Pontiac city, MI Number and Percentage of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 4, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 7,378 out of 24,548 Pontiac city, MI households received Food Stamps or SNAP in the last 12 months (i.e. 30.06% of Pontiac city households).

By Race: As a percentage of the total number of households that received SNAP or Food Stamps, the Black Alone racial group constituted 61.28%; the White Alone racial group constituted 28.26%, and the Two or More Races racial group constituted 8.09%.

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 19.52%, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group constituted 15.60%.

Percentage of Each Racial Group's Households that Received SNAP: 36.49% of Black Alone households received Food Stamps or SNAP; 23.09% of White Alone households received SNAP; and 37.24% of Two or More Races households received SNAP.

The charts and tables below shows the number and percentage of Pontiac city, MI 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 Michigan cities and places, and for Michigan.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Pontiac city, MI Percentage of Total Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP By Race in 2021
Black Alone
White Alone
Two or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Pontiac city, MI Percentage of Total Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Pontiac city, MI 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(%)
Black Alone 4521 61.28
White Alone 2085 28.26
Two or More Races 597 8.09
Some Other Race Alone 124 1.68
Asian Alone 51 0.69
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 0 0.00
Pontiac city, MI 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 1440 19.52
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1151 15.60
Pontiac city, MI Percentage of Each Race's Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021
Two or More Races
Black Alone
White Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Pontiac city, MI Percentage of Each Ethnicity's Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic White Alone