Food Stamps in Alabama (State)

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 Alabama
Alabama
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$44,758.000000$55,322.000000$44,758.000000$44.8k1,851,0611.85M$16,595.000000$20,214.000000$16,595.000000$16.6k288,494288k$51,623.000000$62,089.000000$51,623.000000$51.6k1,562,5671.56M

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 Alabama
Alabama
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.927964%52.998047%52.927964%52.9%26.680%26.7%32.181952%28.339554%32.181952%32.2%51.761%51.8%15.963937%18.429803%15.963937%16.0%13.236%13.2%46.153473%44.347651%46.153473%46.2%23.177%23.2%26.683397%29.179046%26.683397%26.7%10.847%10.8%57.033422%50.307328%57.033422%57.0%49.564%49.6%

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 Alabama
Alabama
United States
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.855232%28.828650%26.855232%26.9%73.320%73.3%5.537363%5.310662%5.537363%5.5%48.239%48.2%19.320836%20.990542%19.320836%19.3%86.764%86.8%28.245125%22.468885%28.245125%28.2%76.823%76.8%40.492664%38.399416%40.492664%40.5%89.153%89.2%10.715445%8.719194%10.715445%10.7%50.436%50.4%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Alabama
Alabama
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian130.065236%27.934397%30.065236%30.1%143,376143k192.907256%193%21.374259%19.809232%21.374259%21.4%4,582137.143435%137%20.738050%24.343036%20.738050%20.7%5,024133.061331%133%20.075625%21.151806%20.075625%20.1%6,318128.811021%129%15.585332%13.049135%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k100.000000%100%10.015965%8.898420%10.015965%10.0%127,981128k64.265332%64%6.293452%7.599620%6.293452%6.3%1,21340.380612%40%

Map of Food Stamps by County in Alabama

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
5%13%20%26%33%40%
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Alabama

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in Alabama

There are 585 places in Alabama. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Alabama, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alabama. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 13,585.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alabama, selected places in Alabama, and entities that contain Alabama
0%10%20%30%Count#SelmaPrichardAnnistonBessemerCenter PointBirminghamAlexander CityTalladegaGadsdenPhenix CityFort PayneAlbertvilleMontgomeryOzarkMobileFlorenceTillmans CornerOpelikaAthensDecaturDothanJasperTroyEast South CentralFoleyHueytownAlabamaCullmanSouthEnterpriseHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOxfordTuscaloosaMillbrookSaralandScottsboroPrattvilleMuscle ShoalsHartselleAuburnAlabasterNorthportFairhopeHomewoodMadisonGardendaleHooverPelhamDaphneTrussvilleHelenaVestavia HillsVestavia HlsMountain BrookMtn Brk37.552466%37.552466%37.6%2,863136.985754%36.985754%37.0%2,778228.829586%28.829586%28.8%2,744328.652968%28.652968%28.7%3,012427.597765%27.597765%27.6%1,729525.192586%25.192586%25.2%22,79422.8k625.187713%25.187713%25.2%1,476724.124717%24.124717%24.1%1,385823.527750%23.527750%23.5%3,332922.207512%22.207512%22.2%3,1871022.187192%22.187192%22.2%1,1261122.064252%22.064252%22.1%1,6141220.911491%20.911491%20.9%16,78916.8k1320.663650%20.663650%20.7%1,2331420.530853%20.530853%20.5%15,64815.6k1518.788051%18.788051%18.8%3,3021618.515742%18.515742%18.5%1,2351718.237652%18.237652%18.2%2,1381818.207193%18.207193%18.2%1,6961917.226985%17.226985%17.2%3,8382016.727815%16.727815%16.7%4,3772116.663628%16.663628%16.7%9142216.647727%16.647727%16.6%1,1722316.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.576950%16.576950%16.6%1,2012415.921556%15.921556%15.9%9582515.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k14.661779%14.661779%14.7%8802614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.659004%13.659004%13.7%1,4262713.091250%13.091250%13.1%10,47310.5k2813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.903638%12.903638%12.9%1,0112912.029588%12.029588%12.0%4,0823011.698774%11.698774%11.7%6683111.398561%11.398561%11.4%5863211.099882%11.099882%11.1%6593310.482180%10.482180%10.5%1,400349.329925%9.329925%9.3%511358.951598%8.951598%9.0%479368.607951%8.607951%8.6%1,899378.303755%8.303755%8.3%889388.019481%8.019481%8.0%741396.582241%6.582241%6.6%447406.231824%6.231824%6.2%600414.391794%4.391794%4.4%760424.237905%4.237905%4.2%233433.598652%3.598652%3.6%1,185443.489589%3.489589%3.5%300453.408346%3.408346%3.4%312463.006119%3.006119%3.0%226472.925743%2.925743%2.9%184482.839726%2.839726%2.8%382490.463468%0.463468%0.5%3450

