Rochester ranked 72nd in Vermont for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
There were 20 Rochester households (14.5 percent) who received food stamps. Rochester’s population was 247 in 2020.
The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Irasburg, which had 25 of 51 households receiving food stamps, 34.5 percent more than Rochester. In 2020 the population of Irasburg was 106.
The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Richmond, which had six of 355 households receiving food stamps, 12.8 percent less than Rochester. In 2020 the population of Richmond was 824.
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 | Irasburg | 51 | 25 | 49 |
| 2 | Newport Center | 125 | 60 | 48 |
| 3 | West Burke | 132 | 57 | 43.2 |
| 4 | Proctorsville | 108 | 41 | 38 |
| 5 | Enosburg Falls | 484 | 183 | 37.8 |
| 6 | Ascutney | 164 | 60 | 36.6 |
| 7 | Wells River | 164 | 59 | 36 |
| 8 | Barnet | 39 | 14 | 35.9 |
| 9 | Barton | 301 | 105 | 34.9 |
| 10 | Danville | 216 | 75 | 34.7 |
| 11 | Richford | 666 | 211 | 31.7 |
| 12 | Hardwick | 418 | 132 | 31.6 |
| 13 | Springfield | 1,993 | 624 | 31.3 |
| 14 | Putney | 224 | 68 | 30.4 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 179 | 52 | 29.1 |
| 16 | Graniteville | 374 | 107 | 28.6 |
| 17 | Barre | 4,079 | 1,157 | 28.4 |
| 18 | Benson | 121 | 34 | 28.1 |
| 18 | Derby Line | 317 | 89 | 28.1 |
| 20 | Alburgh | 176 | 49 | 27.8 |
| 21 | Newport | 1,937 | 535 | 27.6 |
| 22 | Orleans | 384 | 105 | 27.3 |
| 23 | Derby Center | 315 | 85 | 27 |
| 24 | West Brattleboro | 1,470 | 396 | 26.9 |
| 25 | Johnson | 515 | 136 | 26.4 |
| 26 | Canaan | 161 | 42 | 26.1 |
| 27 | Wallingford | 378 | 95 | 25.1 |
| 28 | Bennington | 3,704 | 920 | 24.8 |
| 28 | Readsboro | 117 | 29 | 24.8 |
| 30 | Wilmington | 263 | 65 | 24.7 |
| 31 | Groton | 204 | 50 | 24.5 |
| 32 | Glover | 88 | 21 | 23.9 |
| 32 | North Westminster | 46 | 11 | 23.9 |
| 34 | Brattleboro | 3,427 | 816 | 23.8 |
| 35 | Bethel | 310 | 73 | 23.5 |
| 36 | Waitsfield | 159 | 37 | 23.3 |
| 37 | Albany | 52 | 12 | 23.1 |
| 38 | North Troy | 249 | 57 | 22.9 |
| 39 | Arlington | 502 | 114 | 22.7 |
| 40 | Swanton | 878 | 197 | 22.4 |
| 41 | Windsor | 937 | 204 | 21.8 |
| 42 | Bellows Falls | 1,328 | 281 | 21.2 |
| 43 | St. Albans | 2,767 | 577 | 20.9 |
| 44 | Marshfield | 107 | 22 | 20.6 |
| 45 | Cabot | 108 | 21 | 19.4 |
| 45 | Greensboro Bend | 67 | 13 | 19.4 |
| 45 | North Bennington | 432 | 84 | 19.4 |
| 45 | White River Junction | 1,131 | 219 | 19.4 |
| 49 | Lyndonville | 709 | 136 | 19.2 |
| 49 | Newbury | 177 | 34 | 19.2 |
| 51 | St. Johnsbury | 2,632 | 504 | 19.1 |
| 52 | Bradford | 368 | 68 | 18.5 |
| 53 | Plainfield | 212 | 39 | 18.4 |
| 53 | Wells | 163 | 30 | 18.4 |
| 55 | Concord | 82 | 15 | 18.3 |
| 56 | Pittsford | 331 | 59 | 17.8 |
| 57 | Hartland | 217 | 38 | 17.5 |
| 57 | Websterville | 137 | 24 | 17.5 |
| 59 | Rutland | 7,348 | 1,274 | 17.3 |
| 60 | Milton | 1,522 | 255 | 16.8 |
| 61 | Fair Haven | 901 | 148 | 16.4 |
| 62 | Manchester | 371 | 60 | 16.2 |
| 63 | Randolph | 1,013 | 163 | 16.1 |
| 64 | Island Pond | 399 | 64 | 16 |
| 65 | North Springfield | 303 | 48 | 15.8 |
| 65 | Norwich | 266 | 42 | 15.8 |
| 67 | Newfane | 52 | 8 | 15.4 |
| 68 | Ludlow | 362 | 54 | 14.9 |
| 68 | Vergennes | 1,131 | 168 | 14.9 |
| 70 | Winooski | 3,342 | 496 | 14.8 |
| 71 | Saxtons River | 224 | 33 | 14.7 |
| 72 | Rochester | 138 | 20 | 14.5 |
| 73 | Worcester | 42 | 6 | 14.3 |
| 74 | Waterbury | 844 | 120 | 14.2 |
| 75 | Morrisville | 898 | 126 | 14 |
| 75 | Perkinsville | 50 | 7 | 14 |
| 75 | Poultney | 458 | 64 | 14 |
| 78 | Fairlee | 79 | 11 | 13.9 |
| 79 | Burlington | 16,189 | 1,977 | 12.2 |
| 80 | Bristol | 1,014 | 120 | 11.8 |
| 80 | Jeffersonville | 297 | 35 | 11.8 |
| 82 | Brandon | 696 | 77 | 11.1 |
| 83 | Essex Junction | 4,513 | 491 | 10.9 |
| 83 | Wilder | 1,538 | 168 | 10.9 |
| 85 | Middlebury | 2,076 | 212 | 10.2 |
| 86 | Cambridge | 90 | 9 | 10 |
| 87 | Manchester Center | 1,170 | 110 | 9.4 |
| 88 | Cavendish | 75 | 7 | 9.3 |
| 89 | Chester | 476 | 42 | 8.8 |
| 90 | East Barre | 312 | 26 | 8.3 |
| 90 | Woodstock | 531 | 44 | 8.3 |
| 92 | Troy | 37 | 3 | 8.1 |
| 93 | West Rutland | 938 | 74 | 7.9 |
| 94 | Montpelier | 3,889 | 284 | 7.3 |
| 95 | Beecher Falls | 86 | 6 | 7 |
| 95 | South Royalton | 330 | 23 | 7 |
| 97 | Northfield | 1,125 | 74 | 6.6 |
| 97 | Shelburne | 2,509 | 166 | 6.6 |
| 99 | North Hartland | 124 | 8 | 6.5 |
| 100 | Lowell | 63 | 4 | 6.3 |
