Food Stamps in Virginia (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 Virginia
Virginia
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$66,149.000000$55,322.000000$66,149.000000$66.1k3,090,1783.09M$20,924.000000$20,214.000000$20,924.000000$20.9k291,537292k$72,050.000000$62,089.000000$72,050.000000$72.1k2,798,6412.80M

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 Virginia
Virginia
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.601303%52.998047%54.601303%54.6%15.835%15.8%30.972055%28.339554%30.972055%31.0%37.478%37.5%17.482172%18.429803%17.482172%17.5%7.477%7.48%45.322892%44.347651%45.322892%45.3%18.633%18.6%29.673078%29.179046%29.673078%29.7%7.794%7.79%48.928266%50.307328%48.928266%48.9%41.935%41.9%

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 Virginia
Virginia
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.231923%28.828650%30.231923%30.2%84.165%84.2%5.382291%5.310662%5.382291%5.4%62.522%62.5%22.535509%20.990542%22.535509%22.5%92.523%92.5%20.616649%22.468885%20.616649%20.6%81.367%81.4%36.570357%38.399416%36.570357%36.6%92.206%92.2%7.057247%8.719194%7.057247%7.1%58.065%58.1%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Virginia
Virginia
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian120.429923%27.934397%20.429923%20.4%117,973118k216.549183%217%15.123703%24.343036%15.123703%15.1%8,717160.305329%160%12.377056%19.809232%12.377056%12.4%7,412131.191946%131%11.264516%21.151806%11.264516%11.3%13,81313.8k119.399456%119%9.434311%13.049135%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k100.000000%100%6.402010%8.898420%6.402010%6.4%135,807136k67.858803%68%5.166566%7.599620%5.166566%5.2%7,81554.763580%55%

Map of Food Stamps by County in Virginia

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

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Food Stamps by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Virginia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Virginia, selected places in Virginia, and entities that contain Virginia
0%10%20%Count#PetersburgDanvilleRoanokeNorfolkRichmondPortsmouthLynchburgNewport NewsFredericksburgSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolkHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburgBailey's CrossroadsSalemWinchesterMarumscoStauntonCharlottesvilleVirginiaDale CityAnnandaleManassasChesapeakeSterlingVirginia BeachVirginia BchHerndonChantillyTuckahoeLincolniaOaktonLake RidgeCave SpringWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchRestonAlexandriaSpringfieldMechanicsvilleCentrevilleTysons CornerBlacksburgArlingtonLeesburgFairfaxWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldAshburnShort PumpFair OaksBurkeLinton HallSouth RidingMcLean27.802657%27.802657%27.8%3,663126.269233%26.269233%26.3%4,900218.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,855317.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k417.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k516.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,256616.017255%16.017255%16.0%4,530714.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k814.711323%14.711323%14.7%1,511914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.556599%13.556599%13.6%4,3031013.275309%13.275309%13.3%7,1231113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,1371211.644737%11.644737%11.6%1,0621310.318091%10.318091%10.3%1,0381410.220838%10.220838%10.2%1,0831510.088822%10.088822%10.1%1,204169.977848%9.977848%10.0%1,036179.677419%9.677419%9.7%1,740189.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.762986%8.762986%8.8%1,822198.740101%8.740101%8.7%1,214208.592116%8.592116%8.6%1,068218.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769227.776723%7.776723%7.8%737236.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k246.892909%6.892909%6.9%522256.832721%6.832721%6.8%502266.532691%6.532691%6.5%1,193276.259465%6.259465%6.3%496285.702281%5.702281%5.7%760295.213395%5.213395%5.2%794305.134086%5.134086%5.1%582315.088003%5.088003%5.1%503325.036169%5.036169%5.0%1,281334.979210%4.979210%5.0%3,389344.923046%4.923046%4.9%483354.548304%4.548304%4.5%653364.323118%4.323118%4.3%1,065374.292096%4.292096%4.3%442383.895824%3.895824%3.9%543393.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905403.638930%3.638930%3.6%593413.397829%3.397829%3.4%288422.855436%2.855436%2.9%239432.471844%2.471844%2.5%417442.421479%2.421479%2.4%239452.379944%2.379944%2.4%337462.137225%2.137225%2.1%290471.900508%1.900508%1.9%217481.617762%1.617762%1.6%145490.839236%0.839236%0.8%14150

