Food Stamps in Nevada (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 Nevada
Nevada
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$53,094.000000$55,322.000000$53,094.000000$53.1k1,030,7011.03M$23,188.000000$20,214.000000$23,188.000000$23.2k128,208128k$58,413.000000$62,089.000000$58,413.000000$58.4k902,493902k
Count number of households in category

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 Nevada
Nevada
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.197991%52.998047%52.197991%52.2%20.490%20.5%25.685605%28.339554%25.685605%25.7%37.628%37.6%19.284288%18.429803%19.284288%19.3%12.410%12.4%43.831898%44.347651%43.831898%43.8%21.107%21.1%29.085548%29.179046%29.085548%29.1%9.848%9.85%44.680519%50.307328%44.680519%44.7%41.464%41.5%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

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 Nevada
Nevada
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.773520%28.828650%28.773520%28.8%79.510%79.5%6.048468%5.310662%6.048468%6.0%62.372%62.4%19.335995%20.990542%19.335995%19.3%87.590%87.6%23.273865%22.468885%23.273865%23.3%78.893%78.9%37.822897%38.399416%37.822897%37.8%90.152%90.2%8.960734%8.719194%8.960734%9.0%58.536%58.5%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Nevada
Nevada
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesWhite3Asian125.856620%27.934397%25.856620%25.9%22,66122.7k207.868805%208%21.712567%24.343036%21.712567%21.7%18,26718.3k174.553576%175%17.557463%21.151806%17.557463%17.6%22,87022.9k141.149496%141%15.229069%19.809232%15.229069%15.2%4,451122.430867%122%12.438913%13.049135%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k100.000000%100%8.718017%8.898420%8.718017%8.7%54,79354.8k70.086649%70%7.282108%7.599620%7.282108%7.3%5,16658.542959%59%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County in Nevada

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.6%6.3%9.0%11.7%14.4%17.1%
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Nevada

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%17%23%29%
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Food Stamps by Place in Nevada

There are 131 places in Nevada. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Nevada, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nevada. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 1,680.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Nevada, selected places in Nevada, and entities that contain Nevada
0%10%20%Count#TonopahSunrise ManorLovelockStagecoachFallonSun ValleyWinchesterSilver SpringsSilver SpgsPahrumpLaughlinWhitneyYeringtonNorth Las VegasN Las VegasParadiseWest WendoverLas VegasBattle MountainBattle MtnCarson CityHawthorneFernleyDaytonTopaz Ranch EstatesTopaz Rnch EstsGardnervilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNevadaIndian HillsRenoElyMountainWestSparksMoapa ValleyGardnerville RanchosSpring ValleyMindenBoulder CityMesquiteWinnemuccaGolden ValleyElkoHendersonEnterpriseCold SpringsCarlinNellis AFBLemmon ValleyMogulJohnson LaneSummerlin SouthSummerlin SSpring CreekSpanish SpringsSpanish SpgsKingsburyIncline VillageIncline VlgWashoe Valley29.467681%29.467681%29.5%310123.620964%23.620964%23.6%14,41814.4k223.557692%23.557692%23.6%196323.053435%23.053435%23.1%151421.456693%21.456693%21.5%763521.120554%21.120554%21.1%1,342620.248346%20.248346%20.2%2,234719.677906%19.677906%19.7%391816.867553%16.867553%16.9%2,449916.820276%16.820276%16.8%6571016.317492%16.317492%16.3%2,3211116.078697%16.078697%16.1%2371215.999363%15.999363%16.0%11,05711.1k1315.469519%15.469519%15.5%13,60913.6k1415.177196%15.177196%15.2%1971514.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k1614.147130%14.147130%14.1%1751714.017063%14.017063%14.0%3,0561813.691377%13.691377%13.7%1811913.566740%13.566740%13.6%9302013.530281%13.530281%13.5%4582113.456464%13.456464%13.5%1022213.351713%13.351713%13.4%3392313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k12.332215%12.332215%12.3%2942412.222590%12.222590%12.2%11,46111.5k2512.096263%12.096263%12.1%1912611.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.647542%10.647542%10.6%3,8232710.023529%10.023529%10.0%213289.283759%9.283759%9.3%407299.278164%9.278164%9.3%6,671308.865010%8.865010%8.9%132317.816496%7.816496%7.8%489327.670416%7.670416%7.7%566337.624113%7.624113%7.6%215347.433628%7.433628%7.4%42357.181409%7.181409%7.2%479366.586006%6.586006%6.6%7,071376.420485%6.420485%6.4%2,881386.182432%6.182432%6.2%183396.155951%6.155951%6.2%45406.009615%6.009615%6.0%50415.398183%5.398183%5.4%101423.135314%3.135314%3.1%19432.462043%2.462043%2.5%60442.365753%2.365753%2.4%252452.281042%2.281042%2.3%106462.052944%2.052944%2.1%114471.962617%1.962617%2.0%21481.439435%1.439435%1.4%53491.251956%1.251956%1.3%1650
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Nevada

