Counties in the State of Delaware Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

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Counties in the State of Delaware Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

by Noah Smith

Saturday, August 15, 2015

The income of families and where they live usually have an impact of the quality of life they live. This is most especially true for families in low income areas. These families living in these areas are subjected to a number of disadvantages which as compared to the rest of the country in facets of life such as economic opportunities, education and health, as well as access to healthy and fresh food.

As part of our series on Access to Healthy Food in the United States and Low Income Areas in America, we have ranked the counties in the State of Delaware based on the percentage of residents living in low income areas.

3 Kent County

162,310
Total Population

100,120
Urban Population

62,190
Rural Population

26.64%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

29.16%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

22.59%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

43,239
Population In Low Income Areas

29,191
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

14,048
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

60,278
Housing Units

36,967
Urban Housing Units

23,311
Rural Housing Units

15,845
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10,398
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,447
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2 Sussex County

197,145
Total Population

100,833
Urban Population

96,312
Rural Population

33.28%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

24.39%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

42.58%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

65,606
Population In Low Income Areas

24,598
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

41,008
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

79,368
Housing Units

43,692
Urban Housing Units

35,676
Rural Housing Units

25,358
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10,439
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14,919
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1 New Castle County

538,479
Total Population

495,080
Urban Population

43,399
Rural Population

34.46%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

37.48%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

185,561
Population In Low Income Areas

185,561
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

202,651
Housing Units

187,497
Urban Housing Units

15,154
Rural Housing Units

70,183
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

70,183
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Source: Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture

Source: O*NET

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