Food Stamps in Wisconsin (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 Wisconsin
Wisconsin
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$54,610.000000$55,322.000000$54,610.000000$54.6k2,310,2462.31M$20,374.000000$20,214.000000$20,374.000000$20.4k293,682294k$60,963.000000$62,089.000000$60,963.000000$61.0k2,016,5642.02M

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 Wisconsin
Wisconsin
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty249.472218%52.998047%49.472218%49.5%21.501%21.5%27.248861%28.339554%27.248861%27.2%50.407%50.4%15.097623%18.429803%15.097623%15.1%9.990%9.99%43.251544%44.347651%43.251544%43.3%23.590%23.6%24.660687%29.179046%24.660687%24.7%8.629%8.63%46.496210%50.307328%46.496210%46.5%48.819%48.8%

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 Wisconsin
Wisconsin
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.305190%28.828650%26.305190%26.3%78.499%78.5%3.904314%5.310662%3.904314%3.9%49.593%49.6%19.811174%20.990542%19.811174%19.8%90.010%90.0%20.403270%22.468885%20.403270%20.4%76.410%76.4%38.031176%38.399416%38.031176%38.0%91.371%91.4%7.099056%8.719194%7.099056%7.1%51.181%51.2%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Wisconsin
Wisconsin
United States
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2Asian1All RacesWhite344.531342%27.934397%44.531342%44.5%56,48456.5k350.305281%350%31.144243%24.343036%31.144243%31.1%14,70614.7k244.995820%245%29.248546%19.809232%29.248546%29.2%7,442230.083342%230%29.088639%21.151806%29.088639%29.1%18,17418.2k228.825438%229%17.163008%7.599620%17.163008%17.2%7,106135.012597%135%12.712153%13.049135%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k100.000000%100%9.456061%8.898420%9.456061%9.5%189,770190k74.385993%74%

Map of Food Stamps by County in Wisconsin

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Food Stamps by Place in Wisconsin

There are 779 places in Wisconsin. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Wisconsin, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wisconsin. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 16,289.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wisconsin, selected places in Wisconsin, and entities that contain Wisconsin
0%10%20%30%Count#BeloitMilwaukeeRacineWisconsin RapidsKenoshaSuperiorCudahyGreen BayJanesvilleSheboyganSouth MilwaukeeS MilwaukeeWausauWest AllisMenomonieBeaver DamMenashaFitchburgStevens PointFond du LacEast North CentralEau ClaireOshkoshLa CrosseWatertownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWisconsinManitowocWaukeshaAshwaubenonWest BendMarshfieldAppletonGreenfieldNeenahSun PrairieMadisonHowardDe PereMount PleasantMt PleasantOnalaskaMiddletonPleasant PrairieOak CreekFranklinOconomowocGermantownWauwatosaCaledoniaNew BerlinMenomonee FallsMuskegoBrookfieldMequon30.517809%30.517809%30.5%4,267130.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k228.010050%28.010050%28.0%8,361324.269529%24.269529%24.3%2,035421.172456%21.172456%21.2%7,942520.532120%20.532120%20.5%2,346619.916622%19.916622%19.9%1,481718.369747%18.369747%18.4%7,811817.932409%17.932409%17.9%4,680917.629046%17.629046%17.6%3,6271017.416647%17.416647%17.4%1,4941117.222023%17.222023%17.2%2,8841216.138965%16.138965%16.1%4,4551315.649397%15.649397%15.6%8821415.580262%15.580262%15.6%1,0231515.323876%15.323876%15.3%1,1451614.678982%14.678982%14.7%1,6211714.337302%14.337302%14.3%1,4691814.225824%14.225824%14.2%2,5451914.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.582287%13.582287%13.6%3,6992013.527801%13.527801%13.5%3,5572113.432621%13.432621%13.4%2,8052213.074094%13.074094%13.1%1,2442313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k12.626778%12.626778%12.6%1,8552411.471951%11.471951%11.5%3,3172511.444752%11.444752%11.4%8692611.216716%11.216716%11.2%1,4872711.061268%11.061268%11.1%9372810.967269%10.967269%11.0%3,1432910.454409%10.454409%10.5%1,7373010.419721%10.419721%10.4%1,1373110.108130%10.108130%10.1%1,262329.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k339.076433%9.076433%9.1%684348.832541%8.832541%8.8%836358.628198%8.628198%8.6%951368.581991%8.581991%8.6%650378.467460%8.467460%8.5%726386.923477%6.923477%6.9%532396.838214%6.838214%6.8%962406.381254%6.381254%6.4%866416.350653%6.350653%6.4%418425.689611%5.689611%5.7%448435.595694%5.595694%5.6%1,154445.199591%5.199591%5.2%508454.776368%4.776368%4.8%802463.758534%3.758534%3.8%556472.844444%2.844444%2.8%256482.059105%2.059105%2.1%301491.748516%1.748516%1.7%16250

