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Wellton ranked 137th in Arizona for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 278 Wellton households (20.1 percent) who received food stamps. Wellton's population was 3,091 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Nutrioso, which had 95 of 95 households receiving food stamps, 79.9 percent more than Wellton. In 2020 the population of Nutrioso was 407.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Saddlebrooke, which had 24 of 6,518 households receiving food stamps, 19.7 percent less than Wellton. In 2020 the population of Saddlebrooke was 12,327.

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	Nutrioso	95	95	100
2	Tolani Lake	115	92	80
3	Kaka	23	18	78.3
4	Gu Oidak	31	23	74.2
5	Santa Rosa	160	118	73.8
6	Cowlic	29	21	72.4
7	Ali Chuk	28	20	71.4
8	Seven Mile	385	272	70.6
9	Sanders	275	182	66.2
10	Poston	71	44	62
11	Cibecue	356	218	61.2
12	Nazlini	108	66	61.1
13	South Komelik	78	45	57.7
14	Shongopovi	252	145	57.5
15	Haivana Nakya	89	51	57.3
15	Topawa	110	63	57.3
17	San Carlos	1,103	624	56.6
18	Low Mountain	142	80	56.3
19	Peridot	274	153	55.8
20	Rainbow City	197	107	54.3
21	East Globe	72	38	52.8
22	Sun Valley	21	11	52.4
23	Chilchinbito	267	137	51.3
24	Peach Springs	420	211	50.2
25	First Mesa	399	200	50.1
26	Maish Vaya	52	26	50
27	South Tucson	1,746	865	49.5
28	Canyon Day	327	151	46.2
28	Dennehotso	171	79	46.2
30	Avenue B and C	1,427	657	46
30	Carrizo	50	23	46
32	Donovan Estates	370	169	45.7
33	Whitecone	241	108	44.8
34	Ak-Chin Village	355	155	43.7
35	Cornfields	55	24	43.6
36	Gila Crossing	127	55	43.3
36	Hard Rock	30	13	43.3
38	Jeddito	74	32	43.2
39	Arizona Village	330	142	43
39	Winslow West	149	64	43
41	Wellton Hills	119	51	42.9
42	Indian Wells	69	29	42
42	Dilkon	345	145	42
44	Sawmill	152	63	41.4
45	Central	167	65	38.9
45	Rock Point	149	58	38.9
47	Hotevilla-Bacavi	309	118	38.2
47	Cutter	34	13	38.2
47	Colorado City	715	273	38.2
50	Scenic	606	231	38.1
51	Bylas	409	154	37.7
52	Lukachukai	436	162	37.2
52	Pinon	261	97	37.2
52	Sells	629	234	37.2
55	Miracle Valley	243	90	37
56	Queen Valley	458	169	36.9
57	Tonopah	30	11	36.7
58	Rancho Mesa Verde	227	83	36.6
59	Whiteriver	1,016	371	36.5
60	Kykotsmovi Village	302	110	36.4
61	East Fork	108	39	36.1
61	Arlington	72	26	36.1
63	Hondah	312	112	35.9
64	Tees Toh	116	41	35.3
64	Blackwater	479	169	35.3
66	Chinle	1,194	419	35.1
67	San Luis	8,356	2,919	34.9
68	Tsaile	245	85	34.7
69	Burnside	143	49	34.3
70	Clay Springs	170	58	34.1
70	Tacna	226	77	34.1
70	McNary	135	46	34.1
70	Keams Canyon	91	31	34.1
74	Pisinemo	65	22	33.8
74	Antares	71	24	33.8
76	Rough Rock	189	62	32.8
77	Mesa del Caballo	311	100	32.2
77	Pirtleville	388	125	32.2
79	Winkelman	140	45	32.1
80	Wittmann	244	78	32
81	Tuba City	2,364	749	31.7
81	Cedar Creek	101	32	31.7
83	Sacate Village	54	17	31.5
84	North Fork	500	153	30.6
85	Gisela	285	87	30.5
85	Cameron	279	85	30.5
87	Summit	1,298	388	29.9
88	Kayenta	1,391	415	29.8
89	Turkey Creek	101	30	29.7
90	Round Rock	173	51	29.5
91	Greasewood	123	34	27.6
92	Second Mesa	383	105	27.4
93	Duncan	303	82	27.1
94	Komatke	234	63	26.9
95	Many Farms	321	86	26.8
96	Pinal	150	40	26.7
96	Kaibito	434	116	26.7
98	Bryce	46	12	26.1
99	Jakes Corner	97	25	25.8
99	Fort Defiance	1,167	301	25.8