There are 9 metro areas in Nevada. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Nevada, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nevada.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Nevada, selected metro areas in Nevada, and entities that contain Nevada
0%5%10%15%Count#Pahrump Metro AreaPahrump AreaFallon Metro AreaFallon AreaCarson City Metro AreaCarson CityFernley Metro AreaFernley AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasNevadaMountainWestReno Metro AreaReno AreaGardnerville Ranchos Metro AreaGardnerville RanchosWinnemucca Metro AreaWinnemuccaElko Metro AreaElko Area17.029317%17.029317%17.0%2,974115.087978%15.087978%15.1%1,432214.017063%14.017063%14.0%3,056313.887471%13.887471%13.9%2,720413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k512.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.452839%10.452839%10.5%17,85017.9k68.274789%8.274789%8.3%1,64977.758341%7.758341%7.8%47986.239121%6.239121%6.2%1,1479
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Nevada

There are 17 counties in Nevada. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Nevada, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nevada.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Nevada, selected counties in Nevada, and entities that contain Nevada
0%5%10%15%Count#Nye CountyNyeMineral CountyMineralChurchill CountyChurchillCarson CityLyon CountyLyonPershing CountyPershingUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkNevadaMountainWestWashoe CountyWashoeLander CountyLanderWhite Pine CountyWhite PineDouglas CountyDouglasEureka CountyEurekaEsmeralda CountyEsmeraldaHumboldt CountyHumboldtLincoln CountyLincolnElko CountyElkoStorey CountyStorey17.029317%17.029317%17.0%2,974116.900726%16.900726%16.9%349215.087978%15.087978%15.1%1,432314.017063%14.017063%14.0%3,056413.887471%13.887471%13.9%2,720513.244048%13.244048%13.2%267613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k712.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.523326%10.523326%10.5%17,78617.8k88.896289%8.896289%8.9%18798.676377%8.676377%8.7%274108.274789%8.274789%8.3%1,649118.224543%8.224543%8.2%63128.149780%8.149780%8.1%37137.758341%7.758341%7.8%479146.267030%6.267030%6.3%115156.152798%6.152798%6.2%1,084163.652968%3.652968%3.7%6417
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 17 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Nevada

There are 71 county subdivisions in Nevada. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Nevada, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nevada. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 1,057.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Nevada, selected county subdivisions in Nevada, and entities that contain Nevada
0%10%20%Count#TonopahAmargosa ValleyAmargosa VlyPyramid LakeSun ValleySilver SpringsSilver SpgsLovelockPahrumpJackpotTopaz LakeYeringtonFallonSparksWest WendoverHawthorneReno NorthCarson CityLas VegasFernleyReno SoutheastReno SEUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNevadaDaytonMountain CityMountainWestNorth ValleysElyGolcondaBattle MountainBattle MtnGenoa-Jacks ValleyGenoa-Jacks VlyGardnerville-MindenEurekaAlamoMcDermittWinnemuccaCarlinRound MountainRound MtnPiocheClarkMcGillCalienteReno SouthwestReno SWElkoRuthVirginia CityZephyr CoveWarm Springs-Truckee CanyonWarm Spgs-Truck…VerdiClarkImlayWellsWashoe ValleySmith ValleyIncline VillageIncline Vlg28.837209%28.837209%28.8%310128.682171%28.682171%28.7%111224.479167%24.479167%24.5%141321.711724%21.711724%21.7%1,550419.623178%19.623178%19.6%552517.948718%17.948718%17.9%252616.867553%16.867553%16.9%2,449716.047297%16.047297%16.0%95815.973535%15.973535%16.0%169915.270188%15.270188%15.3%5031015.109133%15.109133%15.1%1,4261115.027530%15.027530%15.0%3,3571214.856712%14.856712%14.9%1971314.366730%14.366730%14.4%2281414.190418%14.190418%14.2%4,6801514.017063%14.017063%14.0%3,0561613.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k1713.480215%13.480215%13.5%9301813.193201%13.193201%13.2%3,9041913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k12.178301%12.178301%12.2%7242011.482255%11.482255%11.5%552111.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.812312%10.812312%10.8%1,9462210.540541%10.540541%10.5%2342310.454545%10.454545%10.5%692410.157523%10.157523%10.2%187259.013364%9.013364%9.0%317268.568243%8.568243%8.6%1,076278.413002%8.413002%8.4%44287.870370%7.870370%7.9%34297.678571%7.678571%7.7%43307.554549%7.554549%7.6%367316.105834%6.105834%6.1%45326.019152%6.019152%6.0%44335.910853%5.910853%5.9%61345.883416%5.883416%5.9%4,231355.565863%5.565863%5.6%30365.390836%5.390836%5.4%20375.363748%5.363748%5.4%1,392384.805357%4.805357%4.8%653394.265403%4.265403%4.3%9404.170074%4.170074%4.2%51413.558282%3.558282%3.6%87422.871124%2.871124%2.9%575432.467256%2.467256%2.5%81442.457467%2.457467%2.5%13452.450980%2.450980%2.5%15462.010724%2.010724%2.0%15471.889703%1.889703%1.9%98481.732283%1.732283%1.7%11491.400264%1.400264%1.4%5350
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by State in the United States

