Food Stamps in Dakota County, Minnesota (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Minnesota and Dakota County
Dakota County
Minnesota
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$77,321.000000$63,217.000000$77,321.000000$77.3k157,696158k$24,134.000000$18,946.000000$24,134.000000$24.1k9,327$81,283.000000$68,357.000000$81,283.000000$81.3k148,369148k
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Minnesota and Dakota County
Dakota County
Minnesota
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.176048%51.531685%54.176048%54.2%9.165%9.16%29.269862%28.948314%29.269862%29.3%24.469%24.5%17.851399%16.586561%17.851399%17.9%4.245%4.24%42.789750%45.289277%42.789750%42.8%13.652%13.7%23.694650%25.086883%23.694650%23.7%4.421%4.42%40.666881%50.664962%40.666881%40.7%36.818%36.8%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Minnesota and Dakota County
Dakota County
Minnesota
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.755704%28.961405%33.755704%33.8%90.835%90.8%5.679758%4.472100%5.679758%5.7%75.531%75.5%25.313913%21.839529%25.313913%25.3%95.755%95.8%17.013662%19.190062%17.013662%17.0%86.348%86.3%32.205515%35.817811%32.205515%32.2%95.579%95.6%4.387035%6.513904%4.387035%4.4%63.182%63.2%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Minnesota and Dakota County
Dakota County
Minnesota
0%10%20%30%Count%Mixed1Black1Other1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White322.694394%21.780423%22.694394%22.7%502383.704856%384%22.198909%39.712236%22.198909%22.2%1,587375.327452%375%19.651669%24.536168%19.651669%19.7%677332.260063%332%12.306521%17.718702%12.306521%12.3%485208.072174%208%5.914544%8.866816%5.914544%5.9%9,327100.000000%100%5.737849%15.763233%5.737849%5.7%32797.012522%97%4.250647%6.182069%4.250647%4.3%5,74971.867698%72%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Dakota County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.0%8.1%12.1%16.2%20.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Dakota County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.7%9.4%14.0%18.7%23.5%
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Food Stamps by Place in Dakota County

There are 21 places that are fully or partially contained within Dakota County (19 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Dakota County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dakota County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Dakota County, selected places in Dakota County, and entities that contain Dakota County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#MendotaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestSouth St. PaulS St. PaulWest St. PaulWest North CentralMiesvilleMinnesotaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisNorthfieldBurnsvilleHastingsInver Grove HeightsInver Grv HtsHamptonDakota CountyDakotaVermillionFarmingtonEaganApple ValleyNew TrierRosemountLakevilleCoatesMendota HeightsMendota HtsLilydaleSunfish LakeRandolph20.212766%20.212766%20.2%19113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.768279%12.768279%12.8%1,053212.454960%12.454960%12.5%1,037310.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.677419%9.677419%9.7%648.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.610793%8.610793%8.6%115,655116k7.671750%7.671750%7.7%48857.505591%7.505591%7.5%1,84667.237061%7.237061%7.2%65376.981105%6.981105%7.0%96886.007067%6.007067%6.0%1795.914544%5.914544%5.9%9,3275.263158%5.263158%5.3%9104.866338%4.866338%4.9%375114.808760%4.808760%4.8%1,256124.674881%4.674881%4.7%903134.651163%4.651163%4.7%2143.394029%3.394029%3.4%274153.306070%3.306070%3.3%671163.278689%3.278689%3.3%2171.370757%1.370757%1.4%63180.000000%0.000000%0.0%0190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%021
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Dakota County

