Food Stamps in Vermont (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 Vermont
Vermont
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$56,104.000000$55,322.000000$56,104.000000$56.1k257,107257k$19,481.000000$20,214.000000$19,481.000000$19.5k34,94034.9k$62,828.000000$62,089.000000$62,828.000000$62.8k222,167222k
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 Vermont
Vermont
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.123641%52.998047%42.123641%42.1%21.406%21.4%20.910132%28.339554%20.910132%20.9%45.264%45.3%14.791070%18.429803%14.791070%14.8%11.462%11.5%53.002290%44.347651%53.002290%53.0%27.092%27.1%34.481969%29.179046%34.481969%34.5%11.533%11.5%41.803091%50.307328%41.803091%41.8%48.910%48.9%
% 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 Vermont
Vermont
United States
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.323594%28.828650%24.323594%24.3%78.594%78.6%3.976738%5.310662%3.976738%4.0%54.736%54.7%17.968015%20.990542%17.968015%18.0%88.538%88.5%22.431774%22.468885%22.431774%22.4%72.908%72.9%41.597087%38.399416%41.597087%41.6%88.467%88.5%6.867357%8.719194%6.867357%6.9%51.090%51.1%
% 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 Vermont
Vermont
United States
0%10%20%30%Count%Mixed1Black1Other1Hispanic2Asian1All RacesWhite333.138856%19.809232%33.138856%33.1%1,136243.853233%244%31.614350%27.934397%31.614350%31.6%564232.635107%233%30.976431%24.343036%30.976431%31.0%460227.940963%228%17.301927%21.151806%17.301927%17.3%404127.316731%127%17.096650%7.599620%17.096650%17.1%444125.806193%126%13.589673%13.049135%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k100.000000%100%13.008090%8.898420%13.008090%13.0%31,93231.9k95.720409%96%
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 Vermont

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
10.3%12.0%13.6%15.1%16.7%18.4%
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Vermont

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%15%22%29%37%
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Food Stamps by Place in Vermont

There are 121 places in Vermont. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Vermont, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Vermont. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 867.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Vermont, selected places in Vermont, and entities that contain Vermont
0%10%20%30%Count#RichfordBellows FallsBenningtonSpringfieldWest BrattleboroW BrattleboroLyndonvilleWindsorSwantonOrleansNewportFair HavenBarreBrattleboroJohnsonEnosburg FallsHardwickWhite River JunctionWhite Riv JctBrandonWinooskiSt. JohnsburyNorth BenningtonN BenningtonArlingtonSt. AlbansMorrisvilleBristolRutlandManchester CenterManchester CtrRandolphPoultneyMiltonMiddleburyLudlowBurlingtonHinesburgVergennesJeffersonvilleVermontNortheastMontpelierUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWilliamstownEssex JunctionEssex JctSouth BarreWaterburyNorthfieldNorwichSouth BurlingtonS BurlingtonWilderWest RutlandWoodstockCastletonEast BarreJericho34.812287%34.812287%34.8%204132.452276%32.452276%32.5%442231.105678%31.105678%31.1%1,145330.167959%30.167959%30.2%467429.411765%29.411765%29.4%355529.203540%29.203540%29.2%165629.095074%29.095074%29.1%254728.879310%28.879310%28.9%335827.777778%27.777778%27.8%90927.130529%27.130529%27.1%5031026.002167%26.002167%26.0%2401125.752257%25.752257%25.8%1,0271225.469484%25.469484%25.5%8681325.301205%25.301205%25.3%1051424.659864%24.659864%24.7%1451524.542125%24.542125%24.5%1341624.360190%24.360190%24.4%2571722.875817%22.875817%22.9%1401822.725842%22.725842%22.7%7221922.449783%22.449783%22.4%5702021.810700%21.810700%21.8%1062121.799308%21.799308%21.8%1262221.011396%21.011396%21.0%5902320.963426%20.963426%21.0%2352420.933333%20.933333%20.9%1572520.419364%20.419364%20.4%1,4512619.524793%19.524793%19.5%1892719.126819%19.126819%19.1%1842818.888889%18.888889%18.9%852918.232662%18.232662%18.2%1633018.117313%18.117313%18.1%3833116.438356%16.438356%16.4%723216.064332%16.064332%16.1%2,5873315.945946%15.945946%15.9%593415.708155%15.708155%15.7%1833515.580737%15.580737%15.6%553613.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.101302%13.101302%13.1%4633713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.302682%11.302682%11.3%593810.801728%10.801728%10.8%4503910.666667%10.666667%10.7%564010.344828%10.344828%10.3%81419.615385%9.615385%9.6%75429.243697%9.243697%9.2%33438.568738%8.568738%8.6%728447.153285%7.153285%7.2%49456.658740%6.658740%6.7%56465.367793%5.367793%5.4%27473.867403%3.867403%3.9%7482.028986%2.028986%2.0%7491.930502%1.930502%1.9%1050
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Vermont