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

Most Food Stamps by State#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Nevada, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Nevada
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonMississippiKentuckyNew MexicoTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaMaineRhode IslandMichiganAlabamaNew YorkGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOhioFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasWashingtonOklahomaVermontIllinoisArizonaTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriPennsylvaniaDelawareWisconsinMassachusettsNevadaConnecticutIndianaIdahoIowaHawaiiMountainWestMarylandSouth 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%163,102163k1813.874663%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%52,27052.3k3511.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.086195%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
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by State in the West

There are 13 states in the West. This section compares Nevada to all of the states in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nevada.

Most Food Stamps by State#12

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Nevada, selected other states in the West, and entities that contain Nevada
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonNew MexicoWashingtonArizonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNevadaIdahoHawaiiMountainWestMontanaAlaskaCaliforniaColoradoUtahWyoming18.757557%18.757557%18.8%289,944290k116.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k213.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k313.247600%13.247600%13.2%324,423324k413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k512.154362%12.154362%12.2%72,45372.5k611.563392%11.563392%11.6%52,27052.3k711.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.635086%10.635086%10.6%43,88643.9k810.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k99.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M108.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k118.338496%8.338496%8.3%76,57876.6k126.025508%6.025508%6.0%13,67713.7k13
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of state out of 13 by percentage on food stamps

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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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Major Counties:
Carson City, Clark, Elko, Lyon, Washoe
Counties:
Carson City, Churchill, Clark, Douglas, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, White Pine
Metro Areas:
Carson City Area, Elko Area, Fallon Area, Fernley Area, Gardnerville Ranchos Area, Las Vegas Area, Pahrump Area, Reno Area, Winnemucca Area
Major Cities:
Boulder City, Carlin, Elko, Ely, Fallon, Fernley, Henderson, Las Vegas, Lovelock, Mesquite, North Las Vegas, Reno, Sparks, West Wendover, Winnemucca, Yerington
Major Place:
Carson City
Major Unincorporated Places:
Battle Mountain, Cold Springs, Dayton, Enterprise, Gardnerville, Gardnerville Ranchos, Golden Valley, Hawthorne, Incline Village, Indian Hills, Johnson Lane, Kingsbury, Laughlin, Lemmon Valley, Minden, Moapa Valley, Mogul, Nellis AFB, Pahrump, Paradise, Silver Springs, Spanish Springs, Spring Creek, Spring Valley, Stagecoach, Summerlin South, Sun Valley, Sunrise Manor, Tonopah, Topaz Ranch Estates, Washoe Valley, Whitney, Winchester
Congressional Districts:
NV-1, NV-2, NV-3, NV-4
Assembly Districts:
NV-1, NV-2, NV-3, NV-4, NV-5, NV-6, NV-7, NV-8, NV-9, NV-10, NV-11, NV-12, NV-13, NV-14, NV-15, NV-16, NV-17, NV-18, NV-19, NV-20, NV-21, NV-22, NV-23, NV-24, NV-25, NV-26, NV-27, NV-28, NV-29, NV-30, NV-31, NV-32, NV-33, NV-34, NV-35, NV-36, NV-37, NV-38, NV-39, NV-40, NV-41, NV-42
State Senate Districts:
NV-1, NV-2, NV-3, NV-4, NV-5, NV-6, NV-7, NV-8, NV-9, NV-10, NV-11, NV-12, NV-13, NV-14, NV-15, NV-16, NV-17, NV-18, NV-19, NV-20, NV-21
Neighboring States:
Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah