Food Stamps in Colorado (State)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Colorado
Colorado
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$62,520.000000$55,322.000000$62,520.000000$62.5k2,051,6162.05M$22,553.000000$20,214.000000$22,553.000000$22.6k175,961176k$67,132.000000$62,089.000000$67,132.000000$67.1k1,875,6551.88M

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Colorado
Colorado
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty255.048562%52.998047%55.048562%55.0%14.786%14.8%26.332540%28.339554%26.332540%26.3%33.211%33.2%22.146385%18.429803%22.146385%22.1%8.583%8.58%41.842226%44.347651%41.842226%41.8%16.775%16.8%25.853456%29.179046%25.853456%25.9%6.718%6.72%47.625326%50.307328%47.625326%47.6%35.668%35.7%

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 the United States and Colorado
Colorado
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.762670%28.828650%29.762670%29.8%85.214%85.2%4.968078%5.310662%4.968078%5.0%66.789%66.8%22.128856%20.990542%22.128856%22.1%91.417%91.4%19.475330%22.468885%19.475330%19.5%83.225%83.2%33.678848%38.399416%33.678848%33.7%93.282%93.3%8.058572%8.719194%8.058572%8.1%64.332%64.3%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Colorado
Colorado
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesAsian1White322.051405%27.934397%22.051405%22.1%16,56716.6k257.108195%257%20.588235%24.343036%20.588235%20.6%17,64017.6k240.048380%240%17.986609%21.151806%17.986609%18.0%42,01642.0k209.714741%210%14.948203%19.809232%14.948203%14.9%6,753174.288459%174%8.576702%13.049135%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k100.000000%100%7.363647%7.599620%7.363647%7.4%3,70285.856391%86%5.716816%8.898420%5.716816%5.7%89,28389.3k66.655173%67%

Map of Food Stamps by County in Colorado

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Colorado

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in Colorado

There are 458 places in Colorado. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Colorado, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Colorado. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 12,928.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Colorado, selected places in Colorado, and entities that contain Colorado
0%5%10%15%20%Count#PuebloCliftonCañon CitySterlingWelbyMontroseSherrelwoodEvansGreeleyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCommerce CityGrand JunctionGrand JctMountainAuroraWestColorado SpringsColorado SpgsFountainDenverCimarron HillsCimarron HlsEnglewoodThorntonLongmontNorthglennColoradoPueblo WestLakewoodSecurity-WidefieldWheat RidgeLovelandBrightonWestminsterFort CollinsGoldenLittletonLafayetteArvadaWindsorDurangoBoulderBroomfieldCastle RockDakota RidgeColumbineParkerJohnstownBlack ForestCentennialLouisvilleErieKen CarylGreenwood VillageGreenwood VlgHighlands RanchHighlands RnchFort CarsonSuperior23.260239%23.260239%23.3%10,02410.0k122.276339%22.276339%22.3%1,738216.726957%16.726957%16.7%1,156316.689682%16.689682%16.7%846416.583684%16.583684%16.6%866516.464471%16.464471%16.5%1,330614.255284%14.255284%14.3%870714.120235%14.120235%14.1%963813.391999%13.391999%13.4%4,596913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.548838%12.548838%12.5%1,8951011.930945%11.930945%11.9%2,9511111.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.314299%11.314299%11.3%14,18714.2k1211.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k1310.450005%10.450005%10.5%9731410.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k159.933222%9.933222%9.9%595169.824320%9.824320%9.8%1,426179.529714%9.529714%9.5%4,150189.433088%9.433088%9.4%3,258198.764796%8.764796%8.8%1,207208.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k7.924087%7.924087%7.9%881217.821657%7.821657%7.8%5,005227.757167%7.757167%7.8%920237.610446%7.610446%7.6%1,087247.330933%7.330933%7.3%2,219257.252807%7.252807%7.3%801266.950415%6.950415%7.0%2,959276.941396%6.941396%6.9%4,174286.801796%6.801796%6.8%500296.460905%6.460905%6.5%1,256305.917541%5.917541%5.9%643315.074482%5.074482%5.1%2,296325.042126%5.042126%5.0%389334.628960%4.628960%4.6%320343.899748%3.899748%3.9%1,654353.718319%3.718319%3.7%914363.660814%3.660814%3.7%686373.202761%3.202761%3.2%399383.010595%3.010595%3.0%287392.534780%2.534780%2.5%430402.451693%2.451693%2.5%118412.377507%2.377507%2.4%115422.223242%2.223242%2.2%872432.122612%2.122612%2.1%170441.935484%1.935484%1.9%138451.742565%1.742565%1.7%225461.667768%1.667768%1.7%101471.333856%1.333856%1.3%510481.215917%1.215917%1.2%33490.882752%0.882752%0.9%3950

