North Carolina Social and Human Services
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LINC organizes hundreds of data covering for all areas of North Carolina into general topic categories, you are now on the Social and Human Services category introduction page. Here you will find detailed information on food stamp assistance, social security beneficiaries, child care facilities and capacity, medicaid eligible, transfer payments to individuals including veterans benefits, and more. Explore the dashboard to view social and human services highlights for North Carolina counties.
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Percent of Persons in Poverty
- Map data © | Persons in Poverty: | 15.6% |
| Average Monthly Recipients of Food Stamps: | 1,517,109 |
| Households Approved for Energy Assistance - 2016: | 116,212 |
| Children Under DSS Placement Responsibility: | 11,047 |
| Unduplicated Count of Medicaid Eligibles: | 2,887,908 |
| Medicare Enrollees Age 65+ with Hosp/Med Coverage: | 2,122,245 |
| Social Security Beneficiaries: | 2,234,890 |
| Licensed Day Care Facilities: | 5,505 |
| Licensed Capacity of Child Day Care Facilities: | 444,147 |