Food Stamps in Adams County, Colorado (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Colorado and Adams County
Adams County
Colorado
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$61,444.000000$62,520.000000$61,444.000000$61.4k158,748159k$30,034.000000$22,553.000000$30,034.000000$30.0k17,83717.8k$65,673.000000$67,132.000000$65,673.000000$65.7k140,911141k
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 Colorado and Adams County
Adams County
Colorado
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty265.509895%55.048562%65.509895%65.5%17.929%17.9%27.185065%26.332540%27.185065%27.2%32.433%32.4%30.543253%22.146385%30.543253%30.5%12.714%12.7%41.391490%41.842226%41.391490%41.4%19.570%19.6%25.564837%25.853456%25.564837%25.6%9.898%9.90%40.102035%47.625326%40.102035%40.1%40.677%40.7%
% 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 Colorado and Adams County
Adams County
Colorado
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.958002%29.762670%37.958002%38.0%82.071%82.1%7.169064%4.968078%7.169064%7.2%67.567%67.6%26.544415%22.128856%26.544415%26.5%87.286%87.3%21.534160%19.475330%21.534160%21.5%80.430%80.4%29.456891%33.678848%29.456891%29.5%90.102%90.1%7.403255%8.058572%7.403255%7.4%59.323%59.3%
% 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 Colorado and Adams County
Adams County
Colorado
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Hispanic2Asian1Other1Mixed1All RacesWhite330.871619%22.051405%30.871619%30.9%1,438274.755157%275%19.587469%17.986609%19.587469%19.6%7,559174.327043%174%14.640995%7.363647%14.640995%14.6%730130.303787%130%14.604325%20.588235%14.604325%14.6%1,290129.977425%130%13.169051%14.948203%13.169051%13.2%497117.203598%117%11.236047%8.576702%11.236047%11.2%17,83717.8k100.000000%100%6.458235%5.716816%6.458235%6.5%6,32357.477825%57%
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 Adams County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
4.5%8.2%11.9%15.6%19.3%23.1%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Adams County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%21%27%35%
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Food Stamps by Place in Adams County

There are 20 places that are fully or partially contained within Adams County (11 fully and 9 partially). This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Adams County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Adams County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Adams County, selected places in Adams County, and entities that contain Adams County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#DerbyFederal HeightsFederal HtsNorth WashingtonN WashingtonTwin LakesWelbySherrelwoodBerkleyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCommerce CityMountainAuroraLochbuieAdams CountyAdamsWestStrasburgThorntonShaw HeightsNorthglennColoradoDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaBrightonWestminsterBennettArvadaTodd CreekWatkins24.421594%24.421594%24.4%570122.972973%22.972973%23.0%952222.360248%22.360248%22.4%36320.099819%20.099819%20.1%443416.583684%16.583684%16.6%866514.255284%14.255284%14.3%870613.799376%13.799376%13.8%531713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.548838%12.548838%12.5%1,895811.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.314299%11.314299%11.3%14,18714.2k911.242973%11.242973%11.2%1801011.236047%11.236047%11.2%17,83717.8k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M9.663866%9.663866%9.7%92119.529714%9.529714%9.5%4,150128.855422%8.855422%8.9%147138.764796%8.764796%8.8%1,207148.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k7.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k7.252807%7.252807%7.3%801156.950415%6.950415%7.0%2,959165.968331%5.968331%6.0%49175.074482%5.074482%5.1%2,296181.638124%1.638124%1.6%22190.000000%0.000000%0.0%020
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 20 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Adams County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Adams County, selected county subdivisions in Adams County, and entities that contain Adams County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Commerce CityNorth AuroraUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainAdams CountyAdamsWestWest AdamsColoradoDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaEast AdamsBrighton23.005999%23.005999%23.0%2,071120.950955%20.950955%21.0%2,798213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.236047%11.236047%11.2%17,83717.8k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.964278%10.964278%11.0%11,51611.5k38.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k7.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k5.319149%5.319149%5.3%17044.552072%4.552072%4.6%1,2825
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Denver Area

There are 10 counties in the Denver Area. This section compares Adams County to all of the counties in the Denver Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Adams County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Adams County, selected other counties in the Denver Area, and entities that contain Adams County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainAdams CountyAdamsWestDenver CountyDenverGilpin CountyGilpinColoradoArapahoe CountyArapahoeDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaClear Creek CountyClear CreekJefferson CountyJeffersonPark CountyParkElbert CountyElbertBroomfield CountyBroomfieldDouglas CountyDouglas13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.236047%11.236047%11.2%17,83717.8k111.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k29.569378%9.569378%9.6%24038.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k7.643933%7.643933%7.6%17,72217.7k47.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k6.007708%6.007708%6.0%26555.195722%5.195722%5.2%11,70711.7k64.595837%4.595837%4.6%34074.084967%4.084967%4.1%35083.718319%3.718319%3.7%91492.028645%2.028645%2.0%2,31310
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Colorado