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Colorado

There are 17 metro areas in Colorado. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Colorado, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Colorado.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Colorado, selected metro areas in Colorado, and entities that contain Colorado
0%5%10%15%Count#Pueblo Metro AreaPueblo AreaCañon City Metro AreaCañon CityFort Morgan Metro AreaFort MorganMontrose Metro AreaMontrose AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCraig Metro AreaCraig AreaSterling Metro AreaSterling AreaGrand Junction Metro AreaGrand JunctionMountainWestColorado Springs Metro AreaColorado SpringsGreeley Metro AreaGreeley AreaColoradoDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaGlenwood Springs Metro AreaGlenwood SpringsFort Collins Metro AreaFort CollinsDurango Metro AreaDurango AreaBoulder Metro AreaBoulder AreaBreckenridge Metro AreaBreckenridgeEdwards Metro AreaEdwards AreaSteamboat Springs Metro AreaSteamboat Springs18.707770%18.707770%18.7%11,76711.8k114.319838%14.319838%14.3%2,338214.285714%14.285714%14.3%1,499313.287514%13.287514%13.3%2,204413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.873351%11.873351%11.9%585511.744925%11.744925%11.7%943611.729215%11.729215%11.7%6,979711.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M9.771812%9.771812%9.8%25,31325.3k89.664031%9.664031%9.7%9,33798.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k7.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k106.834203%6.834203%6.8%1,939116.730308%6.730308%6.7%8,552125.308956%5.308956%5.3%1,147135.265669%5.265669%5.3%6,512143.489809%3.489809%3.5%339153.043207%3.043207%3.0%536162.808096%2.808096%2.8%26517

