Food Stamps in Mississippi (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 Mississippi
Mississippi
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$40,528.000000$55,322.000000$40,528.000000$40.5k1,098,8031.10M$16,370.000000$20,214.000000$16,370.000000$16.4k198,304198k$47,585.000000$62,089.000000$47,585.000000$47.6k900,499900k

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 Mississippi
Mississippi
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty255.920203%52.998047%55.920203%55.9%29.753%29.8%35.614511%28.339554%35.614511%35.6%51.715%51.7%15.361768%18.429803%15.361768%15.4%15.044%15.0%46.297604%44.347651%46.297604%46.3%26.219%26.2%27.365056%29.179046%27.365056%27.4%13.045%13.0%59.599907%50.307328%59.599907%59.6%50.770%50.8%

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 Mississippi
Mississippi
United States
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.074102%28.828650%29.074102%29.1%70.247%70.2%7.322607%5.310662%7.322607%7.3%48.285%48.3%19.104408%20.990542%19.104408%19.1%84.956%85.0%28.690981%22.468885%28.690981%28.7%73.781%73.8%40.168951%38.399416%40.168951%40.2%86.955%87.0%12.726722%8.719194%12.726722%12.7%49.230%49.2%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Mississippi
Mississippi
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian131.798680%27.934397%31.798680%31.8%123,701124k176.196573%176%27.432468%19.809232%27.432468%27.4%2,092152.003379%152%21.944798%24.343036%21.944798%21.9%2,417121.596182%122%18.479675%21.151806%18.479675%18.5%2,414102.395931%102%18.047275%13.049135%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k100.000000%100%10.033955%8.898420%10.033955%10.0%67,16967.2k55.598171%56%5.893887%7.599620%5.893887%5.9%51132.658044%33%

Map of Food Stamps by County in Mississippi

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Food Stamps by Place in Mississippi

There are 362 places in Mississippi. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Mississippi, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mississippi. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,969.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mississippi, selected places in Mississippi, and entities that contain Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Yazoo CityClarksdaleGreenvilleIndianolaWest PointColumbusMeridianLaurelJacksonCorinthGreenwoodMcCombPicayuneClevelandGulfportCantonPascagoulaHattiesburgVicksburgBoonevilleBay St. LouisMoss PointNatchezBiloxiBrookhavenMississippiSt. MartinGautierGrenadaEast South CentralTupeloPearlSenatobiaStarkvilleNew AlbanyD'IbervilleSouthPetalHorn LakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGulf HillsLong BeachSouthavenHernandoClintonByramRidgelandOxfordBrandonOlive BranchOcean SpringsDiamondheadFlowoodMadison44.516613%44.516613%44.5%1,782141.306136%41.306136%41.3%2,511232.654402%32.654402%32.7%3,976332.333987%32.333987%32.3%1,154426.778339%26.778339%26.8%1,167524.825281%24.825281%24.8%2,451624.693762%24.693762%24.7%3,931724.554145%24.554145%24.6%1,721824.215734%24.215734%24.2%15,36915.4k923.724947%23.724947%23.7%1,4561023.480613%23.480613%23.5%1,3021123.405137%23.405137%23.4%1,1301223.021060%23.021060%23.0%9511322.985634%22.985634%23.0%1,1041422.551483%22.551483%22.6%6,4611522.480456%22.480456%22.5%1,0641622.460263%22.460263%22.5%1,9501721.831261%21.831261%21.8%3,9151821.535480%21.535480%21.5%2,0001921.184593%21.184593%21.2%5832020.292002%20.292002%20.3%9592120.132450%20.132450%20.1%1,0642219.984165%19.984165%20.0%1,2622319.146169%19.146169%19.1%3,3862418.792686%18.792686%18.8%8532518.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.960000%17.960000%18.0%4492617.623964%17.623964%17.6%1,2122717.359768%17.359768%17.4%7182816.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.650530%15.650530%15.7%2,3182915.444274%15.444274%15.4%1,6133015.438726%15.438726%15.4%4173115.281224%15.281224%15.3%1,4783214.790898%14.790898%14.8%4813314.732453%14.732453%14.7%6363414.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.665887%13.665887%13.7%5263513.214846%13.214846%13.2%1,2643613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.990377%12.990377%13.0%3513711.760741%11.760741%11.8%6983810.363963%10.363963%10.4%1,905399.778598%9.778598%9.8%530409.151414%9.151414%9.2%825418.469055%8.469055%8.5%364427.454276%7.454276%7.5%754436.919294%6.919294%6.9%619446.328508%6.328508%6.3%529456.190440%6.190440%6.2%812466.099226%6.099226%6.1%402473.305785%3.305785%3.3%116483.217369%3.217369%3.2%123490.912845%0.912845%0.9%8450

