East Idaho Times

Mud Lake ranked 61st in Idaho for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 22 Mud Lake households (15.4 percent) who received food stamps. Mud Lake's population was 456 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Rockford, which had 33 of 66 households receiving food stamps, 34.6 percent more than Mud Lake. In 2020 the population of Rockford was 223.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Fairfield, which had one of 175 households receiving food stamps, 14.8 percent less than Mud Lake. In 2020 the population of Fairfield was 567.

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	Rockford	66	33	50
2	Carey	285	123	43.2
3	Roberts	193	80	41.5
4	Minidoka	20	8	40
5	Homedale	999	336	33.6
6	Eden	125	39	31.2
7	Castleford	66	20	30.3
8	Bliss	125	37	29.6
9	Arco	288	80	27.8
10	Challis	391	108	27.6
11	Culdesac	153	41	26.8
11	Hollister	123	33	26.8
13	Bovill	95	25	26.3
14	Huetter	97	25	25.8
15	Marsing	552	142	25.7
16	Cambridge	101	25	24.8
17	Salmon	1,393	343	24.6
18	Shelley	1,458	340	23.3
18	Wendell	867	202	23.3
20	Fort Hall	963	222	23.1
20	Glenns Ferry	540	125	23.1
22	Downey	289	65	22.5
23	Athol	277	62	22.4
24	Clark Fork	345	76	22
24	Stites	91	20	22
26	Kamiah	606	130	21.5
27	Rupert	2,032	432	21.3
28	Grand View	150	31	20.7
28	St. Anthony	1,156	239	20.7
30	Notus	166	34	20.5
31	Wilder	556	113	20.3
32	Bonners Ferry	1,016	197	19.4
32	Pinehurst	651	126	19.4
34	Payette	3,081	579	18.8
35	Kellogg	967	179	18.5
36	Moreland	385	71	18.4
37	Caldwell	17,494	3,165	18.1
38	Kooskia	255	46	18
39	Malta	95	17	17.9
40	Hansen	477	84	17.6
40	Juliaetta	244	43	17.6
40	Lapwai	376	66	17.6
40	St. Maries	1,312	231	17.6
44	Tetonia	137	24	17.5
45	Arbon Valley	255	44	17.3
45	Ferdinand	52	9	17.3
47	Parma	769	132	17.2
48	Pocatello	20,766	3,556	17.1
48	Rexburg	9,170	1,564	17.1
50	Ponderay	544	92	16.9
51	Firth	196	33	16.8
51	Horseshoe Bend	369	62	16.8
51	Smelterville	298	50	16.8
54	Moore	60	10	16.7
55	Hauser	383	62	16.2
56	Plummer	360	58	16.1
57	Atomic	25	4	16
58	Melba	209	33	15.8
58	Wallace	476	75	15.8
60	Inkom	281	44	15.7
61	Mud Lake	143	22	15.4
61	Rockland	78	12	15.4
63	Greenleaf	427	65	15.2
63	Mountain Home	6,081	927	15.2
63	Nampa	34,164	5,187	15.2
63	Ririe	224	34	15.2
67	Burley	3,634	550	15.1
67	Weiser	2,316	350	15.1
69	Filer	1,124	169	15
69	Shoshone	622	93	15
71	Emmett	2,780	415	14.9
71	Fruitland	2,108	314	14.9
73	Harrison	135	20	14.8
73	Spirit Lake	944	140	14.8
75	Buhl	1,761	253	14.4
76	McCammon	308	44	14.3
77	Heyburn	1,143	162	14.2
78	Tensed	36	5	13.9
79	Blackfoot	4,238	571	13.5
80	Jerome	3,949	531	13.4
80	Preston	1,945	260	13.4
82	Nezperce	188	25	13.3
82	Priest River	821	109	13.3
82	Twin Falls	19,094	2,546	13.3
85	Idaho Falls	23,575	3,102	13.2
85	Montpelier	1,038	137	13.2
87	Paris	222	29	13.1
88	Grangeville	1,245	161	12.9
89	Coeur d'Alene	22,095	2,818	12.8
89	Potlatch	368	47	12.8
91	Moyie Springs	323	41	12.7
91	Post Falls	12,481	1,584	12.7
93	Kootenai	376	47	12.5
94	Council	346	43	12.4
95	Butte	33	4	12.1
95	Cottonwood	373	45	12.1
97	McCall	1,141	137	12
98	American Falls	1,401	166	11.8
99	Lewiston	13,686	1,605	11.7
99	New Plymouth	754	88	11.7