South Sound Times

North Yelm ranked 144th in Washington for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 287 North Yelm households (20.1 percent) who received food stamps. North Yelm's population was 3,738 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Rockport, which had 27 of 27 households receiving food stamps, 79.9 percent more than North Yelm. In 2020 the population of Rockport was 27.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Summitview, which had three of 757 households receiving food stamps, 19.7 percent less than North Yelm. In 2020 the population of Summitview was 1,892.

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	Rockport	27	27	100
2	Clayton	112	85	75.9
3	White Swan	163	99	60.7
4	Barney's Junction	59	35	59.3
5	Granger	825	478	57.9
6	Wallula	63	36	57.1
7	Kapowsin	158	88	55.7
8	Keller	87	48	55.2
9	Roosevelt	44	24	54.5
10	Taholah	226	111	49.1
11	Queets	46	21	45.7
12	Ashford	201	91	45.3
13	North Omak	220	97	44.1
14	Springdale	128	55	43
15	Latah	70	30	42.9
16	Moses Lake North	1,312	553	42.1
17	Omak	2,035	852	41.9
18	Kendall	322	134	41.6
19	Metaline Falls	141	58	41.1
20	Torboy	30	12	40
21	Wapato	1,388	552	39.8
22	Lind	182	72	39.6
23	Buena	253	100	39.5
24	Naselle	244	96	39.3
25	Sunnyside	4,550	1,748	38.4
26	Mesa	136	52	38.2
27	Bucoda	211	80	37.9
27	Oroville	778	295	37.9
29	South Bend	648	244	37.7
30	Mineral	124	46	37.1
31	Barstow	27	10	37
32	Wishram	224	82	36.6
33	Mattawa	1,261	460	36.5
34	Dallesport	565	203	35.9
35	Conconully	134	48	35.8
36	Soap Lake	685	241	35.2
37	Peaceful Valley	1,075	375	34.9
38	Newport	811	282	34.8
39	Mabton	526	182	34.6
40	Prescott	114	38	33.3
41	Bay Center	94	31	33
42	River Road	236	77	32.6
43	Northport	154	50	32.5
44	Concrete	359	114	31.8
44	Okanogan	1,013	322	31.8
44	Skokomish	170	54	31.8
47	Garfield	253	80	31.6
48	Kelso	5,004	1,553	31
48	Nespelem	87	27	31
50	Castle Rock	1,074	332	30.9
51	Pine Grove	52	16	30.8
52	Clarkston	2,921	894	30.6
52	Toppenish	2,404	736	30.6
54	Kahlotus	46	14	30.4
55	Morton	416	126	30.3
56	Nespelem Community	98	29	29.6
57	Centralia	7,496	2,211	29.5
57	Pacific Beach	95	28	29.5
59	Mossyrock	265	78	29.4
60	Warden	881	258	29.3
61	Shelton	3,416	997	29.2
62	Malden	83	24	28.9
63	Inchelium	118	34	28.8
64	Neah Bay	368	105	28.5
65	Grand Coulee	585	162	27.7
66	Aberdeen	6,452	1,768	27.4
67	Benton	1,195	325	27.2
67	Vader	232	63	27.2
69	Mansfield	155	42	27.1
69	Tieton	484	131	27.1
69	West Pasco	428	116	27.1
72	Methow	37	10	27
73	Curlew	26	7	26.9
73	Long Beach	699	188	26.9
73	Tekoa	297	80	26.9
76	Dixie	72	19	26.4
76	Tokeland	72	19	26.4
76	Tonasket	534	141	26.4
79	Cusick	38	10	26.3
79	Westport	992	261	26.3
81	Elma	1,194	312	26.1
82	Longview	15,912	4,134	26
83	Amanda Park	31	8	25.8
84	Winlock	569	146	25.7
85	Grandview	3,322	848	25.5
86	Longview Heights	1,538	391	25.4
86	Waitsburg	464	118	25.4
88	Forks	1,520	385	25.3
88	Kettle Falls	692	175	25.3
90	Chehalis	3,133	788	25.2
90	Hoquiam	3,881	977	25.2
90	Malone	107	27	25.2
93	Stevenson	609	151	24.8
94	Yakima	33,752	8,302	24.6
95	Lyle	186	45	24.2
96	Carson	1,090	263	24.1
97	Tukwila	7,302	1,739	23.8
98	Lamont	38	9	23.7
98	Startup	384	91	23.7
100	Darrington	571	135	23.6