There were 14 Bethel households (8.3 percent) who received food stamps. Bethel's population was 404 in 2020.
The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Woodside East, which had 374 of 804 households receiving food stamps, 38.2 percent more than Bethel. In 2020 the population of Woodside East was 2,167.
The cities with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state were Dewey Beach, Greenville and Hockessin. In these cities, 1.2 percent of households received food stamps - 7.1 percent less than Bethel.
See the cities with the highest percentage of households receiving food stamps below.
Top food stamp cities in Delaware in 2020
Rank | City | Total Households | Total households receiving food stamps | Percentage of households receiving food stamps |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Woodside East | 804 | 374 | 46.5 |
2 | Laurel | 1,261 | 558 | 44.3 |
3 | Kent Acres | 724 | 238 | 32.9 |
4 | Georgetown | 2,700 | 739 | 27.4 |
5 | Harrington | 1,209 | 325 | 26.9 |
6 | Blades | 372 | 97 | 26.1 |
7 | Woodside | 99 | 24 | 24.2 |
8 | Ellendale | 205 | 49 | 23.9 |
9 | Delmar | 778 | 182 | 23.4 |
9 | Seaford | 3,008 | 705 | 23.4 |
11 | Wilmington | 29,708 | 6,798 | 22.9 |
12 | Little Creek | 107 | 23 | 21.5 |
13 | Bridgeville | 1,533 | 317 | 20.7 |
14 | Frederica | 351 | 72 | 20.5 |
15 | Bowers | 140 | 27 | 19.3 |
16 | Greenwood | 553 | 106 | 19.2 |
17 | Elsmere | 2,263 | 424 | 18.7 |
18 | Wyoming | 639 | 119 | 18.6 |
19 | Dover | 14,740 | 2,675 | 18.1 |
19 | Milton | 1,314 | 238 | 18.1 |
21 | Edgemoor | 2,914 | 515 | 17.7 |
22 | Highland Acres | 1,358 | 239 | 17.6 |
23 | Cheswold | 601 | 105 | 17.5 |
23 | Rising Sun-Lebanon | 1,368 | 239 | 17.5 |
25 | Kenton | 137 | 23 | 16.8 |
26 | Milford | 4,602 | 757 | 16.4 |
27 | Leipsic | 80 | 13 | 16.3 |
28 | Frankford | 217 | 33 | 15.2 |
29 | Houston | 199 | 30 | 15.1 |
30 | Magnolia | 133 | 20 | 15 |
31 | Wilmington Manor | 3,243 | 478 | 14.7 |
32 | Smyrna | 4,394 | 641 | 14.6 |
33 | Delaware | 616 | 89 | 14.4 |
34 | Claymont | 3,871 | 518 | 13.4 |
35 | Brookside | 5,151 | 678 | 13.2 |
35 | Clayton | 1,024 | 135 | 13.2 |
37 | Odessa | 130 | 14 | 10.8 |
37 | Riverview | 1,026 | 111 | 10.8 |
39 | Felton | 586 | 59 | 10.1 |
40 | Bear | 7,950 | 750 | 9.4 |
41 | Bethel | 169 | 14 | 8.3 |
41 | Farmington | 84 | 7 | 8.3 |
43 | Newport | 311 | 25 | 8 |
44 | Slaughter Beach | 155 | 12 | 7.7 |
45 | Long Neck | 1,416 | 107 | 7.6 |
45 | Millsboro | 1,754 | 133 | 7.6 |
47 | Bellefonte | 456 | 32 | 7 |
47 | Middletown | 8,317 | 582 | 7 |
49 | Pike Creek Valley | 4,892 | 334 | 6.8 |
50 | Arden | 233 | 15 | 6.4 |
50 | Lewes | 1,586 | 102 | 6.4 |
52 | Newark | 10,736 | 607 | 5.7 |
53 | Henlopen Acres | 90 | 5 | 5.6 |
54 | Camden | 1,399 | 76 | 5.4 |
55 | Selbyville | 889 | 46 | 5.2 |
56 | Glasgow | 5,101 | 261 | 5.1 |
57 | New Castle | 2,577 | 123 | 4.8 |
58 | Bethany Beach | 574 | 20 | 3.5 |
58 | Dagsboro | 462 | 16 | 3.5 |
60 | Townsend | 739 | 24 | 3.2 |
61 | Dover Base Housing | 1,318 | 35 | 2.7 |
62 | Ocean View | 1,217 | 32 | 2.6 |
63 | Millville | 735 | 18 | 2.4 |
64 | Ardencroft | 87 | 2 | 2.3 |
65 | Pike Creek | 2,663 | 51 | 1.9 |
66 | Viola | 58 | 1 | 1.7 |
67 | Hartly | 67 | 1 | 1.5 |
68 | Fenwick Island | 228 | 3 | 1.3 |
69 | Dewey Beach | 244 | 3 | 1.2 |
69 | Greenville | 1,124 | 13 | 1.2 |
69 | Hockessin | 4,925 | 60 | 1.2 |
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