Food Stamps in Kentucky (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 Kentucky
Kentucky
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$44,811.000000$55,322.000000$44,811.000000$44.8k1,718,2171.72M$15,446.000000$20,214.000000$15,446.000000$15.4k290,270290k$52,424.000000$62,089.000000$52,424.000000$52.4k1,427,9471.43M

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 Kentucky
Kentucky
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty249.002653%52.998047%49.002653%49.0%26.252%26.3%25.445964%28.339554%25.445964%25.4%50.617%50.6%17.363489%18.429803%17.363489%17.4%14.778%14.8%52.306473%44.347651%52.306473%52.3%27.042%27.0%26.371998%29.179046%26.371998%26.4%12.059%12.1%60.484377%50.307328%60.484377%60.5%55.492%55.5%

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 Kentucky
Kentucky
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.983882%28.828650%27.983882%28.0%73.748%73.7%5.046406%5.310662%5.046406%5.0%49.383%49.4%20.355237%20.990542%20.355237%20.4%85.222%85.2%28.687059%22.468885%28.687059%28.7%72.958%73.0%39.092837%38.399416%39.092837%39.1%87.941%87.9%9.861570%8.719194%9.861570%9.9%44.508%44.5%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Kentucky
Kentucky
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian130.333529%27.934397%30.333529%30.3%40,89940.9k179.555533%180%27.042108%19.809232%27.042108%27.0%5,234160.072380%160%25.337365%24.343036%25.337365%25.3%3,436149.981364%150%23.778876%21.151806%23.778876%23.8%6,207140.756086%141%16.893675%13.049135%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k100.000000%100%15.448611%8.898420%15.448611%15.4%232,767233k91.446122%91%9.785257%7.599620%9.785257%9.8%1,72757.922606%58%

Map of Food Stamps by County in Kentucky

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Food Stamps by Place in Kentucky

There are 540 places in Kentucky. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Kentucky, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kentucky. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 8,688.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kentucky, selected places in Kentucky, and entities that contain Kentucky
0%10%20%30%Count#MiddlesboroughMayfieldSomersetGlasgowParisHopkinsvilleCovingtonWinchesterMaysvilleShivelyAshlandCampbellsvilleHendersonPaducahNicholasvilleRichmondNewportVersaillesBowling GreenShelbyvilleBereaDanvilleBardstownFranklinRadcliffMadisonvilleElizabethtownOwensboroKentuckyEast South CentralFrankfortShepherdsvilleLouisvilleGeorgetownSouthMurrayUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLexington-FayetteLawrenceburgBurlingtonErlangerHillviewMount WashingtonMt WashingtonFlorenceFort ThomasIndependenceLyndonJeffersontownFort Campbell NorthFort Campbell NAlexandriaSt. MatthewsFort KnoxEdgewoodFrancisville37.973438%37.973438%38.0%1,544129.975369%29.975369%30.0%1,217229.383603%29.383603%29.4%1,473326.491372%26.491372%26.5%1,612424.762381%24.762381%24.8%990524.320684%24.320684%24.3%3,070624.006359%24.006359%24.0%4,077723.921824%23.921824%23.9%1,836823.644933%23.644933%23.6%903923.506714%23.506714%23.5%1,5231023.119808%23.119808%23.1%2,1151122.716267%22.716267%22.7%1,0321222.215026%22.215026%22.2%2,7441322.084130%22.084130%22.1%2,5411421.992533%21.992533%22.0%2,4151521.773573%21.773573%21.8%2,8311621.696912%21.696912%21.7%1,3631720.753687%20.753687%20.8%7601820.466200%20.466200%20.5%4,8291919.224497%19.224497%19.2%1,0612019.053977%19.053977%19.1%9992118.689818%18.689818%18.7%1,1842218.588771%18.588771%18.6%9802318.443558%18.443558%18.4%6472418.278959%18.278959%18.3%1,6082517.923057%17.923057%17.9%1,3792617.651855%17.651855%17.7%2,1652717.471983%17.471983%17.5%4,3032816.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.161450%16.161450%16.2%1,9622916.109927%16.109927%16.1%6803015.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k3114.562858%14.562858%14.6%1,7043214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.126186%14.126186%14.1%1,0123313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k3412.074444%12.074444%12.1%5323511.715976%11.715976%11.7%6933611.258375%11.258375%11.3%7733710.291708%10.291708%10.3%314389.563253%9.563253%9.6%508397.534770%7.534770%7.5%986407.519142%7.519142%7.5%491417.299021%7.299021%7.3%641427.117636%7.117636%7.1%383436.737281%6.737281%6.7%776446.336996%6.336996%6.3%173455.383663%5.383663%5.4%174465.110930%5.110930%5.1%440474.819277%4.819277%4.8%108483.195374%3.195374%3.2%105492.463567%2.463567%2.5%7150

