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
Rank | City | Total Households | Total households receiving food stamps | Percentage of households receiving food stamps |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Golconda | 33 | 19 | 57.6 |
2 | McDermitt | 63 | 34 | 54 |
3 | Lund | 36 | 11 | 30.6 |
4 | Fort McDermitt | 144 | 43 | 29.9 |
5 | Schurz | 333 | 90 | 27 |
6 | Valmy | 39 | 10 | 25.6 |
7 | Sunrise Manor | 64,159 | 16,351 | 25.5 |
8 | Winchester | 14,504 | 3,174 | 21.9 |
9 | Tonopah | 1,193 | 247 | 20.7 |
10 | Wadsworth | 321 | 66 | 20.6 |
11 | Yerington | 1,516 | 310 | 20.4 |
12 | Bunkerville | 302 | 60 | 19.9 |
13 | Hawthorne | 1,213 | 240 | 19.8 |
14 | Panaca | 336 | 66 | 19.6 |
15 | Lovelock | 790 | 153 | 19.4 |
16 | Silver Springs | 2,171 | 419 | 19.3 |
17 | Sun Valley | 6,687 | 1,281 | 19.2 |
18 | Whitney | 15,377 | 2,907 | 18.9 |
19 | Laughlin | 4,272 | 784 | 18.4 |
20 | Jackpot | 409 | 74 | 18.1 |
21 | Alamo | 411 | 71 | 17.3 |
22 | North Las Vegas | 76,223 | 12,915 | 16.9 |
23 | Paradise | 77,151 | 12,895 | 16.7 |
24 | Las Vegas | 237,308 | 34,609 | 14.6 |
25 | Pahrump | 15,836 | 2,244 | 14.2 |
26 | Stagecoach | 905 | 126 | 13.9 |
27 | Cold Springs | 3,432 | 462 | 13.5 |
28 | Fallon | 3,901 | 491 | 12.6 |
28 | Reno | 105,321 | 13,245 | 12.6 |
30 | Fernley | 7,379 | 881 | 11.9 |
31 | Caliente | 534 | 63 | 11.8 |
32 | Sparks | 39,500 | 4,412 | 11.2 |
32 | Winnemucca | 3,208 | 360 | 11.2 |
34 | Elko | 7,484 | 830 | 11.1 |
35 | Bennett Springs | 66 | 7 | 10.6 |
36 | Boulder | 6,556 | 686 | 10.5 |
37 | Nixon | 164 | 17 | 10.4 |
38 | Carson | 22,858 | 2,329 | 10.2 |
38 | Moapa Valley | 2,373 | 241 | 10.2 |
38 | Stateline | 391 | 40 | 10.2 |
38 | Topaz Ranch Estates | 767 | 78 | 10.2 |
42 | Owyhee | 366 | 37 | 10.1 |
42 | Spring Valley | 83,156 | 8,415 | 10.1 |
44 | Cal-Nev-Ari | 110 | 11 | 10 |
45 | West Wendover | 1,709 | 169 | 9.9 |
46 | Topaz Lake | 103 | 10 | 9.7 |
47 | Searchlight | 229 | 22 | 9.6 |
48 | Indian Springs | 305 | 29 | 9.5 |
49 | Eureka | 192 | 18 | 9.4 |
50 | Gardnerville Ranchos | 4,601 | 384 | 8.3 |
50 | Indian Hills | 2,660 | 221 | 8.3 |
50 | Sandy Valley | 887 | 74 | 8.3 |
53 | Gardnerville | 2,679 | 221 | 8.2 |
54 | Skyland | 125 | 10 | 8 |
55 | Ely | 1,892 | 150 | 7.9 |
56 | Dayton | 5,323 | 414 | 7.8 |
57 | Henderson | 120,735 | 9,351 | 7.7 |
58 | Mina | 119 | 9 | 7.6 |
59 | Carter Springs | 186 | 14 | 7.5 |
60 | Nellis AFB | 957 | 71 | 7.4 |
61 | Enterprise | 74,082 | 5,317 | 7.2 |
62 | Walker Lake | 168 | 12 | 7.1 |
63 | Mesquite | 8,182 | 566 | 6.9 |
64 | Goldfield | 121 | 8 | 6.6 |
65 | Sutcliffe | 148 | 9 | 6.1 |
66 | Battle Mountain | 1,652 | 97 | 5.9 |
66 | Beatty | 529 | 31 | 5.9 |
68 | Washoe Valley | 1,278 | 71 | 5.6 |
69 | Wells | 385 | 20 | 5.2 |
70 | Smith Valley | 861 | 41 | 4.8 |
71 | Osino | 271 | 12 | 4.4 |
72 | Ruhenstroth | 652 | 28 | 4.3 |
72 | Spanish Springs | 5,922 | 253 | 4.3 |
74 | Lemmon Valley | 2,004 | 71 | 3.5 |
75 | Spring Creek | 4,486 | 154 | 3.4 |
76 | Kingsbury | 1,025 | 33 | 3.2 |
76 | Mogul | 537 | 17 | 3.2 |
78 | Golden Valley | 487 | 15 | 3.1 |
79 | East Valley | 726 | 22 | 3 |
80 | Summerlin South | 12,219 | 320 | 2.6 |
81 | Grass Valley | 378 | 7 | 1.9 |
82 | Carlin | 650 | 12 | 1.8 |
83 | Crescent Valley | 242 | 3 | 1.2 |
84 | McGill | 450 | 4 | 0.9 |
85 | Fish Springs | 215 | 1 | 0.5 |
86 | Minden | 1,390 | 4 | 0.3 |