Food Stamps in Louisiana (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 Louisiana
Louisiana
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$45,652.000000$55,322.000000$45,652.000000$45.7k1,731,3981.73M$17,276.000000$20,214.000000$17,276.000000$17.3k282,174282k$52,671.000000$62,089.000000$52,671.000000$52.7k1,449,2241.45M

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 Louisiana
Louisiana
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.022865%52.998047%52.022865%52.0%26.173%26.2%34.012701%28.339554%34.012701%34.0%50.088%50.1%12.766945%18.429803%12.766945%12.8%11.502%11.5%45.128183%44.347651%45.128183%45.1%25.521%25.5%27.673350%29.179046%27.673350%27.7%12.564%12.6%56.009058%50.307328%56.009058%56.0%47.940%47.9%

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 Louisiana
Louisiana
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.571429%28.828650%28.571429%28.6%73.827%73.8%6.599187%5.310662%6.599187%6.6%49.912%49.9%19.125339%20.990542%19.125339%19.1%88.498%88.5%25.643448%22.468885%25.643448%25.6%74.479%74.5%37.499379%38.399416%37.499379%37.5%87.436%87.4%11.842545%8.719194%11.842545%11.8%52.060%52.1%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Louisiana
Louisiana
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1All RacesHispanic2White3Asian131.359498%27.934397%31.359498%31.4%163,764164k192.419469%192%21.746327%19.809232%21.746327%21.7%4,204133.433795%133%17.709387%24.343036%17.709387%17.7%4,379108.663436%109%16.297466%13.049135%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k100.000000%100%13.838532%21.151806%13.838532%13.8%6,39784.912173%85%9.269213%8.898420%9.269213%9.3%101,499101k56.875182%57%8.084233%7.599620%8.084233%8.1%1,93149.604236%50%

Map of Food Stamps by County in Louisiana

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
6.9%11.9%16.8%21.8%26.7%31.7%
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Louisiana

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

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

There are 474 places in Louisiana. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Louisiana, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Louisiana. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 10,918.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Louisiana, selected places in Louisiana, and entities that contain Louisiana
0%10%20%30%Count#BogalusaOpelousasCrowleyNatchitochesAbbevilleMonroeHammondMindenNew IberiaRustonTerrytownMarreroGardereAlexandriaBaton RougeNew OrleansPinevilleWoodmereBakerDeRidderShreveportHoumaMorgan CityLake CharlesGretnaLaplaceWest MonroeLouisianaChalmetteEstelleThibodauxKennerSouthSlidellSulphurWest South CentralBayou BlueBossier CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarveyLafayetteLulingMetairieDestrehanZacharyBayou CaneMoss BluffPrairievilleRiver RidgeBelle ChasseCentralClaiborneMandevilleShenandoah39.899833%39.899833%39.9%1,912134.528424%34.528424%34.5%2,138233.366814%33.366814%33.4%1,661332.274558%32.274558%32.3%2,083431.700288%31.700288%31.7%1,430526.364509%26.364509%26.4%4,671625.061162%25.061162%25.1%1,639724.416180%24.416180%24.4%1,171824.273356%24.273356%24.3%2,806924.019985%24.019985%24.0%1,8751022.119067%22.119067%22.1%1,9061122.108383%22.108383%22.1%2,6111222.016975%22.016975%22.0%8821321.937546%21.937546%21.9%3,9131420.734944%20.734944%20.7%18,20318.2k1520.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1619.695491%19.695491%19.7%1,0091719.422863%19.422863%19.4%7001819.358015%19.358015%19.4%9831919.355698%19.355698%19.4%7272019.293425%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k2118.679787%18.679787%18.7%2,2782218.134172%18.134172%18.1%8652318.111217%18.111217%18.1%5,5272417.794632%17.794632%17.8%1,2202516.980942%16.980942%17.0%1,6842616.392823%16.392823%16.4%8682716.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.503558%15.503558%15.5%1,1332815.160681%15.160681%15.2%8022915.029951%15.029951%15.0%8283014.539148%14.539148%14.5%3,6473114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.906250%13.906250%13.9%1,4243213.755486%13.755486%13.8%1,0973313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.395566%13.395566%13.4%5743413.112750%13.112750%13.1%3,3253513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.770013%12.770013%12.8%1,0053612.486854%12.486854%12.5%6,1743710.069124%10.069124%10.1%437389.581127%9.581127%9.6%5,755399.195684%9.195684%9.2%375408.960507%8.960507%9.0%481418.740327%8.740327%8.7%689428.344702%8.344702%8.3%367437.329736%7.329736%7.3%720447.002562%7.002562%7.0%410456.256226%6.256226%6.3%314465.862170%5.862170%5.9%598475.811304%5.811304%5.8%255485.360521%5.360521%5.4%255493.542737%3.542737%3.5%26950

