Demographics Indicator
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity
The proportion of households broken out by race and ethnicity that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) for our 8-county region.
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The United States Census Bureau provides the data for the number of households that receive SNAP for the counties and localities in the 8-county region further subdivided by Race/Ethnicity. The data spans from 2010 to 2022.
We acknowledge that that the racial/ethnic categories may not feel like a direct representation of your racial/ethnic identity and for some may not feel empowering. As these data are from Census and government-based datasets, we are limited to their categories. We hope that collectively we will work toward more expansive and inclusive terminology.
40%
40% of Black/African American households in Seneca County receive SNAP benefits, the highest proportion of any county in 2022.
31k Households
In 2022, over 31,000 households received SNAP benefits in the City of Rochester, of which 43.6% were Black households followed by White households at 20.4%.
Batavia
Batavia, with 18.1%, has the highest percentage of White households receiving SNAP out of all localities in the 8-county region in 2022.
This infographic shows a grouped bar chart for the number of households receiving SNAP in the 8-county region subdivided by Race/Ethnicity. The data spans from 2010 to 2022.