Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By Number of Households and Percentage of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Arizona households that received Food Stamps or SNAP was 10.22% (i.e. 274,294 households). Percentagewise, among all Arizona cities and places with a population of at least 10,000, San Luis city had the highest percentage of its households that received Food Stamps (37.13%), followed by Nogales city (29.87%), and Somerton city (27.77%).
In numerical terms, Phoenix city had the highest number of households that received Food Stamps or SNAP (67,392), followed by Tucson city (35,072), and Mesa city (15,504).
The charts below shows the top 10 Arizona cities and places by the number of households and percentage of households that received Food Stamps or SNAP. The tables below show the ranking for all Arizona cities and places with a population of 10K+.
You can see similar information for other states and for the ranking of all cities and places in the United States.
| Rank | City or Place | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Luis city | 37.13 |
| 2 | Nogales city | 29.87 |
| 3 | Somerton city | 27.77 |
| 4 | Eloy city | 26.94 |
| 5 | Douglas city | 25.44 |
| 6 | Coolidge city | 24.57 |
| 7 | Rio Rico CDP | 21.62 |
| 8 | New Kingman-Butler CDP | 20.02 |
| 9 | Flowing Wells CDP | 19.38 |
| 10 | Bullhead City city | 18.54 |
| 11 | El Mirage city | 18.20 |
| 12 | Drexel Heights CDP | 17.74 |
| 13 | Tucson city | 16.03 |
| 14 | Glendale city | 15.82 |
| 15 | Yuma city | 15.50 |
| 16 | Cottonwood city | 15.28 |
| 17 | Casa Grande city | 14.57 |
| 18 | Camp Verde town | 13.98 |
| 19 | Avondale city | 12.80 |
| 20 | Kingman city | 12.68 |
| 21 | Valencia West CDP | 11.88 |
| 22 | Phoenix city | 11.62 |
| 23 | Apache Junction city | 11.50 |
| 24 | Sierra Vista city | 11.49 |
| 25 | Show Low city | 9.94 |
| 26 | Payson town | 9.93 |
| 27 | Fort Mohave CDP | 9.75 |
| 28 | Sierra Vista Southeast CDP | 8.89 |
| 29 | San Tan Valley CDP | 8.69 |
| 30 | Sahuarita town | 8.46 |
| 31 | Chino Valley town | 8.40 |
| 32 | Prescott Valley town | 8.28 |
| 33 | Mesa city | 8.14 |
| 34 | Tucson Estates CDP | 7.76 |
| 35 | Maricopa city | 7.72 |
| 36 | Flagstaff city | 7.55 |
| 37 | Buckeye city | 7.43 |
| 38 | Florence town | 7.40 |
| 39 | Lake Havasu City city | 6.92 |
| 40 | Casas Adobes CDP | 6.90 |
| 41 | Fortuna Foothills CDP | 6.57 |
| 42 | Peoria city | 6.36 |
| 43 | Sun City CDP | 6.16 |
| 44 | Prescott city | 6.06 |
| 45 | Tempe city | 5.93 |
| 46 | Goodyear city | 5.67 |
| 47 | Verde Village CDP | 5.42 |
| 48 | Vail CDP | 5.07 |
| 49 | Surprise city | 4.72 |
| 50 | Chandler city | 4.62 |
| 51 | Anthem CDP | 4.52 |
| 52 | Oro Valley town | 3.63 |
| 53 | Marana town | 3.26 |
| 54 | Gilbert town | 3.25 |
| 55 | Catalina Foothills CDP | 2.63 |
| 56 | Green Valley CDP | 2.44 |
| 57 | Scottsdale city | 2.41 |
| 58 | New River CDP | 2.25 |
| 59 | Fountain Hills town | 2.12 |
| 60 | Queen Creek town | 1.49 |
| 61 | Gold Canyon CDP | 1.46 |
| 62 | Sun Lakes CDP | 1.27 |
| 63 | Sun City West CDP | 0.96 |
| 64 | Tanque Verde CDP | 0.72 |
| 65 | Tucson Mountains CDP | 0.69 |
| 66 | Saddlebrooke CDP | 0.22 |
| 67 | Paradise Valley town | 0.18 |
| Rank | City or Place | Number of Households |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix city | 67392 |
| 2 | Tucson city | 35072 |
| 3 | Mesa city | 15504 |
| 4 | Glendale city | 13283 |
| 5 | Yuma city | 5457 |
| 6 | Chandler city | 4742 |
| 7 | Peoria city | 4483 |
| 8 | Tempe city | 4378 |
| 9 | Avondale city | 3584 |
| 10 | Bullhead City city | 3445 |
| 11 | San Luis city | 3272 |
| 12 | Gilbert town | 2875 |
| 13 | Casa Grande city | 2801 |
| 14 | Scottsdale city | 2733 |
| 15 | San Tan Valley CDP | 2702 |
| 16 | Surprise city | 2464 |
| 17 | Sierra Vista city | 2075 |
| 18 | Casas Adobes CDP | 2068 |
| 19 | El Mirage city | 2057 |
| 20 | Nogales city | 2043 |
| 21 | Flagstaff city | 1998 |
| 22 | Apache Junction city | 1994 |
| 23 | Buckeye city | 1906 |
| 24 | Lake Havasu City city | 1833 |
| 25 | Goodyear city | 1779 |
| 26 | Drexel Heights CDP | 1733 |
| 27 | Kingman city | 1716 |
| 28 | Prescott Valley town | 1602 |
| 29 | Rio Rico CDP | 1431 |
| 30 | Maricopa city | 1412 |
| 31 | Sun City CDP | 1403 |
| 32 | Flowing Wells CDP | 1326 |
| 33 | Prescott city | 1283 |
| 34 | Somerton city | 1215 |
| 35 | New Kingman-Butler CDP | 1164 |
| 36 | Douglas city | 1131 |
| 37 | Coolidge city | 990 |
| 38 | Cottonwood city | 967 |
| 39 | Sahuarita town | 963 |
| 40 | Fortuna Foothills CDP | 822 |
| 41 | Oro Valley town | 753 |
| 42 | Eloy city | 751 |
| 43 | Payson town | 742 |
| 44 | Fort Mohave CDP | 653 |
| 45 | Marana town | 620 |
| 46 | Catalina Foothills CDP | 617 |
| 47 | Camp Verde town | 571 |
| 48 | Sierra Vista Southeast CDP | 544 |
| 49 | Valencia West CDP | 503 |
| 50 | Chino Valley town | 491 |
| 51 | Show Low city | 451 |
| 52 | Tucson Estates CDP | 405 |
| 53 | Anthem CDP | 385 |
| 54 | Florence town | 374 |
| 55 | Green Valley CDP | 313 |
| 56 | Verde Village CDP | 269 |
| 57 | Queen Creek town | 268 |
| 58 | Vail CDP | 253 |
| 59 | Fountain Hills town | 233 |
| 60 | New River CDP | 153 |
| 61 | Sun City West CDP | 151 |
| 62 | Sun Lakes CDP | 108 |
| 63 | Gold Canyon CDP | 81 |
| 64 | Tanque Verde CDP | 44 |
| 65 | Tucson Mountains CDP | 33 |
| 66 | Saddlebrooke CDP | 13 |
| 67 | Paradise Valley town | 9 |