Food Stamps in Howard 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 Howard County
Howard County
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$49,199.000000$54,570.000000$49,199.000000$49.2k3,815$18,864.000000$21,770.000000$18,864.000000$18.9k324$52,465.000000$60,029.000000$52,465.000000$52.5k3,491
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 Howard County
Howard County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty238.580247%52.664484%38.580247%38.6%10.860%10.9%16.358025%27.399342%16.358025%16.4%29.121%29.1%16.358025%18.068146%16.358025%16.4%6.127%6.13%38.888889%41.493459%38.888889%38.9%14.063%14.1%26.851852%21.472000%26.851852%26.9%5.351%5.35%48.456790%46.279764%48.456790%48.5%34.354%34.4%
% 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 Howard County
Howard County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.389860%27.203082%29.389860%29.4%89.140%89.1%3.695216%3.844895%3.695216%3.7%70.879%70.9%23.259811%20.782741%23.259811%23.3%93.873%93.9%22.056717%20.544599%22.056717%22.1%85.938%85.9%44.084789%38.954584%44.084789%44.1%94.649%94.6%8.593526%7.518635%8.593526%8.6%65.646%65.6%
% 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 Howard County
Howard County
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Asian1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Mixed1Black1100.000000%12.029893%100.000000%100.0%101,177.469136%1,177%8.492792%11.700403%8.492792%8.5%324100.000000%100%8.359957%10.121313%8.359957%8.4%31498.435918%98%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%23.321834%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.608343%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.665888%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 Howard County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Howard County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4.0%5.4%6.8%8.2%9.6%11.0%
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Food Stamps by Place in Howard County

There are 6 places that are fully or partially contained within Howard County (4 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Howard County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Howard County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Howard County, selected places in Howard County, and entities that contain Howard County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#ChesterElmaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestLime SpringsIowaWest North CentralRicevilleCrescoHoward CountyHowardProtivin25.242718%25.242718%25.2%26115.510204%15.510204%15.5%38213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.676056%12.676056%12.7%27311.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.256410%10.256410%10.3%36410.075567%10.075567%10.1%16058.492792%8.492792%8.5%3247.194245%7.194245%7.2%106
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Howard County

There are 12 county subdivisions in Howard County. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Howard County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Howard County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Howard County, selected county subdivisions in Howard County, and entities that contain Howard County
0%10%20%30%Count#Oak Dale TownshipOak DaleChester TownshipChesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestIowaWest North CentralJamestown TownshipJamestownVernon Springs TownshipVernon SpgsHoward CountyHowardForest City TownshipFrst CityAfton TownshipAftonHoward TownshipHowardParis TownshipParisNew Oregon TownshipNew OregonAlbion TownshipAlbionSaratoga TownshipSaratogaHoward Center TownshipHoward Ctr33.333333%33.333333%33.3%29116.883117%16.883117%16.9%26213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.452736%9.452736%9.5%1939.333333%9.333333%9.3%16848.492792%8.492792%8.5%3248.132530%8.132530%8.1%2757.763975%7.763975%7.8%2567.386364%7.386364%7.4%1376.603774%6.603774%6.6%783.389831%3.389831%3.4%1090.000000%0.000000%0.0%0100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%012
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares Howard County to the 50 most populous counties in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Howard 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 Howard County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Howard 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 CountyBentonHoward CountyHowardDelaware 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%866378.492792%8.492792%8.5%3248.442313%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 Howard County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Howard 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 Howard County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Howard 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 CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterHoward CountyHowardSalt 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%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.492792%8.492792%8.5%3248.289591%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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Cities:
Chester, Cresco, Elma, Lime Springs, Protivin, Riceville
Townships:
Afton, Albion, Chester, Forest City, Howard, Howard Center, Jamestown, New Oregon, Oak Dale, Paris, Saratoga, Vernon Springs
ZIP Codes:
50466, 50603, 50628, 52132, 52134, 52136, 52154, 52155, 52163
Unified School Districts:
Howard-Winneshiek, New Hampton, Riceville, Turkey Valley
Congressional District:
IA-1
State Senate District:
IA-26
State House District:
IA-51
Neighboring Counties:
Chickasaw, Fillmore, Floyd, Mitchell, Mower, Winneshiek
Nearby Counties:
Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Dodge, Fayette, Houston, Olmsted, Winona