North Jefferson County News

Coal Creek ranked 49th in Colorado for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 32 Coal Creek households (23 percent) who received food stamps. Coal Creek's population was 348 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Capulin, which had 31 of 36 households receiving food stamps, 63.1 percent more than Coal Creek. In 2020 the population of Capulin was 164.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Columbine Valley, which had two of 583 households receiving food stamps, 22.7 percent less than Coal Creek. In 2020 the population of Columbine Valley was 1,498.

See the cities with the highest percentage of households receiving food stamps below.

Rank	City	Total Households	Total households receiving food stamps	Percentage of households receiving food stamps
1	Capulin	36	31	86.1
2	Glendale	70	43	61.4
3	Moffat	37	21	56.8
4	Fort Garland	223	119	53.4
5	Branson	35	17	48.6
6	Hartman	30	13	43.3
7	St. Mary's	164	70	42.7
8	San Luis	322	129	40.1
9	Campo	50	20	40
10	Avondale	177	69	39
11	Crowley	65	25	38.5
12	Holly	299	110	36.8
13	Rocky Ford	1,365	493	36.1
14	Two Buttes	28	10	35.7
15	Las Animas	1,099	375	34.1
16	Blanca	156	52	33.3
17	Parachute	584	194	33.2
18	Cripple Creek	503	164	32.6
19	Hudson	804	260	32.3
20	Salt Creek	259	75	29
21	Center	889	256	28.8
22	Arriba	74	21	28.4
23	Larkspur	85	24	28.2
24	Blue Sky	25	7	28
25	Antonito	400	109	27.3
26	Amherst	30	8	26.7
27	McCoy	27	7	25.9
28	Williamsburg	245	63	25.7
29	San Acacio	59	15	25.4
30	Dinosaur	79	20	25.3
31	Monte Vista	1,722	428	24.9
31	Naturita	209	52	24.9
33	Sugar City	153	38	24.8
33	Byers	415	103	24.8
35	La Jara	334	81	24.3
36	Pueblo	44,817	10,854	24.2
36	Manassa	330	80	24.2
38	Genoa	58	14	24.1
39	Delta	3,469	830	23.9
39	South Fork	176	42	23.9
39	Swink	335	80	23.9
42	Coaldale	232	55	23.7
43	Otis	238	56	23.5
44	Tabernash	171	40	23.4
45	Julesburg	529	123	23.3
46	North Washington	238	55	23.1
46	Trinidad	3,877	897	23.1
46	Paoli	26	6	23.1
49	Romeo	126	29	23
49	Coal Creek	139	32	23
51	Olney Springs	109	25	22.9
52	Fowler	550	125	22.7
53	Ordway	563	127	22.6
54	Rico	98	22	22.4
55	Kersey	598	133	22.2
56	Idalia	23	5	21.7
57	Vilas	37	8	21.6
58	Iliff	144	31	21.5
59	Hasty	89	19	21.3
60	Towaoc	347	73	21
61	City of Creede	187	39	20.9
62	Silver Cliff	262	54	20.6
63	Grover	98	20	20.4
64	Hotchkiss	444	90	20.3
65	West Pleasant View	1,699	343	20.2
66	Florissant	70	14	20
67	Eldorado Springs	166	33	19.9
67	Eads	306	61	19.9
69	Leadville	1,384	273	19.7
70	Pritchett	46	9	19.6
70	Eckley	138	27	19.6
72	Pagosa Springs	698	134	19.2
73	Walsenburg	1,378	263	19.1
74	Clifton	7,241	1,376	19
75	Nunn	193	36	18.7
76	Olathe	630	117	18.6
76	Cheraw	86	16	18.6
78	Penrose	1,259	233	18.5
79	Palisade	1,231	227	18.4
80	Montezuma	60	11	18.3
80	Sanford	393	72	18.3
82	Aguilar	318	58	18.2
82	Granada	203	37	18.2
84	Fleming	215	39	18.1
85	Cedaredge	1,144	204	17.8
85	Stratmoor	2,266	403	17.8
87	Cortez	3,460	612	17.7
88	Simla	187	33	17.6
89	Crawford	183	32	17.5
90	De Beque	167	29	17.4
90	Cañon City	7,298	1,270	17.4
92	Crook	52	9	17.3
93	Ellicott	314	54	17.2
94	Lamar	3,064	523	17.1
95	Boone	159	27	17
96	Salida	2,472	418	16.9
97	Wray	915	154	16.8
97	Log Lane Village	357	60	16.8
97	Del Norte	715	120	16.8
100	Cokedale	48	8	16.7