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Alabama

There are 26 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Alabama (24 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Alabama, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alabama.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alabama, selected metro areas in Alabama, and entities that contain Alabama
0%10%20%30%Count#Selma Metro AreaSelma AreaEufaula Metro AreaEufaula AreaAtmore Metro AreaAtmore AreaAlexander City Metro AreaAlexander CityAnniston, Oxford, and Jacksonville Metro AreaAnniston AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaMobile Metro AreaMobile AreaTalladega and Sylacauga Metro AreaTalladegaMontgomery Metro AreaMontgomeryTroy Metro AreaTroy AreaValley Metro AreaValley AreaOzark Metro AreaOzark AreaAlbertville Metro AreaAlbertvilleFort Payne Metro AreaFort PayneEast South CentralGadsden Metro AreaGadsden AreaDothan Metro AreaDothan AreaAlabamaDecatur Metro AreaDecatur AreaFlorence and Muscle Shoals Metro AreaFlorence AreaSouthBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamEnterprise Metro AreaEnterpriseScottsboro Metro AreaScottsboroUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTuscaloosa Metro AreaTuscaloosaCullman Metro AreaCullman AreaAuburn and Opelika Metro AreaAuburn AreaHuntsville Metro AreaHuntsvilleDaphne, Fairhope, and Foley Metro AreaDaphne Area32.312566%32.312566%32.3%5,202125.513050%25.513050%25.5%2,561221.003251%21.003251%21.0%2,843319.445465%19.445465%19.4%3,177419.023319%19.023319%19.0%8,574518.708879%18.708879%18.7%21,15621.2k618.432397%18.432397%18.4%28,43428.4k718.319455%18.319455%18.3%6,534818.118148%18.118148%18.1%26,12826.1k917.989377%17.989377%18.0%2,3031017.486102%17.486102%17.5%2,4221117.356603%17.356603%17.4%3,2621217.326833%17.326833%17.3%5,9711316.827214%16.827214%16.8%4,1751416.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.287131%16.287131%16.3%6,4371516.010272%16.010272%16.0%9,1021615.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k14.921409%14.921409%14.9%8,8761714.257599%14.257599%14.3%8,6211814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k1913.636129%13.636129%13.6%2,6422013.060918%13.060918%13.1%2,6052113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.524105%12.524105%12.5%10,52110.5k2212.480293%12.480293%12.5%3,8792312.155230%12.155230%12.2%7,0382411.562475%11.562475%11.6%19,89019.9k258.898322%8.898322%8.9%6,68726

