DeSoto County, FL Number and Percentage of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 2,485 out of 12,207 DeSoto County, FL households received Food Stamps or SNAP in the last 12 months (i.e. 20.36% of DeSoto County households).
By Race: As a percentage of the total number of households that received SNAP or Food Stamps, the White Alone racial group constituted 65.71%; the Black Alone racial group constituted 22.86%, and the Two or More Races racial group constituted 8.85%.
By Ethnicity: As a percentage of the total number of households that received Food Stamps or SNAP, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group constituted 45.71%, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group constituted 32.07%.
Percentage of Each Racial Group's Households that Received SNAP: 15.86% of White Alone households received Food Stamps or SNAP; 57.03% of Black Alone households received SNAP; and 64.71% of Two or More Races households received SNAP.
The charts and tables below shows the number and percentage of DeSoto County, FL households that received Food Stamps or SNAP per race and ethnicity. Also, see charts below, for the percentage of each race or ethnicity's households that received Food Stamp or SNAP.
You can also see similar information for other Florida counties and for Florida.
| Race | Num. of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP | Percentage of Total HH that Received Food Stamps or SNAP(%) |
|---|---|---|
| White Alone | 1633 | 65.71 |
| Black Alone | 568 | 22.86 |
| Two or More Races | 220 | 8.85 |
| Some Other Race Alone | 64 | 2.58 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native Alone | 0 | 0.00 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ethnicity | Num. of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP | Percentage of Total HH that Received Food Stamps or SNAP(%) |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White Alone | 1136 | 45.71 |
| Hispanic or Latino of All Races | 797 | 32.07 |