There are 64 counties in Colorado. This section compares Adams County to the 50 most populous counties in Colorado and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Adams County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 5,515.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Adams County, selected other counties in Colorado, and entities that contain Adams County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Alamosa CountyAlamosaBent CountyBentConejos CountyConejosProwers CountyProwersCrowley CountyCrowleyPueblo CountyPuebloHuerfano CountyHuerfanoLas Animas CountyLas AnimasOtero CountyOteroSaguache CountySaguacheRio Grande CountyRio GrandeFremont CountyFremontMorgan CountyMorganMontrose CountyMontroseUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelta CountyDeltaMoffat CountyMoffatLogan CountyLoganMesa CountyMesaMountainAdams CountyAdamsLincoln CountyLincolnWestDenver CountyDenverMontezuma CountyMontezumaKit Carson CountyKit CarsonEl Paso CountyEl PasoWeld CountyWeldGilpin CountyGilpinColoradoGarfield CountyGarfieldTeller CountyTellerArapahoe CountyArapahoeDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaLake CountyLakeYuma CountyYumaArchuleta CountyArchuletaGunnison CountyGunnisonLarimer CountyLarimerChaffee CountyChaffeeClear Creek CountyClear CreekLa Plata CountyLa PlataBoulder CountyBoulderJefferson CountyJeffersonRio Blanco CountyRio BlancoPark CountyParkSan Miguel CountySan MiguelElbert CountyElbertBroomfield CountyBroomfieldGrand CountyGrandSummit CountySummitEagle CountyEagleRoutt CountyRouttPitkin CountyPitkinDouglas CountyDouglas26.185671%26.185671%26.2%1,557125.639535%25.639535%25.6%441223.172414%23.172414%23.2%672321.400858%21.400858%21.4%1,048420.783646%20.783646%20.8%244518.707770%18.707770%18.7%11,76711.8k618.295019%18.295019%18.3%573717.980296%17.980296%18.0%1,095817.693650%17.693650%17.7%1,318917.272727%17.272727%17.3%4371016.630292%16.630292%16.6%7621114.319838%14.319838%14.3%2,3381214.285714%14.285714%14.3%1,4991313.287514%13.287514%13.3%2,2041413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.064521%12.064521%12.1%1,4511511.873351%11.873351%11.9%5851611.744925%11.744925%11.7%9431711.729215%11.729215%11.7%6,9791811.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.236047%11.236047%11.2%17,83717.8k1911.185087%11.185087%11.2%1682011.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k2110.131004%10.131004%10.1%1,044229.983193%9.983193%10.0%297239.835566%9.835566%9.8%24,51824.5k249.664031%9.664031%9.7%9,337259.569378%9.569378%9.6%240268.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k8.415579%8.415579%8.4%1,748278.143823%8.143823%8.1%795287.643933%7.643933%7.6%17,72217.7k297.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k7.369433%7.369433%7.4%230307.308556%7.308556%7.3%293317.209216%7.209216%7.2%388326.872434%6.872434%6.9%452336.730308%6.730308%6.7%8,552346.540848%6.540848%6.5%506356.007708%6.007708%6.0%265365.308956%5.308956%5.3%1,147375.265669%5.265669%5.3%6,512385.195722%5.195722%5.2%11,70711.7k394.979592%4.979592%5.0%122404.595837%4.595837%4.6%340414.358502%4.358502%4.4%142424.084967%4.084967%4.1%350433.718319%3.718319%3.7%914443.697305%3.697305%3.7%214453.489809%3.489809%3.5%339463.043207%3.043207%3.0%536472.808096%2.808096%2.8%265482.512827%2.512827%2.5%191492.028645%2.028645%2.0%2,31350
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 Adams County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Adams 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 Adams County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Adams 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 CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMountainAdams CountyAdamsWestRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterColoradoSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaAlameda 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%95,67295.7k2212.347180%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%961,840962k11.236047%11.236047%11.2%17,83717.8k11.108351%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%29,54029.5k388.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k8.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k7.222489%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:
Aurora
Cities:
Arvada, Aurora, Brighton, Commerce City, Federal Heights, Northglenn, Thornton, Westminster
Towns:
Bennett, Lochbuie
Unincorporated Places:
Berkley, Derby, North Washington, Shaw Heights, Sherrelwood, Strasburg, Todd Creek, Twin Lakes, Watkins, Welby
ZIP Codes:
80002, 80003, 80010, 80011, 80019, 80020, 80022, 80023, 80024, 80030, 80031, 80045, 80102, 80103, 80105, 80136, 80137, 80212, 80216, 80221, 80229, 80233, 80234, 80239, 80241, 80260, 80601, 80602, 80603, 80640, 80642, 80643, 80654, 80701
Unified School Districts:
Adams County 14, Adams-Arapahoe 28J, Bennett 29-J, Brighton 27J, Byers 32J, Deer Trail 26J, Keenesburg RE-3J, Mapleton 1, Northglenn-Thornton 12, Strasburg 31J, Westminster 50, Wiggins RE-50J
Congressional Districts:
CO-4, CO-6, CO-7
State Senate Districts:
CO-21, CO-24, CO-25
State House Districts:
CO-30, CO-31, CO-32, CO-34, CO-35, CO-56
Neighboring Counties:
Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Jefferson, Morgan, Washington, Weld
Nearby Counties:
Douglas, Elbert