Food Stamps by County in Colorado

There are 64 counties in Colorado. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Colorado, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Colorado. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 5,515.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Colorado, selected counties in Colorado, and entities that contain Colorado
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Alamosa CountyAlamosaBent CountyBentConejos CountyConejosProwers CountyProwersCrowley CountyCrowleyPueblo CountyPuebloHuerfano CountyHuerfanoLas Animas CountyLas AnimasOtero CountyOteroSaguache CountySaguacheRio Grande CountyRio GrandeFremont CountyFremontMorgan CountyMorganMontrose CountyMontroseUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelta CountyDeltaMoffat CountyMoffatLogan CountyLoganMesa CountyMesaMountainAdams CountyAdamsLincoln CountyLincolnWestDenver CountyDenverMontezuma CountyMontezumaKit Carson CountyKit CarsonEl Paso CountyEl PasoWeld CountyWeldGilpin CountyGilpinColoradoGarfield CountyGarfieldTeller CountyTellerArapahoe CountyArapahoeLake CountyLakeYuma CountyYumaArchuleta CountyArchuletaGunnison CountyGunnisonLarimer CountyLarimerChaffee CountyChaffeeClear Creek CountyClear CreekLa Plata CountyLa PlataBoulder CountyBoulderJefferson CountyJeffersonRio Blanco CountyRio BlancoPark CountyParkSan Miguel CountySan MiguelElbert CountyElbertBroomfield CountyBroomfieldGrand CountyGrandSummit CountySummitEagle CountyEagleRoutt CountyRouttPitkin CountyPitkinDouglas CountyDouglas26.185671%26.185671%26.2%1,557125.639535%25.639535%25.6%441223.172414%23.172414%23.2%672321.400858%21.400858%21.4%1,048420.783646%20.783646%20.8%244518.707770%18.707770%18.7%11,76711.8k618.295019%18.295019%18.3%573717.980296%17.980296%18.0%1,095817.693650%17.693650%17.7%1,318917.272727%17.272727%17.3%4371016.630292%16.630292%16.6%7621114.319838%14.319838%14.3%2,3381214.285714%14.285714%14.3%1,4991313.287514%13.287514%13.3%2,2041413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.064521%12.064521%12.1%1,4511511.873351%11.873351%11.9%5851611.744925%11.744925%11.7%9431711.729215%11.729215%11.7%6,9791811.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.236047%11.236047%11.2%17,83717.8k1911.185087%11.185087%11.2%1682011.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k2110.131004%10.131004%10.1%1,044229.983193%9.983193%10.0%297239.835566%9.835566%9.8%24,51824.5k249.664031%9.664031%9.7%9,337259.569378%9.569378%9.6%240268.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k8.415579%8.415579%8.4%1,748278.143823%8.143823%8.1%795287.643933%7.643933%7.6%17,72217.7k297.369433%7.369433%7.4%230307.308556%7.308556%7.3%293317.209216%7.209216%7.2%388326.872434%6.872434%6.9%452336.730308%6.730308%6.7%8,552346.540848%6.540848%6.5%506356.007708%6.007708%6.0%265365.308956%5.308956%5.3%1,147375.265669%5.265669%5.3%6,512385.195722%5.195722%5.2%11,70711.7k394.979592%4.979592%5.0%122404.595837%4.595837%4.6%340414.358502%4.358502%4.4%142424.084967%4.084967%4.1%350433.718319%3.718319%3.7%914443.697305%3.697305%3.7%214453.489809%3.489809%3.5%339463.043207%3.043207%3.0%536472.808096%2.808096%2.8%265482.512827%2.512827%2.5%191492.028645%2.028645%2.0%2,31350

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Colorado

There are 209 county subdivisions in Colorado. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Colorado, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Colorado. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 15,370.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Colorado, selected county subdivisions in Colorado, and entities that contain Colorado
0%10%20%Count#AlamosaCommerce CityPuebloNorth AuroraCliftonFort MorganCañon CityMontroseGreeleyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSterlingColorado SpringsColorado SpgsMountainGrand JunctionGrand JctWestWest AdamsCortezDenverSouth AuroraLongmontColoradoPueblo WestDivideGlenwood SpringsGlenwood SpgsFruitaFountainFort CollinsMonumentLovelandWindsorElsmereDurangoNortheast JeffersonNE JeffersonSouthwest ArapahoeSW ArapahoeErie-FrederickBrightonElizabethEagle-GypsumBroomfieldJohnstown-MillikenGoldenBoulderLafayette-LouisvilleCastle RockTimnath-WellingtonEast ArapahoeCentral JeffersonCntrl JeffersonMinturn-Red CliffSteamboat SpringsSteamboat SpgsBlack Forest-PeytonBlack Frst-PeytonParkerSedaliaBreckenridgeSouth JeffersonS Jefferson27.299006%27.299006%27.3%1,511123.005999%23.005999%23.0%2,071222.657909%22.657909%22.7%10,24510.2k320.950955%20.950955%21.0%2,798418.622517%18.622517%18.6%2,109515.360450%15.360450%15.4%929614.605124%14.605124%14.6%1,522713.776262%13.776262%13.8%1,777813.100943%13.100943%13.1%5,987913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.009856%13.009856%13.0%8581012.372567%12.372567%12.4%19,67319.7k1111.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.117336%11.117336%11.1%3,9691211.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.964278%10.964278%11.0%11,51611.5k1310.482921%10.482921%10.5%7121410.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k159.327676%9.327676%9.3%13,05813.1k168.672707%8.672707%8.7%3,484178.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k7.898512%7.898512%7.9%881187.742246%7.742246%7.7%644197.592534%7.592534%7.6%720207.571972%7.571972%7.6%697217.553710%7.553710%7.6%1,874227.523921%7.523921%7.5%4,946237.182851%7.182851%7.2%449246.516811%6.516811%6.5%2,731256.212274%6.212274%6.2%494265.769974%5.769974%5.8%1,344275.675900%5.675900%5.7%752285.637810%5.637810%5.6%10,79910.8k295.328381%5.328381%5.3%4,390304.776197%4.776197%4.8%732314.552072%4.552072%4.6%1,282323.928433%3.928433%3.9%303333.892525%3.892525%3.9%226343.718319%3.718319%3.7%914353.672343%3.672343%3.7%386363.656643%3.656643%3.7%518373.542218%3.542218%3.5%1,780383.403678%3.403678%3.4%929393.243902%3.243902%3.2%532403.176080%3.176080%3.2%239412.895488%2.895488%2.9%274422.773033%2.773033%2.8%276432.688112%2.688112%2.7%239442.419834%2.419834%2.4%163452.202573%2.202573%2.2%553462.027735%2.027735%2.0%832471.677093%1.677093%1.7%949481.203139%1.203139%1.2%69491.180735%1.180735%1.2%11450

