Sterling Heights 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, 6,304 out of 51,129 Sterling Heights city, MI households received Food Stamps or SNAP in the last 12 months (i.e. 12.33% of Sterling Heights city households).

By Race: As a percentage of the total number of households that received SNAP or Food Stamps, the White Alone racial group constituted 86.33%; the Two or More Races racial group constituted 5.31%, and the Black Alone racial group constituted 5.11%.

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 86.33%, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group constituted 0.30%.

Percentage of Each Racial Group's Households that Received SNAP: 12.66% of White Alone households received Food Stamps or SNAP; 27.10% of Two or More Races households received SNAP; and 9.64% of Black Alone households received SNAP.

The charts and tables below shows the number and percentage of Sterling Heights 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.
Sterling Heights city, MI Percentage of Total Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP By Race in 2021
White Alone
Two or More Races
Black Alone
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Sterling Heights 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
Sterling Heights 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(%)
White Alone 5442 86.33
Two or More Races 335 5.31
Black Alone 322 5.11
Asian Alone 176 2.79
Some Other Race Alone 19 0.30
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 10 0.16
Sterling Heights 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 5442 86.33
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 19 0.30
Sterling Heights city, MI Percentage of Each Race's Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021
Two or More Races
White Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Black Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
Sterling Heights city, MI Percentage of Each Ethnicity's Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races