Food Stamps in Lea County, New Mexico (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Mexico and Lea County
Lea County
New Mexico
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$58,152.000000$45,674.000000$58,152.000000$58.2k21,54221.5k$20,307.000000$18,989.000000$20,307.000000$20.3k2,850$65,171.000000$52,732.000000$65,171.000000$65.2k18,69218.7k
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 New Mexico and Lea County
Lea County
New Mexico
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty264.807018%54.952074%64.807018%64.8%20.486%20.5%32.210526%27.761460%32.210526%32.2%44.868%44.9%26.245614%20.416252%26.245614%26.2%12.614%12.6%38.877193%42.475563%38.877193%38.9%18.685%18.7%24.280702%27.293256%24.280702%24.3%10.061%10.1%55.824561%55.195256%55.824561%55.8%50.380%50.4%
% 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 New Mexico and Lea County
Lea County
New Mexico
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty238.353306%26.609341%38.353306%38.4%79.514%79.5%6.034667%5.856452%6.034667%6.0%55.132%55.1%27.723090%17.752246%27.723090%27.7%87.386%87.4%25.797132%26.426764%25.797132%25.8%81.315%81.3%33.094372%42.396961%33.094372%33.1%89.939%89.9%8.383266%11.847673%8.383266%8.4%49.620%49.6%
% 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 New Mexico and Lea County
Lea County
New Mexico
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian122.577423%21.651017%22.577423%22.6%226170.653627%171%20.033113%26.738412%20.033113%20.0%242151.422214%151%17.417417%19.166378%17.417417%17.4%58131.651230%132%16.075568%22.995025%16.075568%16.1%1,387121.508731%122%13.229969%16.609250%13.229969%13.2%2,850100.000000%100%9.060143%9.084609%9.060143%9.1%93768.481966%68%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.542659%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 Lea County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
5.8%7.5%9.1%10.7%12.3%14.0%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Lea County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
3%10%15%21%27%33%
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Food Stamps by Place in Lea County

There are 8 places in Lea County. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Lea County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lea County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lea County, selected places in Lea County, and entities that contain Lea County
0%5%10%15%Count#New MexicoHobbsLovingtonHobbs Metro AreaHobbs AreaLea CountyLeaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEuniceTatumMountainWestJalNorth HobbsNadineMonument16.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k15.884983%15.884983%15.9%1,812114.310148%14.310148%14.3%502213.229969%13.229969%13.2%2,85013.229969%13.229969%13.2%2,85013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.326044%12.326044%12.3%124311.851852%11.851852%11.9%32411.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M6.232295%6.232295%6.2%4454.965243%4.965243%5.0%10060.000000%0.000000%0.0%070.000000%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 Lea County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Lea County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Lea County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lea County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lea County, selected county subdivisions in Lea County, and entities that contain Lea County
0%5%10%15%Count#New MexicoHobbsLovingtonHobbs Metro AreaHobbs AreaLea CountyLeaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainEuniceWestTatumJal16.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k13.924051%13.924051%13.9%2,013113.406640%13.406640%13.4%634213.229969%13.229969%13.2%2,85013.229969%13.229969%13.2%2,85013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.131059%11.131059%11.1%124311.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M7.157464%7.157464%7.2%3545.843293%5.843293%5.8%445
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in New Mexico

There are 33 counties in New Mexico. This section compares Lea County to all of the counties in New Mexico and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lea County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lea County, selected other counties in New Mexico, and entities that contain Lea County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Luna CountyLunaCibola CountyCibolaMcKinley CountyMcKinleyHidalgo CountyHidalgoSan Miguel CountySan MiguelSierra CountySierraTorrance CountyTorranceMora CountyMoraDoña Ana CountyDoña AnaSocorro CountySocorroValencia CountyValenciaChaves CountyChavesTaos CountyTaosGrant CountyGrantRoosevelt CountyRooseveltColfax CountyColfaxOtero CountyOteroQuay CountyQuayGuadalupe CountyGuadalupeNew MexicoRio Arriba CountyRio ArribaCurry CountyCurrySan Juan CountySan JuanBernalillo CountyBernalilloLincoln CountyLincolnEddy CountyEddyHobbs Metro AreaHobbs AreaLea CountyLeaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesUnion CountyUnionSandoval CountySandovalDe Baca CountyDe BacaMountainWestSanta Fe CountySanta FeCatron CountyCatronHarding CountyHardingLos Alamos CountyLos Alamos29.067369%29.067369%29.1%2,537126.049846%26.049846%26.0%2,289225.901518%25.901518%25.9%4,913325.127623%25.127623%25.1%443424.459078%24.459078%24.5%2,600523.385134%23.385134%23.4%1,249622.985297%22.985297%23.0%1,235722.207792%22.207792%22.2%342821.119097%21.119097%21.1%15,83715.8k921.019641%21.019641%21.0%1,0061020.923214%20.923214%20.9%5,6161120.377489%20.377489%20.4%4,7181220.336768%20.336768%20.3%2,6451319.546102%19.546102%19.5%2,3341418.790436%18.790436%18.8%1,3361518.316924%18.316924%18.3%9861617.814521%17.814521%17.8%4,1051717.611846%17.611846%17.6%5591817.551370%17.551370%17.6%2051916.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k16.525519%16.525519%16.5%2,2052016.461715%16.461715%16.5%3,0122115.812945%15.812945%15.8%6,4892215.455965%15.455965%15.5%40,57540.6k2314.234032%14.234032%14.2%1,1412413.356573%13.356573%13.4%2,7972513.229969%13.229969%13.2%2,85013.229969%13.229969%13.2%2,8502613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.974110%11.974110%12.0%1852711.927721%11.927721%11.9%5,7892811.545293%11.545293%11.5%652911.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.366152%10.366152%10.4%6,353308.140351%8.140351%8.1%116315.699482%5.699482%5.7%11321.463222%1.463222%1.5%11133
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 33 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 Lea County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lea 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 Lea County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lea County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaNew MexicoHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHobbs Metro AreaHobbs AreaLea CountyLeaHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMountainWestRiverside 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%99,48199.5k816.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k16.110205%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%51,06551.1k2013.229969%13.229969%13.2%2,85013.229969%13.229969%13.2%2,85013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.347180%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%44,19144.2k2711.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.700905%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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Principal City:
Hobbs
Cities:
Eunice, Hobbs, Jal, Lovington
Towns:
Tatum
Unincorporated Places:
Monument, Nadine, North Hobbs
ZIP Codes:
88114, 88231, 88240, 88242, 88252, 88260, 88262, 88264, 88265, 88267
Unified School Districts:
Eunice, Hobbs, Jal, Lovington, Tatum
Congressional District:
NM-2
State Senate Districts:
NM-27, NM-41, NM-42
State House Districts:
NM-61, NM-62, NM-66
Neighboring Counties:
Andrews, Chaves, Cochran, Eddy, Gaines, Loving, Roosevelt, Winkler, Yoakum