Food Stamps in Kossuth 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 Kossuth County
Kossuth County
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$54,231.000000$54,570.000000$54,231.000000$54.2k6,657$21,975.000000$21,770.000000$21,975.000000$22.0k543$56,970.000000$60,029.000000$56,970.000000$57.0k6,114
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 Kossuth County
Kossuth County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.381215%52.664484%51.381215%51.4%16.607%16.6%22.467772%27.399342%22.467772%22.5%45.522%45.5%16.206262%18.068146%16.206262%16.2%7.207%7.21%37.569061%41.493459%37.569061%37.6%12.431%12.4%28.360958%21.472000%28.360958%28.4%5.345%5.35%24.677716%46.279764%24.677716%24.7%24.231%24.2%
% 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 Kossuth County
Kossuth County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.914622%27.203082%22.914622%22.9%83.393%83.4%2.387962%3.844895%2.387962%2.4%54.478%54.5%18.531240%20.782741%18.531240%18.5%92.793%92.8%23.503435%20.544599%23.503435%23.5%87.569%87.6%44.602552%38.954584%44.602552%44.6%94.655%94.7%6.853124%7.518635%6.853124%6.9%75.769%75.8%
% 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 Kossuth County
Kossuth County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Black1Asian1Other122.727273%25.608343%22.727273%22.7%10278.628830%279%12.643678%23.321834%12.643678%12.6%11155.007303%155%8.156827%11.700403%8.156827%8.2%543100.000000%100%8.063021%10.121313%8.063021%8.1%52298.849969%99%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.665888%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.029893%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.453373%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 Kossuth County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.3%8.7%13.0%17.3%21.7%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Kossuth County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4.7%6.4%8.1%9.8%11.4%13.2%
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Food Stamps by Place in Kossuth County

There are 17 places that are fully or partially contained within Kossuth County (15 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Kossuth County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kossuth County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kossuth County, selected places in Kossuth County, and entities that contain Kossuth County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#St. JosephLu VerneSwea CityTitonkaLakotaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestIowaWest North CentralBancroftLone RockAlgonaWesleyFentonLedyardKossuth CountyKossuthBurtWest BendWhittemoreSextonSt. Benedict52.173913%52.173913%52.2%12123.770492%23.770492%23.8%29219.047619%19.047619%19.0%48316.438356%16.438356%16.4%36413.084112%13.084112%13.1%14513.049135%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%870,571871k10.416667%10.416667%10.4%30610.000000%10.000000%10.0%779.830782%9.830782%9.8%24489.271523%9.271523%9.3%1499.022556%9.022556%9.0%12108.771930%8.771930%8.8%5118.156827%8.156827%8.2%5437.253886%7.253886%7.3%14125.023923%5.023923%5.0%21132.822581%2.822581%2.8%7140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%016
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Kossuth County

There are 29 county subdivisions in Kossuth County. This section compares all 29 of those to each other, Kossuth County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kossuth County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kossuth County, selected county subdivisions in Kossuth County, and entities that contain Kossuth County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Lu Verne TownshipLu VerneRiverdale TownshipRiverdaleHarrison TownshipHarrisonUnion TownshipUnionSeneca TownshipSenecaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestRamsey TownshipRamseyBuffalo TownshipBuffaloIowaWest North CentralAlgonaBurt TownshipLedyard TownshipLedyardGreenwood TownshipGreenwoodKossuth CountyKossuthFenton TownshipFentonWesley TownshipWesleyGerman TownshipGermanSwea TownshipGarfield TownshipGarfieldWhittemore TownshipWhittemoreCresco TownshipCrescoPlum Creek TownshipPlum CrkPortland TownshipPortlandIrvington TownshipIrvingtonLincoln TownshipLincolnSherman TownshipShermanSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldLotts Creek TownshipLotts CrkHebron TownshipHebronEagle TownshipEaglePrairie TownshipPrairieGrant TownshipGrant21.678322%21.678322%21.7%31120.731707%20.731707%20.7%17215.000000%15.000000%15.0%48314.563107%14.563107%14.6%15413.888889%13.888889%13.9%10513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.345679%12.345679%12.3%10612.337662%12.337662%12.3%38711.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.830782%9.830782%9.8%24489.774436%9.774436%9.8%2698.962264%8.962264%9.0%19108.720930%8.720930%8.7%30118.156827%8.156827%8.2%5437.894737%7.894737%7.9%21127.407407%7.407407%7.4%14136.730769%6.730769%6.7%7144.615385%4.615385%4.6%3152.631579%2.631579%2.6%3162.222222%2.222222%2.2%7170.000000%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%0230.000000%0.000000%0.0%0240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%0260.000000%0.000000%0.0%0270.000000%0.000000%0.0%0280.000000%0.000000%0.0%029
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 29 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares Kossuth County to the 50 most populous counties in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kossuth 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 Kossuth County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Kossuth 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 CountyJohnsonKossuth CountyKossuthHardin 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%4,619408.156827%8.156827%8.2%5437.838714%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 Kossuth County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kossuth 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 Kossuth County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Kossuth 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 CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeKossuth CountyKossuthMiddlesex 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%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k398.156827%8.156827%8.2%5437.870043%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:
Algona, Bancroft, Burt, Fenton, Lakota, Ledyard, Lone Rock, Lu Verne, Swea City, Titonka, Wesley, West Bend, Whittemore
Townships:
Buffalo, Burt, Cresco, Eagle, Fenton, Garfield, German, Grant, Greenwood, Harrison, Hebron, Irvington, Ledyard, Lincoln, Lotts Creek, Lu Verne, Plum Creek, Portland, Prairie, Ramsey, Riverdale, Seneca, Sherman, Springfield, Swea, Union, Wesley, Whittemore
Unincorporated Places:
Irvington, Sexton, St. Benedict, St. Joseph
ZIP Codes:
50424, 50430, 50451, 50480, 50483, 50484, 50511, 50514, 50517, 50519, 50522, 50539, 50556, 50558, 50559, 50560, 50570, 50590, 50597, 50598, 56027
Unified School Districts:
Algona, Lu Verne, North Iowa, North Kossuth, North Union, Twin Rivers, West Bend-Mallard
Congressional District:
IA-4
State Senate District:
IA-4
State House Districts:
IA-7, IA-8
Neighboring Counties:
Emmet, Faribault, Hancock, Humboldt, Martin, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Winnebago, Wright
Nearby Counties:
Blue Earth, Calhoun, Freeborn, Watonwan, Webster