,64811.6k50

Food Stamps by Region in the United States

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

Most Food Stamps by Region#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the South, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the South
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

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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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