Food Stamps in Tennessee (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 Tennessee
Tennessee
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$46,574.000000$55,322.000000$46,574.000000$46.6k2,522,2042.52M$18,443.000000$20,214.000000$18,443.000000$18.4k416,899417k$53,487.000000$62,089.000000$53,487.000000$53.5k2,105,3052.11M

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 Tennessee
Tennessee
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.908493%52.998047%50.908493%50.9%26.935%26.9%26.948973%28.339554%26.948973%26.9%51.208%51.2%17.842691%18.429803%17.842691%17.8%15.038%15.0%49.183375%44.347651%49.183375%49.2%27.523%27.5%28.628277%29.179046%28.628277%28.6%12.660%12.7%53.044742%50.307328%53.044742%53.0%53.919%53.9%

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 Tennessee
Tennessee
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.346774%28.828650%27.346774%27.3%73.065%73.1%5.084774%5.310662%5.084774%5.1%48.792%48.8%19.962808%20.990542%19.962808%20.0%84.962%85.0%25.646640%22.468885%25.646640%25.6%72.477%72.5%39.109868%38.399416%39.109868%39.1%87.340%87.3%8.977274%8.719194%8.977274%9.0%46.081%46.1%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Tennessee
Tennessee
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian130.795200%27.934397%30.795200%30.8%124,238124k186.308380%186%27.886023%24.343036%27.886023%27.9%8,573168.708100%169%26.141894%19.809232%26.141894%26.1%8,648158.156268%158%23.882125%21.151806%23.882125%23.9%13,53413.5k144.484852%144%16.529155%13.049135%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k100.000000%100%13.217498%8.898420%13.217498%13.2%259,819260k79.964754%80%6.410296%7.599620%6.410296%6.4%2,08738.781752%39%

Map of Food Stamps by County in Tennessee

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Food Stamps by Place in Tennessee

There are 429 places in Tennessee. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Tennessee, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 11,164.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Tennessee, selected places in Tennessee, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%10%20%30%Count#CrossvilleShelbyvilleAthensMorristownMcMinnvilleGreenevilleMemphisElizabethtonSpringfieldSeviervilleDyersburgLewisburgColumbiaJacksonKingsportPortlandDicksonKnoxvilleClevelandChattanoogaLebanonTullahomaGallatinJohnson CityEast South CentralTennesseeBristolOak RidgeEast RidgeLa VergneNashville-DavidsonClarksvilleSouthRed BankUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSmyrnaGoodlettsvilleMurfreesboroSoddy-DaisyMaryvilleSeymourCookevilleMiddle ValleyMount JulietHendersonvilleBartlettFranklinColliervilleLakelandGermantownSpring HillFarragutArlingtonBrentwood30.067114%30.067114%30.1%1,344129.421881%29.421881%29.4%2,224228.053226%28.053226%28.1%1,539327.089919%27.089919%27.1%3,085425.770807%25.770807%25.8%1,446525.276693%25.276693%25.3%1,553624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k724.664287%24.664287%24.7%1,451824.302789%24.302789%24.3%1,464923.781542%23.781542%23.8%1,3761023.604784%23.604784%23.6%1,6581123.405684%23.405684%23.4%1,0461223.280757%23.280757%23.3%3,3211321.487991%21.487991%21.5%5,5021421.027356%21.027356%21.0%4,9041520.989115%20.989115%21.0%8871620.910038%20.910038%20.9%1,2041720.099511%20.099511%20.1%16,19916.2k1819.899522%19.899522%19.9%3,2481919.725718%19.725718%19.7%13,95214.0k2018.297674%18.297674%18.3%1,9672117.815329%17.815329%17.8%1,4762217.745608%17.745608%17.7%2,1822316.608065%16.608065%16.6%4,6292416.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k16.199268%16.199268%16.2%1,8602516.124178%16.124178%16.1%2,0362615.237237%15.237237%15.2%1,3522715.009158%15.009158%15.0%1,6392814.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k2914.230061%14.230061%14.2%7,4153014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.621201%13.621201%13.6%7353113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.854465%12.854465%12.9%2,1263212.489057%12.489057%12.5%8563311.935286%11.935286%11.9%5,4373411.887185%11.887185%11.9%6283511.551507%11.551507%11.6%1,1923611.535882%11.535882%11.5%5163711.473692%11.473692%11.5%1,5333810.747051%10.747051%10.7%492397.688688%7.688688%7.7%817407.497017%7.497017%7.5%1,571416.093827%6.093827%6.1%1,234424.727450%4.727450%4.7%1,261433.254183%3.254183%3.3%529442.642657%2.642657%2.6%113452.276423%2.276423%2.3%336461.715885%1.715885%1.7%190471.622248%1.622248%1.6%126481.120613%1.120613%1.1%38490.477779%0.477779%0.5%6350

