Durham ranked 83rd in New Hampshire for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
There were eight Durham households (0.5 percent) who received food stamps. Durham’s population was 12,016 in 2020.
The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Mountain Lakes, which had 68 of 242 households receiving food stamps, 27.6 percent more than Durham. In 2020 the population of Mountain Lakes was 643.
See the cities with the highest percentage of households receiving food stamps below.
Top food stamp cities in New Hampshire in 2020
| Rank | City | Total Households | Total households receiving food stamps | Percentage of households receiving food stamps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountain Lakes | 242 | 68 | 28.1 |
| 2 | Groveton | 397 | 110 | 27.7 |
| 3 | Lisbon | 348 | 91 | 26.1 |
| 4 | West Stewartstown | 101 | 26 | 25.7 |
| 5 | Berlin | 3,998 | 1,010 | 25.3 |
| 6 | Winchester | 674 | 155 | 23 |
| 7 | Pittsfield | 814 | 186 | 22.9 |
| 8 | Center Ossipee | 202 | 45 | 22.3 |
| 9 | Farmington | 1,706 | 368 | 21.6 |
| 10 | New Hampton | 76 | 16 | 21.1 |
| 11 | Milton | 255 | 52 | 20.4 |
| 12 | Bristol | 707 | 142 | 20.1 |
| 13 | Pinardville | 2,063 | 412 | 20 |
| 14 | Tilton Northfield | 1,128 | 216 | 19.1 |
| 15 | Littleton | 2,052 | 360 | 17.5 |
| 16 | North Conway | 1,414 | 239 | 16.9 |
| 17 | Ashland | 661 | 109 | 16.5 |
| 17 | Whitefield | 626 | 103 | 16.5 |
| 19 | Greenville | 378 | 62 | 16.4 |
| 20 | Claremont | 5,453 | 862 | 15.8 |
| 21 | Laconia | 7,086 | 1,090 | 15.4 |
| 22 | Lancaster | 788 | 119 | 15.1 |
| 23 | Plymouth | 1,302 | 181 | 13.9 |
| 23 | South Hooksett | 1,829 | 254 | 13.9 |
| 25 | Colebrook | 559 | 77 | 13.8 |
| 26 | Seabrook Beach | 462 | 63 | 13.6 |
| 27 | Manchester | 47,239 | 5,794 | 12.3 |
| 28 | Raymond | 1,620 | 197 | 12.2 |
| 28 | Rochester | 13,151 | 1,598 | 12.2 |
| 30 | Concord | 17,761 | 2,118 | 11.9 |
| 31 | Bethlehem | 496 | 58 | 11.7 |
| 32 | Charlestown | 449 | 52 | 11.6 |
| 33 | Franklin | 3,940 | 452 | 11.5 |
| 33 | Hinsdale | 646 | 74 | 11.5 |
| 33 | Hooksett | 2,293 | 263 | 11.5 |
| 36 | Milford | 3,747 | 418 | 11.2 |
| 37 | Antrim | 512 | 56 | 10.9 |
| 37 | Somersworth | 5,246 | 572 | 10.9 |
| 39 | Hillsborough | 583 | 59 | 10.1 |
| 39 | Lebanon | 5,855 | 592 | 10.1 |
| 41 | Meredith | 1,249 | 122 | 9.8 |
| 42 | Conway | 1,698 | 165 | 9.7 |
| 43 | Bennington | 116 | 11 | 9.5 |
| 44 | Belmont | 608 | 57 | 9.4 |
| 44 | Nashua | 36,446 | 3,420 | 9.4 |
| 46 | Gorham | 1,079 | 99 | 9.2 |
| 47 | Woodsville | 472 | 43 | 9.1 |
| 48 | Wolfeboro | 1,639 | 144 | 8.8 |
| 49 | Marlborough | 510 | 44 | 8.6 |
| 49 | Peterborough | 1,418 | 122 | 8.6 |
| 51 | Epping | 1,093 | 91 | 8.3 |
| 51 | Keene | 9,239 | 769 | 8.3 |
| 53 | Newmarket | 2,714 | 217 | 8 |
| 54 | Hampton Beach | 1,262 | 98 | 7.8 |
| 55 | Warner | 324 | 25 | 7.7 |
| 56 | Derry | 9,266 | 684 | 7.4 |
| 56 | Suncook | 2,242 | 166 | 7.4 |
| 58 | Center Sandwich | 42 | 3 | 7.1 |
| 59 | Dover | 13,860 | 940 | 6.8 |
| 59 | Jaffrey | 1,211 | 82 | 6.8 |
| 59 | Portsmouth | 10,097 | 685 | 6.8 |
| 62 | Hudson | 3,030 | 204 | 6.7 |
| 63 | Newport | 2,166 | 133 | 6.1 |
| 64 | Goffstown | 1,210 | 64 | 5.3 |
| 65 | Lincoln | 432 | 22 | 5.1 |
| 66 | North Woodstock | 281 | 14 | 5 |
| 67 | Hanover | 2,066 | 102 | 4.9 |
| 68 | Bradford | 155 | 7 | 4.5 |
| 68 | Troy | 353 | 16 | 4.5 |
| 70 | Contoocook | 547 | 24 | 4.4 |
| 70 | Loudon | 320 | 14 | 4.4 |
| 72 | Sanbornville | 429 | 17 | 4 |
| 73 | East Merrimack | 2,392 | 90 | 3.8 |
| 74 | Londonderry | 4,463 | 160 | 3.6 |
| 75 | Exeter | 4,314 | 136 | 3.2 |
| 75 | North Haverhill | 404 | 13 | 3.2 |
| 77 | Hampton | 4,014 | 110 | 2.7 |
| 78 | North Walpole | 265 | 7 | 2.6 |
| 78 | West Swanzey | 500 | 13 | 2.6 |
| 80 | Henniker | 879 | 18 | 2 |
| 81 | Canaan | 166 | 3 | 1.8 |
| 82 | Enfield | 941 | 12 | 1.3 |
| 83 | Durham | 1,605 | 8 | 0.5 |
