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South Rosemary ranked 157th in North Carolina for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 318 South Rosemary households (26.2 percent) who received food stamps. South Rosemary's population was 2,831 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Hassell, which had 17 of 22 households receiving food stamps, 51.1 percent more than South Rosemary. In 2020 the population of Hassell was 34.

The cities with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state were Southern Shores, Washington Park and Westport. In these cities, 0.3 percent of households received food stamps - 25.9 percent less than South Rosemary.

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	Hassell	22	17	77.3
2	Engelhard	72	55	76.4
3	South Weldon	291	208	71.5
4	Old Hundred	179	117	65.4
5	Shannon	116	68	58.6
6	Rosman	438	254	58
7	Sandyfield	227	130	57.3
8	Conetoe	147	83	56.5
9	Elrod	193	108	56
9	Enfield	978	548	56
11	Fairfield	95	52	54.7
12	Aulander	392	206	52.6
13	East Arcadia	231	118	51.1
14	Wadesboro	2,148	1,063	49.5
15	Maury	162	80	49.4
16	Plymouth	1,573	736	46.8
17	Ramseur	680	314	46.2
18	Lowgap	77	35	45.5
18	White Oak	132	60	45.5
20	Woodland	358	162	45.3
21	Red Springs	1,308	588	45
21	Selma	2,561	1,152	45
23	Clarkton	337	150	44.5
24	Norman	63	28	44.4
25	Dobbins Heights	425	188	44.2
26	Elizabethtown	1,495	658	44
27	Creswell	89	39	43.8
28	Robbinsville	387	169	43.7
29	Louisburg	1,070	467	43.6
29	Scotland Neck	963	420	43.6
31	Kenly	834	362	43.4
32	Gibson	262	110	42
33	Chadbourn	764	313	41
34	JAARS	296	121	40.9
34	Roper	328	134	40.9
36	Lewiston Woodville	182	74	40.7
37	Windsor	1,054	428	40.6
38	Harrellsville	52	21	40.4
39	Princeville	719	290	40.3
40	Hookerton	225	90	40
41	Moncure	283	113	39.9
42	Yanceyville	1,208	480	39.7
43	Severn	119	47	39.5
44	East Laurinburg	132	52	39.4
45	South Henderson	383	150	39.2
46	Bennett	110	43	39.1
47	Gorman	313	122	39
48	Lansing	106	41	38.7
49	Hiddenite	112	43	38.4
50	Snow Hill	884	338	38.2
51	Momeyer	163	62	38
52	East Rockingham	1,297	492	37.9
53	Boardman	125	47	37.6
53	Edenton	2,126	800	37.6
55	Vanceboro	448	168	37.5
56	Kelford	156	58	37.2
57	High Shoals	368	136	37
57	Liberty	1,069	395	37
59	Grifton	1,212	445	36.7
60	Pembroke	852	312	36.6
61	Ansonville	253	92	36.4
62	Franklinville	468	169	36.1
63	Fountain	148	53	35.8
63	Hamlet	2,519	903	35.8
65	Maxton	1,025	366	35.7
66	Bladenboro	849	302	35.6
67	Marion	2,914	1,033	35.4
68	Bonnetsville	331	117	35.3
68	Roxboro	3,455	1,219	35.3
70	Marble	166	58	34.9
71	Dover	130	45	34.6
72	Ashley Heights	111	38	34.2
73	Bolton	246	84	34.1
73	Robbins	558	190	34.1
75	Fair Bluff	277	94	33.9
75	Marshallberg	174	59	33.9
77	Biscoe	826	278	33.7
78	Henderson	6,000	1,995	33.3
78	Lumberton	7,270	2,424	33.3
78	Middleburg	117	39	33.3
78	Sharpsburg	622	207	33.3
82	Weldon	624	206	33
83	Magnolia	430	141	32.8
84	Hamilton	110	36	32.7
85	Laurinburg	5,849	1,903	32.5
86	Kinston	9,235	2,995	32.4
87	Hobgood	118	38	32.2
88	Light Oak	282	90	31.9
89	Kelly	148	47	31.8
89	Winton	296	94	31.8
91	Atkinson	114	36	31.6
91	Columbia	342	108	31.6
91	Roseboro	450	142	31.6
94	Vass	305	96	31.5
95	Maysville	360	113	31.4
96	Cricket	934	291	31.2
97	Lilesville	284	88	31
98	Harrells	81	25	30.9
98	Littleton	272	84	30.9
98	Pantego	97	30	30.9