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Herington ranked 189th in Kansas for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 114 Herington households (11.1 percent) who received food stamps. Herington's population was 2,129 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Latham, which had 84 of 130 households receiving food stamps, 53.5 percent more than Herington. In 2020 the population of Latham was 236.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Westwood, which had one of 781 households receiving food stamps, 11 percent less than Herington. In 2020 the population of Westwood was 1,746.

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	Latham	130	84	64.6
2	Milton	121	72	59.5
3	Hamlin	24	14	58.3
4	Falun	20	10	50
5	Woodston	50	23	46
6	Formoso	53	24	45.3
7	Neosho Falls	51	22	43.1
8	Spivey	31	13	41.9
9	Toronto	101	42	41.6
10	Welda	85	32	37.6
11	Chautauqua	30	11	36.7
12	Kincaid	24	8	33.3
13	Rantoul	71	23	32.4
14	Elk Falls	58	18	31
15	Quenemo	146	43	29.5
16	Moline	158	45	28.5
17	Eskridge	190	54	28.4
18	Rosalia	57	16	28.1
19	Blue Mound	173	48	27.7
20	Parker	201	54	26.9
21	Culver	41	11	26.8
22	Bunker Hill	61	16	26.2
23	Oaklawn-Sunview	1,312	335	25.5
24	Bronson	88	22	25
24	Coffeyville	3,995	1,000	25
24	Parkerville	24	6	25
24	Redfield	40	10	25
24	Waldo	20	5	25
29	Walnut	81	20	24.7
30	Alden	53	13	24.5
30	Alexander	49	12	24.5
32	Goff	41	10	24.4
32	Mulberry	205	50	24.4
34	Edmond	25	6	24
35	Coolidge	42	10	23.8
35	Pleasanton	647	154	23.8
37	Caldwell	531	126	23.7
38	Severance	34	8	23.5
39	Yates Center	713	166	23.3
40	Riverton	280	65	23.2
41	Arma	595	136	22.9
42	Arcadia	181	41	22.7
43	Jennings	53	12	22.6
43	Talmage	53	12	22.6
45	Cedar Vale	289	65	22.5
46	Eureka	1,025	230	22.4
46	Plevna	58	13	22.4
48	Chase	197	44	22.3
49	Stark	27	6	22.2
50	Fontana	136	30	22.1
50	Randall	77	17	22.1
52	Florence	216	47	21.8
53	Denison	56	12	21.4
53	Potwin	252	54	21.4
55	Altoona	132	27	20.5
56	Horton	707	144	20.4
56	Madison	363	74	20.4
58	Ramona	35	7	20
59	Winchester	243	48	19.8
60	Barnes	71	14	19.7
61	Vining	41	8	19.5
62	Galena	1,239	240	19.4
63	Attica	269	51	19
64	Humboldt	873	164	18.8
65	Cherryvale	877	163	18.6
65	Windom	43	8	18.6
67	Elsmore	27	5	18.5
67	Osage	1,212	224	18.5
69	Detroit	49	9	18.4
69	Powhattan	38	7	18.4
71	Alta Vista	219	40	18.3
72	Albert	55	10	18.2
73	Hazelton	39	7	17.9
73	Longford	39	7	17.9
75	Palco	73	13	17.8
76	Melvern	143	25	17.5
77	Burns	86	15	17.4
77	Esbon	46	8	17.4
77	Howard	310	54	17.4
77	Oakley	883	154	17.4
77	Peru	86	15	17.4
82	Greensburg	371	64	17.3
83	Osawatomie	1,614	276	17.1
83	Sedan	381	65	17.1
85	Burlington	1,008	170	16.9
85	Fort Scott	3,328	561	16.9
85	Partridge	71	12	16.9
88	Caney	750	126	16.8
88	Oxford	429	72	16.8
90	Beverly	60	10	16.7
90	Elgin	24	4	16.7
92	Garnett	1,451	239	16.5
93	Alton	49	8	16.3
94	Hamilton	136	22	16.2
95	Bern	56	9	16.1
95	Gaylord	93	15	16.1
97	Belpre	25	4	16
97	McLouth	400	64	16
99	Lewis	208	33	15.9
99	Logan	370	59	15.9