Santa Clara County, CA 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, 28,546 out of 646,847 Santa Clara County, CA households received Food Stamps or SNAP in the last 12 months (i.e. 4.41% of Santa Clara County households).
By Race: As a percentage of the total number of households that received SNAP or Food Stamps, the Asian Alone racial group constituted 32.37%; the White Alone racial group constituted 30.32%, and the Some Other Race Alone racial group constituted 18.05%.
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 18.28%, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group constituted 40.18%.
Percentage of Each Racial Group's Households that Received SNAP: 3.85% of Asian Alone households received Food Stamps or SNAP; 2.93% of White Alone households received SNAP; and 11.26% of Some Other Race Alone households received SNAP.
The charts and tables below shows the number and percentage of Santa Clara County, CA 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 California counties and for California.
| Race | Num. of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP | Percentage of Total HH that Received Food Stamps or SNAP(%) |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Alone | 9240 | 32.37 |
| White Alone | 8656 | 30.32 |
| Some Other Race Alone | 5152 | 18.05 |
| Two or More Races | 3230 | 11.32 |
| Black Alone | 1567 | 5.49 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native Alone | 486 | 1.70 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone | 215 | 0.75 |
| Ethnicity | Num. of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP | Percentage of Total HH that Received Food Stamps or SNAP(%) |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White Alone | 5219 | 18.28 |
| Hispanic or Latino of All Races | 11470 | 40.18 |