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Mississippi

There are 23 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Mississippi (21 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 23 of those to each other, Mississippi, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mississippi.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mississippi, selected metro areas in Mississippi, and entities that contain Mississippi
0%10%20%30%Count#Clarksdale Metro AreaClarksdaleIndianola Metro AreaIndianolaCleveland Metro AreaClevelandGreenville Metro AreaGreenvilleWest Point Metro AreaWest PointColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaMcComb Metro AreaMcComb AreaGreenwood Metro AreaGreenwoodPicayune Metro AreaPicayune AreaMeridian Metro AreaMeridian AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaLaurel Metro AreaLaurel AreaMississippiHattiesburg Metro AreaHattiesburgCorinth Metro AreaCorinth AreaGulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula Metro AreaGulfport AreaEast South CentralNatchez Metro AreaNatchez AreaVicksburg Metro AreaVicksburgJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaStarkville Metro AreaStarkvilleTupelo Metro AreaTupelo AreaSouthGrenada Metro AreaGrenada AreaBrookhaven Metro AreaBrookhavenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOxford Metro AreaOxford Area38.837517%38.837517%38.8%3,528134.406959%34.406959%34.4%2,927232.084458%32.084458%32.1%4,042331.006171%31.006171%31.0%5,627422.991903%22.991903%23.0%1,789521.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,872621.200569%21.200569%21.2%4,171720.906239%20.906239%20.9%2,999820.152240%20.152240%20.2%4,130919.551194%19.551194%19.6%7,7891018.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k1118.223191%18.223191%18.2%5,7661218.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.506866%17.506866%17.5%9,4981317.413373%17.413373%17.4%2,5731417.299581%17.299581%17.3%25,22425.2k1516.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.404905%16.404905%16.4%3,1441615.909301%15.909301%15.9%3,4381715.836003%15.836003%15.8%33,12133.1k1815.056403%15.056403%15.1%2,5761915.043062%15.043062%15.0%7,8602014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.998402%13.998402%14.0%1,0512113.798701%13.798701%13.8%1,7852213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M7.573983%7.573983%7.6%1,42323

Food Stamps by County in Mississippi

There are 82 counties in Mississippi. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Mississippi, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mississippi. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 19,085.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mississippi, selected counties in Mississippi, and entities that contain Mississippi
0%10%20%30%Count#Coahoma CountyCoahomaSunflower CountySunflowerBolivar CountyBolivarWashington CountyWashingtonYazoo CountyYazooLeflore CountyLefloreAttala CountyAttalaClay CountyClayCopiah CountyCopiahMarion CountyMarionLowndes CountyLowndesPike CountyPikePrentiss CountyPrentissPanola CountyPanolaWayne CountyWayneCovington CountyCovingtonPearl River CountyPearl RiverHinds CountyHindsSimpson CountySimpsonNeshoba CountyNeshobaForrest CountyForrestScott CountyScottLeake CountyLeakeLauderdale CountyLauderdaleHarrison CountyHarrisonMonroe CountyMonroeMississippiHancock CountyHancockTippah CountyTippahTate CountyTateAlcorn CountyAlcornAdams CountyAdamsJones CountyJonesEast South CentralMarshall CountyMarshallGeorge CountyGeorgeNewton CountyNewtonJackson CountyJacksonLee CountyLeePontotoc CountyPontotocOktibbeha CountyOktibbehaItawamba CountyItawambaWarren CountyWarrenUnion CountyUnionLamar CountyLamarTishomingo CountyTishomingoSouthGrenada CountyGrenadaLincoln CountyLincolnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMadison CountyMadisonDeSoto CountyDeSotoRankin CountyRankinLafayette CountyLafayette38.837517%38.837517%38.8%3,528134.406959%34.406959%34.4%2,927232.084458%32.084458%32.1%4,042331.006171%31.006171%31.0%5,627430.591729%30.591729%30.6%2,678524.936744%24.936744%24.9%2,661624.091910%24.091910%24.1%1,751722.991903%22.991903%23.0%1,789822.860623%22.860623%22.9%2,252922.331504%22.331504%22.3%2,1571021.348758%21.348758%21.3%4,8721121.335870%21.335870%21.3%3,1401220.831592%20.831592%20.8%1,9941320.518713%20.518713%20.5%2,5001420.517609%20.517609%20.5%1,5381520.474820%20.474820%20.5%1,4231620.152240%20.152240%20.2%4,1301720.050372%20.050372%20.1%17,91217.9k1819.728180%19.728180%19.7%1,8581919.588012%19.588012%19.6%2,1112019.327671%19.327671%19.3%5,4162119.171405%19.171405%19.2%1,8882218.791621%18.791621%18.8%1,5522318.777999%18.777999%18.8%5,5752418.591182%18.591182%18.6%14,25214.3k2518.209191%18.209191%18.2%2,5402618.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.846875%17.846875%17.8%3,3522717.738095%17.738095%17.7%1,4902817.511846%17.511846%17.5%1,7372917.413373%17.413373%17.4%2,5733017.296737%17.296737%17.3%2,0043117.157218%17.157218%17.2%4,2673216.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.651253%15.651253%15.7%2,0683315.371120%15.371120%15.4%1,1393415.230461%15.230461%15.2%1,2163515.129554%15.129554%15.1%7,6203615.111534%15.111534%15.1%4,9253715.100454%15.100454%15.1%1,6313815.056403%15.056403%15.1%2,5763914.721156%14.721156%14.7%1,3044014.673089%14.673089%14.7%2,7114114.323170%14.323170%14.3%1,4754214.307339%14.307339%14.3%3,1194314.302266%14.302266%14.3%1,1114414.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.998402%13.998402%14.0%1,0514513.798701%13.798701%13.8%1,7854613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.854336%9.854336%9.9%3,687479.271151%9.271151%9.3%5,616488.705887%8.705887%8.7%4,734497.573983%7.573983%7.6%1,42350

