Food Stamps in West 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 West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$42,644.000000$55,322.000000$42,644.000000$42.6k739,397739k$15,859.000000$20,214.000000$15,859.000000$15.9k121,291121k$49,392.000000$62,089.000000$49,392.000000$49.4k618,106618k

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 West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty246.723994%52.998047%46.723994%46.7%27.866%27.9%22.643889%28.339554%22.643889%22.6%52.847%52.8%17.301366%18.429803%17.301366%17.3%16.300%16.3%55.097245%44.347651%55.097245%55.1%25.367%25.4%28.519841%29.179046%28.519841%28.5%10.973%11.0%57.893826%50.307328%57.893826%57.9%54.392%54.4%

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 West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.734440%28.828650%23.734440%23.7%72.134%72.1%3.964692%5.310662%3.964692%4.0%47.153%47.2%17.433094%20.990542%17.433094%17.4%83.700%83.7%31.809754%22.468885%31.809754%31.8%74.633%74.6%45.404833%38.399416%45.404833%45.4%89.027%89.0%9.525712%8.719194%9.525712%9.5%45.608%45.6%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian131.328486%24.343036%31.328486%31.3%948190.980278%191%27.954357%27.934397%27.954357%28.0%6,394170.411386%170%27.449787%19.809232%27.449787%27.4%2,255167.335500%167%16.896416%21.151806%16.896416%16.9%858103.001535%103%16.404043%13.049135%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k100.000000%100%15.897522%8.898420%15.897522%15.9%110,528111k96.912221%97%6.219709%7.599620%6.219709%6.2%30837.915710%38%

Map of Food Stamps by County in West Virginia

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, West Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of West Virginia, selected places in West Virginia, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%10%20%30%Count#PhilippiGraftonPoint PleasantPt PleasantWelchBluefieldParkersburgBeckleyMartinsburgWestonHuntingtonRavenswoodRipleyBuckhannonOak HillPrincetonMoorefieldRansonFairmontElkinsMoundsvilleSummersvilleClarksburgKeyserSissonvilleCharlestonWest VirginiaNew MartinsvilleWheelingCullodenWestoverKenovaWeirtonSouthSouth AtlanticDunbarSouth CharlestonS CharlestonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNitroPleasant ValleyPleasant VlySt. AlbansViennaHurricaneCharles TownBarboursvilleLewisburgBrookhavenShannondalePea RidgeCross LanesShady SpringMorgantownTeays ValleyCheat LakeBridgeport31.590258%31.590258%31.6%441128.624883%28.624883%28.6%612228.549540%28.549540%28.5%559327.831325%27.831325%27.8%231427.424351%27.424351%27.4%1,151525.000000%25.000000%25.0%3,343624.150893%24.150893%24.2%1,799722.917542%22.917542%22.9%1,637822.906977%22.906977%22.9%394922.530355%22.530355%22.5%4,6391021.834360%21.834360%21.8%3191121.605744%21.605744%21.6%3311221.405579%21.405579%21.4%3991321.318931%21.318931%21.3%7501420.579604%20.579604%20.6%5611520.311342%20.311342%20.3%2741620.064725%20.064725%20.1%3721720.013550%20.013550%20.0%1,4771819.575699%19.575699%19.6%6091918.785911%18.785911%18.8%7522018.743048%18.743048%18.7%3372117.937424%17.937424%17.9%1,1812217.836812%17.836812%17.8%3762317.818575%17.818575%17.8%3302417.074582%17.074582%17.1%3,8372516.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k16.362808%16.362808%16.4%3592616.320428%16.320428%16.3%2,0742715.971676%15.971676%16.0%2032814.850367%14.850367%14.9%2632914.644970%14.644970%14.6%1983014.610502%14.610502%14.6%1,2663114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.505515%13.505515%13.5%5023213.273050%13.273050%13.3%8223313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.763819%12.763819%12.8%3813412.481536%12.481536%12.5%1693511.150927%11.150927%11.2%5293611.016225%11.016225%11.0%5163710.350584%10.350584%10.4%248389.791183%9.791183%9.8%211399.769094%9.769094%9.8%165409.161091%9.161091%9.2%178419.081633%9.081633%9.1%178428.924485%8.924485%8.9%117438.469751%8.469751%8.5%238448.211724%8.211724%8.2%332458.006159%8.006159%8.0%104467.345257%7.345257%7.3%731477.322654%7.322654%7.3%384485.750146%5.750146%5.8%197493.485255%3.485255%3.5%11750

