Food Stamps in Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista County
Buena Vista County
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$49,942.000000$54,570.000000$49,942.000000$49.9k7,504$26,098.000000$21,770.000000$26,098.000000$26.1k907$52,819.000000$60,029.000000$52,819.000000$52.8k6,597
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 Buena Vista County
Buena Vista County
Iowa
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty274.421169%52.664484%74.421169%74.4%25.177%25.2%38.919515%27.399342%38.919515%38.9%54.058%54.1%32.855568%18.068146%32.855568%32.9%17.186%17.2%22.491731%41.493459%22.491731%22.5%13.178%13.2%11.466373%21.472000%11.466373%11.5%3.627%3.63%47.629548%46.279764%47.629548%47.6%47.788%47.8%
% 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 Buena Vista County
Buena Vista County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.407761%27.203082%30.407761%30.4%74.823%74.8%4.547522%3.844895%4.547522%4.5%45.942%45.9%21.767470%20.782741%21.767470%21.8%82.814%82.8%20.372897%20.544599%20.372897%20.4%86.822%86.8%41.882674%38.954584%41.882674%41.9%96.373%96.4%7.154767%7.518635%7.154767%7.2%52.212%52.2%
% 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 Buena Vista County
Buena Vista County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2Asian1All RacesWhite3Mixed139.051095%40.665888%39.051095%39.1%107323.086457%323%29.683698%28.453373%29.683698%29.7%122245.585967%246%23.124231%23.321834%23.124231%23.1%188191.316683%191%21.633554%12.029893%21.633554%21.6%98178.983671%179%12.086887%11.700403%12.086887%12.1%907100.000000%100%7.138955%10.121313%7.138955%7.1%39259.063634%59%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.608343%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 Buena Vista County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.5%7.1%10.6%14.1%17.7%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Buena Vista County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
6.2%8.4%10.7%12.9%15.1%17.4%
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Food Stamps by Place in Buena Vista County

There are 10 places in Buena Vista County. This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Buena Vista County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buena Vista County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Buena Vista County, selected places in Buena Vista County, and entities that contain Buena Vista County
0%5%10%15%Count#MarathonStorm LakeSioux RapidsLinn GroveTruesdaleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestStorm Lake Metro AreaStorm LakeBuena Vista CountyBuena VistaIowaAlbert CityWest North CentralRembrandtNewellAltaLakeside18.487395%18.487395%18.5%22117.645382%17.645382%17.6%619215.460526%15.460526%15.5%47314.864865%14.864865%14.9%11414.000000%14.000000%14.0%7513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.086887%12.086887%12.1%90712.086887%12.086887%12.1%90711.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.820896%10.820896%10.8%29610.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.090909%9.090909%9.1%778.354430%8.354430%8.4%3388.224076%8.224076%8.2%6996.415094%6.415094%6.4%1710
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Buena Vista County

There are 18 county subdivisions in Buena Vista County. This section compares all 18 of those to each other, Buena Vista County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buena Vista County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Buena Vista County, selected county subdivisions in Buena Vista County, and entities that contain Buena Vista County
0%5%10%15%Count#Storm LakeSioux RapidsPoland TownshipPolandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCoon TownshipStorm Lake Metro AreaStorm LakeBuena Vista CountyBuena VistaIowaWest North CentralNokomis TownshipNokomisFairfield TownshipFairfieldGrant TownshipGrantBarnes TownshipBarnesProvidence TownshipProvidenceNewell TownshipNewellHayes TownshipHayesWashington TownshipWashingtonScott TownshipScottLee TownshipMaple Valley TownshipMaple VlyElk TownshipBrooke TownshipBrookeLincoln TownshipLincoln17.645382%17.645382%17.6%619115.460526%15.460526%15.5%47214.917127%14.917127%14.9%27313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.643678%12.643678%12.6%11412.086887%12.086887%12.1%90712.086887%12.086887%12.1%90711.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.006211%9.006211%9.0%8758.123249%8.123249%8.1%2967.777778%7.777778%7.8%777.725322%7.725322%7.7%1886.329114%6.329114%6.3%596.226415%6.226415%6.2%33103.640257%3.640257%3.6%17112.766798%2.766798%2.8%7120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%018
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 18 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares Buena Vista County to the 50 most populous counties in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Buena Vista 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 CountyJacksonStorm Lake Metro AreaStorm LakeBuena 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%90712.086887%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 Buena Vista County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Buena Vista 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 CountyAlleghenyStorm Lake Metro AreaStorm LakeBuena Vista CountyBuena VistaTarrant CountyTarrantIowaMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversideWest North CentralPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos 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%65,10865.1k2412.086887%12.086887%12.1%90712.086887%12.086887%12.1%90711.874805%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%46,05246.1k359.025198%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

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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:
Storm Lake
Cities:
Albert City, Alta, Lakeside, Linn Grove, Marathon, Newell, Rembrandt, Sioux Rapids, Storm Lake, Truesdale
Townships:
Barnes, Brooke, Coon, Elk, Fairfield, Grant, Hayes, Lee, Lincoln, Maple Valley, Newell, Nokomis, Poland, Providence, Scott, Washington
ZIP Codes:
50510, 50554, 50565, 50568, 50576, 50585, 50588, 51002, 51005, 51033, 51047, 51366
Unified School Districts:
Albert City-Truesdale, Alta, Aurelia, Galva-Holstein, Laurens-Marathon, Newell-Fonda, Schaller-Crestland, Sioux Central, Storm Lake
Congressional District:
IA-4
State Senate District:
IA-6
State House District:
IA-11
Neighboring Counties:
Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, O'Brien, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac
Nearby Counties:
Carroll, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Greene, Osceola