Food Stamps in Benton County, Iowa (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Iowa and Benton County
Benton County
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$61,222.000000$54,570.000000$61,222.000000$61.2k10,15510.2k$20,476.000000$21,770.000000$20,476.000000$20.5k866$66,928.000000$60,029.000000$66,928.000000$66.9k9,289
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 Iowa and Benton County
Benton County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.346420%52.664484%50.346420%50.3%13.741%13.7%23.903002%27.399342%23.903002%23.9%40.668%40.7%19.861432%18.068146%19.861432%19.9%7.134%7.13%48.383372%41.493459%48.383372%48.4%17.285%17.3%18.475751%21.472000%18.475751%18.5%4.128%4.13%50.577367%46.279764%50.577367%50.6%51.408%51.4%
% 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 Iowa and Benton County
Benton County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.464959%27.203082%29.464959%29.5%86.259%86.3%3.251157%3.844895%3.251157%3.3%59.332%59.3%24.103779%20.782741%24.103779%24.1%92.866%92.9%21.584670%20.544599%21.584670%21.6%82.715%82.7%40.004306%38.954584%40.004306%40.0%95.872%95.9%4.456884%7.518635%4.456884%4.5%48.592%48.6%
% 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 Iowa and Benton County
Benton County
Iowa
0%20%40%60%Count%Other1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesWhite3Black1Asian166.666667%28.453373%66.666667%66.7%4781.755196%782%57.692308%23.321834%57.692308%57.7%15676.518920%677%56.521739%25.608343%56.521739%56.5%13662.792449%663%8.527819%11.700403%8.527819%8.5%866100.000000%100%8.269707%10.121313%8.269707%8.3%83496.973302%97%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.665888%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.029893%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Benton County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.7%7.4%11.1%14.8%18.6%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Benton County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4.8%7.4%9.9%12.4%14.9%17.4%
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Food Stamps by Place in Benton County

There are 15 places that are fully or partially contained within Benton County (14 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Benton County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benton County, selected places in Benton County, and entities that contain Benton County
0%5%10%15%Count#Belle PlaineVan HorneMount AuburnShellsburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBlairstownGarrisonIowaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsWest North CentralVintonBenton CountyBentonNorwayLuzerneUrbanaKeystoneNewhallWalfordAtkinsWatkins18.529131%18.529131%18.5%194118.421053%18.421053%18.4%56216.071429%16.071429%16.1%9315.962441%15.962441%16.0%68413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.671233%12.671233%12.7%37511.971831%11.971831%12.0%17611.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.424275%11.424275%11.4%12,15612.2k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.000900%9.000900%9.0%20078.527819%8.527819%8.5%8667.142857%7.142857%7.1%1886.000000%6.000000%6.0%395.709024%5.709024%5.7%31104.868914%4.868914%4.9%13113.807107%3.807107%3.8%15123.710938%3.710938%3.7%19132.121212%2.121212%2.1%14140.000000%0.000000%0.0%015
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 15 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Benton County

There are 23 county subdivisions in Benton County. This section compares all 23 of those to each other, Benton County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benton County, selected county subdivisions in Benton County, and entities that contain Benton County
0%5%10%15%Count#Belle PlaineCanton TownshipCantonShellsburgUnion TownshipUnionUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestIowaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsWest North CentralEldorado TownshipEldoradoLeroy TownshipLeroyVintonBenton CountyBentonPolk TownshipBenton TownshipBentonJackson TownshipJacksonFlorence TownshipFlorenceCedar TownshipCedarTaylor TownshipTaylorKane TownshipFremont TownshipFremontSt. Clair TownshipSt. ClairHarrison TownshipHarrisonEden TownshipIowa TownshipBruce TownshipBruceMonroe TownshipMonroeHomer TownshipHomerBig Grove TownshipBig Grv18.529131%18.529131%18.5%194117.966102%17.966102%18.0%53215.962441%15.962441%16.0%68314.621410%14.621410%14.6%56413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.424275%11.424275%11.4%12,15612.2k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.091743%10.091743%10.1%5559.631148%9.631148%9.6%4769.000900%9.000900%9.0%20078.527819%8.527819%8.5%8668.220859%8.220859%8.2%6787.430341%7.430341%7.4%2496.296296%6.296296%6.3%17104.887715%4.887715%4.9%37114.838710%4.838710%4.8%9123.785489%3.785489%3.8%12133.504043%3.504043%3.5%13141.607348%1.607348%1.6%14150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%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%023
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 23 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Cedar Rapids Area