There are 34 county subdivisions in Dakota County. This section compares all 34 of those to each other, Dakota County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dakota County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Dakota County, selected county subdivisions in Dakota County, and entities that contain Dakota County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#MendotaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestSouth St. PaulS St. PaulWest St. PaulWest North CentralMiesvilleMinnesotaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisBurnsvilleHastingsInver Grove HeightsInver Grv HtsWaterford TownshipWaterfordHamptonDakota CountyDakotaNorthfieldVermillionFarmingtonEaganApple ValleyNew TrierHampton TownshipHamptonEmpire TownshipEmpireSciota TownshipSciotaRosemountLakevilleCoatesNininger TownshipNiningerCastle Rock TownshipCastle RockVermillion TownshipVermillionRavenna TownshipRavennaEureka TownshipEurekaMarshan TownshipMarshanMendota HeightsMendota HtsDouglas TownshipDouglasGreenvale TownshipGreenvaleLilydaleSunfish LakeRandolph TownshipRandolphRandolph20.212766%20.212766%20.2%19113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.768279%12.768279%12.8%1,053212.454960%12.454960%12.5%1,037310.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.677419%9.677419%9.7%648.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.610793%8.610793%8.6%115,655116k7.505591%7.505591%7.5%1,84657.237061%7.237061%7.2%65366.981105%6.981105%7.0%96876.043956%6.043956%6.0%1186.007067%6.007067%6.0%1795.914544%5.914544%5.9%9,3275.855856%5.855856%5.9%26105.263158%5.263158%5.3%9114.866338%4.866338%4.9%375124.808760%4.808760%4.8%1,256134.674881%4.674881%4.7%903144.651163%4.651163%4.7%2154.469274%4.469274%4.5%16163.910615%3.910615%3.9%35173.773585%3.773585%3.8%6183.394029%3.394029%3.4%274193.306070%3.306070%3.3%671203.278689%3.278689%3.3%2213.217822%3.217822%3.2%13223.018109%3.018109%3.0%15232.422907%2.422907%2.4%11242.380952%2.380952%2.4%20251.727447%1.727447%1.7%9261.682692%1.682692%1.7%7271.370757%1.370757%1.4%63280.787402%0.787402%0.8%2290.706714%0.706714%0.7%2300.000000%0.000000%0.0%0310.000000%0.000000%0.0%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%034
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 34 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Minneapolis Area

There are 16 counties in the Minneapolis Area. This section compares Dakota County to all of the counties in the Minneapolis Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dakota County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Dakota County, selected other counties in the Minneapolis Area, and entities that contain Dakota County
0%5%10%Count#Ramsey CountyRamseyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWest North CentralMille Lacs CountyMille LacsHennepin CountyHennepinMinnesotaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisAnoka CountyAnokaChisago CountyChisagoIsanti CountyIsantiSibley CountySibleyLe Sueur CountyLe SueurPierce CountyPierceWright CountyWrightSt. Croix CountySt. CroixDakota CountyDakotaSherburne CountySherburneWashington CountyWashingtonScott CountyScottCarver CountyCarver13.372595%13.372595%13.4%27,72527.7k113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.137835%10.137835%10.1%1,01529.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k38.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.610793%8.610793%8.6%115,655116k8.011336%8.011336%8.0%10,03510.0k47.978777%7.978777%8.0%1,57957.894189%7.894189%7.9%1,13767.688467%7.688467%7.7%46277.255900%7.255900%7.3%78487.237931%7.237931%7.2%1,09396.263212%6.263212%6.3%2,874106.083326%6.083326%6.1%1,996115.914544%5.914544%5.9%9,327125.509892%5.509892%5.5%1,696134.787362%4.787362%4.8%4,370144.385630%4.385630%4.4%2,068153.586739%3.586739%3.6%1,25516
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Minnesota

There are 87 counties in Minnesota. This section compares Dakota County to the 50 most populous counties in Minnesota and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dakota County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 19,034.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Dakota County, selected other counties in Minnesota, and entities that contain Dakota County
0%5%10%Count#Beltrami CountyBeltramiRamsey CountyRamseyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBenton CountyBentonItasca CountyItascaMower CountyMowerPine CountyPineCass CountyCassKandiyohi CountyKandiyohiBecker CountyBeckerPolk CountyPolkSt. Louis CountySt. LouisNobles CountyNoblesWest North CentralFreeborn CountyFreebornMorrison CountyMorrisonMille Lacs CountyMille LacsHubbard CountyHubbardHennepin CountyHennepinLyon CountyLyonTodd CountyToddMinnesotaStearns CountyStearnsCarlton CountyCarltonNicollet CountyNicolletMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisBlue Earth CountyBlue EarthSteele CountySteeleFillmore CountyFillmoreRice CountyRiceCrow Wing CountyCrow