Food Stamps by County in Alabama

There are 67 counties in Alabama. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Alabama, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alabama. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 19,684.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alabama, selected counties in Alabama, and entities that contain Alabama
0%10%20%30%Count#Dallas CountyDallasMacon CountyMaconMarengo CountyMarengoBarbour CountyBarbourRussell CountyRussellFranklin CountyFranklinButler CountyButlerEscambia CountyEscambiaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryTallapoosa CountyTallapoosaCalhoun CountyCalhounTalladega CountyTalladegaMobile CountyMobilePickens CountyPickensChilton CountyChiltonWalker CountyWalkerPike CountyPikeMarion CountyMarionLawrence CountyLawrenceClarke CountyClarkeChambers CountyChambersGeneva CountyGenevaDale CountyDaleMarshall CountyMarshallWinston CountyWinstonDeKalb CountyDeKalbEast South CentralRandolph CountyRandolphEtowah CountyEtowahCherokee CountyCherokeeJefferson CountyJeffersonAlabamaHouston CountyHoustonMonroe CountyMonroeBibb CountyBibbCovington CountyCovingtonLauderdale CountyLauderdaleElmore CountyElmoreSouthMorgan CountyMorganColbert CountyColbertLimestone CountyLimestoneCoffee CountyCoffeeJackson CountyJacksonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAutauga CountyAutaugaSt. Clair CountySt. ClairCullman CountyCullmanLee CountyLeeBlount CountyBlountMadison CountyMadisonTuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosaBaldwin CountyBaldwinShelby CountyShelby32.312566%32.312566%32.3%5,202128.237524%28.237524%28.2%2,235226.727206%26.727206%26.7%2,178325.356282%25.356282%25.4%2,313421.385394%21.385394%21.4%4,776521.270411%21.270411%21.3%2,488621.068404%21.068404%21.1%1,617721.003251%21.003251%21.0%2,843819.901197%19.901197%19.9%17,96718.0k919.445465%19.445465%19.4%3,1771019.023319%19.023319%19.0%8,5741118.731127%18.731127%18.7%5,8931218.432397%18.432397%18.4%28,43428.4k1318.403781%18.403781%18.4%1,4021418.370540%18.370540%18.4%3,0531518.147178%18.147178%18.1%4,5721617.989377%17.989377%18.0%2,3031717.908057%17.908057%17.9%2,2361817.806471%17.806471%17.8%2,3721917.552857%17.552857%17.6%1,6772017.486102%17.486102%17.5%2,4222117.481468%17.481468%17.5%1,8632217.356603%17.356603%17.4%3,2622317.326833%17.326833%17.3%5,9712417.274269%17.274269%17.3%1,6302516.827214%16.827214%16.8%4,1752616.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.522840%16.522840%16.5%1,4362716.287131%16.287131%16.3%6,4372816.283298%16.283298%16.3%1,7912915.759838%15.759838%15.8%41,25541.3k3015.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k15.443437%15.443437%15.4%6,0793115.307840%15.307840%15.3%1,2733214.841090%14.841090%14.8%1,0463314.770406%14.770406%14.8%2,2423414.538203%14.538203%14.5%5,5773514.247144%14.247144%14.2%4,1163614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.088900%14.088900%14.1%6,5043713.770640%13.770640%13.8%3,0443813.749883%13.749883%13.7%4,4103913.636129%13.636129%13.6%2,6424013.060918%13.060918%13.1%2,6054113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.798077%12.798077%12.8%2,6624212.748178%12.748178%12.7%4,0584312.480293%12.480293%12.5%3,8794412.155230%12.155230%12.2%7,0384511.523352%11.523352%11.5%2,3764611.061172%11.061172%11.1%15,48015.5k4710.719761%10.719761%10.7%7,551488.898322%8.898322%8.9%6,687495.975613%5.975613%6.0%4,53850