There are 6 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Vermont (4 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Vermont, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Vermont.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Vermont, selected metro areas in Vermont, and entities that contain Vermont
0%5%10%15%Count#Bennington Metro AreaBenningtonBerlin Metro AreaBerlin AreaRutland Metro AreaRutland AreaVermontNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandBarre Metro AreaBarre AreaBurlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremont17.189428%17.189428%17.2%2,647115.016859%15.016859%15.0%2,494214.081447%14.081447%14.1%3,565313.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.972662%11.972662%12.0%2,943411.753270%11.753270%11.8%10,03610.0k510.035895%10.035895%10.0%8,9196
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Vermont

There are 14 counties in Vermont. This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Vermont, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Vermont.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Vermont, selected counties in Vermont, and entities that contain Vermont
0%5%10%15%Count#Caledonia CountyCaledoniaWindham CountyWindhamBennington CountyBenningtonOrleans CountyOrleansEssex CountyEssexFranklin CountyFranklinRutland CountyRutlandVermontNortheastWindsor CountyWindsorUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLamoille CountyLamoilleNew EnglandOrange CountyOrangeWashington CountyWashingtonAddison CountyAddisonChittenden CountyChittendenGrand Isle CountyGrand Isle18.300546%18.300546%18.3%2,214117.647678%17.647678%17.6%3,355217.189428%17.189428%17.2%2,647317.174296%17.174296%17.2%1,951416.982534%16.982534%17.0%457515.953876%15.953876%16.0%2,947614.081447%14.081447%14.1%3,565713.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.091300%13.091300%13.1%3,166813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.869851%12.869851%12.9%1,331912.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.611734%12.611734%12.6%1,5521011.972662%11.972662%12.0%2,9431111.941229%11.941229%11.9%1,7231210.602699%10.602699%10.6%6,7871310.395869%10.395869%10.4%30214
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Vermont