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Mississippi

There are 410 county subdivisions in Mississippi. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Mississippi, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mississippi. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 13,045.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mississippi, selected county subdivisions in Mississippi, and entities that contain Mississippi
0%10%20%30%Count#Lauderdale District 44Forrest District 44Hinds District 33Harrison District 44Lauderdale District 22Lee District 44Madison District 55Jackson District 22Hinds District 55Hinds District 22Harrison District 11MississippiLee District 55East South CentralJackson District 33Forrest District 11Madison District 44Harrison District 55Harrison District 33Lowndes District 22Pearl River District 55SouthForrest District 55Lowndes District 11Jackson District 11Jones District 22Rankin District 11United States of AmericaUnited StatesDeSoto District 44Harrison District 22Jackson District 44DeSoto District 33Hinds District 44Jones District 33Lee District 33Jones District 44Hinds District 11Rankin District 55Lee District 11Rankin District 33Forrest District 33Lauderdale District 55Lauderdale District 33Lee District 22DeSoto District 22Lauderdale District 11DeSoto District 55Jackson District 55DeSoto District 11Madison District 11Rankin District 44Rankin District 22Madison District 33Madison District 2239.468654%39.468654%39.5%2,065136.130685%36.130685%36.1%1,692233.463796%33.463796%33.5%5,130332.486583%32.486583%32.5%4,540428.720891%28.720891%28.7%1,702528.189035%28.189035%28.2%1,527626.586374%26.586374%26.6%1,479725.801719%25.801719%25.8%2,462825.144361%25.144361%25.1%3,440924.166194%24.166194%24.2%3,8331020.255795%20.255795%20.3%2,5341118.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k17.235023%17.235023%17.2%9351216.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.576781%16.576781%16.6%1,7521315.694683%15.694683%15.7%9151415.496165%15.496165%15.5%1,2931515.238256%15.238256%15.2%2,7151615.091951%15.091951%15.1%2,0271714.890838%14.890838%14.9%7981814.786554%14.786554%14.8%7171914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.163284%14.163284%14.2%9422013.668614%13.668614%13.7%6552113.320253%13.320253%13.3%1,2222213.313373%13.313373%13.3%6672313.179250%13.179250%13.2%1,2832413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.945416%12.945416%12.9%9702512.870502%12.870502%12.9%2,4362612.788533%12.788533%12.8%1,3742712.788324%12.788324%12.8%1,2532812.711678%12.711678%12.7%2,8902912.587693%12.587693%12.6%6283012.282967%12.282967%12.3%8563112.177575%12.177575%12.2%6943212.053571%12.053571%12.1%2,6193311.750950%11.750950%11.8%1,2063411.618725%11.618725%11.6%8243511.272990%11.272990%11.3%1,0913610.669317%10.669317%10.7%6443710.653570%10.653570%10.7%5643810.594627%10.594627%10.6%7023910.184703%10.184703%10.2%783409.256463%9.256463%9.3%1,042418.198457%8.198457%8.2%542428.158600%8.158600%8.2%1,249437.836687%7.836687%7.8%810446.591698%6.591698%6.6%1,102456.583030%6.583030%6.6%488466.294091%6.294091%6.3%687473.387495%3.387495%3.4%467483.112058%3.112058%3.1%263492.145474%2.145474%2.1%16450

Food Stamps by State in the United States

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

Most Food Stamps by State#10

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

Most Food Stamps by State#11

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