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Wisconsin

There are 28 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Wisconsin (22 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 28 of those to each other, Wisconsin, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wisconsin.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wisconsin, selected metro areas in Wisconsin, and entities that contain Wisconsin
0%5%10%15%Count#Janesville and Beloit Metro AreaJanesvilleMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeRacine Metro AreaRacine AreaIron Mountain Metro AreaIron MountainEast North CentralMarinette Metro AreaMarinetteWisconsin Rapids and Marshfield Metro AreaWisconsin RapidsChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaMenomonie Metro AreaMenomonieUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestShawano Metro AreaShawano AreaWisconsinBaraboo Metro AreaBaraboo AreaEau Claire Metro AreaEau ClaireWhitewater and Elkhorn Metro AreaWhitewaterGreen Bay Metro AreaGreen BayDuluth Metro AreaDuluth AreaMerrill Metro AreaMerrill AreaSheboygan Metro AreaSheboyganBeaver Dam Metro AreaBeaver DamWausau Metro AreaWausau AreaStevens Point Metro AreaStevens PointPlatteville Metro AreaPlattevilleWatertown and Fort Atkinson Metro AreaWatertownOshkosh and Neenah Metro AreaOshkosh AreaFond du Lac Metro AreaFond du LacLa Crosse and Onalaska Metro AreaLa CrosseManitowoc Metro AreaManitowocMadison Metro AreaMadison AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisAppleton Metro AreaAppleton Area17.964999%17.964999%18.0%11,48711.5k115.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k215.355089%15.355089%15.4%11,56111.6k314.520673%14.520673%14.5%1,907414.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.968101%13.968101%14.0%4,046513.323297%13.323297%13.3%4,248613.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k713.110368%13.110368%13.1%2,156813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.806389%12.806389%12.8%2,325912.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k12.525205%12.525205%12.5%3,1681011.949367%11.949367%11.9%7,7881111.607076%11.607076%11.6%4,6391211.531078%11.531078%11.5%14,47614.5k1311.463306%11.463306%11.5%13,39913.4k1411.326319%11.326319%11.3%1,4211510.911520%10.911520%10.9%5,1451610.857347%10.857347%10.9%3,6511710.643853%10.643853%10.6%5,7481810.627065%10.627065%10.6%2,9591910.447993%10.447993%10.4%2,0222010.368906%10.368906%10.4%3,3562110.358687%10.358687%10.4%7,1652210.027054%10.027054%10.0%4,1142310.019032%10.019032%10.0%5,475249.964402%9.964402%10.0%3,387259.339775%9.339775%9.3%24,37724.4k268.610793%8.610793%8.6%115,655116k277.919318%7.919318%7.9%7,13028

