Food Stamps in Denton County, Texas (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Texas and Denton County
Denton County
Texas
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$76,678.000000$54,727.000000$76,678.000000$76.7k265,790266k$29,006.000000$22,016.000000$29,006.000000$29.0k15,79315.8k$80,416.000000$61,364.000000$80,416.000000$80.4k249,997250k
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 Texas and Denton County
Denton County
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty267.916165%64.943999%67.916165%67.9%9.972%9.97%37.022732%32.668216%37.022732%37.0%27.690%27.7%25.555626%25.891967%25.555626%25.6%5.045%5.05%33.185589%41.753501%33.185589%33.2%11.479%11.5%22.275692%26.858341%22.275692%22.3%5.407%5.41%37.351991%50.860665%37.351991%37.4%26.296%26.3%
% 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 Texas and Denton County
Denton County
Texas
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty238.733665%33.475710%38.733665%38.7%90.028%90.0%6.107673%6.379565%6.107673%6.1%72.310%72.3%30.383565%24.385758%30.383565%30.4%94.955%95.0%16.166594%22.039001%16.166594%16.2%88.521%88.5%24.619895%32.956837%24.619895%24.6%94.593%94.6%6.613679%9.743683%6.613679%6.6%73.704%73.7%
% 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 Texas and Denton County
Denton County
Texas
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Other1Hispanic2Mixed1Black1All RacesAsian1White313.686987%20.450500%13.686987%13.7%934230.346628%230%13.105701%21.787407%13.105701%13.1%3,892220.563810%221%11.008893%15.602441%11.008893%11.0%718185.275354%185%9.612129%22.506780%9.612129%9.6%2,555161.768363%162%5.941909%13.136648%5.941909%5.9%15,79315.8k100.000000%100%4.474378%6.650960%4.474378%4.5%76475.302024%75%3.869541%6.350986%3.869541%3.9%6,93065.122861%65%
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 Denton County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.1%4.8%6.4%7.9%9.5%11.2%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Denton County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.8%9.7%14.5%19.3%24.2%
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Food Stamps by Place in Denton County

There are 49 places that are fully or partially contained within Denton County (31 fully and 18 partially). This section compares all 49 of those to each other, Denton County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Denton County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Denton County, selected places in Denton County, and entities that contain Denton County
0%5%10%15%Count#Paloma CreekDallasFort WorthSouthWest South CentralTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLincoln ParkDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaJustinProvidence VillageProvidence VlgDentonLewisvilleLake DallasDISHSangerPilot PointThe ColonyLittle ElmHackberryDenton CountyDentonCarrolltonPonderCross RoadsHickory CreekBartonvilleAubreyCelinaDouble OakNorthlakeCorinthPaloma Creek SouthPaloma Crk SPlanoGrapevineShady ShoresKrumArgyleSavannahFriscoRoanokeProsperSouthlakeCopper CanyonLakewood VillageLakewood VlgOak PointFlower MoundCoppellKrugervilleHighland VillageHighland VlgHasletLantanaTrophy ClubWestlakeHebronCorral City19.168174%19.168174%19.2%212116.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k215.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.650485%11.650485%11.7%12410.935666%10.935666%10.9%268,051268k10.564663%10.564663%10.6%116510.391645%10.391645%10.4%199610.045408%10.045408%10.0%4,51378.892574%8.892574%8.9%3,43288.509874%8.509874%8.5%23797.894737%7.894737%7.9%9107.647274%7.647274%7.6%209116.984127%6.984127%7.0%110126.763733%6.763733%6.8%1,022136.724415%6.724415%6.7%753146.230032%6.230032%6.2%39155.941909%5.941909%5.9%15,79315.8k5.435528%5.435528%5.4%2,536164.466019%4.466019%4.5%23174.444444%4.444444%4.4%16184.320988%4.320988%4.3%63194.273504%4.273504%4.3%25204.201681%4.201681%4.2%45214.161359%4.161359%4.2%98223.972195%3.972195%4.0%40233.889369%3.889369%3.9%45243.873887%3.873887%3.9%274253.817603%3.817603%3.8%72263.803630%3.803630%3.8%4,001273.513291%3.513291%3.5%682283.194579%3.194579%3.2%33293.002793%3.002793%3.0%43302.611940%2.611940%2.6%35312.569750%2.569750%2.6%35322.356978%2.356978%2.4%1,147332.258652%2.258652%2.3%62342.226504%2.226504%2.2%104352.197563%2.197563%2.2%202362.074689%2.074689%2.1%10372.030457%2.030457%2.0%4381.967494%1.967494%2.0%23391.705467%1.705467%1.7%389401.691589%1.691589%1.7%250411.587302%1.587302%1.6%9421.129187%1.129187%1.1%59431.065719%1.065719%1.1%6441.033131%1.033131%1.0%29450.850611%0.850611%0.9%32460.576369%0.576369%0.6%2470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%049