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Kentucky

There are 26 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Kentucky (19 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Kentucky, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kentucky.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kentucky, selected metro areas in Kentucky, and entities that contain Kentucky
0%10%20%30%Count#Middlesborough Metro AreaMiddlesboroughLondon Metro AreaLondon AreaMount Sterling Metro AreaMount SterlingUnion City Metro AreaUnion CityDanville Metro AreaDanville AreaSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaMaysville Metro AreaMaysvilleGlasgow Metro AreaGlasgow AreaCampbellsville Metro AreaCampbellsvilleRichmond and Berea Metro AreaRichmond AreaCentral City Metro AreaCentral CityHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonKentuckyEast South CentralPaducah Metro AreaPaducah AreaMadisonville Metro AreaMadisonvilleBowling Green Metro AreaBowling GreenMayfield Metro AreaMayfield AreaElizabethtown and Fort Knox Metro AreaElizabethtownBardstown Metro AreaBardstownClarksville Metro AreaClarksvilleSouthOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboroLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleEvansville Metro AreaEvansvilleCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiFrankfort Metro AreaFrankfortMurray Metro AreaMurray Area35.689561%35.689561%35.7%3,918127.012690%27.012690%27.0%12,98513.0k222.155619%22.155619%22.2%3,807320.671885%20.671885%20.7%3,169420.550405%20.550405%20.6%4,234520.350452%20.350452%20.4%5,203619.635509%19.635509%19.6%1,336719.363882%19.363882%19.4%4,006818.707029%18.707029%18.7%1,823917.862560%17.862560%17.9%6,9481017.715030%17.715030%17.7%2,0391117.633367%17.633367%17.6%25,22725.2k1216.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.552531%16.552531%16.6%6,7921315.901925%15.901925%15.9%2,9251415.526250%15.526250%15.5%9,8661515.138772%15.138772%15.1%2,1601614.786515%14.786515%14.8%8,3601714.487120%14.487120%14.5%2,4971814.374956%14.374956%14.4%14,15214.2k1914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.958563%13.958563%14.0%6,4612013.426552%13.426552%13.4%26,31026.3k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k2212.355572%12.355572%12.4%15,63415.6k2312.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k2411.865095%11.865095%11.9%3,5042511.711772%11.711772%11.7%1,75726

Food Stamps by County in Kentucky

There are 120 counties in Kentucky. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Kentucky, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kentucky. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 23,382.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kentucky, selected counties in Kentucky, and entities that contain Kentucky
0%10%20%30%Count#Bell CountyBellKnox CountyKnoxPerry CountyPerryHarlan CountyHarlanFloyd CountyFloydLetcher CountyLetcherWhitley CountyWhitleyPike CountyPikeLincoln CountyLincolnRowan CountyRowanLaurel CountyLaurelMontgomery CountyMontgomeryCarter CountyCarterGrayson CountyGraysonPulaski CountyPulaskiGrant CountyGrantTaylor CountyTaylorBarren CountyBarrenClark CountyClarkHenderson CountyHendersonOhio CountyOhioChristian CountyChristianMuhlenberg CountyMuhlenbergBoyd CountyBoydJessamine CountyJessamineBoyle CountyBoyleKentuckyEast South CentralMcCracken CountyMcCrackenMadison CountyMadisonLogan CountyLoganHopkins CountyHopkinsGreenup CountyGreenupMeade CountyMeadeGraves CountyGravesWarren CountyWarrenNelson CountyNelsonSouthJefferson CountyJeffersonHardin CountyHardinDaviess CountyDaviessScott CountyScottKenton CountyKentonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFranklin CountyFranklinShelby CountyShelbyFayette CountyFayetteCalloway CountyCallowayWoodford CountyWoodfordBullitt CountyBullittMarshall CountyMarshallCampbell CountyCampbellBoone CountyBooneOldham CountyOldham35.689561%35.689561%35.7%3,918135.052299%35.052299%35.1%4,323232.872754%32.872754%32.9%3,640332.058798%32.058798%32.1%3,664430.072868%30.072868%30.1%4,581529.739443%29.739443%29.7%2,979627.439408%27.439408%27.4%3,487724.941031%24.941031%24.9%6,450824.513939%24.513939%24.5%2,383923.073292%23.073292%23.1%1,9551022.471666%22.471666%22.5%5,1751121.494320%21.494320%21.5%2,1951220.625528%20.625528%20.6%2,1961320.532046%20.532046%20.5%1,9991420.350452%20.350452%20.4%5,2031519.250630%19.250630%19.3%1,6031618.707029%18.707029%18.7%1,8231718.477872%18.477872%18.5%3,0981818.190792%18.190792%18.2%2,5801918.134715%18.134715%18.1%3,4302018.062710%18.062710%18.1%1,6132117.776377%17.776377%17.8%4,5122217.715030%17.715030%17.7%2,0392317.703497%17.703497%17.7%3,4322417.515352%17.515352%17.5%3,2232517.009741%17.009741%17.0%1,8512616.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.547406%16.547406%16.5%4,6252716.526274%16.526274%16.5%5,3562816.045684%16.045684%16.0%1,7142915.901925%15.901925%15.9%2,9253015.704388%15.704388%15.7%2,2443115.520647%15.520647%15.5%1,6503215.138772%15.138772%15.1%2,1603314.717014%14.717014%14.7%6,7663414.487120%14.487120%14.5%2,4973514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.101271%14.101271%14.1%43,76443.8k3613.838999%13.838999%13.8%5,5943713.441271%13.441271%13.4%5,2803813.324169%13.324169%13.3%2,5203913.098843%13.098843%13.1%8,2194013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.289065%12.289065%12.3%2,5784112.255784%12.255784%12.3%1,9764212.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k4311.711772%11.711772%11.7%1,7574411.698075%11.698075%11.7%1,1674510.717415%10.717415%10.7%3,0584610.664281%10.664281%10.7%1,3714710.157423%10.157423%10.2%3,652487.542334%7.542334%7.5%3,443495.519158%5.519158%5.5%1,11250

