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Compared to Distribution

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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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Census Place (City): Trenton

Economy / Food Insecurity

Value
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Census Place (City): Trenton

Economy / Food Insecurity

Value
Compared to:

Census Place (City): Trenton Households Receiving SNAP with Children

Current Value:

Census Place (City): Trenton Households Receiving SNAP with Children

41.1%
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to the Mercer, NJ County Value (37.5%), Trenton has a value of 41.1%.
Mercer, NJ County Value
(37.5%)
The regional value is compared to the Mercer County value.
Compared to the NJ Value (47.2%), Trenton has a value of 41.1%.
NJ Value
(47.2%)
The regional value is compared to the New Jersey State value.
Compared to the US Value (47.9%), Trenton has a value of 41.1%.
US Value
(47.9%)
The regional value is compared to the national value.
Over time, the Trenton value is decreasing, significantly.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.