Pine Belt Times

West Hattiesburg ranked 58th in Mississippi for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 724 West Hattiesburg households (31.2 percent) who received food stamps. West Hattiesburg's population was 5,944 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Falcon, which had 55 of 71 households receiving food stamps, 46.3 percent more than West Hattiesburg. In 2020 the population of Falcon was 165.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Nellieburg, which had four of 425 households receiving food stamps, 30.3 percent less than West Hattiesburg. In 2020 the population of Nellieburg was 1,297.

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	Falcon	71	55	77.5
2	Crosby	103	66	64.1
3	White Oak	249	155	62.2
4	Drew	870	485	55.7
5	Mayersville	144	80	55.6
6	Eden	70	37	52.9
7	Jonestown	369	193	52.3
8	Maben	322	162	50.3
9	North Tunica	357	174	48.7
10	Glendora	46	22	47.8
11	Crowder	317	147	46.4
12	Sunflower	421	194	46.1
13	Tutwiler	691	318	46
14	Eupora	853	390	45.7
14	Moorhead	490	224	45.7
16	Darling	100	45	45
17	Bogue Chitto	114	51	44.7
18	Gunnison	158	70	44.3
19	Goodman	312	138	44.2
19	Rolling Fork	835	369	44.2
21	Lumberton	655	287	43.8
21	Tucker	146	64	43.8
23	Rosedale	754	328	43.5
24	Coahoma	95	41	43.2
25	Waynesboro	1,995	851	42.7
26	Lambert	566	241	42.6
27	Wiggins	1,436	607	42.3
28	Alligator	76	32	42.1
28	Friars Point	484	204	42.1
30	Mound Bayou	634	265	41.8
31	Scooba	195	81	41.5
32	Brooksville	416	168	40.4
33	Yazoo	3,580	1,438	40.2
34	Beulah	186	74	39.8
35	Clarksdale	5,709	2,247	39.4
36	Fayette	614	239	38.9
37	Durant	931	357	38.3
38	Shelby	641	244	38.1
39	Gloster	514	188	36.6
40	Bude	441	161	36.5
41	Metcalfe	331	120	36.3
41	Port Gibson	651	236	36.3
43	Tchula	924	317	34.3
44	Benoit	228	78	34.2
44	Hazlehurst	1,116	382	34.2
44	Shaw	781	267	34.2
47	Ruleville	1,005	342	34
48	Arcola	90	30	33.3
48	Macon	1,107	369	33.3
50	Doddsville	37	12	32.4
50	New Houlka	173	56	32.4
52	Walnut Grove	286	92	32.2
53	Como	805	256	31.8
53	New Augusta	157	50	31.8
55	Utica	334	106	31.7
56	Anguilla	261	82	31.4
57	Bassfield	99	31	31.3
58	West Hattiesburg	2,319	724	31.2
59	Renova	354	110	31.1
60	Richton	481	149	31
61	Monticello	740	228	30.8
62	Cary	157	48	30.6
62	Wade	637	195	30.6
64	Shuqualak	187	57	30.5
65	Indianola	3,543	1,072	30.3
66	Braxton	47	14	29.8
66	Charleston	872	260	29.8
66	Glendale	624	186	29.8
69	Roxie	202	60	29.7
70	Kosciusko	2,745	811	29.5
70	Silver Creek	61	18	29.5
72	Collins	994	292	29.4
73	Mendenhall	1,054	309	29.3
74	Belzoni	793	231	29.1
74	Greenville	11,945	3,479	29.1
76	Arnold Line	574	163	28.4
77	Water Valley	1,285	360	28
78	Myrtle	172	48	27.9
79	Ellisville	1,344	372	27.7
80	Itta Bena	606	166	27.4
80	Weir	226	62	27.4
82	Quitman	832	227	27.3
82	Verona	1,130	308	27.3
84	Vaiden	404	110	27.2
85	De Kalb	365	99	27.1
85	Okolona	1,142	309	27.1
85	Shubuta	144	39	27.1
88	Mount Olive	589	159	27
89	Crenshaw	392	104	26.5
89	Hickory Flat	234	62	26.5
89	Winona	1,600	424	26.5
92	Corinth	6,280	1,658	26.4
93	Conehatta	388	102	26.3
94	Tylertown	608	156	25.7
95	Lake	172	44	25.6
96	Centreville	826	211	25.5
96	Liberty	373	95	25.5
98	Gulfport	28,193	7,110	25.2
99	Leakesville	472	118	25
100	Edwards	470	117	24.9