There are 255 county subdivisions in Vermont. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Vermont, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Vermont. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,373.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Vermont, selected county subdivisions in Vermont, and entities that contain Vermont
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#NewportTown of RockinghamRockinghamBarreTown of LyndonLyndonTown of BenningtonBenningtonTown of HighgateHighgateTown of BrattleboroBrattleboroWinooskiTown of SwantonSwantonTown of St. JohnsburySt. JohnsburySt. AlbansTown of WindsorWindsorTown of JohnsonJohnsonRutlandTown of SpringfieldSpringfieldTown of BristolBristolBurlingtonTown of MiddleburyMiddleburyTown of PownalPownalTown of MorristownMorristownTown of BrandonBrandonTown of RandolphRandolphVermontNortheastMontpelierUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandTown of HartlandHartlandTown of ManchesterManchesterTown of ColchesterColchesterTown of HartfordHartfordTown of ShaftsburyShaftsburyTown of HinesburgHinesburgTown of DerbyTown of BarreTown of WilliamstownWilliamstownTown of MiltonMiltonTown of St. AlbansSt. AlbansTown of EssexTown of RutlandRutlandSouth BurlingtonS BurlingtonTown of StoweTown of CambridgeCambridgeTown of GeorgiaGeorgiaTown of WaterburyWaterburyTown of FairfaxFairfaxTown of CastletonCastletonTown of JerichoJerichoTown of NorthfieldNorthfieldTown of WillistonWillistonTown of NorwichNorwichTown of CharlotteCharlotteTown of ShelburneShelburneTown of RichmondRichmond27.130529%27.130529%27.1%503126.940433%26.940433%26.9%597225.752257%25.752257%25.8%1,027324.681818%24.681818%24.7%543424.665915%24.665915%24.7%1,532524.624625%24.624625%24.6%328624.010505%24.010505%24.0%1,280722.725842%22.725842%22.7%722821.292049%21.292049%21.3%557921.087315%21.087315%21.1%6401021.011396%21.011396%21.0%5901120.944149%20.944149%20.9%3151220.701754%20.701754%20.7%2361320.419364%20.419364%20.4%1,4511420.298431%20.298431%20.3%7891517.521090%17.521090%17.5%2701616.064332%16.064332%16.1%2,5871715.936827%15.936827%15.9%4441815.494012%15.494012%15.5%2071915.475189%15.475189%15.5%3682015.136778%15.136778%15.1%2492113.960867%13.960867%14.0%2642213.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.101302%13.101302%13.1%4632313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.667560%12.667560%12.7%1892412.124300%12.124300%12.1%2382511.930783%11.930783%11.9%7862611.912442%11.912442%11.9%5172711.797363%11.797363%11.8%1702811.720117%11.720117%11.7%2012910.953347%10.953347%11.0%2163010.534846%10.534846%10.5%3253110.518519%10.518519%10.5%142329.702395%9.702395%9.7%401339.548839%9.548839%9.5%218349.073702%9.073702%9.1%767358.783415%8.783415%8.8%161368.568738%8.568738%8.6%728377.770763%7.770763%7.8%160387.751441%7.751441%7.8%121397.160963%7.160963%7.2%113406.857911%6.857911%6.9%153416.539173%6.539173%6.5%106426.367771%6.367771%6.4%98435.492813%5.492813%5.5%107444.781491%4.781491%4.8%93454.449153%4.449153%4.4%168463.089676%3.089676%3.1%41472.787456%2.787456%2.8%40482.362708%2.362708%2.4%74491.216389%1.216389%1.2%1950
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 Vermont to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Vermont.

Most Food Stamps by State#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Vermont, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Vermont
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonMississippiKentuckyNew MexicoTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaMaineRhode IslandMichiganAlabamaNew YorkGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOhioFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasWashingtonOklahomaVermontIllinoisArizonaNortheastTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriPennsylvaniaDelawareNew EnglandWisconsinMassachusettsNevadaConnecticutIndianaIdahoIowaHawaiiMarylandSouth 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%324,423324k2313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.136648%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%45,15645.2k2712.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.712153%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
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares Vermont to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Vermont.

Most Food Stamps by State#12

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Vermont, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain Vermont
0%5%10%15%Count#MaineRhode IslandNew YorkVermontNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNew EnglandMassachusettsConnecticutNew JerseyNew Hampshire16.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k116.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k215.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M313.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k512.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k612.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k79.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k87.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k9
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of state out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