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Louisiana

There are 19 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Louisiana (18 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Louisiana, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Louisiana.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Louisiana, selected metro areas in Louisiana, and entities that contain Louisiana
0%10%20%Count#Bogalusa Metro AreaBogalusa AreaNatchitoches Metro AreaNatchitochesBastrop Metro AreaBastrop AreaRuston Metro AreaRuston AreaHammond Metro AreaHammond AreaMorgan City Metro AreaMorgan CityOpelousas Metro AreaOpelousasAlexandria Metro AreaAlexandriaJennings Metro AreaJennings AreaMonroe Metro AreaMonroe AreaNatchez Metro AreaNatchez AreaLouisianaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteHouma and Thibodaux Metro AreaHouma AreaSouthLake Charles Metro AreaLake CharlesWest South CentralDeRidder Metro AreaDeRidder AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFort Polk South Metro AreaFort Polk South28.678447%28.678447%28.7%5,015124.636976%24.636976%24.6%3,546221.590577%21.590577%21.6%2,218321.354410%21.354410%21.4%3,661421.240340%21.240340%21.2%9,785519.262051%19.262051%19.3%3,884619.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,793718.775253%18.775253%18.8%10,40910.4k817.777393%17.777393%17.8%2,054917.192805%17.192805%17.2%11,19211.2k1016.404905%16.404905%16.4%3,1441116.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k1215.429182%15.429182%15.4%46,47146.5k1315.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k1414.876716%14.876716%14.9%26,65026.7k1514.854986%14.854986%14.9%11,25811.3k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.988318%13.988318%14.0%11,04011.0k1713.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.451854%13.451854%13.5%1,7631813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.248524%11.248524%11.2%2,00119

Food Stamps by County in Louisiana

There are 64 counties in Louisiana. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Louisiana, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Louisiana. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 16,452.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Louisiana, selected counties in Louisiana, and entities that contain Louisiana
0%10%20%Count#Washington ParishWashingtonClaiborne ParishClaiborneEvangeline ParishEvangelineNatchitoches ParishNatchitochesFranklin ParishFranklinIberville ParishIbervilleMorehouse ParishMorehouseLincoln ParishLincolnTangipahoa ParishTangipahoaAvoyelles ParishAvoyellesAcadia ParishAcadiaOrleans ParishOrleansIberia ParishIberiaSt. Mary ParishSt. MaryDe Soto ParishDe SotoSt. Landry ParishSt. LandryWebster ParishWebsterSt. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the BaptistRapides ParishRapidesGrant ParishGrantAssumption ParishAssumptionSabine ParishSabineJefferson Davis ParishJefferson DavisCaddo ParishCaddoVermilion ParishVermilionAllen ParishAllenOuachita ParishOuachitaLouisianaPointe Coupee ParishPointe CoupeeRichland ParishRichlandEast Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton RougeUnion ParishUnionEast Feliciana ParishEast FelicianaTerrebonne ParishTerrebonneConcordia ParishConcordiaLivingston ParishLivingstonSt. Martin ParishSt. MartinWest Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton RougeSt. Bernard ParishSt. BernardCalcasieu ParishCalcasieuLafourche ParishLafourcheSouthWest South CentralSt. James ParishSt. JamesBeauregard ParishBeauregardJefferson ParishJeffersonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Charles ParishSt. CharlesBossier ParishBossierLafayette ParishLafayetteVernon ParishVernonAscension ParishAscensionPlaquemines ParishPlaqueminesSt. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany28.678447%28.678447%28.7%5,015125.720659%25.720659%25.7%1,499225.052649%25.052649%25.1%2,974324.636976%24.636976%24.6%3,546423.204787%23.204787%23.2%1,745522.540763%22.540763%22.5%2,516621.590577%21.590577%21.6%2,218721.354410%21.354410%21.4%3,661821.240340%21.240340%21.2%9,785921.170751%21.170751%21.2%3,1791020.816597%20.816597%20.8%4,7161120.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1219.446248%19.446248%19.4%5,0921319.262051%19.262051%19.3%3,8841419.173409%19.173409%19.2%1,9671519.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,7931618.910540%18.910540%18.9%2,9891718.870012%18.870012%18.9%2,8991818.789716%18.789716%18.8%9,0481918.679660%18.679660%18.7%1,3612018.510834%18.510834%18.5%1,6062118.365984%18.365984%18.4%1,6502217.777393%17.777393%17.8%2,0542317.726699%17.726699%17.7%17,28317.3k2417.679253%17.679253%17.7%3,8442517.662733%17.662733%17.7%1,3922617.399786%17.399786%17.4%9,9012716.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.257669%16.257669%16.3%1,4312816.092864%16.092864%16.1%1,2202915.785383%15.785383%15.8%26,60826.6k3015.755431%15.755431%15.8%1,2913115.640575%15.640575%15.6%1,0673215.427495%15.427495%15.4%6,1443315.041562%15.041562%15.0%1,1403414.893573%14.893573%14.9%7,1513514.765414%14.765414%14.8%2,8453614.352102%14.352102%14.4%1,3283714.329351%14.329351%14.3%2,1113814.233644%14.233644%14.2%10,85610.9k3914.220962%14.220962%14.2%5,1144014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.556338%13.556338%13.6%1,0784113.451854%13.451854%13.5%1,7634213.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k4313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.875282%12.875282%12.9%2,3934411.817703%11.817703%11.8%5,6144511.371069%11.371069%11.4%10,15310.2k4611.248524%11.248524%11.2%2,0014711.142808%11.142808%11.1%4,5314810.816752%10.816752%10.8%9354910.259976%10.259976%10.3%9,22350