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Tennessee

There are 27 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Tennessee (22 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 27 of those to each other, Tennessee, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Tennessee, selected metro areas in Tennessee, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%10%20%Count#Brownsville Metro AreaBrownsvilleNewport Metro AreaNewport AreaUnion City Metro AreaUnion CityParis Metro AreaParis AreaMorristown Metro AreaMorristownMcMinnville Metro AreaMcMinnvilleShelbyville Metro AreaShelbyvilleDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaAthens Metro AreaAthens AreaMartin Metro AreaMartin AreaDyersburg Metro AreaDyersburgLawrenceburg Metro AreaLawrenceburgMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaGreeneville Metro AreaGreenevilleJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaCrossville Metro AreaCrossvilleKingsport, Bristol, and Bristol Metro AreaKingsportEast South CentralTennesseeJohnson City Metro AreaJohnson CityCleveland Metro AreaClevelandSevierville Metro AreaSeviervilleTullahoma and Manchester Metro AreaTullahomaLewisburg Metro AreaLewisburgKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaClarksville Metro AreaClarksvilleSouthCookeville Metro AreaCookevilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashville27.324263%27.324263%27.3%1,928126.689096%26.689096%26.7%3,887220.671885%20.671885%20.7%3,169320.454714%20.454714%20.5%2,762420.398561%20.398561%20.4%9,018520.110370%20.110370%20.1%3,134620.025802%20.025802%20.0%3,415719.962927%19.962927%20.0%2,477819.644285%19.644285%19.6%3,932919.607697%19.607697%19.6%2,6391019.267092%19.267092%19.3%2,8971118.825283%18.825283%18.8%3,0321218.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k1318.320527%18.320527%18.3%5,0311418.313595%18.313595%18.3%8,9071517.746939%17.746939%17.7%4,3481617.456157%17.456157%17.5%22,37622.4k1716.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k16.390841%16.390841%16.4%13,73713.7k1816.293749%16.293749%16.3%7,4861916.134876%16.134876%16.1%5,9672016.057742%16.057742%16.1%6,4742115.327134%15.327134%15.3%1,8462215.246358%15.246358%15.2%52,17752.2k2314.714938%14.714938%14.7%30,87430.9k2414.374956%14.374956%14.4%14,15214.2k2514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.396777%13.396777%13.4%5,8282613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.674247%12.674247%12.7%85,82185.8k27

Food Stamps by County in Tennessee

There are 95 counties in Tennessee. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Tennessee, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,034.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Tennessee, selected counties in Tennessee, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Cocke CountyCockeCampbell CountyCampbellClaiborne CountyClaiborneHawkins CountyHawkinsHamblen CountyHamblenHenry CountyHenryMonroe CountyMonroeCarter CountyCarterWarren CountyWarrenBedford CountyBedfordRhea CountyRheaShelby CountyShelbyJefferson CountyJeffersonMcMinn CountyMcMinnWeakley CountyWeakleyDyer CountyDyerTipton CountyTiptonObion CountyObionAnderson CountyAndersonLawrence CountyLawrenceLincoln CountyLincolnGreene CountyGreeneMadison CountyMadisonGiles CountyGilesRoane CountyRoaneCumberland CountyCumberlandGibson CountyGibsonSullivan CountySullivanCoffee CountyCoffeeEast South CentralBradley CountyBradleyTennesseeMaury CountyMaurySevier CountySevierFranklin CountyFranklinFayette CountyFayetteMarshall CountyMarshallDickson CountyDicksonDavidson CountyDavidsonHamilton CountyHamiltonBlount CountyBlountSouthWashington CountyWashingtonMontgomery CountyMontgomeryKnox CountyKnoxRobertson CountyRobertsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheatham CountyCheathamPutnam CountyPutnamSumner CountySumnerLoudon CountyLoudonRutherford CountyRutherfordWilson CountyWilsonWilliamson CountyWilliamson26.689096%26.689096%26.7%3,887124.103886%24.103886%24.1%3,833223.617304%23.617304%23.6%3,019321.133864%21.133864%21.1%4,861420.890271%20.890271%20.9%5,106520.454714%20.454714%20.5%2,762620.281902%20.281902%20.3%3,511720.242302%20.242302%20.2%4,812820.110370%20.110370%20.1%3,134920.025802%20.025802%20.0%3,4151019.962927%19.962927%20.0%2,4771119.867355%19.867355%19.9%69,52769.5k1219.790560%19.790560%19.8%3,9121319.644285%19.644285%19.6%3,9321419.607697%19.607697%19.6%2,6391519.267092%19.267092%19.3%2,8971619.180520%19.180520%19.2%4,0961719.073827%19.073827%19.1%2,4261818.913894%18.913894%18.9%5,7991918.825283%18.825283%18.8%3,0322018.744493%18.744493%18.7%2,5532118.320527%18.320527%18.3%5,0312218.107505%18.107505%18.1%6,7342317.912528%17.912528%17.9%2,0562417.768902%17.768902%17.8%3,8262517.746939%17.746939%17.7%4,3482617.623415%17.623415%17.6%3,4202717.381935%17.381935%17.4%11,45411.5k2816.752288%16.752288%16.8%3,5872916.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.575629%16.575629%16.6%6,4943016.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k16.449269%16.449269%16.4%5,4103116.134876%16.134876%16.1%5,9673216.023249%16.023249%16.0%2,6193315.899189%15.899189%15.9%2,3723415.327134%15.327134%15.3%1,8463514.987285%14.987285%15.0%2,8293614.616951%14.616951%14.6%39,33139.3k3714.363953%14.363953%14.4%19,72319.7k3814.232771%14.232771%14.2%7,0283914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.121620%14.121620%14.1%7,4014013.238933%13.238933%13.2%8,8824113.107712%13.107712%13.1%23,76923.8k4213.085321%13.085321%13.1%3,2364313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.940934%12.940934%12.9%1,8824412.308970%12.308970%12.3%3,7054511.758381%11.758381%11.8%7,4364611.749751%11.749751%11.7%2,3574711.444352%11.444352%11.4%11,85211.9k4810.140653%10.140653%10.1%4,607493.417648%3.417648%3.4%2,42850