Food Stamps by Metro Area in West Virginia

There are 17 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within West Virginia (8 fully and 9 partially). This section compares all 17 of those to each other, West Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of West Virginia, selected metro areas in West Virginia, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Logan Metro AreaLogan AreaPoint Pleasant Metro AreaPoint PleasantBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonParkersburg and Vienna Metro AreaParkersburgCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonWeirton and Steubenville Metro AreaWeirton AreaCumberland Metro AreaCumberlandWest VirginiaElkins Metro AreaElkins AreaClarksburg Metro AreaClarksburgFairmont Metro AreaFairmont AreaSouthHagerstown and Martinsburg Metro AreaHagerstownSouth AtlanticWheeling Metro AreaWheeling AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMorgantown Metro AreaMorgantownWinchester Metro AreaWinchesterWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashington24.091299%24.091299%24.1%3,367121.374353%21.374353%21.4%4,787219.449974%19.449974%19.4%9,477319.277024%19.277024%19.3%8,223417.633367%17.633367%17.6%25,22725.2k517.259487%17.259487%17.3%6,672616.776486%16.776486%16.8%15,86215.9k716.499189%16.499189%16.5%8,341816.484185%16.484185%16.5%6,504916.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,8151014.758572%14.758572%14.8%5,4621114.576180%14.576180%14.6%3,2691214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.846689%13.846689%13.8%13,54413.5k1313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.684370%13.684370%13.7%8,1501413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.347984%10.347984%10.3%5,201157.803989%7.803989%7.8%3,940167.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k17

Food Stamps by County in West Virginia

There are 55 counties in West Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, West Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 8,363.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of West Virginia, selected counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%10%20%30%Count#McDowell CountyMcDowellWebster CountyWebsterMingo CountyMingoClay CountyClayRoane CountyRoaneBoone CountyBooneLogan CountyLoganWyoming CountyWyomingLincoln CountyLincolnSummers CountySummersMason CountyMasonMercer CountyMercerBraxton CountyBraxtonWayne CountyWayneRaleigh CountyRaleighFayette CountyFayetteNicholas CountyNicholasBarbour CountyBarbourMonroe CountyMonroeCabell CountyCabellLewis CountyLewisGreenbrier CountyGreenbrierWood CountyWoodDoddridge CountyDoddridgeGilmer CountyGilmerRitchie CountyRitchieTyler CountyTylerWest VirginiaTaylor CountyTaylorPreston CountyPrestonRandolph CountyRandolphWetzel CountyWetzelJackson CountyJacksonKanawha CountyKanawhaMarion CountyMarionHancock CountyHancockHarrison CountyHarrisonSouthOhio CountyOhioSouth AtlanticBrooke CountyBrookePocahontas CountyPocahontasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHampshire CountyHampshireMarshall CountyMarshallHardy CountyHardyBerkeley CountyBerkeleyUpshur CountyUpshurGrant CountyGrantMorgan CountyMorganJefferson CountyJeffersonMineral CountyMineralPutnam CountyPutnamMonongalia CountyMonongalia30.817531%30.817531%30.8%2,454130.414980%30.414980%30.4%1,202229.125587%29.125587%29.1%3,161328.918519%28.918519%28.9%976425.634697%25.634697%25.6%1,454525.237693%25.237693%25.2%2,389624.091299%24.091299%24.1%3,367723.302971%23.302971%23.3%2,149822.988073%22.988073%23.0%1,831922.739676%22.739676%22.7%1,2501020.493533%20.493533%20.5%2,2341120.289682%20.289682%20.3%5,0851219.937235%19.937235%19.9%1,0801319.723962%19.723962%19.7%3,2441419.485104%19.485104%19.5%6,0171519.389185%19.389185%19.4%3,4601619.056920%19.056920%19.1%2,0491718.155293%18.155293%18.2%1,1201818.138908%18.138908%18.1%1,0761918.088302%18.088302%18.1%7,2272017.413240%17.413240%17.4%1,1392117.230996%17.230996%17.2%2,5752217.104210%17.104210%17.1%6,1962316.952381%16.952381%17.0%4452416.832780%16.832780%16.8%4562516.788505%16.788505%16.8%6662616.770893%16.770893%16.8%5902716.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.968509%15.968509%16.0%1,0752815.858854%15.858854%15.9%1,9732915.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,8153015.549856%15.549856%15.5%9703115.370867%15.370867%15.4%1,7203215.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k3314.576180%14.576180%14.6%3,2693414.473684%14.473684%14.5%1,8593514.255750%14.255750%14.3%3,9423614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.185431%14.185431%14.2%2,6273713.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.529293%13.529293%13.5%1,3443813.110258%13.110258%13.1%4783913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.949785%12.949785%12.9%1,2924012.926499%12.926499%12.9%1,7204112.897196%12.897196%12.9%6904212.713327%12.713327%12.7%5,3044312.564525%12.564525%12.6%1,1444412.457912%12.457912%12.5%5184512.002220%12.002220%12.0%8654611.674905%11.674905%11.7%2,4094710.815838%10.815838%10.8%1,221489.733701%9.733701%9.7%2,120498.535167%8.535167%8.5%3,22850