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 49 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Denton County

There are 7 county subdivisions in Denton County. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Denton County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Denton County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Denton County, selected county subdivisions in Denton County, and entities that contain Denton County
0%5%10%Count#SouthWest South CentralTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDentonDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaSangerDenton CountyDentonLewisville-Flower MoundLewisville-Flower …Pilot Point-AubreyPilot Pt-AubreyThe ColonyCarrolltonJustin-Roanoke14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.117400%11.117400%11.1%4,125110.935666%10.935666%10.9%268,051268k8.101473%8.101473%8.1%59425.941909%5.941909%5.9%15,79315.8k5.893792%5.893792%5.9%5,21335.812454%5.812454%5.8%1,89344.427584%4.427584%4.4%1,24354.012220%4.012220%4.0%2,06263.176809%3.176809%3.2%6637
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Dallas Area

There are 13 counties in the Dallas Area. This section compares Denton County to all of the counties in the Dallas Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Denton County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Denton County, selected other counties in the Dallas Area, and entities that contain Denton County
0%5%10%15%Count#Hunt CountyHuntDallas CountyDallasSouthWest South CentralTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTarrant CountyTarrantSomervell CountySomervellWise CountyWiseKaufman CountyKaufmanDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaJohnson CountyJohnsonEllis CountyEllisHood CountyHoodParker CountyParkerDenton CountyDentonRockwall CountyRockwallCollin CountyCollin16.315722%16.315722%16.3%5,083114.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k311.354520%11.354520%11.4%368411.252158%11.252158%11.3%2,411510.946025%10.946025%10.9%3,912610.935666%10.935666%10.9%268,051268k10.569785%10.569785%10.6%5,69579.928814%9.928814%9.9%5,34288.830798%8.830798%8.8%1,85898.037902%8.037902%8.0%3,478105.941909%5.941909%5.9%15,79315.8k115.501497%5.501497%5.5%1,617123.698741%3.698741%3.7%11,64811.6k13
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 13 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Texas

There are 254 counties in Texas. This section compares Denton County to the 50 most populous counties in Texas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Denton County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 69,926.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Denton County, selected other counties in Texas, and entities that contain Denton County
0%10%20%30%Count#Webb CountyWebbHidalgo CountyHidalgoCameron CountyCameronEl Paso CountyEl PasoAngelina CountyAngelinaPotter CountyPotterLiberty CountyLibertyNueces CountyNuecesHunt CountyHuntJefferson CountyJeffersonOrange CountyOrangeBowie CountyBowieGregg CountyGreggHenderson CountyHendersonBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthGrayson CountyGraysonWichita CountyWichitaWest South CentralBell CountyBellLubbock CountyLubbockHarris CountyHarrisTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMcLennan CountyMcLennanTaylor CountyTaylorEctor CountyEctorBastrop CountyBastropTarrant CountyTarrantVictoria CountyVictoriaTom Green CountyTom GreenSmith CountySmithGalveston CountyGalvestonCoryell CountyCoryellKaufman CountyKaufmanDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaJohnson CountyJohnsonEllis CountyEllisTravis CountyTravisBrazos CountyBrazosBrazoria CountyBrazoriaGuadalupe CountyGuadalupeParker CountyParkerHays CountyHaysMidland CountyMidlandFort Bend CountyFort BendRandall CountyRandallWalker CountyWalkerMontgomery CountyMontgomeryDenton CountyDentonComal CountyComalWilliamson CountyWilliamsonRockwall CountyRockwallCollin CountyCollin31.137118%31.137118%31.1%22,13622.1k131.