Food Stamps in Custer 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 Custer County
Custer County
Colorado
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$38,605.000000$62,520.000000$38,605.000000$38.6k1,950$13,053.000000$22,553.000000$13,053.000000$13.1k207$41,442.000000$67,132.000000$41,442.000000$41.4k1,743
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 Custer County
Custer County
Colorado
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.951691%55.048562%29.951691%30.0%16.712%16.7%8.212560%26.332540%8.212560%8.2%34.000%34.0%8.212560%22.146385%8.212560%8.2%7.113%7.11%34.299517%41.842226%34.299517%34.3%10.457%10.5%58.937198%25.853456%58.937198%58.9%10.099%10.1%80.193237%47.625326%80.193237%80.2%44.032%44.0%
% 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 Custer County
Custer County
Colorado
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.728055%29.762670%17.728055%17.7%83.288%83.3%1.893287%4.968078%1.893287%1.9%66.000%66.0%12.736661%22.128856%12.736661%12.7%92.887%92.9%34.882387%19.475330%34.882387%34.9%89.543%89.5%62.306368%33.678848%62.306368%62.3%89.901%89.9%12.105565%8.058572%12.105565%12.1%55.968%56.0%
% 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 Custer County
Custer County
Colorado
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Mixed143.750000%20.588235%43.750000%43.8%7412.137681%412%41.509434%22.051405%41.509434%41.5%22391.030900%391%10.615385%8.576702%10.615385%10.6%207100.000000%100%9.812569%5.716816%9.812569%9.8%17892.437243%92%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.986609%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.948203%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 Place in Custer County

There are 2 places in Custer County. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Custer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Custer County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Custer County, selected places in Custer County, and entities that contain Custer County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Silver CliffWestcliffeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainWestCuster CountyCusterColorado29.526462%29.526462%29.5%106114.516129%14.516129%14.5%27213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.615385%10.615385%10.6%2078.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Custer County

There is 1 county subdivision in Custer County. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Custer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Custer County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Custer County, selected county subdivisions in Custer County, and entities that contain Custer County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainWestCuster CountyCusterWestcliffeColorado13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.615385%10.615385%10.6%20710.615385%10.615385%10.6%20718.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Colorado

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

Most Food Stamps by County#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Custer County, selected other counties in Colorado, and entities that contain Custer 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 CountyLincolnWestCuster CountyCusterDenver 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%2,910,3772.91M10.615385%10.615385%10.6%20710.333295%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
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 Custer County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Custer County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Custer County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Custer 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 CountyRiversideCuster CountyCusterPalm 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 CountyOrangeSanta 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%75,51875.5k2810.615385%10.615385%10.6%20710.369716%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%65,16865.2k475.128164%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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  • 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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Towns:
Silver Cliff, Westcliffe
ZIP Codes:
81069, 81252, 81253
Unified School Districts:
Custer County C-1, Florence RE-2
Congressional District:
CO-3
State Senate District:
CO-35
State House District:
CO-60
Neighboring Counties:
Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo, Saguache
Nearby Counties:
Alamosa, Costilla, Teller