Food Stamps in Sterling, Rice County, Kansas (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Rice County and Sterling
Sterling
Rice County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$40,509.000000$46,335.000000$40,509.000000$40.5k941$11,563.000000$15,963.000000$11,563.000000$11.6k105$47,143.000000$52,531.000000$47,143.000000$47.1k836
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 Rice County and Sterling
Sterling
Rice County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty241.904762%54.545455%41.904762%41.9%18.333%18.3%19.047619%15.617716%19.047619%19.0%58.824%58.8%18.095238%35.664336%18.095238%18.1%11.310%11.3%40.952381%51.282051%40.952381%41.0%17.131%17.1%24.761905%20.512821%24.761905%24.8%6.075%6.07%70.476190%67.832168%70.476190%70.5%49.333%49.3%
% 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 Rice County and Sterling
Sterling
Rice County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.444976%26.815485%23.444976%23.4%81.667%81.7%1.674641%1.384572%1.674641%1.7%41.176%41.2%17.822967%21.870585%17.822967%17.8%88.690%88.7%24.880383%28.143543%24.880383%24.9%82.869%82.9%48.086124%44.758406%48.086124%48.1%93.925%93.9%9.090909%7.148912%9.090909%9.1%50.667%50.7%
% 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 Rice County and Sterling
Sterling
Rice County
0%20%40%60%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Mixed1Asian152.941176%19.767442%52.941176%52.9%9474.453782%474%11.158342%10.811492%11.158342%11.2%105100.000000%100%10.983982%9.188578%10.983982%11.0%9698.437398%98%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.000000%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%57.608696%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%70.833333%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Kansas

There are 1,531 county subdivisions in Kansas. This section compares Sterling to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Kansas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sterling. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 7,732.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sterling, selected other county subdivisions in Kansas, and entities that contain Sterling
0%5%10%15%Count#IndependenceArkansas CityCoffeyvilleAtchisonKansas CityFort ScottChanuteWellingtonEl DoradoHutchinsonParsonsGreat BendPittsburgOttawaWinfieldTopekaEmporiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAugustaWichitaMidwestGarden CityRiverside TownshipRiversideSalinaDodge CityJunction CityLeavenworthLiberalSterlingSterlingNewtonRice CountyRiceWest North Central967300Tract 967300Sterling Unified School District 376Sterling 376KansasZIP Code 67579ZIP 67579Kechi TownshipKechiHaysMcPhersonSalem TownshipSalemLansingLawrenceMerriamMadison TownshipMadisonShawneeOlatheManhattanGardnerMissionSoldier TownshipSoldierOverland ParkRockford TownshipRockfordTecumseh TownshipTecumsehBruno TownshipBrunoLenexaPrairie VillagePrairie VlgMission TownshipMissionLeawoodFairmount TownshipFairmount19.524439%19.524439%19.5%739119.509572%19.509572%19.5%907219.074262%19.074262%19.1%750318.773946%18.773946%18.8%686418.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,912517.635844%17.635844%17.6%555617.339149%17.339149%17.3%636717.087621%17.087621%17.1%548816.228551%16.228551%16.2%889915.763308%15.763308%15.8%2,6001015.139733%15.139733%15.1%6231114.492528%14.492528%14.5%9311214.196891%14.196891%14.2%1,0961313.986296%13.986296%14.0%6941413.632346%13.632346%13.6%6171513.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1541613.513789%13.513789%13.5%1,3281713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.021563%13.021563%13.0%4651812.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k1912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.830271%12.830271%12.8%1,1802012.573214%12.573214%12.6%6442112.209692%12.209692%12.2%2,3712212.130111%12.130111%12.1%1,0742311.593235%11.593235%11.6%1,0422411.437068%11.437068%11.4%1,4232511.410913%11.410913%11.4%7572611.158342%11.158342%11.2%10511.158342%11.158342%11.2%10510.844616%10.844616%10.8%8412710.811492%10.811492%10.8%42910.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.320285%10.320285%10.3%1459.354305%9.354305%9.4%1139.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.961474%8.961474%9.0%1078.338314%8.338314%8.3%279287.856643%7.856643%7.9%673297.619388%7.619388%7.6%426307.530696%7.530696%7.5%276317.066052%7.066052%7.1%230326.887805%6.887805%6.9%2,444336.379678%6.379678%6.4%329346.288416%6.288416%6.3%133355.507331%5.507331%5.5%1,326365.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359375.024374%5.024374%5.0%1,041384.747605%4.747605%4.7%332394.615385%4.615385%4.6%225404.608295%4.608295%4.6%250413.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699423.211580%3.211580%3.2%284433.087349%3.087349%3.1%82442.954325%2.954325%3.0%152452.945668%2.945668%2.9%598461.490529%1.490529%1.5%144470.916346%0.916346%0.9%31480.912689%0.912689%0.9%113490.441176%0.441176%0.4%1550
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares Sterling to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sterling. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sterling, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain Sterling
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthSterlingSterlingRice CountyRiceWest North CentralFargo967300Tract 967300LincolnMadisonSterling Unified School District 376Sterling 376KansasZIP Code 67579ZIP 67579Washington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingPalatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipOlatheLisle TownshipLisleDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvOverland Park42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k330.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k427.635196%27.635196%27.6%16,78716.8k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.480090%25.480090%25.5%15,86915.9k823.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k923.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1022.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1122.465223%22.465223%22.5%15,77815.8k1221.773313%21.773313%21.8%11,16111.2k1321.402434%21.402434%21.4%9,7091419.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1519.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1618.798893%18.798893%18.8%11,00611.0k1718.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1818.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9121917.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k2017.446769%17.446769%17.4%11,32411.3k2116.209059%16.209059%16.2%8,8142215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.558229%15.558229%15.6%12,41512.4k2415.314670%15.314670%15.3%7,6972514.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k2613.946939%13.946939%13.9%6,8342713.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3362813.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1542913.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3112.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3212.227437%12.227437%12.2%7,0603312.044887%12.044887%12.0%6,8483411.158342%11.158342%11.2%10511.158342%11.158342%11.2%10510.811492%10.811492%10.8%42910.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,3373510.320285%10.320285%10.3%1459.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k369.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k379.354305%9.354305%9.4%1139.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.961474%8.961474%9.0%1078.792892%8.792892%8.8%5,166388.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239398.106279%8.106279%8.1%3,234406.843638%6.843638%6.8%3,336416.790936%6.790936%6.8%2,940426.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004436.289668%6.289668%6.3%3,736445.971420%5.971420%6.0%2,595455.353588%5.353588%5.4%2,555465.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359474.186097%4.186097%4.2%1,930483.686156%3.686156%3.7%2,124493.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,69950
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Sterling to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sterling. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sterling, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Sterling
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleSterlingSterlingLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodRice CountyRiceWest North CentralDenver967300Tract 967300AustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Sterling Unified School District 376Sterling 376KansasZIP Code 67579ZIP 67579OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.158342%11.158342%11.2%10511.158342%11.158342%11.2%10510.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.811492%10.811492%10.8%42910.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.320285%10.320285%10.3%14510.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k379.354305%9.354305%9.4%1139.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.961474%8.961474%9.0%1078.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • 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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State:
Kansas
County:
Rice
City:
Sterling
ZIP Code:
67579
Unified School District:
Sterling 376
Congressional District:
KS-1
State Senate District:
KS-35
State House District:
KS-114
Neighboring Townships:
Sterling
Nearby Townships:
Atlanta, Bell, Center, Medford, Valley, Walnut, West Washington, Wilson