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Virginia

There are 15 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Virginia (10 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Virginia.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Virginia, selected metro areas in Virginia, and entities that contain Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Big Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapMartinsville Metro AreaMartinsvilleDanville Metro AreaDanville AreaBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldKingsport, Bristol, and Bristol Metro AreaKingsportSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgRoanoke Metro AreaRoanoke AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaStaunton and Waynesboro Metro AreaStaunton AreaVirginiaBlacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford Metro AreaBlacksburgHarrisonburg Metro AreaHarrisonburgWinchester Metro AreaWinchesterWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonCharlottesville Metro AreaCharlottesville21.147031%21.147031%21.1%4,893120.785732%20.785732%20.8%5,804219.493108%19.493108%19.5%8,768319.277024%19.277024%19.3%8,223417.456157%17.456157%17.5%22,37622.4k514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.679960%11.679960%11.7%11,64211.6k611.506509%11.506509%11.5%14,90314.9k710.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k810.573575%10.573575%10.6%50,29350.3k99.514754%9.514754%9.5%4,553109.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.385034%9.385034%9.4%6,518118.834849%8.834849%8.8%4,109127.803989%7.803989%7.8%3,940137.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k147.251140%7.251140%7.3%6,26615

Food Stamps by County in Virginia

There are 133 counties in Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Virginia. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 34,417.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Virginia, selected counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Danville CityDanvilleWise CountyWiseHenry CountyHenryRoanoke CityRoanokeTazewell CountyTazewellNorfolk CityNorfolkRichmond CityRichmondPortsmouth CityPortsmouthHalifax CountyHalifaxLynchburg CityLynchburgNewport News CityNewport NewsPittsylvania CountyPittsylvaniaSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolk CitySuffolkHampton CityHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburg CityHarrisonburgPulaski CountyPulaskiWashington CountyWashingtonIsle of Wight CountyIsle of WightFranklin CountyFranklinWarren CountyWarrenCampbell CountyCampbellShenandoah CountyShenandoahCulpeper CountyCulpeperCharlottesville CityCharlottesvilleVirginiaPrince George CountyPrince GeorgeHenrico CountyHenricoManassas CityManassasChesapeake CityChesapeakeSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaBedford CountyBedfordMontgomery CountyMontgomeryGloucester CountyGloucesterAugusta CountyAugustaChesterfield CountyChesterfieldOrange CountyOrangeVirginia Beach CityVirginia BeachRockingham CountyRockinghamRoanoke CountyRoanokePrince William CountyPrince WilliamFrederick CountyFrederickFauquier CountyFauquierAlexandria CityAlexandriaJames City CountyJames CityStafford CountyStaffordAlbemarle CountyAlbemarleHanover CountyHanoverFairfax CountyFairfaxYork CountyYorkArlington CountyArlingtonLoudoun CountyLoudoun26.269233%26.269233%26.3%4,900120.006568%20.006568%20.0%3,046219.759668%19.759668%19.8%4,374318.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,855417.834612%17.834612%17.8%3,138517.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k617.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k716.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,256816.531127%16.531127%16.5%2,358916.017255%16.017255%16.0%4,5301014.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k1114.692141%14.692141%14.7%3,8681214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.556599%13.556599%13.6%4,3031313.275309%13.275309%13.3%7,1231413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,1371512.451041%12.451041%12.5%1,8121612.197939%12.197939%12.2%2,7461711.804057%11.804057%11.8%1,6411811.046309%11.046309%11.0%2,5381910.900240%10.900240%10.9%1,5452010.899794%10.899794%10.9%2,4302110.202067%10.202067%10.2%1,7572210.039044%10.039044%10.0%1,697239.677419%9.677419%9.7%1,740249.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.060852%9.060852%9.1%1,014258.674827%8.674827%8.7%10,88510.9k268.592116%8.592116%8.6%1,068278.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769287.892356%7.892356%7.9%3,402297.650628%7.650628%7.7%2,358307.517997%7.517997%7.5%2,684317.442630%7.442630%7.4%1,080327.278804%7.278804%7.3%2,069337.195479%7.195479%7.2%8,556347.180068%7.180068%7.2%951356.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k366.599070%6.599070%6.6%1,972376.361881%6.361881%6.4%2,438386.035394%6.035394%6.0%8,335395.231664%5.231664%5.2%1,565405.144412%5.144412%5.1%1,229414.979210%4.979210%5.0%3,389424.906179%4.906179%4.9%1,391434.766311%4.766311%4.8%2,112444.620730%4.620730%4.6%1,822454.395080%4.395080%4.4%1,658464.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k473.929290%3.929290%3.9%938483.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905492.888796%2.888796%2.9%3,38250