There are 3 counties in the Cedar Rapids Area. This section compares Benton County to all of the counties in the Cedar Rapids Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benton County, selected other counties in the Cedar Rapids Area, and entities that contain Benton County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestLinn CountyLinnIowaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsWest North CentralJones CountyJonesBenton CountyBenton13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.859419%11.859419%11.9%10,43710.4k111.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.424275%11.424275%11.4%12,15612.2k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.346919%10.346919%10.3%85328.527819%8.527819%8.5%8663
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares Benton County to the 50 most populous counties in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 15,552.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benton County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Benton County
0%5%10%15%Count#Wapello CountyWapelloDes Moines CountyDes MoinesLee CountyLeeWebster CountyWebsterMahaska CountyMahaskaClinton CountyClintonPage CountyPageWoodbury CountyWoodburyPolk CountyPolkPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieFloyd CountyFloydMarshall CountyMarshallJasper CountyJasperBlack Hawk CountyBlack HawkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJefferson CountyJeffersonMidwestFayette CountyFayetteCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoCrawford CountyCrawfordJackson CountyJacksonBuena Vista CountyBuena VistaLinn CountyLinnMarion CountyMarionIowaScott CountyScottClayton CountyClaytonCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekMuscatine CountyMuscatineHenry CountyHenryWest North CentralBoone CountyBooneJones CountyJonesClay CountyClayCarroll CountyCarrollDubuque CountyDubuqueWarren CountyWarrenTama CountyTamaBuchanan CountyBuchananWashington CountyWashingtonBenton CountyBentonDelaware CountyDelawareMadison CountyMadisonJohnson CountyJohnsonHardin CountyHardinStory CountyStoryDickinson CountyDickinsonCedar CountyCedarPlymouth CountyPlymouthDallas CountyDallasIowa CountyIowaBremer CountyBremerWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekSioux CountySioux19.344126%19.344126%19.3%2,796117.642115%17.642115%17.6%2,939216.503702%16.503702%16.5%2,363315.478007%15.478007%15.5%2,333415.440276%15.440276%15.4%1,387515.112475%15.112475%15.1%3,003614.887289%14.887289%14.9%951714.736869%14.736869%14.7%5,679814.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k913.890403%13.890403%13.9%5,0951013.757074%13.757074%13.8%9481113.359053%13.359053%13.4%2,0431213.268233%13.268233%13.3%1,9431313.051842%13.051842%13.1%6,8531413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.036543%13.036543%13.0%8991512.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.876515%12.876515%12.9%1,0731612.654545%12.654545%12.7%2,4361712.426128%12.426128%12.4%7991812.329417%12.329417%12.3%1,0391912.086887%12.086887%12.1%9072011.859419%11.859419%11.9%10,43710.4k2111.853217%11.853217%11.9%1,5442211.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.573882%11.573882%11.6%7,8172311.532406%11.532406%11.5%8792411.424275%11.424275%11.4%12,15612.2k10.984386%10.984386%11.0%8092510.866382%10.866382%10.9%1,7812610.710067%10.710067%10.7%8162710.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.454172%10.454172%10.5%1,1442810.346919%10.346919%10.3%853299.971158%9.971158%10.0%726309.708625%9.708625%9.7%833319.656370%9.656370%9.7%3,670329.390598%9.390598%9.4%1,712339.162459%9.162459%9.2%617349.143827%9.143827%9.1%754359.021354%9.021354%9.0%790368.527819%8.527819%8.5%866378.442313%8.442313%8.4%581388.322684%8.322684%8.3%521398.169004%8.169004%8.2%4,619407.838714%7.838714%7.8%556417.719461%7.719461%7.7%2,821427.692308%7.692308%7.7%616437.171996%7.171996%7.2%545447.014388%7.014388%7.0%702456.580963%6.580963%6.6%1,976466.549639%6.549639%6.5%444475.736915%5.736915%5.7%536485.703839%5.703839%5.7%468495.619765%5.619765%5.6%67150
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 Benton County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton 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 Benton County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Benton 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 CountyClarkMidwestSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantIowaMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsRiverside CountyRiversideWest North CentralPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterBenton CountyBentonSalt 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%95,67295.7k2212.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2711.424275%11.424275%11.4%12,15612.2k10.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.369716%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%29,54029.5k388.527819%8.527819%8.5%8668.289591%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

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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Cities:
Atkins, Belle Plaine, Blairstown, Garrison, Keystone, Luzerne, Mount Auburn, Newhall, Norway, Shellsburg, Urbana, Van Horne, Vinton, Walford
Townships:
Benton, Big Grove, Bruce, Canton, Cedar, Eden, Eldorado, Florence, Fremont, Harrison, Homer, Iowa, Jackson, Kane, Leroy, Monroe, Polk, St. Clair, Taylor, Union
Unincorporated Places:
Watkins
ZIP Codes:
50651, 52206, 52208, 52209, 52213, 52224, 52225, 52228, 52229, 52249, 52257, 52301, 52313, 52315, 52318, 52324, 52332, 52345, 52346, 52349, 52351, 52352, 52354
Unified School Districts:
Belle Plaine, Benton, Center Point-Urbana, College, Independence, North Linn, Union, Vinton-Shellsburg
Congressional District:
IA-1
State Senate District:
IA-38
State House District:
IA-75
Neighboring Counties:
Black Hawk, Buchanan, Iowa, Johnson, Linn, Poweshiek, Tama
Nearby Counties:
Bremer, Butler, Delaware, Fayette, Grundy, Keokuk, Mahaska, Washington