Data Layers
There are 11 county-level data layers that pertain to food stamp participation,
cash benefits, and poverty, each of which can be selected to be the active
layer on the map. In addition, county and State boundaries are automatically
drawn on the map.
| Basic Data |
Data Source |
| 1. Population, 2000 |
U.S. Census Bureau |
| 2. Persons in Poverty, 1999 |
U.S. Census Bureau |
| 3. FSP Participants, 1989 |
U.S. Census Bureau |
| 4. FSP Participants, 1993 |
U.S. Census Bureau |
| 5. FSP Participants, 1997 |
U.S. Census Bureau |
| 6. FSP Participants, 1999 |
U.S. Census Bureau |
| 7. FSP Benefits, 1999 |
Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| 8. TANF Benefits, 2000 |
Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| 9. Metro/Nonmetro Counties |
U.S. Census Bureau |
| 10. FSP Benefits, 2000 |
Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| 11. FSP Benefits, 2001 |
Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| 12. FSP Benefits, 2002 |
Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| 13. FSP Participants, 2000 |
U.S. Census Bureau |
| 14. FSP Participants, 2001 |
U.S. Census Bureau |
| 15. FSP Participants, 2002 |
U.S. Census Bureau |
| Computed Data |
Formula (Using Line Numbers in Basic Data Table)
|
| Per Capita Poverty, 1999 |
(2)/(1) |
| Per Capita FSP Participation, 1999 |
(6)/(1) |
| FSP Participation Per Poor Person, 1999 |
(6)/(2) |
| FSP Benefits Per Poor Person, 1999 |
(7)/(2) |
| TANF Benefits Per Poor Person, 2000 |
(8)/(2) |
| Per Capita FSP Benefits, 1999 |
(7)/(1) |
| Per Capita TANF Benefits, 2000 |
(8)/(1) |
| Percent Change in FS Recipients, 1989 - 1993 |
100*[(3)-(4)]/(3) |
| Percent Change in FS Recipients, 1993 - 1997 |
100*[(4)-(5)]/(4) |
| Average Benefit Per FSP Recipient, 1999 |
(7)/(6) |
Additionally, two reference layers draw at the regional level and below
(1:20,000,000 to 1:1 scale):
- Interstate highways
- County names
All the data layers are in the Albers Equal Area map projection.
Map Machine Tools
| Tool |
Function |
How To Use |
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Zoom In
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1. Click on the radio button to select this tool.
2. Click on the map in the center of interest.
3. The map will re-center itself and zoom in.
|
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Zoom Out
|
1. Click on the radio button to select
this tool.
2. Click on the map in the center of interest.
3. The map will re-center itself and zoom out. |
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Pan
|
1. Click on the radio button to select
this tool.
2. Click on the map in the center of interest.
3. The map will re-center itself. |
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Identify
|
1. Click on the radio button to select this tool.
2. Click on the feature of interest on the map.
3. The map will highlight the desired feature and provide information
in a popup window on the selected area from the map database.
|
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Zoom to the full extent of the 48 contiguous States.
|
Click on this item to zoom to the full
extent of the map. In order to zoom to the extent of Alaska or Hawaii
use the Zoom to State tool. |
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Add
a Reference Layer
|
1. Check the desired reference layer(s).
2. Click on the  button.
3. The map will draw the desired reference layer(s) at the regional
level and below (1:20,000,000 to 1:1). |
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Zoom to a Selected State
|
1. Select the desired State.
2. Click on the button.
3. The map will zoom to the selected State and provide all the attribute
data about the food stamp data layers associated with the State in
a pop-up window. |
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National Statistics |
Click on this item to get all the attribute
data about the food stamp data layers at the U.S.-level in a pop-up
window. |
How to Save Map Images
"Right-click" on the map image to save it to the your hard drive
in order to use the map in other programs. In order to save the legend,
highlight the text with the mouse and copy and paste it to another program,
then save each individual image from the legend onto your hard drive.
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