There were 50 Howard households (13.8 percent) who received food stamps. Howard's population was 754 in 2020.
The cities with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state were Allen, Wounded Knee and Manderson-White Horse Creek. In these cities, 100 percent of households received food stamps - 86.2 percent more than Howard.
The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Ethan, which had one of 144 households receiving food stamps, 13.1 percent less than Howard. In 2020 the population of Ethan was 328.
See the cities with the highest percentage of households receiving food stamps below.
Top food stamp cities in South Dakota in 2020
Rank | City | Total Households | Total households receiving food stamps | Percentage of households receiving food stamps |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Allen | 67 | 67 | 100 |
1 | Wounded Knee | 90 | 90 | 100 |
1 | Manderson-White Horse Creek | 96 | 96 | 100 |
4 | Corn Creek | 28 | 25 | 89.3 |
5 | Two Strike | 113 | 99 | 87.6 |
6 | Little Eagle | 59 | 50 | 84.7 |
7 | La Plant | 50 | 42 | 84 |
8 | Bullhead | 61 | 45 | 73.8 |
9 | Kyle | 205 | 144 | 70.2 |
10 | Porcupine | 260 | 180 | 69.2 |
11 | Long Hollow | 99 | 68 | 68.7 |
12 | Wanblee | 91 | 60 | 65.9 |
13 | Norris | 34 | 22 | 64.7 |
14 | Antelope | 210 | 133 | 63.3 |
15 | Oglala | 389 | 243 | 62.5 |
16 | Lower Brule | 214 | 122 | 57 |
17 | Marty | 68 | 38 | 55.9 |
18 | Lebanon | 20 | 11 | 55 |
18 | Pine Ridge | 555 | 305 | 55 |
20 | Fort Thompson | 330 | 178 | 53.9 |
21 | Soldier Creek | 84 | 45 | 53.6 |
22 | North Eagle Butte | 441 | 217 | 49.2 |
23 | Parmelee | 100 | 48 | 48 |
24 | Rosebud | 410 | 196 | 47.8 |
25 | St. Francis | 168 | 74 | 44 |
26 | Richland | 45 | 19 | 42.2 |
27 | Dolton | 31 | 13 | 41.9 |
28 | Eagle Butte | 400 | 162 | 40.5 |
29 | White Horse | 54 | 19 | 35.2 |
30 | Mission | 404 | 138 | 34.2 |
31 | Lake Andes | 251 | 82 | 32.7 |
32 | Peever | 77 | 25 | 32.5 |
33 | Whitehorse | 37 | 12 | 32.4 |
34 | Canova | 39 | 12 | 30.8 |
35 | Dupree | 147 | 43 | 29.3 |
36 | McLaughlin | 176 | 51 | 29 |
37 | Dallas | 49 | 14 | 28.6 |
38 | Nisland | 72 | 20 | 27.8 |
39 | Irene | 203 | 56 | 27.6 |
40 | Olivet | 37 | 10 | 27 |
41 | Wood | 39 | 10 | 25.6 |
42 | Delmont | 80 | 20 | 25 |
43 | New Effington | 108 | 24 | 22.2 |
44 | Hot Springs | 1,695 | 373 | 22 |
45 | Aurora Center | 23 | 5 | 21.7 |
46 | Keystone | 161 | 34 | 21.1 |
47 | Chancellor | 131 | 27 | 20.6 |
48 | Edgemont | 332 | 68 | 20.5 |
49 | Stockholm | 54 | 11 | 20.4 |
50 | Sisseton | 1,054 | 211 | 20 |
51 | Belle Fourche | 2,356 | 462 | 19.6 |
52 | Mission Hill | 77 | 15 | 19.5 |
53 | Wagner | 566 | 109 | 19.3 |
54 | Dimock | 43 | 8 | 18.6 |
55 | Agar | 54 | 10 | 18.5 |
55 | Canistota | 298 | 55 | 18.5 |
57 | Strandburg | 39 | 7 | 17.9 |
58 | Langford | 171 | 30 | 17.5 |
58 | Pringle | 63 | 11 | 17.5 |
60 | Badger | 46 | 8 | 17.4 |
61 | Draper | 35 | 6 | 17.1 |
62 | Tabor | 188 | 32 | 17 |
63 | Monroe | 113 | 19 | 16.8 |
64 | New Underwood | 194 | 32 | 16.5 |
65 | Summit | 117 | 19 | 16.2 |
66 | Flandreau | 991 | 159 | 16 |
66 | Leola | 162 | 26 | 16 |
66 | North Sioux | 1,335 | 213 | 16 |
66 | Tripp | 282 | 45 | 16 |
70 | Java | 57 | 9 | 15.8 |
71 | Faith | 127 | 20 | 15.7 |
71 | Wakonda | 102 | 16 | 15.7 |
73 | Veblen | 188 | 29 | 15.4 |
74 | Stratford | 20 | 3 | 15 |
75 | Woonsocket | 323 | 48 | 14.9 |
76 | Egan | 142 | 21 | 14.8 |
76 | Wessington | 115 | 17 | 14.8 |
78 | Bonesteel | 147 | 21 | 14.3 |
78 | Oelrichs | 49 | 7 | 14.3 |
78 | Pukwana | 133 | 19 | 14.3 |
78 | Seneca | 21 | 3 | 14.3 |
82 | Artesian | 71 | 10 | 14.1 |
82 | Conde | 85 | 12 | 14.1 |
84 | Chamberlain | 1,059 | 147 | 13.9 |
85 | Howard | 363 | 50 | 13.8 |
85 | South Shore | 116 | 16 | 13.8 |
87 | Montrose | 227 | 31 | 13.7 |
88 | Waubay | 243 | 33 | 13.6 |
89 | Wolsey | 238 | 32 | 13.4 |
90 | Avon | 301 | 40 | 13.3 |
90 | Belvidere | 30 | 4 | 13.3 |
92 | Forestburg | 38 | 5 | 13.2 |
92 | Timber Lake | 234 | 31 | 13.2 |
94 | White River | 214 | 28 | 13.1 |
95 | Huron | 5,559 | 723 | 13 |
96 | Blackhawk | 1,267 | 164 | 12.9 |
96 | Martin | 433 | 56 | 12.9 |
96 | Parker | 394 | 51 | 12.9 |
99 | Hazel | 47 | 6 | 12.8 |
99 | Vermillion | 3,932 | 504 | 12.8 |