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Wells River ranked seventh in Vermont for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 59 Wells River households (36 percent) who received food stamps. Wells River's population was 409 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, 13 percent more than Wells River. 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, 34.3 percent less than Wells River. 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