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in West Virginia

There are 230 county subdivisions in West Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, West Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 11,231.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of West Virginia, selected county subdivisions in West Virginia, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Cabell District 22WesternDistrict IParkersburgEasternEasternPlateauCabell District 33Adam StephensTygartRaleigh District 22ValleyOhio District 22District IIMiddlewayMiddletownKanawha District 11South UrbanCabell District 11Raleigh District 11Raleigh District 33LeadsvilleKanawha District 44West VirginiaDistrict IIIWest AugustaNew HavenTuscaroraSouthCabell District 44Kanawha District 22WesternSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOhio District 33PotomacCabell District 55Kanawha District 33SouthernMarshall District 33NorborneWesternPalatineOhio District 11ValleyCentralHarpers FerryScottShenandoahCentralWilliamsEasternEasternTeays25.570078%25.570078%25.6%1,839125.368213%25.368213%25.4%1,154225.176471%25.176471%25.2%1,819324.705976%24.705976%24.7%3,109424.043611%24.043611%24.0%1,257523.111474%23.111474%23.1%1,132622.689479%22.689479%22.7%1,419722.472535%22.472535%22.5%1,616822.410291%22.410291%22.4%1,324921.863499%21.863499%21.9%1,3071021.674877%21.674877%21.7%2,2001120.525727%20.525727%20.5%1,1011220.451694%20.451694%20.5%1,1411320.071319%20.071319%20.1%1,9701419.897210%19.897210%19.9%8131519.389665%19.389665%19.4%1,3471619.279369%19.279369%19.3%3,4941719.094356%19.094356%19.1%8561818.950634%18.950634%19.0%1,4051918.789976%18.789976%18.8%1,7922018.091664%18.091664%18.1%2,0252117.034422%17.034422%17.0%9652216.785262%16.785262%16.8%3,4442316.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k16.155572%16.155572%16.2%1,2962415.515152%15.515152%15.5%1,0242515.095552%15.095552%15.1%9402614.358338%14.358338%14.4%1,1582714.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.975829%13.975829%14.0%1,3532813.843985%13.843985%13.8%3,1432913.770656%13.770656%13.8%5503013.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.765957%12.765957%12.8%8583112.066770%12.066770%12.1%8533211.963190%11.963190%12.0%1,0143311.864074%11.864074%11.9%2,4163411.634295%11.634295%11.6%5933511.048282%11.048282%11.0%5083610.611593%10.611593%10.6%4653710.202788%10.202788%10.2%1,1273810.112613%10.112613%10.1%8983910.098087%10.098087%10.1%6284010.054890%10.054890%10.1%806419.636517%9.636517%9.6%570429.495950%9.495950%9.5%422439.003215%9.003215%9.0%420448.429952%8.429952%8.4%698458.402310%8.402310%8.4%873468.058803%8.058803%8.1%455477.495117%7.495117%7.5%1,228486.837294%6.837294%6.8%374496.612319%6.612319%6.6%36550

Food Stamps by State in the United States

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

Most Food Stamps by State#10

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

Most Food Stamps by State#11

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