US Counties With the Highest Received Food Stamps

2,299 US counties ranked by received food stamps, from highest to lowest. First are East Carroll Parish, LA (46.6%), Madison Parish, LA (43.1%) and Greene County, AL (42.2%). The middle one of the 2,299 has 12.8%.

What this measures

The estimated percentage of adults who received food stamps in the past year. It is adjusted so places with older or younger populations can be compared fairly. It is an estimate from a statistical model, not a direct count from a local survey. Source: CDC PLACES.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 highest counties

Rank	County	%
1	East Carroll Parish, LA	46.6%
2	Madison Parish, LA	43.1%
3	Greene County, AL	42.2%
4	Bullock County, AL	40.4%
5	McKinley County, NM	39.8%
6	Perry County, AL	39.6%
7	Claiborne Parish, LA	39.4%
8	Kusilvak Census Area, AK	38.9%
9	Randolph County, GA	38.1%
10	Tensas Parish, LA	37.7%
11	Lowndes County, AL	37%
12	Wilcox County, AL	36.4%
13	McDowell County, WV	36.2%
14	Sioux County, ND	35.2%
15	Humphreys County, MS	34.8%
16	Macon County, GA	34.5%
17	Bienville Parish, LA	34.5%
18	Hancock County, GA	34.1%
19	Holmes County, MS	33.9%
20	Morehouse Parish, LA	33.6%
21	Tunica County, MS	33.3%
22	Dallas County, AL	33.3%
23	Terrell County, GA	32.5%
24	Sharkey County, MS	32.4%
25	Bronx County, NY	32.4%
26	Concordia Parish, LA	32.3%
27	Luna County, NM	32%
28	Quitman County, MS	31.8%
29	Mingo County, WV	31.6%
30	Telfair County, GA	31.1%
31	St. Helena Parish, LA	31.1%
32	Dougherty County, GA	30.9%
33	Red River Parish, LA	30.9%
34	Robeson County, NC	30.9%
35	Coahoma County, MS	30.5%
36	Webster Parish, LA	30.3%
37	Pulaski County, IL	30.2%
38	Jefferson County, MS	30.2%
39	Stewart County, GA	30%
40	Claiborne County, MS	29.9%
41	Sumter County, AL	29.9%
42	Calhoun County, WV	29.8%
43	Danville city, VA	29.7%
44	Baker County, GA	29.6%
45	Taylor County, GA	29.6%
46	Emporia city, VA	29.6%
47	Petersburg city, VA	29.6%
48	Bethel Census Area, AK	29.6%
49	Phillips County, AR	29.6%
50	St. Landry Parish, LA	29.5%
51	Apache County, AZ	29.5%
52	Halifax County, NC	29.4%
53	Hopewell city, VA	29.4%
54	Treutlen County, GA	29.3%
55	Franklin Parish, LA	29.2%
56	Jenkins County, GA	29.1%
57	Alexander County, IL	29.1%
58	Desha County, AR	29.1%
59	Leflore County, MS	29%
60	Avoyelles Parish, LA	28.9%
61	Conecuh County, AL	28.8%
62	Imperial County, CA	28.7%
63	Quitman County, GA	28.6%
64	Atkinson County, GA	28.5%
65	Scotland County, NC	28.5%
66	Ben Hill County, GA	28.3%
67	Washington County, NC	28.3%
68	Menominee County, WI	28.3%
69	Crisp County, GA	28.1%
70	Martinsville city, VA	28%
71	Turner County, GA	27.9%
72	Washington County, MS	27.9%
73	Calhoun County, GA	27.8%
74	Macon County, AL	27.8%
75	Clay County, GA	27.5%
76	Adair County, OK	27.4%
77	Hertford County, NC	27.3%
78	Talbot County, GA	27.2%
79	Pemiscot County, MO	27.1%
80	Dillon County, SC	27.1%
81	Marion County, SC	27.1%
82	Catahoula Parish, LA	26.9%
83	Allendale County, SC	26.9%
84	Jefferson County, GA	26.8%
85	Glacier County, MT	26.8%
86	Early County, GA	26.7%
87	Noxubee County, MS	26.7%
88	Bertie County, NC	26.7%
89	Okfuskee County, OK	26.7%
90	Brooks County, GA	26.6%
91	Richland Parish, LA	26.6%
92	Anson County, NC	26.6%
93	Hale County, AL	26.6%
94	Madera County, CA	26.6%
95	Clayton County, GA	26.5%
96	Evangeline Parish, LA	26.5%
97	Warren County, NC	26.5%
98	Sunflower County, MS	26.4%
99	Lee County, AR	26.4%
100	Edgecombe County, NC	26.3%

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