There were 117 Twin Rivers households (4.9 percent) who received food stamps. Twin Rivers' population was 7,221 in 2020.
The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Penns Grove, which had 701 of 1,667 households receiving food stamps, 37.2 percent more than Twin Rivers. In 2020 the population of Penns Grove was 4,793.
The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Avalon, which had one of 744 households receiving food stamps, 4.8 percent less than Twin Rivers. In 2020 the population of Avalon was 1,456.
See the cities with the highest percentage of households receiving food stamps below.
Top food stamp cities in New Jersey in 2020
Rank | City | Total Households | Total households receiving food stamps | Percentage of households receiving food stamps |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Penns Grove | 1,667 | 701 | 42.1 |
2 | Salem | 2,011 | 822 | 40.9 |
3 | Camden | 25,411 | 10,225 | 40.2 |
4 | Seaside Heights | 1,285 | 511 | 39.8 |
5 | Passaic | 19,817 | 7,603 | 38.4 |
6 | Paterson | 45,627 | 15,381 | 33.7 |
7 | Prospect Park | 1,661 | 551 | 33.2 |
8 | Laurel Lake | 981 | 304 | 31 |
8 | Seabrook Farms | 545 | 169 | 31 |
10 | Burleigh | 223 | 68 | 30.5 |
11 | Atlantic | 15,775 | 4,668 | 29.6 |
12 | Port Norris | 555 | 158 | 28.5 |
12 | Trenton | 28,581 | 8,134 | 28.5 |
14 | Cedarville | 205 | 58 | 28.3 |
15 | Bridgeton | 6,270 | 1,734 | 27.7 |
16 | Pleasantville | 6,634 | 1,791 | 27 |
17 | Woodlynne | 821 | 217 | 26.4 |
18 | Newark | 102,195 | 25,524 | 25 |
19 | Egg Harbor | 1,517 | 361 | 23.8 |
20 | Phillipsburg | 6,135 | 1,450 | 23.6 |
21 | Union | 25,528 | 5,761 | 22.6 |
22 | East Orange | 24,210 | 5,451 | 22.5 |
23 | Lakewood | 10,385 | 2,318 | 22.3 |
24 | West Wildwood | 221 | 49 | 22.2 |
25 | Pomona | 2,233 | 488 | 21.9 |
26 | Finesville | 172 | 37 | 21.5 |
27 | Clementon | 2,257 | 482 | 21.4 |
28 | Gloucester | 4,349 | 920 | 21.2 |
29 | Haledon | 2,912 | 611 | 21 |
30 | Woodbine | 862 | 180 | 20.9 |
31 | West New York | 18,951 | 3,947 | 20.8 |
31 | Wildwood | 2,223 | 463 | 20.8 |
33 | Voorhees | 458 | 92 | 20.1 |
34 | East Newark | 776 | 155 | 20 |
35 | Asbury Park | 7,185 | 1,424 | 19.8 |
36 | Keansburg | 3,717 | 723 | 19.5 |
37 | Perth Amboy | 16,527 | 3,208 | 19.4 |
38 | Cedar Glen West | 936 | 180 | 19.2 |
39 | Hope | 63 | 12 | 19 |
40 | New Brunswick | 15,546 | 2,858 | 18.4 |
41 | Chesilhurst | 492 | 89 | 18.1 |
42 | Pine Hill | 4,423 | 769 | 17.4 |
43 | Pedricktown | 162 | 28 | 17.3 |
44 | Belvidere | 1,116 | 191 | 17.1 |
44 | Woodbury | 4,050 | 694 | 17.1 |
46 | Guttenberg | 4,634 | 787 | 17 |
47 | Lopatcong Overlook | 332 | 56 | 16.9 |
48 | Cape May Court House | 2,106 | 352 | 16.7 |
48 | Teterboro | 36 | 6 | 16.7 |
50 | Carneys Point | 2,900 | 478 | 16.5 |
50 | South Toms River | 1,049 | 173 | 16.5 |
52 | Dover | 5,879 | 951 | 16.2 |
53 | Bloomsbury | 360 | 58 | 16.1 |
54 | Millville | 11,500 | 1,845 | 16 |
55 | Bayonne | 24,784 | 3,950 | 15.9 |
56 | Elizabeth | 41,729 | 6,594 | 15.8 |
56 | Vineland | 21,199 | 3,349 | 15.8 |
58 | Swedesboro | 915 | 144 | 15.7 |
59 | Jersey | 103,880 | 16,096 | 15.5 |
60 | Belleplain | 201 | 31 | 15.4 |
61 | Westville | 1,764 | 269 | 15.2 |
62 | Flemington | 1,672 | 252 | 15.1 |
63 | Brooklawn | 813 | 122 | 15 |
64 | Sussex | 779 | 115 | 14.8 |
65 | Long Branch | 12,098 | 1,783 | 14.7 |
65 | Pemberton | 626 | 92 | 14.7 |
65 | Pine Ridge at Crestwood | 1,571 | 231 | 14.7 |
68 | Deal | 227 | 33 | 14.5 |
69 | Lindenwold | 7,679 | 1,104 | 14.4 |
69 | Plainfield | 15,626 | 2,255 | 14.4 |
71 | Ocean Gate | 680 | 96 | 14.1 |
71 | Shiloh | 135 | 19 | 14.1 |
73 | Lawnside | 1,178 | 164 | 13.9 |
74 | Wrightstown | 277 | 38 | 13.7 |
75 | Beverly | 822 | 112 | 13.6 |
75 | Lodi | 8,825 | 1,199 | 13.6 |
77 | Freehold | 4,193 | 564 | 13.5 |
78 | Barnegat | 1,286 | 172 | 13.4 |
78 | Browns Mills | 3,681 | 495 | 13.4 |
80 | Collings Lakes | 487 | 65 | 13.3 |
81 | Magnolia | 1,764 | 233 | 13.2 |
82 | Paulsboro | 2,630 | 344 | 13.1 |
83 | Delaware Park | 154 | 20 | 13 |
83 | Runnemede | 3,123 | 407 | 13 |
85 | Anderson | 116 | 15 | 12.9 |
86 | Clifton | 29,863 | 3,783 | 12.7 |
87 | Farmingdale | 514 | 65 | 12.6 |
88 | Kearny | 13,710 | 1,694 | 12.4 |
89 | Carteret | 8,036 | 987 | 12.3 |
90 | Bellmawr | 4,491 | 546 | 12.2 |
91 | Linden | 14,728 | 1,784 | 12.1 |
91 | Moonachie | 836 | 101 | 12.1 |
93 | Burlington | 3,712 | 446 | 12 |
93 | Roselle | 7,445 | 892 | 12 |
95 | Newton | 3,459 | 410 | 11.9 |
96 | North Middletown | 998 | 117 | 11.7 |
96 | Rahway | 11,621 | 1,354 | 11.7 |
98 | Dunellen | 2,408 | 277 | 11.5 |
98 | Garfield | 11,629 | 1,343 | 11.5 |
98 | Lakehurst | 1,009 | 116 | 11.5 |