Okeechobee 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, 2,915 out of 14,794 Okeechobee County, FL households received Food Stamps or SNAP in the last 12 months (i.e. 19.70% of Okeechobee 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 78.49%; the Black Alone racial group constituted 13.79%, and the Some Other Race Alone racial group constituted 4.39%.

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 50.02%, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group constituted 36.40%.

Percentage of Each Racial Group's Households that Received SNAP: 18.36% of White Alone households received Food Stamps or SNAP; 48.38% of Black Alone households received SNAP; and 18.44% of Some Other Race Alone households received SNAP.

The charts and tables below shows the number and percentage of Okeechobee 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.
Okeechobee 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
Okeechobee 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
Okeechobee 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 2288 78.49
Black Alone 402 13.79
Some Other Race Alone 128 4.39
Two or More Races 97 3.33
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 0 0.00
Asian Alone 0 0.00
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Okeechobee 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 1458 50.02
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1061 36.40
Okeechobee County, FL Percentage of Each Race's Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021
Black Alone
Some Other Race Alone
White Alone
Two or More Races
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Asian Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Okeechobee 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