Food Stamps in Boulder County, Colorado (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Colorado and Boulder County
Boulder County
Colorado
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$72,282.000000$62,520.000000$72,282.000000$72.3k123,669124k$23,557.000000$22,553.000000$23,557.000000$23.6k6,512$75,682.000000$67,132.000000$75,682.000000$75.7k117,157117k
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 Colorado and Boulder County
Boulder County
Colorado
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty249.692875%55.048562%49.692875%49.7%9.246%9.25%23.725430%26.332540%23.725430%23.7%25.155%25.2%19.563882%22.146385%19.563882%19.6%4.963%4.96%42.168305%41.842226%42.168305%42.2%13.288%13.3%26.689189%25.853456%26.689189%26.7%4.458%4.46%47.312654%47.625326%47.312654%47.3%19.615%19.6%
% 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 Colorado and Boulder County
Boulder County
Colorado
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.111483%29.762670%27.111483%27.1%90.754%90.8%3.923795%4.968078%3.923795%3.9%74.845%74.8%20.823340%22.128856%20.823340%20.8%95.037%95.0%15.294861%19.475330%15.294861%15.3%86.712%86.7%31.794942%33.678848%31.794942%31.8%95.542%95.5%10.776992%8.058572%10.776992%10.8%80.385%80.4%
% 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 Colorado and Boulder County
Boulder County
Colorado
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Hispanic1Other2Black2Mixed2All RacesWhite3Asian216.597742%17.986609%16.597742%16.6%1,485315.206724%315%13.790784%20.588235%13.790784%13.8%410261.899943%262%12.955854%22.051405%12.955854%13.0%135246.043846%246%7.744783%14.948203%7.744783%7.7%193147.080714%147%5.265669%8.576702%5.265669%5.3%6,512100.000000%100%4.017504%5.716816%4.017504%4.0%4,16876.296182%76%2.707541%7.363647%2.707541%2.7%12151.418745%51%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Boulder County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.4%4.5%5.5%6.6%7.6%8.7%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Boulder County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.7%9.4%14.1%18.8%23.6%
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Food Stamps by Place in Boulder County

There are 34 places that are fully or partially contained within Boulder County (30 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 34 of those to each other, Boulder County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boulder County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Boulder County, selected places in Boulder County, and entities that contain Boulder County
0%5%10%Count#NederlandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainWestLongmontColoradoPine Brook HillPne Brk HlLafayetteLyonsBoulder Metro AreaBoulder AreaBoulder CountyBoulderNiwotBoulderJamestownAllensparkWardLouisvilleGunbarrelParagon EstatesParagon EstsErieCoal CreekSuperiorEldorado SpringsEldorado SpgsLazy AcresCrismanAltonaSugarloafSt. Ann HighlandsBark RanchSunshineTall TimberBonanza Mountain EstatesBonanza Mtn EstsMountain MeadowsMtn MdwsGold HillEldoraSeven HillsGlendaleValmontLeyner14.564565%14.564565%14.6%97113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M9.433088%9.433088%9.4%3,25828.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k8.413462%8.413462%8.4%3535.917541%5.917541%5.9%64345.795148%5.795148%5.8%4355.265669%5.265669%5.3%6,5125.265669%5.265669%5.3%6,5124.347826%4.347826%4.3%7363.899748%3.899748%3.9%1,65473.773585%3.773585%3.8%483.278689%3.278689%3.3%1092.777778%2.777778%2.8%2102.122612%2.122612%2.1%170112.093023%2.093023%2.1%90122.072539%2.072539%2.1%8131.935484%1.935484%1.9%138141.279528%1.279528%1.3%13150.882752%0.882752%0.9%39160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%0190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0220.000000%0.000000%0.0%0230.000000%0.000000%0.0%0240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%0260.000000%0.000000%0.0%0270.000000%0.000000%0.0%0280.000000%0.000000%0.0%0290.000000%0.000000%0.0%0300.000000%0.000000%0.0%0310.000000%0.000000%0.0%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%033
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 33 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Boulder County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Boulder County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Boulder County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boulder County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Boulder County, selected county subdivisions in Boulder County, and entities that contain Boulder County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainWestLongmontColoradoBald MountainBoulder Metro AreaBoulder AreaBoulder CountyBoulderBoulderUpper St. VrainLafayette-Louisville13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M8.672707%8.672707%8.7%3,48418.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k5.527180%5.527180%5.5%30325.265669%5.265669%5.3%6,5125.265669%5.265669%5.3%6,5123.542218%3.542218%3.5%1,78033.404255%3.404255%3.4%1643.403678%3.403678%3.4%9295
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Colorado

There are 64 counties in Colorado. This section compares Boulder County to the 50 most populous counties in Colorado and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boulder County. 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 Boulder County, selected other counties in Colorado, and entities that contain Boulder County
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 Metro AreaBoulder AreaBoulder 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%6,5125.265669%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
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 Boulder County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boulder County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Boulder County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Boulder 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 CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMountainWestRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterColoradoSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeBoulder Metro AreaBoulder AreaBoulder CountyBoulderSanta 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%95,67295.7k2212.347180%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%44,19144.2k2711.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%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%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k8.289591%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%65,16865.2k475.265669%5.265669%5.3%6,5125.265669%5.265669%5.3%6,5125.128164%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

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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Principal City:
Boulder
Cities:
Boulder, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville
Towns:
Erie, Jamestown, Lyons, Nederland, Superior, Ward
Unincorporated Places:
Allenspark, Altona, Bark Ranch, Bonanza Mountain Estates, Coal Creek, Crisman, Eldora, Eldorado Springs, Glendale, Gold Hill, Gunbarrel, Hidden Lake, Lazy Acres, Leyner, Mountain Meadows, Niwot, Paragon Estates, Pine Brook Hill, Seven Hills, St. Ann Highlands, Sugarloaf, Sunshine, Tall Timber, Valmont
ZIP Codes:
80020, 80021, 80023, 80025, 80026, 80027, 80301, 80302, 80303, 80304, 80305, 80310, 80403, 80422, 80455, 80466, 80471, 80481, 80501, 80503, 80504, 80510, 80516, 80540, 80544
Unified School Districts:
Boulder Valley RE-2, Park R-3, St. Vrain Valley RE 1J, Thompson R-2J
Congressional Districts:
CO-2, CO-4
State Senate Districts:
CO-16, CO-17, CO-18
State House Districts:
CO-10, CO-11, CO-12, CO-13, CO-33
Neighboring Counties:
Broomfield, Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Larimer, Weld
Nearby Counties:
Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Summit