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9.6% of households in Searchlight received food stamps in 2020

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Searchlight ranked 47th in Nevada for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 22 Searchlight households (9.6 percent) who received food stamps. Searchlight's population was 348 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Golconda, which had 19 of 33 households receiving food stamps, 48 percent more than Searchlight. In 2020 the population of Golconda was 76.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Minden, which had four of 1,390 households receiving food stamps, 9.3 percent less than Searchlight. In 2020 the population of Minden was 3,409.

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

Top food stamp cities in Nevada in 2020

RankCityTotal HouseholdsTotal households receiving food stampsPercentage of households receiving food stamps
1Golconda331957.6
2McDermitt633454
3Lund361130.6
4Fort McDermitt1444329.9
5Schurz3339027
6Valmy391025.6
7Sunrise Manor64,15916,35125.5
8Winchester14,5043,17421.9
9Tonopah1,19324720.7
10Wadsworth3216620.6
11Yerington1,51631020.4
12Bunkerville3026019.9
13Hawthorne1,21324019.8
14Panaca3366619.6
15Lovelock79015319.4
16Silver Springs2,17141919.3
17Sun Valley6,6871,28119.2
18Whitney15,3772,90718.9
19Laughlin4,27278418.4
20Jackpot4097418.1
21Alamo4117117.3
22North Las Vegas76,22312,91516.9
23Paradise77,15112,89516.7
24Las Vegas237,30834,60914.6
25Pahrump15,8362,24414.2
26Stagecoach90512613.9
27Cold Springs3,43246213.5
28Fallon3,90149112.6
28Reno105,32113,24512.6
30Fernley7,37988111.9
31Caliente5346311.8
32Sparks39,5004,41211.2
32Winnemucca3,20836011.2
34Elko7,48483011.1
35Bennett Springs66710.6
36Boulder6,55668610.5
37Nixon1641710.4
38Carson22,8582,32910.2
38Moapa Valley2,37324110.2
38Stateline3914010.2
38Topaz Ranch Estates7677810.2
42Owyhee3663710.1
42Spring Valley83,1568,41510.1
44Cal-Nev-Ari1101110
45West Wendover1,7091699.9
46Topaz Lake103109.7
47Searchlight229229.6
48Indian Springs305299.5
49Eureka192189.4
50Gardnerville Ranchos4,6013848.3
50Indian Hills2,6602218.3
50Sandy Valley887748.3
53Gardnerville2,6792218.2
54Skyland125108
55Ely1,8921507.9
56Dayton5,3234147.8
57Henderson120,7359,3517.7
58Mina11997.6
59Carter Springs186147.5
60Nellis AFB957717.4
61Enterprise74,0825,3177.2
62Walker Lake168127.1
63Mesquite8,1825666.9
64Goldfield12186.6
65Sutcliffe14896.1
66Battle Mountain1,652975.9
66Beatty529315.9
68Washoe Valley1,278715.6
69Wells385205.2
70Smith Valley861414.8
71Osino271124.4
72Ruhenstroth652284.3
72Spanish Springs5,9222534.3
74Lemmon Valley2,004713.5
75Spring Creek4,4861543.4
76Kingsbury1,025333.2
76Mogul537173.2
78Golden Valley487153.1
79East Valley726223
80Summerlin South12,2193202.6
81Grass Valley37871.9
82Carlin650121.8
83Crescent Valley24231.2
84McGill45040.9
85Fish Springs21510.5
86Minden1,39040.3

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