Food Stamps in Iron County, Michigan (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Michigan and Iron County
Iron County
Michigan
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$33,137.000000$50,803.000000$33,137.000000$33.1k5,401$13,872.000000$18,521.000000$13,872.000000$13.9k770$38,687.000000$58,270.000000$38,687.000000$38.7k4,631
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 Michigan and Iron County
Iron County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.454545%47.120499%35.454545%35.5%29.073%29.1%21.428571%26.306250%21.428571%21.4%57.895%57.9%9.220779%14.869273%9.220779%9.2%13.246%13.2%48.441558%48.695499%48.441558%48.4%22.551%22.6%40.909091%27.608066%40.909091%40.9%10.938%10.9%58.311688%51.960046%58.311688%58.3%47.313%47.3%
% 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 Michigan and Iron County
Iron County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty214.381343%26.471329%14.381343%14.4%70.927%70.9%2.591233%4.548044%2.591233%2.6%42.105%42.1%10.041028%19.535639%10.041028%10.0%86.754%86.8%27.661412%23.691174%27.661412%27.7%77.449%77.4%55.387605%40.450356%55.387605%55.4%89.063%89.1%10.796804%8.034066%10.796804%10.8%52.687%52.7%
% 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 Michigan and Iron County
Iron County
Michigan
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Hispanic1Asian2Mixed2Other2All RacesWhite3Black2100.000000%23.539016%100.000000%100.0%8701.428571%701%41.666667%7.233319%41.666667%41.7%5292.261905%292%30.000000%29.909456%30.000000%30.0%6210.428571%210%17.460317%25.536834%17.460317%17.5%11122.471655%122%14.256619%15.920732%14.256619%14.3%770100.000000%100%13.978088%11.820516%13.978088%14.0%74098.046306%98%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%37.781040%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Iron County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.9%6.8%11.6%16.5%21.3%26.2%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Iron County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
8.8%11.1%13.4%15.7%18.0%20.4%
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Food Stamps by Place in Iron County

There are 6 places in Iron County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Iron County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iron County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Iron County, selected places in Iron County, and entities that contain Iron County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Iron RiverGaastraAmasaCrystal FallsMichiganIron CountyIronEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCaspianAlpha26.152874%26.152874%26.2%414120.714286%20.714286%20.7%29220.000000%20.000000%20.0%29315.937941%15.937941%15.9%113415.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k14.256619%14.256619%14.3%77014.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M9.604520%9.604520%9.6%3452.777778%2.777778%2.8%26
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Iron County

There are 11 county subdivisions in Iron County. This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Iron County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iron County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Iron County, selected county subdivisions in Iron County, and entities that contain Iron County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Iron RiverGaastraHematite TownshipHematiteCrystal FallsMichiganIron CountyIronEast North CentralIron River TownshipIron RivUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCaspianCrystal Falls TownshipCrystal FallsMastodon TownshipMastodonMansfield TownshipMansfieldBates TownshipBatesStambaugh TownshipStambaugh26.152874%26.152874%26.2%414120.714286%20.714286%20.7%29218.354430%18.354430%18.4%29315.937941%15.937941%15.9%113415.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k14.256619%14.256619%14.3%77014.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.390929%13.390929%13.4%62513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M9.604520%9.604520%9.6%3467.500000%7.500000%7.5%4875.194805%5.194805%5.2%1685.154639%5.154639%5.2%592.252252%2.252252%2.3%10101.980198%1.980198%2.0%1011
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Michigan

