Food Stamps in Buchanan 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 Buchanan County
Buchanan County
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$55,881.000000$54,570.000000$55,881.000000$55.9k8,246$21,635.000000$21,770.000000$21,635.000000$21.6k754$59,986.000000$60,029.000000$59,986.000000$60.0k7,492
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 Buchanan County
Buchanan County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty249.071618%52.664484%49.071618%49.1%14.700%14.7%18.567639%27.399342%18.567639%18.6%33.493%33.5%20.026525%18.068146%20.026525%20.0%7.893%7.89%50.795756%41.493459%50.795756%50.8%20.929%20.9%23.342175%21.472000%23.342175%23.3%5.542%5.54%44.164456%46.279764%44.164456%44.2%44.459%44.5%
% 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 Buchanan County
Buchanan County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.657234%27.203082%28.657234%28.7%85.300%85.3%3.710625%3.844895%3.710625%3.7%66.507%66.5%23.518420%20.782741%23.518420%23.5%92.107%92.1%19.313935%20.544599%19.313935%19.3%79.071%79.1%40.042712%38.954584%40.042712%40.0%94.458%94.5%5.552589%7.518635%5.552589%5.6%55.541%55.5%
% 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 Buchanan County
Buchanan County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Mixed1Other1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Black1Asian150.000000%25.608343%50.000000%50.0%3546.816976%547%41.666667%28.453373%41.666667%41.7%15455.680813%456%9.143827%11.700403%9.143827%9.1%754100.000000%100%9.069624%10.121313%9.069624%9.1%73699.188489%99%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%23.321834%00.000000%0%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 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Buchanan County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.9%9.9%14.8%19.7%24.7%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Buchanan County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
5.9%7.4%8.9%10.4%11.9%13.4%
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Food Stamps by Place in Buchanan County

There are 11 places that are fully or partially contained within Buchanan County (8 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Buchanan County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buchanan County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Buchanan County, selected places in Buchanan County, and entities that contain Buchanan County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#BrandonAuroraHazletonLamontStanleyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestIowaQuasquetonWest North CentralWinthropJesupIndependenceBuchanan CountyBuchananFairbankRowley25.714286%25.714286%25.7%36125.000000%25.000000%25.0%21223.974763%23.974763%24.0%76322.346369%22.346369%22.3%40417.391304%17.391304%17.4%8513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.415525%11.415525%11.4%25610.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.943182%9.943182%9.9%3579.714795%9.714795%9.7%10989.443378%9.443378%9.4%24699.143827%9.143827%9.1%7548.189655%8.189655%8.2%38104.761905%4.761905%4.8%611
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Buchanan County

There are 16 county subdivisions in Buchanan County. This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Buchanan County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buchanan County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Buchanan County, selected county subdivisions in Buchanan County, and entities that contain Buchanan County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Buffalo TownshipBuffaloMadison TownshipMadisonHazleton TownshipHazletonJefferson TownshipJeffersonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWestburg TownshipWestburgIowaWest North CentralWashington TownshipWashingtonFremont TownshipFremontBuchanan CountyBuchananByron TownshipByronPerry TownshipPerrySumner TownshipSumnerFairbank TownshipFairbankLiberty TownshipLibertyHomer TownshipHomerCono TownshipMiddlefield TownshipMiddlefieldNewton TownshipNewton24.666667%24.666667%24.7%37115.331010%15.331010%15.3%44215.145985%15.145985%15.1%83314.285714%14.285714%14.3%36413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.690355%12.690355%12.7%25511.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.178117%10.178117%10.2%20069.523810%9.523810%9.5%1079.143827%9.143827%9.1%7549.090909%9.090909%9.1%3588.567315%8.567315%8.6%11997.568807%7.568807%7.6%99106.653992%6.653992%6.7%35115.341880%5.341880%5.3%25122.173913%2.173913%2.2%6130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%016
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Iowa

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Buchanan County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Buchanan 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 CountyClaytonPoweshiek 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%8792410.984386%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 Buchanan County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buchanan 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 Buchanan County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Buchanan 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 CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversideWest North CentralPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandBuchanan CountyBuchananLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt 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%44,19144.2k2710.700905%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%46,05246.1k359.143827%9.143827%9.1%7549.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%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:
Aurora, Brandon, Fairbank, Hazleton, Independence, Jesup, Lamont, Quasqueton, Rowley, Stanley, Winthrop
Townships:
Buffalo, Byron, Cono, Fairbank, Fremont, Hazleton, Homer, Jefferson, Liberty, Madison, Middlefield, Newton, Perry, Sumner, Washington, Westburg
ZIP Codes:
50607, 50629, 50641, 50644, 50648, 50650, 50654, 50662, 50671, 50682, 52210, 52218, 52326, 52329, 52352
Unified School Districts:
East Buchanan, Independence, Jesup, North Linn, Oelwein, Starmont, Union, Vinton-Shellsburg, Wapsie Valley, West Delaware County
Congressional District:
IA-1
State Senate Districts:
IA-32, IA-48
State House Districts:
IA-64, IA-95
Neighboring Counties:
Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Clayton, Delaware, Fayette, Linn
Nearby Counties:
Allamakee, Cedar, Chickasaw, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Tama, Winneshiek