Food Stamps in Starr 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 Starr County
Starr County
Texas
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$26,682.000000$54,727.000000$26,682.000000$26.7k16,21916.2k$17,194.000000$22,016.000000$17,194.000000$17.2k7,070$40,184.000000$61,364.000000$40,184.000000$40.2k9,149
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 Starr County
Starr County
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty264.200849%64.943999%64.200849%64.2%53.646%53.6%31.414427%32.668216%31.414427%31.4%73.592%73.6%29.971711%25.891967%29.971711%30.0%42.938%42.9%54.200849%41.753501%54.200849%54.2%55.018%55.0%41.046676%26.858341%41.046676%41.0%47.691%47.7%61.329562%50.860665%61.329562%61.3%71.516%71.5%
% 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 Starr County
Starr County
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.868073%33.475710%42.868073%42.9%46.354%46.4%8.711335%6.379565%8.711335%8.7%26.408%26.4%30.779320%24.385758%30.779320%30.8%57.062%57.1%34.244180%22.039001%34.244180%34.2%44.982%45.0%34.790688%32.956837%34.790688%34.8%52.309%52.3%18.876380%9.743683%18.876380%18.9%28.484%28.5%
% 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 Starr County
Starr County
Texas
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Black1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesOther1White3Asian1100.000000%22.506780%100.000000%100.0%10229.405941%229%53.846154%15.602441%53.846154%53.8%42123.526276%124%44.097060%21.787407%44.097060%44.1%6,615101.161276%101%43.590850%13.136648%43.590850%43.6%7,070100.000000%100%39.266451%20.450500%39.266451%39.3%36490.079571%90%20.000000%6.350986%20.000000%20.0%3945.881188%46%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.650960%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 Starr County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
34.4%39.1%43.7%48.3%52.8%57.5%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Starr County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
15%25%34%44%53%63%
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Food Stamps by Place in Starr County

There are 117 places in Starr County. This section compares all 117 of those to each other, Starr County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Starr County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Starr County, selected places in Starr County, and entities that contain Starr County
0%50%100%Count#B and EEl CenizoRancho ViejoEl CastilloLoma Linda WestLoma Linda WAlto Bonito HeightsAlto Bonito HtsLa Loma de FalconFalconaireGutierrezPenaNinaRamirez-PerezJ.F. VillarealLa ChuparosaChaparritoJardin de San JulianGuadalupe GuerraOlivia Lopez de GutierrezOlivia Lopez de Gu…Tierra DoradaWest Alto BonitoW Alto BonitoSanta AnnaEugenio SaenzValle VistaLa CarlaMikesMesquiteSanta CruzFronton RanchettesSammy MartinezManuel GarciaEscobaresAirport HeightsAirport HtsLas LomasRomaLa GrullaRio Grande City Metro AreaRio Grande CityStarr CountyStarrEl Rancho VelaMi Ranchito EstateMi Ranchito EstRio Grande CityFrontonSouthWest South CentralTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLos ArrierosLa VictoriaEl SocioZarateCasa BlancaSunsetSandovalRiverenoFernando Salinas100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1031100.000000%100.000000%100.0%672100.000000%100.000000%100.0%423100.000000%100.000000%100.0%404100.000000%100.000000%100.0%345100.000000%100.000000%100.0%406100.000000%100.000000%100.0%247100.000000%100.000000%100.0%238100.000000%100.000000%100.0%429100.000000%100.000000%100.0%810100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1111100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2412100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1313100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1114100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3315100.000000%100.000000%100.0%616100.000000%100.000000%100.0%417100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1118100.000000%100.000000%100.0%71981.208054%81.208054%81.2%1212080.000000%80.000000%80.0%122177.777778%77.777778%77.8%352275.238095%75.238095%75.2%792375.000000%75.000000%75.0%242471.666667%71.666667%71.7%862571.631206%71.631206%71.6%1012670.000000%70.000000%70.0%142768.000000%68.000000%68.0%342866.666667%66.666667%66.7%162965.714286%65.714286%65.7%463058.051690%58.051690%58.1%2923456.521739%56.521739%56.5%133656.045519%56.045519%56.0%3943851.898734%51.898734%51.9%1,4764051.141553%51.141553%51.1%2244343.590850%43.590850%43.6%7,07043.590850%43.590850%43.6%7,07039.024390%39.024390%39.0%325033.333333%33.333333%33.3%125728.779422%28.779422%28.8%1,1866024.489796%24.489796%24.5%126414.207441%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%15,360,95115.4M11.764706%11.764706%11.8%2710.000000%0.000000%0.0%0780.000000%0.000000%0.0%0850.000000%0.000000%0.0%0920.000000%0.000000%0.0%0950.000000%0.000000%0.0%0960.000000%0.000000%0.0%0970.000000%0.000000%0.0%0980.000000%0.000000%0.0%099
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 99 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Starr County

