Food Stamps in Benton County, Minnesota (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Minnesota and Benton County
Benton County
Minnesota
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$51,841.000000$63,217.000000$51,841.000000$51.8k15,72615.7k$18,734.000000$18,946.000000$18,734.000000$18.7k1,914$57,611.000000$68,357.000000$57,611.000000$57.6k13,81213.8k
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 Minnesota and Benton County
Benton County
Minnesota
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty255.538140%51.531685%55.538140%55.5%20.255%20.3%35.997910%28.948314%35.997910%36.0%53.702%53.7%15.935214%16.586561%15.935214%15.9%8.926%8.93%52.089864%45.289277%52.089864%52.1%24.176%24.2%17.763845%25.086883%17.763845%17.8%7.199%7.20%49.634274%50.664962%49.634274%49.6%45.024%45.0%
% 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 Minnesota and Benton County
Benton County
Minnesota
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.299739%28.961405%30.299739%30.3%79.745%79.7%4.300608%4.472100%4.300608%4.3%46.298%46.3%22.531132%21.839529%22.531132%22.5%91.074%91.1%22.639734%19.190062%22.639734%22.6%75.824%75.8%31.733275%35.817811%31.733275%31.7%92.801%92.8%8.398494%6.513904%8.398494%8.4%54.976%55.0%
% 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 Minnesota and Benton County
Benton County
Minnesota
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Black1Other1Asian1Mixed1All RacesHispanic2White356.501182%39.712236%56.501182%56.5%239464.230715%464%45.070423%24.536168%45.070423%45.1%32370.312155%370%24.468085%15.763233%24.468085%24.5%46201.037151%201%16.239316%21.780423%16.239316%16.2%19133.427109%133%12.170927%8.866816%12.170927%12.2%1,914100.000000%100%11.184211%17.718702%11.184211%11.2%1791.892839%92%10.565144%6.182069%10.565144%10.6%1,56186.806401%87%
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 Benton County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.6%5.1%9.6%14.0%18.5%23.0%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Benton County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1.0%5.5%9.9%14.4%18.8%23.3%
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Food Stamps by Place in Benton County

There are 8 places that are fully or partially contained within Benton County (5 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Benton County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benton County, selected places in Benton County, and entities that contain Benton County
0%5%10%15%Count#GilmanRoyaltonSt. CloudSauk RapidsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestFoleyBenton CountyBentonWest North CentralSt. Cloud Metro AreaSt. CloudMinnesotaSartellRiceRonneby17.708333%17.708333%17.7%17116.317992%16.317992%16.3%78214.810296%14.810296%14.8%3,763313.588916%13.588916%13.6%716413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.500000%12.500000%12.5%116512.170927%12.170927%12.2%1,91410.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.517713%9.517713%9.5%6,9888.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k7.679949%7.679949%7.7%47865.523810%5.523810%5.5%2970.000000%0.000000%0.0%08
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 8 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Benton County

There are 19 county subdivisions in Benton County. This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Benton County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benton County, selected county subdivisions in Benton County, and entities that contain Benton County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#St. CloudGilmanSauk RapidsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestFoleySartellBenton CountyBentonWest North CentralSt. Cloud Metro AreaSt. CloudMinnesotaGlendorado TownshipGlendoradoLangola TownshipLangolaWatab TownshipWatabMaywood TownshipMaywoodRiceGranite Ledge TownshipGranite LedgeMayhew Lake TownshipMayhew LkGraham TownshipGrahamSauk Rapids TownshipSauk RapidsGilmanton TownshipGilmantonAlberta TownshipAlbertaMinden TownshipMindenSt. George TownshipSt. George22.929293%22.929293%22.9%681117.708333%17.708333%17.7%17213.588916%13.588916%13.6%716313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.500000%12.500000%12.5%116412.188100%12.188100%12.2%127512.170927%12.170927%12.2%1,91410.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.517713%9.517713%9.5%6,9888.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.494208%8.494208%8.5%2267.808564%7.808564%7.8%3176.525424%6.525424%6.5%7786.017192%6.017192%6.0%2195.523810%5.523810%5.5%29105.033557%5.033557%5.0%15114.545455%4.545455%4.5%14124.123711%4.123711%4.1%8133.493450%3.493450%3.5%8143.412969%3.412969%3.4%10152.325581%2.325581%2.3%7161.866252%1.866252%1.9%12170.674157%0.674157%0.7%318
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 18 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the St. Cloud Area

There are 2 counties in the St. Cloud Area. This section compares Benton County to all of the counties in the St. Cloud Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benton County, selected other counties in the St. Cloud Area, and entities that contain Benton County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBenton CountyBentonWest North CentralSt. Cloud Metro AreaSt. CloudMinnesotaStearns CountyStearns13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.170927%12.170927%12.2%1,914110.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.517713%9.517713%9.5%6,9888.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.794523%8.794523%8.8%5,0742
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Minnesota

