Portland Maine News

Naples ranked 118th in Maine for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 11 Naples households (3.4 percent) who received food stamps. Naples' population was 555 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Newport, which had 447 of 883 households receiving food stamps, 47.2 percent more than Naples. In 2020 the population of Newport was 1,911.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Gorham, which had 20 of 2,583 households receiving food stamps, 2.6 percent less than Naples. In 2020 the population of Gorham was 7,322.

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	Newport	883	447	50.6
2	Oxford	434	201	46.3
3	Anson	306	137	44.8
4	Steep Falls	671	280	41.7
5	Fairfield	1,124	468	41.6
6	Waldoboro	820	328	40
7	Unity	162	63	38.9
8	Livermore Falls	834	322	38.6
9	Wilton	674	252	37.4
10	Pittsfield	1,243	461	37.1
11	Blue Hill	572	209	36.5
12	Woodland	466	169	36.3
13	Van Buren	770	278	36.1
14	Machias	586	203	34.6
15	Norway	1,128	377	33.4
16	Oakland	992	328	33.1
17	Washburn	446	141	31.6
18	Lincoln	1,485	455	30.6
19	Eagle Lake	163	48	29.4
20	Ashland	325	95	29.2
21	Milford	970	282	29.1
22	Limestone	476	138	29
23	Searsport	646	183	28.3
24	Howland	390	104	26.7
25	Dover-Foxcroft	1,138	303	26.6
26	Mars Hill	328	87	26.5
27	Dexter	918	235	25.6
28	Bingham	341	87	25.5
29	Hartland	234	59	25.2
29	Madison	1,169	295	25.2
31	Lewiston	15,844	3,971	25.1
32	Skowhegan	2,840	707	24.9
33	Fort Fairfield	717	177	24.7
34	Alfred	380	92	24.2
34	Rumford	1,736	420	24.2
36	Houlton	2,011	468	23.3
37	Waterville	7,100	1,589	22.4
38	Milo	829	184	22.2
39	Lubec	251	55	21.9
40	Calais	1,666	364	21.8
41	Augusta	9,267	1,983	21.4
42	Caribou	3,718	782	21
43	Randolph	818	171	20.9
44	Fort Kent	910	187	20.5
44	Madawaska	1,357	278	20.5
44	Winterport	611	125	20.5
47	Richmond	802	163	20.3
48	Winthrop	1,020	206	20.2
49	Dixfield	606	122	20.1
49	Farmington	1,842	370	20.1
51	East Millinocket	778	154	19.8
52	Mapleton	320	63	19.7
53	Auburn	10,180	1,997	19.6
54	Brewer	3,891	757	19.5
55	Biddeford	9,431	1,819	19.3
56	Bangor	13,968	2,673	19.1
57	Freeport	831	156	18.8
58	Presque Isle	4,243	776	18.3
59	Damariscotta	581	102	17.6
60	Eastport	645	113	17.5
60	West Kennebunk	435	76	17.5
62	Farmingdale	1,062	185	17.4
63	Sanford	8,760	1,506	17.2
64	Norridgewock	589	101	17.1
65	Mechanic Falls	794	133	16.8
66	Ellsworth	3,506	577	16.5
67	Gardiner	2,346	385	16.4
68	Greenville	529	86	16.3
69	Guilford	235	38	16.2
70	South Paris	881	142	16.1
71	Berwick	955	150	15.7
71	Millinocket	2,185	344	15.7
73	Bucksport	1,366	210	15.4
74	Rockland	3,586	541	15.1
75	North Berwick	743	110	14.8
76	Yarmouth	2,199	323	14.7
77	Bath	3,879	561	14.5
78	Mexico	859	124	14.4
79	Westbrook	8,386	1,185	14.1
80	Kennebunk	2,673	375	14
80	Portland	30,796	4,313	14
82	Belfast	3,229	442	13.7
83	Fryeburg	571	77	13.5
84	Saco	8,341	1,091	13.1
85	Bar Harbor	958	120	12.5
85	Boothbay Harbor	520	65	12.5
87	Standish	131	15	11.5
88	Lake Arrowhead	849	97	11.4
88	Winter Harbor	158	18	11.4
90	Orono	2,662	300	11.3
91	Southwest Harbor	320	35	10.9
92	Chisholm	501	54	10.8
93	Old Orchard Beach	5,147	553	10.7
94	North Windham	2,150	226	10.5
95	Brunswick	6,537	665	10.2
95	Hallowell	1,114	114	10.2
95	Winslow	2,216	226	10.2
98	Thomaston	992	99	10
99	South Portland	11,242	1,118	9.9
100	Clinton	490	48	9.8