There are 83 counties in Michigan. This section compares Iron County to the 50 most populous counties in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iron County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 28,755.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Iron County, selected other counties in Michigan, and entities that contain Iron County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Wayne CountyWayneClare CountyClareGenesee CountyGeneseeMuskegon CountyMuskegonNewaygo CountyNewaygoSaginaw CountySaginawAlpena CountyAlpenaVan Buren CountyVan BurenWexford CountyWexfordTuscola CountyTuscolaGratiot CountyGratiotSt. Clair CountySt. ClairIonia CountyIoniaJackson CountyJacksonMontcalm CountyMontcalmMason CountyMasonBay CountyBayCalhoun CountyCalhounMecosta CountyMecostaDelta CountyDeltaMichiganBerrien CountyBerrienShiawassee CountyShiawasseeIsabella CountyIsabellaSanilac CountySanilacIngham CountyInghamChippewa CountyChippewaKalamazoo CountyKalamazooSt. Joseph CountySt. JosephHillsdale CountyHillsdaleKent CountyKentIron CountyIronEast North CentralLenawee CountyLenaweeBranch CountyBranchMacomb CountyMacombHoughton CountyHoughtonCass CountyCassUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLapeer CountyLapeerMidwestMidland CountyMidlandMarquette CountyMarquetteHuron CountyHuronBarry CountyBarryMonroe CountyMonroeEaton CountyEatonGrand Traverse CountyGrand TraverseAllegan CountyAlleganEmmet CountyEmmetWashtenaw CountyWashtenawOakland CountyOaklandOttawa CountyOttawaClinton CountyClintonLivingston CountyLivingston25.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k123.316303%23.316303%23.3%3,012222.443517%22.443517%22.4%37,31137.3k321.844286%21.844286%21.8%14,18014.2k420.582799%20.582799%20.6%3,786520.372652%20.372652%20.4%15,87615.9k619.329124%19.329124%19.3%2,449718.114803%18.114803%18.1%5,185818.026975%18.026975%18.0%2,339917.386644%17.386644%17.4%3,7311017.267849%17.267849%17.3%2,5421117.120984%17.120984%17.1%11,04811.0k1216.879738%16.879738%16.9%3,7631316.729438%16.729438%16.7%10,17210.2k1416.715097%16.715097%16.7%3,8541516.481801%16.481801%16.5%2,0061616.447820%16.447820%16.4%7,1901716.172842%16.172842%16.2%8,5861816.099948%16.099948%16.1%2,5001916.078655%16.078655%16.1%2,5432015.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.898655%15.898655%15.9%9,9022115.702329%15.702329%15.7%4,3152215.615895%15.615895%15.6%3,8592315.603341%15.603341%15.6%2,6342415.263054%15.263054%15.3%16,96017.0k2515.239123%15.239123%15.2%2,1192614.664974%14.664974%14.7%14,89814.9k2714.415036%14.415036%14.4%3,3442814.413502%14.413502%14.4%2,5622914.256725%14.256725%14.3%33,44233.4k3014.256619%14.256619%14.3%77014.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.789096%13.789096%13.8%5,2203113.450800%13.450800%13.5%2,1683213.404821%13.404821%13.4%45,42845.4k3313.111078%13.111078%13.1%1,7543413.108762%13.108762%13.1%2,6543513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.010959%13.010959%13.0%4,2623612.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.729212%12.729212%12.7%4,2973712.596509%12.596509%12.6%3,3123812.337054%12.337054%12.3%1,7133911.982676%11.982676%12.0%2,7394011.918108%11.918108%11.9%6,9744111.489933%11.489933%11.5%5,0454211.011538%11.011538%11.0%3,9324310.585077%10.585077%10.6%4,4564410.562783%10.562783%10.6%1,494459.539056%9.539056%9.5%13,22813.2k469.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k478.204776%8.204776%8.2%8,015487.455306%7.455306%7.5%2,156496.159425%6.159425%6.2%4,29750
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 Iron County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iron 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 Iron County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Iron County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoMichiganCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasIron CountyIronEast North CentralQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkMidwestSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm 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%98,55998.6k1115.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.785102%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%129,745130k1614.256619%14.256619%14.3%77014.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.924220%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%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2710.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%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

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:
Caspian, Crystal Falls, Gaastra, Iron River
Townships:
Bates, Crystal Falls, Hematite, Iron River, Mansfield, Mastodon, Stambaugh
Unincorporated Places:
Amasa
Villages:
Alpha
ZIP Codes:
49879, 49902, 49903, 49915, 49920, 49927, 49935, 49967, 54554
Unified School Districts:
Forest Park, West Iron County
Congressional District:
MI-1
State Senate District:
MI-38
State House District:
MI-110
Neighboring Counties:
Baraga, Dickinson, Florence, Forest, Gogebic, Houghton, Marquette, Ontonagon, Vilas