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Alabama

There are 390 county subdivisions in Alabama. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Alabama, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alabama. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 19,253.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alabama, selected county subdivisions in Alabama, and entities that contain Alabama
0%10%20%30%Count#SelmaPhenix CityAnnistonMontgomeryMobileSylacaugaTalladegaAlbertville-BoazBirminghamOzarkGadsdenTheodoreTroyFlorenceDecaturGrand BayEast South CentralDothanAlabamaJasperAthensElmoreTri-CitiesPell CityCullmanSouthBay MinetteWetumpkaHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEnterpriseFoleyRobertsdaleTanner WilliamsAuburn-OpelikaTuscaloosaPrattvilleSmiths StationSpringvilleSemmesScottsboroMoodyHartselleNorthportFairhopeGreenwoodMadisonGardendalePike RoadAlabaster-HelenaChelseaTrussvilleHooverDaphne32.582191%32.582191%32.6%3,875122.220448%22.220448%22.2%4,175221.904118%21.904118%21.9%5,830321.850546%21.850546%21.9%16,05616.1k421.413925%21.413925%21.4%19,00719.0k521.053242%21.053242%21.1%1,815620.958272%20.958272%21.0%1,999720.506713%20.506713%20.5%2,841819.869941%19.869941%19.9%36,54436.5k918.962704%18.962704%19.0%1,6271018.345800%18.345800%18.3%5,1261118.222124%18.222124%18.2%1,6441217.834563%17.834563%17.8%1,3541317.502155%17.502155%17.5%3,8581417.410120%17.410120%17.4%4,1841517.131299%17.131299%17.1%1,9481616.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.189961%16.189961%16.2%5,3831715.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k15.334594%15.334594%15.3%1,2971815.271161%15.271161%15.3%4,0071915.252903%15.252903%15.3%1,5502015.129957%15.129957%15.1%2,1482115.014861%15.014861%15.0%1,4652214.364808%14.364808%14.4%1,4272314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.932039%13.932039%13.9%1,1482413.876455%13.876455%13.9%1,2402513.391154%13.391154%13.4%12,21312.2k2613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.637206%12.637206%12.6%1,7732712.426310%12.426310%12.4%2,6772812.317702%12.317702%12.3%1,0982912.203970%12.203970%12.2%3,5663012.042506%12.042506%12.0%4,1593111.848341%11.848341%11.8%5,0753211.607958%11.607958%11.6%1,9083311.294169%11.294169%11.3%1,5633411.181924%11.181924%11.2%7723511.150006%11.150006%11.2%860369.966322%9.966322%10.0%799378.143122%8.143122%8.1%792388.038231%8.038231%8.0%656397.637396%7.637396%7.6%888406.059795%6.059795%6.1%679415.687906%5.687906%5.7%499424.737909%4.737909%4.7%771434.590529%4.590529%4.6%412444.226378%4.226378%4.2%348454.188108%4.188108%4.2%1,937463.334445%3.334445%3.3%500473.229383%3.229383%3.2%233482.925093%2.925093%2.9%567492.610683%2.610683%2.6%45750

Food Stamps by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Alabama to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alabama.

Most Food Stamps by State#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alabama, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Alabama
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonMississippiKentuckyNew MexicoEast South CentralTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaMaineRhode IslandMichiganAlabamaNew YorkGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOhioFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasSouthWashingtonOklahomaVermontIllinoisArizonaTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriPennsylvaniaDelawareWisconsinMassachusettsNevadaConnecticutIndianaIdahoIowaHawaiiMarylandSouth DakotaMontanaAlaskaVirginiaCaliforniaNew JerseyKansasNebraskaMinnesotaColoradoUtahNew HampshireNorth DakotaWyoming18.757557%18.757557%18.8%289,944290k118.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k216.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k316.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k416.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k516.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k616.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k816.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k915.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k1015.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k1115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M1215.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k1314.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k1414.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k1514.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M1614.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k1714.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k1814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k1913.661444%13.661444%13.7%199,662200k2013.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k2113.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k2213.247600%13.247600%13.2%324,423324k2313.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M2413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k2512.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k2612.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k2712.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k2812.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k2912.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k3012.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k3112.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k3212.154362%12.154362%12.2%72,45372.5k3311.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k3411.563392%11.563392%11.6%52,27052.3k3511.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k3610.908268%10.908268%10.9%36,38336.4k3710.635086%10.635086%10.6%43,88643.9k3810.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k399.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k409.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M419.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k429.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k438.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k448.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k458.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k468.338496%8.338496%8.3%76,57876.6k477.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k487.491734%7.491734%7.5%22,86222.9k496.025508%6.025508%6.0%13,67713.7k50

Food Stamps by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares Alabama to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alabama.

Most Food Stamps by State#12

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alabama, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Alabama
0%5%10%15%Count#MississippiKentuckyEast South CentralTennesseeWest 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%290,270290k216.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%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

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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