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Athens ranked 506th in Illinois for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 145 Athens households (15.6 percent) who received food stamps. Athens' population was 2,349 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was West York, which had 24 of 29 households receiving food stamps, 67.2 percent more than Athens. In 2020 the population of West York was 45.

The cities with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state were Lake Bluff and Winnetka. In these cities, 0.2 percent of households received food stamps - 15.4 percent less than Athens.

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	West York	29	24	82.8
2	Garden Prairie	118	66	55.9
3	Hopkins Park	269	140	52
4	Willow Hill	89	45	50.6
5	Ford Heights	885	435	49.2
6	Alorton	723	354	49
7	Kinsman	31	15	48.4
8	Keyesport	194	93	47.9
9	Royal Lakes	126	59	46.8
10	Washington Park	1,550	719	46.4
11	Fidelity	55	25	45.5
12	Junction City	221	99	44.8
13	Thebes	136	60	44.1
14	Mound	248	109	44
15	Brooklyn	175	76	43.4
16	New Haven	157	68	43.3
17	Eldorado	1,848	798	43.2
18	East St. Louis	10,909	4,609	42.2
18	Golconda	417	176	42.2
20	Colp	100	42	42
20	Elizabethtown	188	79	42
22	Hillview	46	19	41.3
23	Venice	849	345	40.6
24	New Canton	125	50	40
24	Old Shawneetown	40	16	40
26	Irving	159	63	39.6
27	Sun River Terrace	140	55	39.3
28	Dix	254	99	39
29	Nebo	142	55	38.7
30	Goofy Ridge	156	60	38.5
31	West Frankfort	3,204	1,226	38.3
32	Wamac	503	191	38
33	Broughton	58	22	37.9
33	La Rose	58	22	37.9
35	Olmsted	120	45	37.5
36	Harvey	8,657	3,240	37.4
37	Gorham	78	29	37.2
38	Donnellson	70	26	37.1
39	Cahokia	4,942	1,828	37
40	Bridgeport	882	325	36.8
41	Preston Heights	964	354	36.7
42	Eagarville	55	20	36.4
42	Glasgow	55	20	36.4
44	Bingham	36	13	36.1
45	Madison	1,593	573	36
46	Thawville	93	33	35.5
47	Centreville	2,267	797	35.2
47	Freeman Spur	88	31	35.2
47	Oblong	766	270	35.2
47	Tilden	341	120	35.2
51	Crossville	379	133	35.1
52	Harmon	60	21	35
52	Olive Branch	217	76	35
54	Markham	3,832	1,332	34.8
55	Rutland	124	42	33.9
56	Mount Clare	133	45	33.8
57	Baylis	57	19	33.3
57	Brussels	36	12	33.3
57	Russellville	54	18	33.3
57	West Point	66	22	33.3
61	Cairo	828	274	33.1
61	Karnak	169	56	33.1
63	Bay View Gardens	203	67	33
64	Latham	149	49	32.9
65	Maunie	64	21	32.8
66	Cypress	86	28	32.6
67	Norris City	557	181	32.5
67	Sumner	345	112	32.5
69	Rankin	179	58	32.4
69	Riverdale	4,472	1,447	32.4
71	Kenney	265	85	32.1
72	West City	250	80	32
73	Kinmundy	442	141	31.9
74	Du Quoin	2,657	846	31.8
74	Lerna	110	35	31.8
76	Orient	199	63	31.7
76	Roberts	189	60	31.7
78	Ellsworth	79	25	31.6
79	Pinckneyville	1,589	501	31.5
80	Kilbourne	156	49	31.4
81	Bardolph	112	35	31.3
81	Donovan	99	31	31.3
81	Garrett	48	15	31.3
81	Tamaroa	294	92	31.3
85	Sandoval	490	152	31
86	Stoy	65	20	30.8
87	Freeport	11,015	3,387	30.7
87	Galatia	411	126	30.7
87	Zeigler	662	203	30.7
90	West Union	82	25	30.5
91	Harvel	92	28	30.4
91	Cave-In-Rock	69	21	30.4
93	Harrisburg	3,681	1,115	30.3
94	Christopher	1,181	357	30.2
95	Beason	80	24	30
96	Astoria	548	164	29.9
96	Pulaski	97	29	29.9
98	Kansas	339	101	29.8
99	Shawneetown	525	156	29.7
100	Cowden	216	64	29.6