Lake Region News

Plymouth ranked 23rd in New Hampshire for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 181 Plymouth households (13.9 percent) who received food stamps. Plymouth's population was 4,281 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Mountain Lakes, which had 68 of 242 households receiving food stamps, 14.2 percent more than Plymouth. In 2020 the population of Mountain Lakes was 643.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Durham, which had eight of 1,605 households receiving food stamps, 13.4 percent less than Plymouth. In 2020 the population of Durham was 12,016.

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	Mountain Lakes	242	68	28.1
2	Groveton	397	110	27.7
3	Lisbon	348	91	26.1
4	West Stewartstown	101	26	25.7
5	Berlin	3,998	1,010	25.3
6	Winchester	674	155	23
7	Pittsfield	814	186	22.9
8	Center Ossipee	202	45	22.3
9	Farmington	1,706	368	21.6
10	New Hampton	76	16	21.1
11	Milton	255	52	20.4
12	Bristol	707	142	20.1
13	Pinardville	2,063	412	20
14	Tilton Northfield	1,128	216	19.1
15	Littleton	2,052	360	17.5
16	North Conway	1,414	239	16.9
17	Ashland	661	109	16.5
17	Whitefield	626	103	16.5
19	Greenville	378	62	16.4
20	Claremont	5,453	862	15.8
21	Laconia	7,086	1,090	15.4
22	Lancaster	788	119	15.1
23	Plymouth	1,302	181	13.9
23	South Hooksett	1,829	254	13.9
25	Colebrook	559	77	13.8
26	Seabrook Beach	462	63	13.6
27	Manchester	47,239	5,794	12.3
28	Raymond	1,620	197	12.2
28	Rochester	13,151	1,598	12.2
30	Concord	17,761	2,118	11.9
31	Bethlehem	496	58	11.7
32	Charlestown	449	52	11.6
33	Franklin	3,940	452	11.5
33	Hinsdale	646	74	11.5
33	Hooksett	2,293	263	11.5
36	Milford	3,747	418	11.2
37	Antrim	512	56	10.9
37	Somersworth	5,246	572	10.9
39	Hillsborough	583	59	10.1
39	Lebanon	5,855	592	10.1
41	Meredith	1,249	122	9.8
42	Conway	1,698	165	9.7
43	Bennington	116	11	9.5
44	Belmont	608	57	9.4
44	Nashua	36,446	3,420	9.4
46	Gorham	1,079	99	9.2
47	Woodsville	472	43	9.1
48	Wolfeboro	1,639	144	8.8
49	Marlborough	510	44	8.6
49	Peterborough	1,418	122	8.6
51	Epping	1,093	91	8.3
51	Keene	9,239	769	8.3
53	Newmarket	2,714	217	8
54	Hampton Beach	1,262	98	7.8
55	Warner	324	25	7.7
56	Derry	9,266	684	7.4
56	Suncook	2,242	166	7.4
58	Center Sandwich	42	3	7.1
59	Dover	13,860	940	6.8
59	Jaffrey	1,211	82	6.8
59	Portsmouth	10,097	685	6.8
62	Hudson	3,030	204	6.7
63	Newport	2,166	133	6.1
64	Goffstown	1,210	64	5.3
65	Lincoln	432	22	5.1
66	North Woodstock	281	14	5
67	Hanover	2,066	102	4.9
68	Bradford	155	7	4.5
68	Troy	353	16	4.5
70	Contoocook	547	24	4.4
70	Loudon	320	14	4.4
72	Sanbornville	429	17	4
73	East Merrimack	2,392	90	3.8
74	Londonderry	4,463	160	3.6
75	Exeter	4,314	136	3.2
75	North Haverhill	404	13	3.2
77	Hampton	4,014	110	2.7
78	North Walpole	265	7	2.6
78	West Swanzey	500	13	2.6
80	Henniker	879	18	2
81	Canaan	166	3	1.8
82	Enfield	941	12	1.3
83	Durham	1,605	8	0.5