There are 3 county subdivisions in Starr County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Starr County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Starr County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Starr County, selected county subdivisions in Starr County, and entities that contain Starr County
0%20%40%Count#La GrullaRoma-Los SaenzRio Grande City Metro AreaRio Grande CityStarr CountyStarrRio Grande CitySouthWest South CentralTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited States57.441051%57.441051%57.4%1,486151.628538%51.628538%51.6%2,663243.590850%43.590850%43.6%7,07043.590850%43.590850%43.6%7,07034.470144%34.470144%34.5%2,921314.207441%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%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Texas

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Starr County, selected other counties in Texas, and entities that contain Starr County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Rio Grande City Metro AreaRio Grande CityStarr CountyStarrWebb 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 CountyKaufmanJohnson CountyJohnsonEllis CountyEllisTravis CountyTravisBrazos CountyBrazosBrazoria CountyBrazoriaGuadalupe CountyGuadalupeParker CountyParkerHays CountyHaysMidland CountyMidlandFort Bend CountyFort BendRandall CountyRandallWalker CountyWalkerMontgomery CountyMontgomeryDenton CountyDentonComal CountyComalWilliamson CountyWilliamsonRockwall CountyRockwallCollin CountyCollin43.590850%43.590850%43.6%7,07043.590850%43.590850%43.6%7,07031.137118%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%3,9123210.569785%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 Starr County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Starr 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 Starr County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Starr County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Rio Grande City Metro AreaRio Grande CityStarr CountyStarrBronx 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 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 CountyFairfax43.590850%43.590850%43.6%7,07043.590850%43.590850%43.6%7,07036.640787%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%44,19144.2k2710.700905%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

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  • 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:
Rio Grande City
Cities:
Escobares, La Grulla, Rio Grande City, Roma
Unincorporated Places:
Airport Heights, Alto Bonito Heights, Amada Acres, Anacua, B and E, Barrera, Benjamin Perez, Buena Vista, Camargito, Campo Verde, Casa Blanca, Casas, Chaparrito, Chapeno, Delmita, E. Lopez, East Alto Bonito, El Brazil, El Castillo, El Cenizo, El Chaparral, El Mesquite, El Quiote, El Rancho Vela, El Refugio, El Socio, Elias-Fela Solis, Eugenio Saenz, Evergreen, Falcon Heights, Falcon Village, Falconaire, Fernando Salinas, Flor del Rio, Fronton, Fronton Ranchettes, Garceno, Garciasville, Garza-Salinas II, Guadalupe Guerra, Gutierrez, H. Cuellar Estates, Hilltop, Indio, J.F. Villareal, Jardin de San Julian, La Carla, La Casita, La Chuparosa, La Escondida, La Esperanza, La Loma de Falcon, La Minita, La Paloma Ranchettes, La Puerta, La Rosita, La Victoria, Lago Vista, Las Lomas, Loma Linda East, Loma Linda West, Loma Vista, Longoria, Los Alvarez, Los Arrieros, Los Barreras, Los Ebanos, Manuel Garcia, Manuel Garcia II, Martinez, Mesquite, Mi Ranchito Estate, Miguel Barrera, Mikes, Moraida, Narciso Pena, Netos, Nina, North Escobares, Northridge, Olivia Lopez de Gutierrez, Olmito and Olmito, Pablo Pena, Palo Blanco, Pena, Quesada, Rafael Pena, Ramirez-Perez, Ramos, Ranchitos del Norte, Rancho Viejo, Regino Ramirez, Rivereno, Roma Creek, Salineño, Salineño North, Sammy Martinez, San Fernando, San Isidro, San Juan, Sandoval, Santa Anna, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, Santel, Sunset, Tierra Dorada, Valle Hermoso, Valle Vista, Victoria Vera, Villarreal, West Alto Bonito, Zarate
ZIP Codes:
78536, 78545, 78548, 78582, 78584, 78585, 78588, 78591
Unified School Districts:
Rio Grande City, Roma, San Isidro
Congressional District:
TX-28
State Senate District:
TX-21
State House District:
TX-31
Neighboring Counties:
Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Zapata