Highlands County, FL Number and Percentage of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on October 31, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 6,470 out of 43,977 Highlands County, FL households received Food Stamps or SNAP in the last 12 months (i.e. 14.71% of Highlands 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 66.83%; the Black Alone racial group constituted 19.23%, and the Some Other Race Alone racial group constituted 8.36%.

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 53.05%, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group constituted 26.31%.

Percentage of Each Racial Group's Households that Received SNAP: 12.20% of White Alone households received Food Stamps or SNAP; 33.17% of Black Alone households received SNAP; and 26.04% of Some Other Race Alone households received SNAP.

The charts and tables below shows the number and percentage of Highlands 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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Highlands County, FL Percentage of Total Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two or More Races
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Asian Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Highlands County, FL Percentage of Total Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Highlands County, FL Number and Percentage of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP By Race in 2021
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Race Num. of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP Percentage of Total HH that Received Food Stamps or SNAP(%)
White Alone 4324 66.83
Black Alone 1244 19.23
Some Other Race Alone 541 8.36
Two or More Races 344 5.32
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 17 0.26
Asian Alone 0 0.00
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Highlands County, FL Number and Percentage of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Num. of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP Percentage of Total HH that Received Food Stamps or SNAP(%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 3432 53.05
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1702 26.31
Highlands County, FL Percentage of Each Race's Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021
Black Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two or More Races
White Alone
Asian Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Highlands County, FL Percentage of Each Ethnicity's Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic White Alone