Food Stamps by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Colorado to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Colorado.

Most Food Stamps by State#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Colorado, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Colorado
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonMississippiKentuckyNew MexicoTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaMaineRhode IslandMichiganAlabamaNew YorkGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOhioFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasWashingtonOklahomaVermontIllinoisArizonaTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriPennsylvaniaDelawareWisconsinMassachusettsNevadaConnecticutIndianaIdahoIowaHawaiiMountainWestMarylandSouth DakotaMontanaAlaskaVirginiaCaliforniaNew JerseyKansasNebraskaMinnesotaColoradoUtahNew HampshireNorth DakotaWyoming18.757557%18.757557%18.8%289,944290k118.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k216.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k316.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k416.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k516.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k616.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k816.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k915.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k1015.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k1115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M1215.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k1314.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k1414.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k1514.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M1614.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k1714.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k1813.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k1913.661444%13.661444%13.7%199,662200k2013.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k2113.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k2213.247600%13.247600%13.2%324,423324k2313.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M2413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k2512.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k2612.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k2712.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k2812.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k2912.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k3012.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k3112.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k3212.154362%12.154362%12.2%72,45372.5k3311.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k3411.563392%11.563392%11.6%52,27052.3k3511.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k3610.908268%10.908268%10.9%36,38336.4k3710.635086%10.635086%10.6%43,88643.9k3810.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k399.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k409.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M419.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k429.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k438.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k448.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k458.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k468.338496%8.338496%8.3%76,57876.6k477.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k487.491734%7.491734%7.5%22,86222.9k496.025508%6.025508%6.0%13,67713.7k50

Food Stamps by State in the West

There are 13 states in the West. This section compares Colorado to all of the states in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Colorado.

Most Food Stamps by State#12

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Colorado, selected other states in the West, and entities that contain Colorado
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonNew MexicoWashingtonArizonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNevadaIdahoHawaiiMountainWestMontanaAlaskaCaliforniaColoradoUtahWyoming18.757557%18.757557%18.8%289,944290k116.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k213.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k313.247600%13.247600%13.2%324,423324k413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k512.154362%12.154362%12.2%72,45372.5k611.563392%11.563392%11.6%52,27052.3k711.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.635086%10.635086%10.6%43,88643.9k810.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k99.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M108.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k118.338496%8.338496%8.3%76,57876.6k126.025508%6.025508%6.0%13,67713.7k13

Definitions

  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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