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Louisiana

There are 579 county subdivisions in Louisiana. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Louisiana, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Louisiana. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 17,642.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Louisiana, selected county subdivisions in Louisiana, and entities that contain Louisiana
0%10%20%30%Count#District FDistrict CCaddo District 66District DEast Baton Rouge District 77Caddo District 77East Baton Rouge District 1010East Baton Rouge District 55East Baton Rouge District 66East Baton Rouge District 22Caddo District 22Jefferson District 33New OrleansCaddo District 1010Caddo District 44District DLouisianaCaddo District 11District BJefferson District 11SouthDistrict ALivingston District 22West South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Tammany District 99Jefferson District 22East Baton Rouge District 11District BDistrict ESt. Tammany District 55Caddo District 1212Caddo District 1111St. Tammany District 33Livingston District 66Jefferson District 44East Baton Rouge District 88District CSt. Tammany District 77District CJefferson District 55East Baton Rouge District 33District EEast Baton Rouge District 1111East Baton Rouge District 44District GCaddo District 99District AEast Baton Rouge District 99East Baton Rouge District 1212Caddo District 88St. Tammany District 11District FSt. Tammany District 101038.889707%38.889707%38.9%2,641136.540241%36.540241%36.5%2,370234.317058%34.317058%34.3%2,221333.258080%33.258080%33.3%2,799431.567854%31.567854%31.6%4,643528.777182%28.777182%28.8%2,038626.764337%26.764337%26.8%3,197726.693451%26.693451%26.7%3,322826.528505%26.528505%26.5%3,597925.974136%25.974136%26.0%3,0731024.545947%24.545947%24.5%1,8111122.712945%22.712945%22.7%6,1251220.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1319.293304%19.293304%19.3%1,5071417.993041%17.993041%18.0%1,6031517.067025%17.067025%17.1%1,0161616.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.447050%15.447050%15.4%1,1991714.919513%14.919513%14.9%1,5201814.775075%14.775075%14.8%4,7921914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.944747%13.944747%13.9%1,4842013.754846%13.754846%13.8%1,0292113.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.895416%12.895416%12.9%7992212.674116%12.674116%12.7%4,2312312.413793%12.413793%12.4%1,6022411.983114%11.983114%12.0%2,3562511.819363%11.819363%11.8%1,1832611.782164%11.782164%11.8%7942711.339476%11.339476%11.3%1,1202811.333991%11.333991%11.3%1,0342911.245923%11.245923%11.2%8623011.055492%11.055492%11.1%7733110.203388%10.203388%10.2%3,602329.996036%9.996036%10.0%1,513339.894699%9.894699%9.9%1,090349.839167%9.839167%9.8%728359.724026%9.724026%9.7%599369.426618%9.426618%9.4%3,875379.174123%9.174123%9.2%1,333388.707552%8.707552%8.7%859398.287356%8.287356%8.3%1,442407.806181%7.806181%7.8%1,023416.814245%6.814245%6.8%1,613426.391788%6.391788%6.4%741436.372222%6.372222%6.4%668446.136238%6.136238%6.1%890455.899473%5.899473%5.9%973464.867174%4.867174%4.9%524474.638672%4.638672%4.6%475483.497310%3.497310%3.5%455493.453409%3.453409%3.5%23250

Food Stamps by State in the United States

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

Most Food Stamps by State#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Louisiana, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Louisiana
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonMississippiKentuckyNew MexicoTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaMaineRhode IslandMichiganAlabamaNew YorkGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOhioFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasSouthWashingtonWest South CentralOklahomaVermontIllinoisArizonaTexasUnited 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%126,654127k416.529155%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%374,145374k1913.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.661444%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 Louisiana to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Louisiana.

Most Food Stamps by State#12

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Louisiana, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Louisiana
0%5%10%15%Count#MississippiKentuckyTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaAlabamaGeorgiaDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.South CarolinaS CarolinaFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasSouthWest South CentralOklahomaTexasUnited 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%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.661444%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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