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Benkelman ranked 208th in Nebraska for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 40 Benkelman households (9.4 percent) who received food stamps. Benkelman's population was 959 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was King Lake, which had 20 of 29 households receiving food stamps, 59.6 percent more than Benkelman. In 2020 the population of King Lake was 39.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Ceresco, which had two of 468 households receiving food stamps, 9 percent less than Benkelman. In 2020 the population of Ceresco was 1,343.

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	King Lake	29	20	69
2	La Platte	35	24	68.6
3	Linwood	46	27	58.7
4	Macy	213	118	55.4
5	Hordville	94	50	53.2
6	Winnebago	243	109	44.9
7	Richland	38	16	42.1
8	Bristow	31	11	35.5
9	Riverton	34	12	35.3
10	Oconto	71	25	35.2
11	Guide Rock	102	34	33.3
12	Upland	52	17	32.7
13	Minatare	350	114	32.6
14	Champion	25	8	32
15	Craig	72	23	31.9
16	Waterbury	54	17	31.5
17	Otoe	118	37	31.4
18	Hubbell	26	8	30.8
19	Virginia	30	9	30
20	Gurley	97	29	29.9
21	Santee	115	34	29.6
22	Heartwell	44	13	29.5
23	Center	34	10	29.4
24	Morrill	406	110	27.1
25	Brock	37	10	27
26	Berwyn	45	12	26.7
27	Rockville	69	18	26.1
28	Rushville	414	107	25.8
29	North Loup	152	39	25.7
30	Bartley	166	42	25.3
31	Walthill	205	51	24.9
32	Campbell	133	33	24.8
33	Alvo	45	11	24.4
34	Odessa	33	8	24.2
35	Bushnell	71	17	23.9
36	Sumner	108	25	23.1
37	Blue Springs	105	24	22.9
38	Liberty	22	5	22.7
39	Miller	58	13	22.4
40	Lebanon	27	6	22.2
41	Talmage	86	19	22.1
42	Nemaha	55	12	21.8
43	Chapman	116	25	21.6
44	McLean	33	7	21.2
45	Lyman	199	41	20.6
46	Bruno	39	8	20.5
47	Ohiowa	49	10	20.4
48	Shelton	469	93	19.8
49	Reynolds	46	9	19.6
50	Elba	140	27	19.3
51	Nickerson	175	33	18.9
52	Alexandria	70	13	18.6
53	Merriman	54	10	18.5
54	Curtis	326	60	18.4
54	Oakland	656	121	18.4
54	South Bend	49	9	18.4
57	Oshkosh	404	74	18.3
58	Thurston	55	10	18.2
59	Eustis	235	42	17.9
59	Marquette	106	19	17.9
61	Kimball	1,042	184	17.7
62	Beatrice	5,550	977	17.6
62	Fullerton	647	114	17.6
64	Gordon	708	123	17.4
65	Clatonia	133	23	17.3
66	Gresham	107	18	16.8
67	Verdigre	223	37	16.6
68	Union	85	14	16.5
69	Dawson	104	17	16.3
69	Plainview	633	103	16.3
71	Rogers	37	6	16.2
72	Clarks	137	22	16.1
72	Crete	2,286	368	16.1
72	Fairbury	1,617	260	16.1
75	Merna	144	23	16
76	Bee	82	13	15.9
77	Lyons	401	63	15.7
78	Harvard	443	69	15.6
79	Anselmo	65	10	15.4
79	Beaver Crossing	156	24	15.4
81	Sterling	215	33	15.3
82	Exeter	302	46	15.2
82	Newport	33	5	15.2
82	Sidney	3,062	465	15.2
82	Ulysses	92	14	15.2
86	Big Springs	221	33	14.9
86	Plattsmouth	2,629	391	14.9
88	Elm Creek	431	63	14.6
88	Pawnee	425	62	14.6
90	Ogallala	2,300	333	14.5
90	Western	117	17	14.5
92	Overton	271	39	14.4
93	Haigler	84	12	14.3
93	Halsey	28	4	14.3
93	Inavale	28	4	14.3
93	Scottsbluff	6,011	859	14.3
93	Winnetoon	28	4	14.3
98	North Platte	10,188	1,451	14.2
99	Inman	57	8	14
100	Dakota	683	95	13.9