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Kentucky

There are 493 county subdivisions in Kentucky. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Kentucky, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kentucky. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 19,921.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kentucky, selected county subdivisions in Kentucky, and entities that contain Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Louisville WestLouisville WLouisville CentralLouisville CntrlLouisville SouthLouisville SHendersonHopkinsvilleAshlandNicholasvilleSomersetGlasgowMount SterlingMt SterlingWinchesterRichmondPaducahOwensboroDanvillePond CreekKentuckyBowling GreenBereaEast South CentralMadisonvilleBardstownLexington-Fayette CentralLexington-Fayette …ShelbyvilleCentral JeffersonCntrl JeffersonNorth DixieCovingtonRadcliffSouthElizabethtownLexington-Fayette SoutheastLexington-Fayette …Lexington-Fayette NorthwestLexington-Fayette …United States of AmericaUnited StatesGeorgetownFrankfortShepherdsville NorthwestShepherdsville NWMurrayNewport-Fort ThomasNewport-Fort Thom…South DixieUtica-StanleySouth JeffersonS JeffersonLexington-Fayette NortheastLexington-Fayette …La GrangeMount WashingtonMt WashingtonIndependenceFlorenceWhitesville-PhilpotLouisville EastLouisville ESoutheast JeffersonSE JeffersonWaltonEast JeffersonE JeffersonPewee ValleyLexington-Fayette SouthwestLexington-Fayette …Northeast JeffersonNE Jefferson41.779827%41.779827%41.8%9,784130.790135%30.790135%30.8%4,532227.349295%27.349295%27.3%8,053325.663341%25.663341%25.7%2,418422.430805%22.430805%22.4%3,501521.793746%21.793746%21.8%2,481620.799704%20.799704%20.8%2,809720.692415%20.692415%20.7%3,102820.523184%20.523184%20.5%1,828920.519762%20.519762%20.5%1,5161019.517453%19.517453%19.5%2,3541118.913097%18.913097%18.9%3,0731218.292303%18.292303%18.3%4,1091318.236721%18.236721%18.2%3,5331417.338073%17.338073%17.3%1,3171517.130782%17.130782%17.1%2,9591616.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.712624%16.712624%16.7%5,5761716.653583%16.653583%16.7%1,4851816.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.404534%16.404534%16.4%1,8671916.057219%16.057219%16.1%1,6952015.242912%15.242912%15.2%7,3232115.133472%15.133472%15.1%1,5252215.007105%15.007105%15.0%5,7032314.943369%14.943369%14.9%2,8632414.863945%14.863945%14.9%6,7682514.794465%14.794465%14.8%2,1812614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.970552%13.970552%14.0%2,8182713.546320%13.546320%13.5%4,1852813.434645%13.434645%13.4%1,4412913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.040351%13.040351%13.0%1,9943012.349975%12.349975%12.3%2,4493112.049067%12.049067%12.0%1,6603211.720867%11.720867%11.7%1,0383311.566560%11.566560%11.6%3,2143411.507937%11.507937%11.5%1,0733510.610620%10.610620%10.6%1,093369.827883%9.827883%9.8%1,142379.533343%9.533343%9.5%2,000388.746356%8.746356%8.7%660398.511313%8.511313%8.5%805408.305260%8.305260%8.3%1,208418.206420%8.206420%8.2%2,150426.806828%6.806828%6.8%654436.753205%6.753205%6.8%2,929445.706628%5.706628%5.7%2,768454.660835%4.660835%4.7%325463.669838%3.669838%3.7%1,188473.586732%3.586732%3.6%452483.063679%3.063679%3.1%484492.530907%2.530907%2.5%43450

Food Stamps by State in the United States

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

Most Food Stamps by State#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kentucky, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Kentucky
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 Kentucky to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kentucky.

Most Food Stamps by State#11

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