Food Stamps by County in Wisconsin

There are 72 counties in Wisconsin. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Wisconsin, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wisconsin. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 20,566.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wisconsin, selected counties in Wisconsin, and entities that contain Wisconsin
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Milwaukee CountyMilwaukeeRock CountyRockKenosha CountyKenoshaDouglas CountyDouglasJuneau CountyJuneauRacine CountyRacineVilas CountyVilasBarron CountyBarronEast North CentralMarinette CountyMarinetteWood CountyWoodDunn CountyDunnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWaushara CountyWausharaWisconsinSauk CountySaukJackson CountyJacksonBrown CountyBrownEau Claire CountyEau ClaireMonroe CountyMonroeChippewa CountyChippewaWalworth CountyWalworthShawano CountyShawanoLincoln CountyLincolnPolk CountyPolkSheboygan CountySheboyganDodge CountyDodgeIowa CountyIowaMarathon CountyMarathonPortage CountyPortageColumbia CountyColumbiaWaupaca CountyWaupacaGrant CountyGrantJefferson CountyJeffersonWinnebago CountyWinnebagoGreen CountyGreenLa Crosse CountyLa CrosseFond du Lac CountyFond du LacManitowoc CountyManitowocVernon CountyVernonTrempealeau CountyTrempealeauDoor CountyDoorDane CountyDaneOconto CountyOcontoOutagamie CountyOutagamieOneida CountyOneidaClark CountyClarkPierce CountyPierceWashington CountyWashingtonSt. Croix CountySt. CroixCalumet CountyCalumetWaukesha CountyWaukeshaOzaukee CountyOzaukee22.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k117.964999%17.964999%18.0%11,48711.5k216.242817%16.242817%16.2%10,23210.2k315.853922%15.853922%15.9%2,939415.453999%15.453999%15.5%1,542515.355089%15.355089%15.4%11,56111.6k614.603681%14.603681%14.6%1,555714.239891%14.239891%14.2%2,708814.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.699674%13.699674%13.7%2,518913.323297%13.323297%13.3%4,2481013.110368%13.110368%13.1%2,1561113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.770541%12.770541%12.8%1,2451212.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k12.525205%12.525205%12.5%3,1681312.360526%12.360526%12.4%9971412.166300%12.166300%12.2%12,39612.4k1512.081488%12.081488%12.1%4,8571612.081064%12.081064%12.1%2,1521711.736676%11.736676%11.7%2,9311811.607076%11.607076%11.6%4,6391911.357733%11.357733%11.4%1,9242011.326319%11.326319%11.3%1,4212111.128216%11.128216%11.1%2,0242210.911520%10.911520%10.9%5,1452310.857347%10.857347%10.9%3,6512410.751135%10.751135%10.8%1,0422510.643853%10.643853%10.6%5,7482610.627065%10.627065%10.6%2,9592710.582562%10.582562%10.6%2,4362810.554829%10.554829%10.6%2,2602910.447993%10.447993%10.4%2,0223010.368906%10.368906%10.4%3,3563110.358687%10.358687%10.4%7,1653210.330355%10.330355%10.3%1,5263310.234263%10.234263%10.2%4,7753410.027054%10.027054%10.0%4,114359.964402%9.964402%10.0%3,387369.769484%9.769484%9.8%1,157379.687500%9.687500%9.7%1,147389.567688%9.567688%9.6%1,246399.073197%9.073197%9.1%19,37319.4k409.002591%9.002591%9.0%1,390418.628536%8.628536%8.6%6,143428.626796%8.626796%8.6%1,291438.364750%8.364750%8.4%1,065447.237931%7.237931%7.2%1,093456.633200%6.633200%6.6%3,528466.083326%6.083326%6.1%1,996475.239132%5.239132%5.2%987485.206835%5.206835%5.2%8,111494.985185%4.985185%5.0%1,73350

