Gulfport ranked 98th in Mississippi for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
There were 7,110 Gulfport households (25.2 percent) who received food stamps. Gulfport’s population was 71,660 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, 52.3 percent more than Gulfport. 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, 24.3 percent less than Gulfport. 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 |
