Bristol Reporter

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

There were 2,240 Attleboro households (12.8 percent) who received food stamps. Attleboro's population was 45,023 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Warren, which had 174 of 309 households receiving food stamps, 43.5 percent more than Attleboro. In 2020 the population of Warren was 546.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was The Pinehills, which had 17 of 2,379 households receiving food stamps, 12.1 percent less than Attleboro. In 2020 the population of The Pinehills was 4,531.

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	Warren	309	174	56.3
2	Lawrence	26,551	10,812	40.7
3	Springfield	56,804	19,915	35.1
4	Holyoke	15,464	5,382	34.8
4	Wareham Center	1,254	436	34.8
6	Ware	2,598	800	30.8
7	Brockton	31,459	9,345	29.7
8	Fall River	38,709	11,003	28.4
9	Winchendon	1,699	463	27.3
10	Lynn	33,261	8,940	26.9
11	New Bedford	39,059	10,392	26.6
12	Smith Mills	2,065	521	25.2
13	Turners Falls	1,954	491	25.1
14	Athol	3,282	815	24.8
15	Taunton	22,077	5,378	24.4
16	Worcester	72,289	17,380	24
17	West Wareham	1,178	275	23.3
18	Lowell	40,260	9,266	23
19	Middleborough Center	3,132	708	22.6
20	Chicopee	23,447	5,273	22.5
21	Fitchburg	15,555	3,464	22.3
22	Onset	631	137	21.7
23	Pittsfield	19,072	4,129	21.6
24	Millers Falls	484	101	20.9
25	Chelsea	13,174	2,746	20.8
26	Rutland	649	133	20.5
27	Bliss Corner	2,213	424	19.2
27	North Adams	5,545	1,064	19.2
27	Pepperell	1,152	221	19.2
30	Fiskdale	1,178	225	19.1
31	Bellingham	2,074	391	18.9
31	South Lancaster	699	132	18.9
33	Haverhill	24,612	4,579	18.6
34	Webster	4,802	883	18.4
35	Adams	2,927	532	18.2
36	Townsend	551	99	18
37	Boston	273,188	48,711	17.8
38	Groton	362	64	17.7
39	North Lakeville	1,238	213	17.2
40	Everett	16,107	2,761	17.1
40	Gardner	8,535	1,456	17.1
42	Salem	19,094	3,142	16.5
43	Revere	18,555	2,963	16
44	North Plymouth	1,798	285	15.9
45	Westfield	15,099	2,393	15.8
46	Blandford	157	24	15.3
47	South Dennis	1,373	206	15
48	Clinton	2,960	440	14.9
49	Spencer	2,700	400	14.8
50	Leominster	16,983	2,380	14
50	Wilbraham	1,204	168	14
52	Chester	284	39	13.7
53	Whitinsville	2,842	381	13.4
54	East Douglas	1,098	146	13.3
54	Orleans	777	103	13.3
56	Acushnet Center	1,495	197	13.2
57	Malden	23,367	3,069	13.1
58	Attleboro	17,491	2,240	12.8
58	Oxford	2,156	277	12.8
60	Baldwinville	715	91	12.7
61	East Falmouth	2,742	345	12.6
62	Falmouth	2,129	266	12.5
62	Harwich Port	966	121	12.5
62	Shelburne Falls	835	104	12.5
65	Northampton	11,352	1,407	12.4
66	Williamstown	1,110	136	12.3
67	Devens	286	35	12.2
67	Holbrook	4,352	532	12.2
69	Huntington	305	37	12.1
70	Beverly	16,568	1,996	12
70	Orange	1,509	181	12
72	Great Barrington	1,125	134	11.9
73	East Dennis	1,428	167	11.7
73	Monson Center	794	93	11.7
75	Peabody	22,049	2,536	11.5
76	Gloucester	13,410	1,531	11.4
77	Dennis Port	1,683	188	11.2
77	East Pepperell	783	88	11.2
77	Essex	632	71	11.2
80	Belchertown	1,261	140	11.1
81	Abington	6,081	667	11
82	Deerfield	192	21	10.9
82	Pocasset	1,317	144	10.9
84	Foxborough	2,775	300	10.8
84	North Westport	2,011	217	10.8
84	Quincy	41,322	4,468	10.8
84	Raynham Center	1,644	177	10.8
88	Framingham	28,401	3,052	10.7
88	Plymouth	3,464	369	10.7
90	Russell	277	29	10.5
90	Woods Hole	485	51	10.5
92	Ipswich	2,131	215	10.1
92	Saugus	10,199	1,028	10.1
94	Provincetown	1,610	161	10
95	West Chatham	590	58	9.8
96	Northfield	492	47	9.6
97	Westborough	1,704	162	9.5
98	East Sandwich	1,500	136	9.1
98	Lenox	988	90	9.1
100	Marshfield	1,885	166	8.8