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Wisconsin

There are 1,927 county subdivisions in Wisconsin. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Wisconsin, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wisconsin. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 16,289.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wisconsin, selected county subdivisions in Wisconsin, and entities that contain Wisconsin
0%10%20%30%Count#BeloitMilwaukeeRacineWisconsin RapidsKenoshaSuperiorCudahyGreen BayJanesvilleSheboyganSouth MilwaukeeS MilwaukeeWausauWest AllisMenomonieBeaver DamFitchburgStevens PointFond du LacEast North CentralOshkoshLa CrosseEau ClaireUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWisconsinManitowocAppletonWaukeshaAshwaubenonWest BendMarshfieldGreenfieldNeenahTown of Grand ChuteGrand ChuteSun PrairieMadisonHowardDe PereMount PleasantMt PleasantOnalaskaMiddletonTown of MenashaMenashaPleasant PrairieOak CreekFranklinOconomowocGermantownWauwatosaCaledoniaNew BerlinMenomonee FallsMuskegoBrookfieldMequon30.517809%30.517809%30.5%4,267130.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k228.010050%28.010050%28.0%8,361324.269529%24.269529%24.3%2,035421.172456%21.172456%21.2%7,942520.532120%20.532120%20.5%2,346619.916622%19.916622%19.9%1,481718.369747%18.369747%18.4%7,811817.932409%17.932409%17.9%4,680917.629046%17.629046%17.6%3,6271017.416647%17.416647%17.4%1,4941117.222023%17.222023%17.2%2,8841216.138965%16.138965%16.1%4,4551315.649397%15.649397%15.6%8821415.580262%15.580262%15.6%1,0231514.678982%14.678982%14.7%1,6211614.337302%14.337302%14.3%1,4691714.225824%14.225824%14.2%2,5451814.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.527801%13.527801%13.5%3,5571913.432621%13.432621%13.4%2,8052013.301385%13.301385%13.3%3,5252113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k12.626778%12.626778%12.6%1,8552211.689957%11.689957%11.7%2,7692311.471951%11.471951%11.5%3,3172411.444752%11.444752%11.4%8692511.216716%11.216716%11.2%1,4872611.135666%11.135666%11.1%9072710.454409%10.454409%10.5%1,7372810.419721%10.419721%10.4%1,1372910.397710%10.397710%10.4%1,0173010.108130%10.108130%10.1%1,262319.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k329.076433%9.076433%9.1%684338.832541%8.832541%8.8%836348.628198%8.628198%8.6%951358.581991%8.581991%8.6%650368.467460%8.467460%8.5%726377.138536%7.138536%7.1%590386.923477%6.923477%6.9%532396.838214%6.838214%6.8%962406.381254%6.381254%6.4%866416.350653%6.350653%6.4%418425.689611%5.689611%5.7%448435.595694%5.595694%5.6%1,154445.199591%5.199591%5.2%508454.776368%4.776368%4.8%802463.758534%3.758534%3.8%556472.844444%2.844444%2.8%256482.059105%2.059105%2.1%301491.748516%1.748516%1.7%16250

Food Stamps by State in the United States

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

Most Food Stamps by State#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wisconsin, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Wisconsin
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonMississippiKentuckyNew MexicoTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaMaineRhode IslandMichiganAlabamaNew YorkGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOhioFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasEast North CentralWashingtonOklahomaVermontIllinoisArizonaTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriPennsylvaniaDelawareMidwestWisconsinMassachusettsNevadaConnecticutIndianaIdahoIowaHawaiiMarylandSouth 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%163,102163k1814.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.874663%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%45,15645.2k2712.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%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 Midwest

There are 12 states in the Midwest. This section compares Wisconsin to all of the states in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wisconsin.

Most Food Stamps by State#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wisconsin, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Wisconsin
0%5%10%15%Count#MichiganOhioEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriMidwestWisconsinIndianaIowaSouth DakotaKansasNebraskaMinnesotaNorth Dakota15.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k114.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k412.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k512.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k611.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k710.908268%10.908268%10.9%36,38336.4k89.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k98.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k108.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k117.491734%7.491734%7.5%22,86222.9k12

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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