There are 87 counties in Minnesota. This section compares Benton County to the 50 most populous counties in Minnesota and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 19,034.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benton County, selected other counties in Minnesota, and entities that contain Benton County
0%5%10%Count#Beltrami CountyBeltramiRamsey CountyRamseyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBenton CountyBentonItasca CountyItascaMower CountyMowerPine CountyPineCass CountyCassKandiyohi CountyKandiyohiBecker CountyBeckerPolk CountyPolkSt. Louis CountySt. LouisNobles CountyNoblesWest North CentralFreeborn CountyFreebornMorrison CountyMorrisonMille Lacs CountyMille LacsHubbard CountyHubbardHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Cloud Metro AreaSt. CloudLyon CountyLyonTodd CountyToddMinnesotaStearns CountyStearnsCarlton CountyCarltonNicollet CountyNicolletBlue Earth CountyBlue EarthSteele CountySteeleFillmore CountyFillmoreRice CountyRiceCrow Wing CountyCrow WingAnoka CountyAnokaOlmsted CountyOlmstedChisago CountyChisagoClay CountyClayIsanti CountyIsantiWaseca CountyWasecaOtter Tail CountyOtter TailBrown CountyBrownLe Sueur CountyLe SueurMartin CountyMartinMeeker CountyMeekerDouglas CountyDouglasWinona CountyWinonaMcLeod CountyMcLeodGoodhue CountyGoodhueWright CountyWrightDodge CountyDodgeDakota CountyDakotaWabasha CountyWabashaSherburne CountySherburneWashington CountyWashingtonScott CountyScottCarver CountyCarver13.782089%13.782089%13.8%2,330113.372595%13.372595%13.4%27,72527.7k213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.170927%12.170927%12.2%1,914312.119628%12.119628%12.1%2,318411.729596%11.729596%11.7%1,808511.689257%11.689257%11.7%1,285611.627362%11.627362%11.6%1,489711.591086%11.591086%11.6%1,940811.426454%11.426454%11.4%1,542910.985089%10.985089%11.0%1,3851010.938290%10.938290%10.9%9,3041110.570342%10.570342%10.6%8341210.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.432316%10.432316%10.4%1,3611310.214689%10.214689%10.2%1,3561410.137835%10.137835%10.1%1,015159.895893%9.895893%9.9%865169.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k179.517713%9.517713%9.5%6,9889.491660%9.491660%9.5%956189.466856%9.466856%9.5%934198.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.794523%8.794523%8.8%5,074208.698924%8.698924%8.7%1,156218.671073%8.671073%8.7%1,089228.548303%8.548303%8.5%2,144238.297339%8.297339%8.3%1,191248.290398%8.290398%8.3%708258.188399%8.188399%8.2%1,855268.099098%8.099098%8.1%2,138278.011336%8.011336%8.0%10,03510.0k287.990868%7.990868%8.0%4,690297.978777%7.978777%8.0%1,579307.931753%7.931753%7.9%1,827317.894189%7.894189%7.9%1,137327.627234%7.627234%7.6%559337.282364%7.282364%7.3%1,745347.273752%7.273752%7.3%774357.255900%7.255900%7.3%784367.098097%7.098097%7.1%623377.062178%7.062178%7.1%644386.744008%6.744008%6.7%1,058396.641157%6.641157%6.6%1,267406.610284%6.610284%6.6%977416.267388%6.267388%6.3%1,194426.263212%6.263212%6.3%2,874436.145325%6.145325%6.1%466445.914544%5.914544%5.9%9,327455.786317%5.786317%5.8%521465.509892%5.509892%5.5%1,696474.787362%4.787362%4.8%4,370484.385630%4.385630%4.4%2,068493.586739%3.586739%3.6%1,25550
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 Benton County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Benton County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Benton 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 CountyAlleghenyBenton CountyBentonTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversideWest North CentralPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Cloud Metro AreaSt. CloudSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesMinnesotaTravis 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%65,10865.1k2412.170927%12.170927%12.2%1,91411.874805%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%75,51875.5k2810.556917%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%48,23948.2k329.517713%9.517713%9.5%6,9889.509206%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%296,193296k368.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.850218%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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Principal City:
St. Cloud
Cities:
Foley, Gilman, Rice, Royalton, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, St. Cloud
Townships:
Alberta, Gilmanton, Glendorado, Graham, Granite Ledge, Langola, Mayhew Lake, Maywood, Minden, Sauk Rapids, St. George, Watab
Unincorporated Places:
Ronneby
ZIP Codes:
55371, 56304, 56329, 56330, 56357, 56367, 56373, 56377, 56379
Unified School Districts:
Foley, Milaca, Pierz, Princeton, Royalton, Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. Cloud
Congressional District:
MN-6
State Senate Districts:
MN-13, MN-14, MN-15
State House Districts:
MN-13B, MN-14B, MN-15B
Neighboring Counties:
Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns
Nearby Counties:
Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Meeker, Todd, Wright