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Tennessee

There are 844 county subdivisions in Tennessee. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Tennessee, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 19,215.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Tennessee, selected county subdivisions in Tennessee, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Hamilton District 44Shelby District 88Shelby District 77Shelby District 1111Knox District 11Shelby District 99Shelby District 1212Davidson District 99Shelby District 66Hamilton District 55Davidson District 77Davidson District 1313Knox District 22Shelby District 1313Hamilton District 66Davidson District 2727Davidson District 2828Sullivan District 22Knox District 99East South CentralTennesseeDavidson District 2626Davidson District 3232Hamilton District 88SouthSullivan District 66United States of AmericaUnited StatesShelby District 11Davidson District 1212Shelby District 1010Davidson District 2929Sullivan District 44Knox District 33Blount District 44Knox District 88Shelby District 55Hamilton District 11Knox District 77Davidson District 1111Davidson District 3333Hamilton District 33Davidson District 1515Hamilton District 22Knox District 66Hamilton District 99Knox District 44Davidson District 3131Shelby District 33Hamilton District 77Davidson District 2222Shelby District 22Shelby District 44Davidson District 44Knox District 5540.273712%40.273712%40.3%5,503134.066966%34.066966%34.1%9,798232.884097%32.884097%32.9%9,028332.229418%32.229418%32.2%8,311431.951586%31.951586%32.0%7,022531.040374%31.040374%31.0%8,903631.032349%31.032349%31.0%7,521730.570902%30.570902%30.6%2,324830.147264%30.147264%30.1%7,554920.222920%20.222920%20.2%3,1571019.729730%19.729730%19.7%1,7521118.485134%18.485134%18.5%1,3741218.277116%18.277116%18.3%4,3241317.636266%17.636266%17.6%4,9021417.451315%17.451315%17.5%2,5541517.409896%17.409896%17.4%1,4251617.248849%17.248849%17.2%1,2741717.245452%17.245452%17.2%1,4601816.649005%16.649005%16.6%2,8281916.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k16.036387%16.036387%16.0%1,2342015.629449%15.629449%15.6%1,5372114.222500%14.222500%14.2%2,5072214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.145182%13.145182%13.1%1,0342313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.324329%12.324329%12.3%3,0432412.293889%12.293889%12.3%1,0142511.864520%11.864520%11.9%3,5592611.822355%11.822355%11.8%9532711.308423%11.308423%11.3%9172811.268140%11.268140%11.3%2,3762910.980285%10.980285%11.0%8023010.846325%10.846325%10.8%1,9483110.732873%10.732873%10.7%2,7843210.700516%10.700516%10.7%1,4713310.517054%10.517054%10.5%2,0323410.294300%10.294300%10.3%829359.930556%9.930556%9.9%715368.975591%8.975591%9.0%1,401378.072081%8.072081%8.1%654387.593344%7.593344%7.6%1,086397.130307%7.130307%7.1%1,461406.975216%6.975216%7.0%1,168416.785322%6.785322%6.8%1,422426.718173%6.718173%6.7%600436.246641%6.246641%6.2%1,627445.699785%5.699785%5.7%876455.648396%5.648396%5.6%507464.552096%4.552096%4.6%1,215474.448300%4.448300%4.4%1,282484.081869%4.081869%4.1%353491.883498%1.883498%1.9%35650

Food Stamps by State in the United States

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

Most Food Stamps by State#10

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

Most Food Stamps by State#11

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