Food Stamps in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Colorado
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$72,017.000000$62,520.000000$72,017.000000$72.0k225,320225k$24,044.000000$22,553.000000$24,044.000000$24.0k11,70711.7k$74,958.000000$67,132.000000$74,958.000000$75.0k213,613214k
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 Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Colorado
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.208679%55.048562%51.208679%51.2%9.345%9.35%28.017425%26.332540%28.017425%28.0%24.975%25.0%16.520031%22.146385%16.520031%16.5%4.301%4.30%42.085931%41.842226%42.085931%42.1%11.190%11.2%26.958230%25.853456%26.958230%27.0%3.873%3.87%43.580764%47.625326%43.580764%43.6%28.557%28.6%
% 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 Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Colorado
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.224935%29.762670%27.224935%27.2%90.655%90.7%4.612547%4.968078%4.612547%4.6%75.025%75.0%20.145778%22.128856%20.145778%20.1%95.699%95.7%18.306470%19.475330%18.306470%18.3%88.810%88.8%36.670053%33.678848%36.670053%36.7%96.127%96.1%5.975292%8.058572%5.975292%6.0%71.443%71.4%
% 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 Jefferson County
Jefferson County
Colorado
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesAsian1White314.486434%22.051405%14.486434%14.5%299278.814669%279%14.326026%20.588235%14.326026%14.3%660275.727350%276%12.484590%17.986609%12.484590%12.5%2,633240.285964%240%7.649842%14.948203%7.649842%7.6%291147.233489%147%5.195722%8.576702%5.195722%5.2%11,70711.7k100.000000%100%4.548199%7.363647%4.548199%4.5%22687.537385%88%4.024663%5.716816%4.024663%4.0%7,59877.461094%77%
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 Jefferson County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.1%2.1%3.0%3.9%4.7%5.7%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Jefferson County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.7%9.4%14.1%18.8%23.5%
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Food Stamps by Place in Jefferson County

There are 26 places that are fully or partially contained within Jefferson County (19 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Jefferson County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected places in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%5%10%15%Count#KittredgeMountain ViewUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLakesideEdgewaterMountainWestColoradoLakewoodDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaWheat RidgeWest Pleasant ViewW Pleasant VwMorrisonWestminsterGoldenLittletonIndian HillsJefferson County School District R-1Jefferson Co R-1Jefferson CountyJeffersonIdledaleArvadaAspen ParkDakota RidgeColumbineApplewoodEvergreenKen CarylCoal CreekSuperiorBow MarFairmountGeneseeEast Pleasant ViewE Pleasant Vw16.152019%16.152019%16.2%68113.214286%13.214286%13.2%37213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.500000%12.500000%12.5%1311.757476%11.757476%11.8%287411.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M8.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k7.821657%7.821657%7.8%5,00557.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k7.610446%7.610446%7.6%1,08767.265774%7.265774%7.3%11477.207207%7.207207%7.2%886.950415%6.950415%7.0%2,95996.801796%6.801796%6.8%500106.460905%6.460905%6.5%1,256115.742574%5.742574%5.7%29125.201085%5.201085%5.2%11,81011.8k5.195722%5.195722%5.2%11,70711.7k5.185185%5.185185%5.2%7135.074482%5.074482%5.1%2,296143.716216%3.716216%3.7%11153.202761%3.202761%3.2%399163.010595%3.010595%3.0%287172.343518%2.343518%2.3%79181.782820%1.782820%1.8%66191.742565%1.742565%1.7%225201.279528%1.279528%1.3%13210.882752%0.882752%0.9%39220.609756%0.609756%0.6%2230.343321%0.343321%0.3%11240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%026
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 26 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Jefferson County

There are 4 county subdivisions in Jefferson County. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Jefferson County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected county subdivisions in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainWestColoradoDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaNortheast JeffersonNE JeffersonJefferson County School District R-1Jefferson Co R-1Jefferson CountyJeffersonGoldenCentral JeffersonCntrl JeffersonSouth JeffersonS Jefferson13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M8.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k7.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k5.637810%5.637810%5.6%10,79910.8k15.201085%5.201085%5.2%11,81011.8k5.195722%5.195722%5.2%11,70711.7k3.656643%3.656643%3.7%51822.773033%2.773033%2.8%27631.180735%1.180735%1.2%1144
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Denver Area

There are 10 counties in the Denver Area. This section compares Jefferson County to all of the counties in the Denver Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected other counties in the Denver Area, and entities that contain Jefferson County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainAdams CountyAdamsWestDenver CountyDenverGilpin CountyGilpinColoradoArapahoe CountyArapahoeDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaClear Creek CountyClear CreekJefferson County School District R-1Jefferson Co R-1Jefferson CountyJeffersonPark CountyParkElbert CountyElbertBroomfield CountyBroomfieldDouglas CountyDouglas13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.236047%11.236047%11.2%17,83717.8k111.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k29.569378%9.569378%9.6%24038.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k7.643933%7.643933%7.6%17,72217.7k47.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k6.007708%6.007708%6.0%26555.201085%5.201085%5.2%11,81011.8k5.195722%5.195722%5.2%11,70711.7k64.595837%4.595837%4.6%34074.084967%4.084967%4.1%35083.718319%3.718319%3.7%91492.028645%2.028645%2.0%2,31310
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Colorado

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

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jefferson County, selected other counties in Colorado, and entities that contain Jefferson 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 CountyArapahoeDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaLake CountyLakeYuma CountyYumaArchuleta CountyArchuletaGunnison CountyGunnisonLarimer CountyLarimerChaffee CountyChaffeeClear Creek CountyClear CreekLa Plata CountyLa PlataBoulder CountyBoulderJefferson County School District R-1Jefferson Co R-1Jefferson 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%17,72217.7k297.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k7.369433%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%6,512385.201085%5.201085%5.2%11,81011.8k5.195722%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 Jefferson County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Jefferson 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 CountyMiddlesexDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeJefferson County School District R-1Jefferson Co R-1Jefferson CountyJeffersonSanta 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%46,25546.3k407.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k7.222489%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%65,16865.2k475.201085%5.201085%5.2%11,81011.8k5.195722%5.195722%5.2%11,70711.7k5.128164%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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Principal City:
Lakewood
Cities:
Arvada, Edgewater, Golden, Lakewood, Littleton, Westminster, Wheat Ridge
Towns:
Bow Mar, Lakeside, Morrison, Mountain View, Superior
Unincorporated Places:
Applewood, Aspen Park, Coal Creek, Columbine, Dakota Ridge, East Pleasant View, Evergreen, Fairmount, Genesee, Idledale, Indian Hills, Ken Caryl, Kittredge, West Pleasant View
ZIP Codes:
80002, 80003, 80004, 80005, 80007, 80020, 80021, 80027, 80031, 80033, 80123, 80127, 80128, 80135, 80212, 80214, 80215, 80226, 80227, 80228, 80232, 80235, 80401, 80403, 80419, 80421, 80425, 80433, 80439, 80453, 80454, 80457, 80465, 80470
Unified School District:
Jefferson County R-1
Congressional Districts:
CO-1, CO-2, CO-7
State Senate Districts:
CO-16, CO-19, CO-20, CO-22
State House Districts:
CO-1, CO-22, CO-23, CO-24, CO-25, CO-27, CO-28, CO-29
Neighboring Counties:
Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, Park, Teller
Nearby Counties:
Grand, Summit