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Virginia

There are 551 county subdivisions in Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Virginia. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 40,635.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Virginia, selected county subdivisions in Virginia, and entities that contain Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#DanvilleRoanokeNorfolkRichmondPortsmouthLynchburgNewport NewsFairfieldSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolkHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburgVarinaBermudaDaleCharlottesvilleVirginiaNeabscoManassasChesapeakeWoodbridgeBrooklandSterlingMasonVirginia BeachVirginia BchColesPotomacTuckahoeClover HillAlexandriaOccoquanLeeMatoacaGainesvilleHunter MillProvidenceBraddockSullyArlingtonMidlothianLeesburgMount VernonThree ChoptBrentsvilleAlgonkianDranesvilleBroad RunBlue RidgeSpringfieldCatoctinAshburnDulles26.269233%26.269233%26.3%4,900118.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,855217.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k317.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k416.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,256516.017255%16.017255%16.0%4,530614.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k714.230130%14.230130%14.2%3,511814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.556599%13.556599%13.6%4,303913.275309%13.275309%13.3%7,1231013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,1371112.601264%12.601264%12.6%2,9711212.379831%12.379831%12.4%3,155139.739031%9.739031%9.7%2,213149.677419%9.677419%9.7%1,740159.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.367320%9.367320%9.4%1,639168.592116%8.592116%8.6%1,068178.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769188.021519%8.021519%8.0%1,670197.768211%7.768211%7.8%2,039207.497044%7.497044%7.5%951217.297898%7.297898%7.3%2,989226.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k236.460346%6.460346%6.5%1,217246.390111%6.390111%6.4%1,220255.888798%5.888798%5.9%1,505265.029327%5.029327%5.0%1,209274.979210%4.979210%5.0%3,389284.932757%4.932757%4.9%1,016294.909680%4.909680%4.9%2,120304.697243%4.697243%4.7%1,017314.691739%4.691739%4.7%1,003324.367175%4.367175%4.4%2,100334.050760%4.050760%4.1%2,011343.977231%3.977231%4.0%1,628353.946334%3.946334%3.9%1,656363.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905373.846461%3.846461%3.8%962383.708671%3.708671%3.7%553393.582714%3.582714%3.6%1,644403.378830%3.378830%3.4%859412.867059%2.867059%2.9%570422.827939%2.827939%2.8%415432.702637%2.702637%2.7%1,116442.333270%2.333270%2.3%367452.196273%2.196273%2.2%363462.023470%2.023470%2.0%838471.886792%1.886792%1.9%244481.742984%1.742984%1.7%236491.574068%1.574068%1.6%25350

Food Stamps by State in the United States

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

Most Food Stamps by State#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Virginia, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Virginia
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonMississippiKentuckyNew MexicoTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaMaineRhode IslandMichiganAlabamaNew YorkGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOhioFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasSouthWashingtonSouth AtlanticOklahomaVermontIllinoisArizonaTexasUnited 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%374,145374k1913.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.661444%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 Virginia to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Virginia.

Most Food Stamps by State#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Virginia, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Virginia
0%5%10%15%Count#MississippiKentuckyTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaAlabamaGeorgiaDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.South CarolinaS CarolinaFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasSouthSouth AtlanticOklahomaTexasUnited 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%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.661444%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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