Northern Tier News

Rome ranked 714th in Pennsylvania for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 24 Rome households (14.2 percent) who received food stamps. Rome's population was 491 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Buffington, which had 23 of 23 households receiving food stamps, 85.8 percent more than Rome. In 2020 the population of Buffington was 89.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Chesterbrook, which had four of 2,103 households receiving food stamps, 14 percent less than Rome. In 2020 the population of Chesterbrook was 5,080.

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	Buffington	23	23	100
2	Van Voorhis	245	198	80.8
3	West Waynesburg	277	188	67.9
4	Graceton	109	72	66.1
5	Lenkerville	383	239	62.4
6	Southview	121	75	62
7	Heilwood	97	58	59.8
8	Hannasville	52	31	59.6
9	Albrightsville	89	51	57.3
10	Stevens	182	99	54.4
11	East Pittsburgh	768	413	53.8
11	Rowes Run	236	127	53.8
13	Dale	530	274	51.7
14	Commodore	189	96	50.8
15	North Vandergrift	136	69	50.7
16	Ronco	63	31	49.2
17	Rankin	895	436	48.7
18	Shirleysburg	59	28	47.5
19	Lattimer	320	151	47.2
20	Ronks	84	39	46.4
21	Driftwood	22	10	45.5
22	Pocono Mountain Lake Estates	315	143	45.4
23	Brownsville	1,119	503	45
24	Mount Oliver	1,340	602	44.9
25	Kittanning	1,616	716	44.3
26	Edwardsville	1,949	862	44.2
27	Arnold	2,426	1,071	44.1
27	Braddock Hills	876	386	44.1
29	West Decatur	205	90	43.9
30	White Mills	328	142	43.3
31	Butler	5,884	2,535	43.1
32	McKees Rocks	2,949	1,268	43
33	Lincolnville	42	18	42.9
33	Westland	21	9	42.9
35	Wilmerding	868	370	42.6
36	Duquesne	2,246	954	42.5
37	Chester	12,030	5,046	41.9
37	Reading	30,053	12,591	41.9
39	Beaver Falls	3,325	1,390	41.8
39	Homestead	1,288	538	41.8
41	South Fork	451	187	41.5
42	Nemacolin	373	153	41
43	Bobtown	203	81	39.9
44	Herminie	58	23	39.7
45	New Castle	9,428	3,733	39.6
46	Joffre	220	87	39.5
46	Minersville	2,040	805	39.5
48	Charleroi	1,552	612	39.4
49	Enon Valley	125	49	39.2
50	Harmonsburg	134	52	38.8
50	McKeesport	9,035	3,510	38.8
52	Mather	210	81	38.6
52	Monument	44	17	38.6
52	Sheppton	207	80	38.6
55	Rouseville	174	67	38.5
56	Orrtanna	47	18	38.3
57	Eastvale	79	30	38
58	St. Clairsville	37	14	37.8
59	Clairton	2,972	1,119	37.7
60	Woodland Heights	585	220	37.6
61	Marcus Hook	832	312	37.5
62	Lanesboro	247	92	37.2
63	York	17,012	6,305	37.1
64	Pitcairn	1,557	575	36.9
65	Glasgow	38	14	36.8
65	Langeloth	304	112	36.8
67	Black Lick	605	222	36.7
67	Farrell	2,191	805	36.7
69	Braddock	721	262	36.3
70	Rochester	1,649	597	36.2
71	Darby	3,632	1,310	36.1
71	Freeland	1,403	506	36.1
71	Union Deposit	144	52	36.1
74	Grampian	181	65	35.9
75	Renovo	539	193	35.8
76	Benson	59	21	35.6
77	Dushore	311	110	35.4
77	Gilberton	243	86	35.4
77	Mapleton	127	45	35.4
80	East Conemaugh	414	146	35.3
80	Hydetown	329	116	35.3
80	Shenandoah	1,873	662	35.3
83	Allison	186	65	34.9
83	Boswell	608	212	34.9
83	Reynolds Heights	746	260	34.9
86	Colwyn	738	257	34.8
86	Smicksburg	23	8	34.8
88	Lebanon	10,119	3,516	34.7
89	Clymer	503	174	34.6
90	North Charleroi	634	219	34.5
90	Saxton	304	105	34.5
92	West Hazleton	1,502	516	34.4
93	Ashland	1,287	437	34
94	Emporium	1,082	366	33.8
94	Glen Campbell	74	25	33.8
94	Rew	74	25	33.8
97	Hopewell	83	28	33.7
97	Hyde	552	186	33.7
99	Conneautville	324	109	33.6
100	New Brighton	2,762	925	33.5