WingAnoka CountyAnokaOlmsted CountyOlmstedChisago CountyChisagoClay CountyClayIsanti CountyIsantiWaseca CountyWasecaOtter Tail CountyOtter TailBrown CountyBrownLe Sueur CountyLe SueurMartin CountyMartinMeeker CountyMeekerDouglas CountyDouglasWinona CountyWinonaMcLeod CountyMcLeodGoodhue CountyGoodhueWright CountyWrightDodge CountyDodgeDakota CountyDakotaWabasha CountyWabashaSherburne CountySherburneWashington CountyWashingtonScott CountyScottCarver CountyCarver13.782089%13.782089%13.8%2,330113.372595%13.372595%13.4%27,72527.7k213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.170927%12.170927%12.2%1,914312.119628%12.119628%12.1%2,318411.729596%11.729596%11.7%1,808511.689257%11.689257%11.7%1,285611.627362%11.627362%11.6%1,489711.591086%11.591086%11.6%1,940811.426454%11.426454%11.4%1,542910.985089%10.985089%11.0%1,3851010.938290%10.938290%10.9%9,3041110.570342%10.570342%10.6%8341210.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.432316%10.432316%10.4%1,3611310.214689%10.214689%10.2%1,3561410.137835%10.137835%10.1%1,015159.895893%9.895893%9.9%865169.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k179.491660%9.491660%9.5%956189.466856%9.466856%9.5%934198.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.794523%8.794523%8.8%5,074208.698924%8.698924%8.7%1,156218.671073%8.671073%8.7%1,089228.610793%8.610793%8.6%115,655116k8.548303%8.548303%8.5%2,144238.297339%8.297339%8.3%1,191248.290398%8.290398%8.3%708258.188399%8.188399%8.2%1,855268.099098%8.099098%8.1%2,138278.011336%8.011336%8.0%10,03510.0k287.990868%7.990868%8.0%4,690297.978777%7.978777%8.0%1,579307.931753%7.931753%7.9%1,827317.894189%7.894189%7.9%1,137327.627234%7.627234%7.6%559337.282364%7.282364%7.3%1,745347.273752%7.273752%7.3%774357.255900%7.255900%7.3%784367.098097%7.098097%7.1%623377.062178%7.062178%7.1%644386.744008%6.744008%6.7%1,058396.641157%6.641157%6.6%1,267406.610284%6.610284%6.6%977416.267388%6.267388%6.3%1,194426.263212%6.263212%6.3%2,874436.145325%6.145325%6.1%466445.914544%5.914544%5.9%9,327455.786317%5.786317%5.8%521465.509892%5.509892%5.5%1,696474.787362%4.787362%4.8%4,370484.385630%4.385630%4.4%2,068493.586739%3.586739%3.6%1,25550
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Dakota County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dakota County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Dakota County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Dakota County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkMidwestSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversideWest North CentralPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesMinnesotaTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeDakota CountyDakotaSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2710.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.610793%8.610793%8.6%115,655116k8.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.914544%5.914544%5.9%9,3275.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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Principal Cities:
Eagan, Northfield
Cities:
Apple Valley, Burnsville, Coates, Eagan, Farmington, Hampton, Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, Lakeville, Lilydale, Mendota, Mendota Heights, Miesville, New Trier, Northfield, Randolph, Rosemount, South St. Paul, Sunfish Lake, Vermillion, West St. Paul
Townships:
Castle Rock, Douglas, Empire, Eureka, Greenvale, Hampton, Marshan, Nininger, Randolph, Ravenna, Sciota, Vermillion, Waterford
ZIP Codes:
55009, 55024, 55031, 55033, 55044, 55057, 55065, 55068, 55075, 55076, 55077, 55085, 55089, 55118, 55120, 55121, 55122, 55123, 55124, 55150, 55306, 55337
Unified School Districts:
Burnsville, Cannon Falls, Farmington, Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, Lakeville, Northfield, Randolph, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan, South St. Paul, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan
Congressional District:
MN-2
State Senate Districts:
MN-51, MN-52, MN-54, MN-56, MN-57, MN-58
State House Districts:
MN-51A, MN-51B, MN-52A, MN-52B, MN-54A, MN-54B, MN-56A, MN-56B, MN-57A, MN-57B, MN-58A, MN-58B
Neighboring Counties:
Goodhue, Hennepin, Pierce, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington
Nearby Counties:
Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dodge, Le Sueur, Olmsted, St. Croix, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca