Food Stamps in Iowa (State)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Iowa
Iowa
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$54,570.000000$55,322.000000$54,570.000000$54.6k1,242,6411.24M$21,770.000000$20,214.000000$21,770.000000$21.8k145,394145k$60,029.000000$62,089.000000$60,029.000000$60.0k1,097,2471.10M

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Iowa
Iowa
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.664484%52.998047%52.664484%52.7%20.416%20.4%27.399342%28.339554%27.399342%27.4%48.567%48.6%18.068146%18.429803%18.068146%18.1%10.330%10.3%41.493459%44.347651%41.493459%41.5%21.112%21.1%21.472000%29.179046%21.472000%21.5%6.807%6.81%46.279764%50.307328%46.279764%46.3%44.923%44.9%

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 the United States and Iowa
Iowa
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.203082%28.828650%27.203082%27.2%79.584%79.6%3.844895%5.310662%3.844895%3.8%51.433%51.4%20.782741%20.990542%20.782741%20.8%89.670%89.7%20.544599%22.468885%20.544599%20.5%78.888%78.9%38.954584%38.399416%38.954584%39.0%93.193%93.2%7.518635%8.719194%7.518635%7.5%55.077%55.1%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Iowa
Iowa
United States
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2Asian1All RacesWhite340.665888%27.934397%40.665888%40.7%13,92413.9k347.559731%348%28.453373%24.343036%28.453373%28.5%4,235243.182852%243%25.608343%19.809232%25.608343%25.6%3,094218.867195%219%23.321834%21.151806%23.321834%23.3%7,369199.325059%199%12.029893%7.599620%12.029893%12.0%2,479102.816058%103%11.700403%13.049135%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k100.000000%100%10.121313%8.898420%10.121313%10.1%114,293114k86.503969%87%

Map of Food Stamps by County in Iowa

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
5.6%8.4%11.1%13.9%16.6%19.4%
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Food Stamps by Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Iowa, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,876.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected places in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
0%5%10%15%20%Count#KeokukDes MoinesOttumwaBurlingtonOskaloosaPerryNewtonFort DodgeClintonWaterlooCouncil BluffsStorm LakeFort MadisonGrinnellMarshalltownSioux CityFairfieldIndianolaDavenportMason CityBooneMuscatineDenisonCrestonCedar RapidsAltoonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCarrollDubuqueSpencerIowaMarionWest North CentralMount PleasantMt PleasantCoralvilleNorth LibertyIowa CityPellaPleasant HillWaukeeLe MarsWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesAmesWaverlyAnkenyCedar FallsUrbandaleJohnstonDecorahBettendorfCliveNorwalkGrimes24.853596%24.853596%24.9%1,061122.595350%22.595350%22.6%18,78618.8k222.545200%22.545200%22.5%2,257321.611551%21.611551%21.6%2,320420.315380%20.315380%20.3%992520.021224%20.021224%20.0%566618.709677%18.709677%18.7%1,189718.662726%18.662726%18.7%1,831818.624358%18.624358%18.6%2,066918.331818%18.331818%18.3%5,2441017.772225%17.772225%17.8%4,4101117.645382%17.645382%17.6%6191217.219555%17.219555%17.2%7891317.024362%17.024362%17.0%5871416.973435%16.973435%17.0%1,7061516.519250%16.519250%16.5%5,1361616.144890%16.144890%16.1%6241715.751170%15.751170%15.8%9091815.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3861914.840734%14.840734%14.8%1,8452014.631522%14.631522%14.6%8162114.149834%14.149834%14.1%1,3242213.902531%13.902531%13.9%3682313.838891%13.838891%13.8%4692413.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3362513.528366%13.528366%13.5%8372613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.719298%12.719298%12.7%5512712.607069%12.607069%12.6%3,0322811.749295%11.749295%11.7%5832911.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.686820%11.686820%11.7%1,7303010.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.300000%10.300000%10.3%309319.200355%9.200355%9.2%726329.003510%9.003510%9.0%590338.711237%8.711237%8.7%2,576347.152283%7.152283%7.2%271356.872370%6.872370%6.9%245366.741751%6.741751%6.7%425376.520693%6.520693%6.5%271386.371781%6.371781%6.4%1,707396.318224%6.318224%6.3%1,557406.288210%6.288210%6.3%216416.198430%6.198430%6.2%1,232426.148756%6.148756%6.1%892436.029905%6.029905%6.0%988445.095294%5.095294%5.1%393454.789600%4.789600%4.8%140464.786398%4.786398%4.8%670474.745032%4.745032%4.7%308484.395901%4.395901%4.4%163493.884814%3.884814%3.9%14350

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Iowa

There are 26 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Iowa (21 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Iowa, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected metro areas in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
0%5%10%15%Count#Ottumwa Metro AreaOttumwa AreaBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonFort Dodge Metro AreaFort DodgeOskaloosa Metro AreaOskaloosaClinton Metro AreaClinton AreaFort Madison and Keokuk Metro AreaFort MadisonMarshalltown Metro AreaMarshalltownNewton Metro AreaNewton AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFairfield Metro AreaFairfieldMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesMason City Metro AreaMason CityDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportStorm Lake Metro AreaStorm LakeSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityPella Metro AreaPella AreaIowaWaterloo and Cedar Falls Metro AreaWaterloo AreaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsMuscatine Metro AreaMuscatineWest North CentralBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaSpencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaCarroll Metro AreaCarroll AreaDubuque Metro AreaDubuque AreaIowa City Metro AreaIowa CityAmes Metro AreaAmes AreaSpirit Lake Metro AreaSpirit Lake18.038905%18.038905%18.0%3,190116.446000%16.446000%16.4%3,242215.478007%15.478007%15.5%2,333315.440276%15.440276%15.4%1,387415.112475%15.112475%15.1%3,003513.878060%13.878060%13.9%3,453613.359053%13.359053%13.4%2,043713.268233%13.268233%13.3%1,943813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.036543%13.036543%13.0%899912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k1012.530142%12.530142%12.5%2,8061112.162425%12.162425%12.2%18,77118.8k1212.086887%12.086887%12.1%9071312.068240%12.068240%12.1%7,7461411.853217%11.853217%11.9%1,5441511.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.460805%11.460805%11.5%7,6801611.424275%11.424275%11.4%12,15612.2k1710.866382%10.866382%10.9%1,7811810.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.454172%10.454172%10.5%1,144199.971158%9.971158%10.0%726209.797916%9.797916%9.8%34,07034.1k219.708625%9.708625%9.7%833229.656370%9.656370%9.7%3,670238.283308%8.283308%8.3%5,409247.719461%7.719461%7.7%2,821257.692308%7.692308%7.7%61626

Food Stamps by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Iowa, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 15,552.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
0%5%10%15%Count#Wapello CountyWapelloDes Moines CountyDes MoinesLee CountyLeeWebster CountyWebsterMahaska CountyMahaskaClinton CountyClintonPage CountyPageWoodbury CountyWoodburyPolk CountyPolkPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieFloyd CountyFloydMarshall CountyMarshallJasper CountyJasperBlack Hawk CountyBlack HawkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJefferson CountyJeffersonMidwestFayette CountyFayetteCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoCrawford CountyCrawfordJackson CountyJacksonBuena Vista CountyBuena VistaLinn CountyLinnMarion CountyMarionIowaScott CountyScottClayton CountyClaytonPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekMuscatine CountyMuscatineHenry CountyHenryWest North CentralBoone CountyBooneJones CountyJonesClay CountyClayCarroll CountyCarrollDubuque CountyDubuqueWarren CountyWarrenTama CountyTamaBuchanan CountyBuchananWashington CountyWashingtonBenton CountyBentonDelaware CountyDelawareMadison CountyMadisonJohnson CountyJohnsonHardin CountyHardinStory CountyStoryDickinson CountyDickinsonCedar CountyCedarPlymouth CountyPlymouthDallas CountyDallasIowa CountyIowaBremer CountyBremerWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekSioux CountySioux19.344126%19.344126%19.3%2,796117.642115%17.642115%17.6%2,939216.503702%16.503702%16.5%2,363315.478007%15.478007%15.5%2,333415.440276%15.440276%15.4%1,387515.112475%15.112475%15.1%3,003614.887289%14.887289%14.9%951714.736869%14.736869%14.7%5,679814.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k913.890403%13.890403%13.9%5,0951013.757074%13.757074%13.8%9481113.359053%13.359053%13.4%2,0431213.268233%13.268233%13.3%1,9431313.051842%13.051842%13.1%6,8531413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.036543%13.036543%13.0%8991512.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.876515%12.876515%12.9%1,0731612.654545%12.654545%12.7%2,4361712.426128%12.426128%12.4%7991812.329417%12.329417%12.3%1,0391912.086887%12.086887%12.1%9072011.859419%11.859419%11.9%10,43710.4k2111.853217%11.853217%11.9%1,5442211.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.573882%11.573882%11.6%7,8172311.532406%11.532406%11.5%8792410.984386%10.984386%11.0%8092510.866382%10.866382%10.9%1,7812610.710067%10.710067%10.7%8162710.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.454172%10.454172%10.5%1,1442810.346919%10.346919%10.3%853299.971158%9.971158%10.0%726309.708625%9.708625%9.7%833319.656370%9.656370%9.7%3,670329.390598%9.390598%9.4%1,712339.162459%9.162459%9.2%617349.143827%9.143827%9.1%754359.021354%9.021354%9.0%790368.527819%8.527819%8.5%866378.442313%8.442313%8.4%581388.322684%8.322684%8.3%521398.169004%8.169004%8.2%4,619407.838714%7.838714%7.8%556417.719461%7.719461%7.7%2,821427.692308%7.692308%7.7%616437.171996%7.171996%7.2%545447.014388%7.014388%7.0%702456.580963%6.580963%6.6%1,976466.549639%6.549639%6.5%444475.736915%5.736915%5.7%536485.703839%5.703839%5.7%468495.619765%5.619765%5.6%67150

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Iowa

There are 1,662 county subdivisions in Iowa. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Iowa, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 9,112.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
0%10%20%Count#Lee TownshipKeokukBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldBurlingtonTaylor TownshipTaylorCenter TownshipCtrOskaloosaDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesFort DodgeClintonWaterlooKnoxville TownshipKnoxvilleKane TownshipMadison TownshipMadisonStorm LakeNewton TownshipNewtonGrinnellSioux CityFairfieldIndianolaDavenportMason CityDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesCedar RapidsMonroe TownshipMonroeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBloomington TownshipBloomingtonCarrollDubuqueLewis TownshipLewisClay TownshipSpencerIowaMarion TownshipMarionWest North CentralIowa CityTimber Creek TownshipTimber CrkWalnut TownshipWalnutWebster TownshipWebsterPenn TownshipWashington TownshipWashingtonLake Prairie TownshipLk PrairieFour Mile TownshipFour MileAmerica TownshipAmericaWaverlyCedar FallsCrocker TownshipCrockerPleasant Valley TownshipPleasant VlyDecorah TownshipDecorahFranklin TownshipFranklinWalnut TownshipWalnutBoone TownshipBooneJefferson TownshipJefferson28.997382%28.997382%29.0%6,866124.853596%24.853596%24.9%1,061223.228087%23.228087%23.2%2,825321.611551%21.611551%21.6%2,320421.417999%21.417999%21.4%1,447521.340896%21.340896%21.3%2,295620.315380%20.315380%20.3%992719.633002%19.633002%19.6%8,324818.662726%18.662726%18.7%1,831918.624358%18.624358%18.6%2,0661018.331818%18.331818%18.3%5,2441118.297272%18.297272%18.3%7781217.782349%17.782349%17.8%3,8041317.714414%17.714414%17.7%7891417.645382%17.645382%17.6%6191517.580016%17.580016%17.6%1,1261617.024362%17.024362%17.0%5871716.519250%16.519250%16.5%5,1361816.144890%16.144890%16.1%6241915.751170%15.751170%15.8%9092015.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3862114.840734%14.840734%14.8%1,8452214.138687%14.138687%14.1%8382313.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3362413.116613%13.116613%13.1%6942513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.906280%12.906280%12.9%1,2272612.719298%12.719298%12.7%5512712.607069%12.607069%12.6%3,0322812.467892%12.467892%12.5%6312912.388988%12.388988%12.4%8373011.749295%11.749295%11.7%5833111.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.812993%10.812993%10.8%1,7413210.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k8.711237%8.711237%8.7%2,576338.088059%8.088059%8.1%338347.994292%7.994292%8.0%2,297357.810930%7.810930%7.8%1,788367.362082%7.362082%7.4%758377.080468%7.080468%7.1%1,143387.071148%7.071148%7.1%324396.833289%6.833289%6.8%257406.305258%6.305258%6.3%271416.288210%6.288210%6.3%216426.148756%6.148756%6.1%892435.679356%5.679356%5.7%1,101444.722566%4.722566%4.7%686454.395312%4.395312%4.4%165464.280630%4.280630%4.3%421473.894870%3.894870%3.9%369483.643045%3.643045%3.6%347490.772975%0.772975%0.8%2750

Food Stamps by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Iowa to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa.

Most Food Stamps by State#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Iowa
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonMississippiKentuckyNew MexicoTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaMaineRhode IslandMichiganAlabamaNew YorkGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOhioFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasWashingtonOklahomaVermontIllinoisArizonaTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriPennsylvaniaDelawareMidwestWisconsinMassachusettsNevadaConnecticutIndianaIdahoIowaHawaiiMarylandSouth DakotaMontanaWest North CentralAlaskaVirginiaCaliforniaNew JerseyKansasNebraskaMinnesotaColoradoUtahNew HampshireNorth DakotaWyoming18.757557%18.757557%18.8%289,944290k118.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k216.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k316.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k416.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k516.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k616.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k816.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k915.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k1015.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k1115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M1215.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k1314.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k1414.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k1514.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M1614.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k1714.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k1813.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k1913.661444%13.661444%13.7%199,662200k2013.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k2113.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k2213.247600%13.247600%13.2%324,423324k2313.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M2413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k2512.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k2612.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k2712.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k2812.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k2912.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k3012.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k3112.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k3212.154362%12.154362%12.2%72,45372.5k3311.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k3411.563392%11.563392%11.6%52,27052.3k3511.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k3610.908268%10.908268%10.9%36,38336.4k3710.635086%10.635086%10.6%43,88643.9k3810.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k399.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k409.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M419.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k429.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k438.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k448.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k458.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k468.338496%8.338496%8.3%76,57876.6k477.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k487.491734%7.491734%7.5%22,86222.9k496.025508%6.025508%6.0%13,67713.7k50

Food Stamps by State in the Midwest

There are 12 states in the Midwest. This section compares Iowa to all of the states in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa.

Most Food Stamps by State#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Iowa
0%5%10%15%Count#MichiganOhioIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriMidwestWisconsinIndianaIowaSouth DakotaWest North CentralKansasNebraskaMinnesotaNorth Dakota15.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k114.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k213.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k412.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k512.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k611.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k710.908268%10.908268%10.9%36,38336.4k810.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k98.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k108.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k117.491734%7.491734%7.5%22,86222.9k12

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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