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Montgomery ranked 136th in Louisiana for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 64 Montgomery households (24.9 percent) who received food stamps. Montgomery's population was 778 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Clarence, which had 124 of 160 households receiving food stamps, 52.6 percent more than Montgomery. In 2020 the population of Clarence was 329.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Cade, which had six of 768 households receiving food stamps, 24.1 percent less than Montgomery. In 2020 the population of Cade was 2,053.

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	Clarence	160	124	77.5
2	Powhatan	51	35	68.6
3	Lydia	742	451	60.8
4	Rayville	1,336	791	59.2
5	Branch	100	57	57
6	Greensburg	357	201	56.3
7	Natchez	201	112	55.7
8	Banks Springs	322	178	55.3
8	South Mansfield	170	94	55.3
10	Tangipahoa	172	94	54.7
11	Campti	525	284	54.1
12	St. Maurice	191	100	52.4
13	Creola	27	14	51.9
14	Lucky	93	48	51.6
15	Start	456	234	51.3
16	Mamou	1,257	643	51.2
17	Pioneer	132	67	50.8
18	Cullen	518	261	50.4
19	Richwood	647	323	49.9
19	White Castle	831	415	49.9
21	Roseland	441	216	49
22	Eros	72	35	48.6
22	Rodessa	70	34	48.6
24	Homer	1,311	633	48.3
25	Simmesport	577	275	47.7
26	East Hodge	179	83	46.4
27	Mansfield	1,956	904	46.2
28	Colfax	601	277	46.1
29	Longville	75	34	45.3
30	Haynesville	1,176	531	45.2
31	Ridgecrest	231	104	45
32	Triumph	95	42	44.2
33	Ferriday	1,067	460	43.1
34	Gibsland	344	144	41.9
35	Frierson	67	28	41.8
36	Bastrop	3,836	1,577	41.1
37	Ringgold	833	341	40.9
38	Romeville	30	12	40
39	Tallulah	2,479	987	39.8
40	Springhill	2,035	800	39.3
41	Elizabeth	181	71	39.2
42	Ville Platte	3,010	1,176	39.1
43	Arnaudville	602	234	38.9
44	Gray	2,484	964	38.8
45	Doyline	314	119	37.9
46	Cotton Valley	431	163	37.8
46	Kentwood	714	270	37.8
48	Fifth Ward	459	173	37.7
48	Lake Providence	1,000	377	37.7
48	Pitkin	159	60	37.7
51	Grambling	1,820	682	37.5
51	Jonesville	683	256	37.5
53	Belmont	58	21	36.2
54	Dulac	313	113	36.1
54	Oretta	83	30	36.1
56	Reeves	84	30	35.7
57	Natchitoches	5,782	2,050	35.5
58	Lake Arthur	879	311	35.4
58	Tickfaw	263	93	35.4
58	Turkey Creek	195	69	35.4
61	Coushatta	845	297	35.1
61	Estherwood	208	73	35.1
63	Bourg	995	345	34.7
64	Glencoe	99	34	34.3
64	Washington	335	115	34.3
66	Loreauville	267	91	34.1
67	Kaplan	1,814	615	33.9
68	Crowley	4,919	1,662	33.8
68	Florien	266	90	33.8
70	Winnsboro	1,469	494	33.6
71	Farmerville	1,135	378	33.3
71	Vivian	1,510	503	33.3
73	Bogalusa	4,988	1,656	33.2
74	Jonesboro	1,321	437	33.1
75	Oberlin	510	167	32.7
76	Cottonport	596	194	32.6
77	Evergreen	114	37	32.5
78	Lemannville	164	53	32.3
79	St. Joseph	318	102	32.1
80	Jeanerette	1,985	634	31.9
81	Olla	602	191	31.7
81	Roanoke	145	46	31.7
83	Violet	1,960	619	31.6
84	Many	899	283	31.5
85	Sicily Island	195	61	31.3
86	Fisher	74	23	31.1
87	Vienna Bend	469	145	30.9
88	Arcadia	1,224	376	30.7
88	Lockport	1,214	373	30.7
90	Baldwin	877	267	30.4
90	Merryville	454	138	30.4
92	Montpelier	126	38	30.2
93	Zwolle	905	272	30.1
94	Basile	557	167	30
94	Dixie Inn	110	33	30
96	Bunkie	1,682	503	29.9
97	North Hodge	129	38	29.5
98	Grayson	226	66	29.2
99	Fort Jesup	327	95	29.1
99	Minden	4,886	1,420	29.1