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k227.457334%27.457334%27.5%33,30333.3k323.173116%23.173116%23.2%60,57860.6k419.904902%19.904902%19.9%6,070517.606711%17.606711%17.6%7,598616.836516%16.836516%16.8%4,312716.354101%16.354101%16.4%20,95521.0k816.315722%16.315722%16.3%5,083916.173736%16.173736%16.2%15,21915.2k1015.953392%15.953392%16.0%5,1481115.440958%15.440958%15.4%5,1861215.222462%15.222462%15.2%6,9181314.547591%14.547591%14.5%4,3331414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.911919%13.911919%13.9%6,5611713.833179%13.833179%13.8%6,7251813.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.355216%13.355216%13.4%15,09515.1k1913.287900%13.287900%13.3%14,48714.5k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.010266%13.010266%13.0%11,34311.3k2212.911960%12.911960%12.9%6,3902312.545633%12.545633%12.5%6,3922412.136937%12.136937%12.1%3,1342511.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2611.736844%11.736844%11.7%3,8162711.525940%11.525940%11.5%4,9922811.339057%11.339057%11.3%8,8492911.327311%11.327311%11.3%13,10413.1k3011.056996%11.056996%11.1%2,5203110.946025%10.946025%10.9%3,9123210.935666%10.935666%10.9%268,051268k10.569785%10.569785%10.6%5,695339.928814%9.928814%9.9%5,342348.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k358.785308%8.785308%8.8%6,659368.626302%8.626302%8.6%9,859378.169437%8.169437%8.2%4,079388.037902%8.037902%8.0%3,478397.813569%7.813569%7.8%5,026407.568569%7.568569%7.6%4,084417.414326%7.414326%7.4%15,87615.9k427.103266%7.103266%7.1%3,473437.035516%7.035516%7.0%1,456446.682555%6.682555%6.7%12,00112.0k455.941909%5.941909%5.9%15,79315.8k465.589131%5.589131%5.6%2,534475.542693%5.542693%5.5%9,169485.501497%5.501497%5.5%1,617493.698741%3.698741%3.7%11,64811.6k50
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 Denton County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Denton 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 Denton County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Denton 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 CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkWest South CentralBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaRiverside 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 CountyOrangeDenton CountyDentonSanta 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%129,745130k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%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%44,19144.2k2710.935666%10.935666%10.9%268,051268k10.700905%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%65,16865.2k475.941909%5.941909%5.9%15,79315.8k5.128164%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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Principal Cities:
Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, Denton
Cities:
Argyle, Aubrey, Carrollton, Celina, Coppell, Corinth, Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Frisco, Grapevine, Haslet, Highland Village, Justin, Krugerville, Krum, Lake Dallas, Lakewood Village, Lewisville, Little Elm, Oak Point, Pilot Point, Plano, Roanoke, Sanger, Southlake, The Colony
Towns:
Bartonville, Copper Canyon, Corral City, Cross Roads, DISH, Double Oak, Flower Mound, Hackberry, Hebron, Hickory Creek, Lincoln Park, Northlake, Ponder, Prosper, Providence Village, Shady Shores, Trophy Club, Westlake
Unincorporated Places:
Lantana, Paloma Creek, Paloma Creek South, Savannah
ZIP Codes:
75007, 75009, 75010, 75019, 75022, 75024, 75028, 75034, 75056, 75057, 75065, 75067, 75068, 75077, 75078, 75093, 75287, 76052, 76078, 76092, 76177, 76201, 76205, 76207, 76208, 76209, 76210, 76226, 76227, 76234, 76247, 76249, 76258, 76259, 76262, 76266, 76272
Unified School Districts:
Argyle, Aubrey, Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Celina, Denton, Era, Frisco, Krum, Lake Dallas, Lewisville, Little Elm, Northwest, Pilot Point, Ponder, Prosper, Sanger, Slidell
Congressional Districts:
TX-24, TX-26
State Senate Districts:
TX-12, TX-30
State House Districts:
TX-63, TX-64, TX-65, TX-106
Neighboring Counties:
Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Grayson, Tarrant, Wise
Nearby Counties:
Johnson, Love, Marshall, Montague, Parker, Rockwall