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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Major Counties:
Chittenden, Rutland, Washington, Windsor
Counties:
Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham, Windsor
Metro Areas:
Barre Area, Bennington Area, Berlin Area, Burlington Area, Claremont Area, Rutland Area
Major Cities:
Barre, Burlington, Montpelier, Newport, Rutland, South Burlington, St. Albans, Vergennes, Winooski
Major Unincorporated Places:
Arlington, Bennington, Brandon, Brattleboro, Bristol, Castleton, East Barre, Fair Haven, Hardwick, Hinesburg, Manchester Center, Middlebury, Milton, Northfield, Norwich, Randolph, Richford, South Barre, Springfield, St. Johnsbury, West Brattleboro, West Rutland, White River Junction, Wilder, Williamstown, Windsor
Major Villages:
Bellows Falls, Enosburg Falls, Essex Junction, Jeffersonville, Jericho, Johnson, Ludlow, Lyndonville, Morrisville, North Bennington, Orleans, Poultney, Swanton, Waterbury, Woodstock
Congressional District:
VT-At Large
State House Districts:
VT-Addison-1, VT-Addison-2, VT-Addison-3, VT-Addison-4, VT-Addison-5, VT-Addison-Rutland, VT-Bennington-1, VT-Bennington-2-1, VT-Bennington-2-2, VT-Bennington-3, VT-Bennington-4, VT-Bennington-Rutland, VT-Caledonia-1, VT-Caledonia-2, VT-Caledonia-3, VT-Caledonia-4, VT-Caledonia-Washington, VT-Chittenden-1, VT-Chittenden-2, VT-Chittenden-3, VT-Chittenden-4-1, VT-Chittenden-4-2, VT-Chittenden-5-1, VT-Chittenden-5-2, VT-Chittenden-6-1, VT-Chittenden-6-2, VT-Chittenden-6-3, VT-Chittenden-6-4, VT-Chittenden-6-5, VT-Chittenden-6-6, VT-Chittenden-6-7, VT-Chittenden-7-1, VT-Chittenden-7-2, VT-Chittenden-7-3, VT-Chittenden-7-4, VT-Chittenden-8-1, VT-Chittenden-8-2, VT-Chittenden-8-3, VT-Chittenden-9-1, VT-Chittenden-9-2, VT-Chittenden-10, VT-Essex-Caledonia, VT-Essex-Caledonia-Orleans, VT-Franklin-1, VT-Franklin-2, VT-Franklin-3-1, VT-Franklin-3-2, VT-Franklin-4, VT-Franklin-5, VT-Franklin-6, VT-Franklin-7, VT-Grand-Isle-Chittenden, VT-Lamoille-1, VT-Lamoille-2, VT-Lamoille-3, VT-Lamoille-Washington, VT-Orange-1, VT-Orange-2, VT-Orange-Caledonia, VT-Orange-Washington-Addison, VT-Orleans-1, VT-Orleans-2, VT-Orleans-Caledonia, VT-Orleans-Lamoille, VT-Rutland-1, VT-Rutland-2, VT-Rutland-3, VT-Rutland-4, VT-Rutland-5-1, VT-Rutland-5-2, VT-Rutland-5-3, VT-Rutland-5-4, VT-Rutland-6, VT-Rutland-Bennington, VT-Rutland-Windsor-1, VT-Rutland-Windsor-2, VT-Washington-1, VT-Washington-2, VT-Washington-3, VT-Washington-4, VT-Washington-5, VT-Washington-6, VT-Washington-7, VT-Washington-Chittenden, VT-Windham-1, VT-Windham-2-1, VT-Windham-2-2, VT-Windham-2-3, VT-Windham-3, VT-Windham-4, VT-Windham-5, VT-Windham-6, VT-Windham-Bennington, VT-Windham-Bennington-Windsor, VT-Windsor-1, VT-Windsor-2, VT-Windsor-3-1, VT-Windsor-3-2, VT-Windsor-4-1, VT-Windsor-4-2, VT-Windsor-5, VT-Windsor-Orange-1, VT-Windsor-Orange-2, VT-Windsor-Rutland
State Senate Districts:
VT-Addison, VT-Bennington, VT-Caledonia, VT-Chittenden, VT-Essex-Orleans, VT-Franklin, VT-Grand-Isle-Chittenden, VT-Lamoille, VT-Orange, VT-Rutland, VT-Washington, VT-Windham, VT-Windsor
Neighboring States:
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York