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Springfield ranked 213th in Minnesota for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 125 Springfield households (13.2 percent) who received food stamps. Springfield's population was 2,097 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Inger, which had 33 of 45 households receiving food stamps, 60.1 percent more than Springfield. In 2020 the population of Inger was 148.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Deephaven, which had six of 1,542 households receiving food stamps, 12.8 percent less than Springfield. In 2020 the population of Deephaven was 3,904.

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	Inger	45	33	73.3
2	Riverland	71	50	70.4
3	Rice Lake	93	63	67.7
4	Ponemah	156	104	66.7
5	White Earth	166	104	62.7
6	Federal Dam	76	44	57.9
7	Naytahwaush	148	81	54.7
8	Elbow Lake	29	15	51.7
9	Mahnomen	68	34	50
9	Pine Point	130	65	50
11	Kenneth	31	15	48.4
12	Tamarack	41	19	46.3
13	Red Lake	484	207	42.8
14	Little Rock	269	112	41.6
15	Bena	38	15	39.5
16	Ebro	23	9	39.1
17	Redby	334	124	37.1
18	Quamba	28	10	35.7
19	McGrath	20	7	35
20	Ball Club	53	18	34
21	Remer	185	62	33.5
22	Henriette	27	9	33.3
22	Myrtle	24	8	33.3
24	Clearbrook	247	80	32.4
25	Ogema	76	24	31.6
26	Bruno	23	7	30.4
27	Backus	117	35	29.9
28	Twin Lakes	91	27	29.7
29	Ogilvie	171	49	28.7
30	Waubun	170	46	27.1
31	Pine	1,489	401	26.9
32	Winger	71	19	26.8
33	Landfall	277	74	26.7
34	Calumet	170	45	26.5
35	Mahnomen	474	125	26.4
35	Twin Lakes	87	23	26.4
37	Erskine	221	58	26.2
37	McGregor	191	50	26.2
39	Wadena	1,906	496	26
40	Marietta	86	22	25.6
41	Kasota	302	77	25.5
42	Fosston	637	162	25.4
42	Riverton	71	18	25.4
42	Walker	418	106	25.4
45	Aurora	817	207	25.3
46	Hill	310	78	25.2
47	Akeley	171	43	25.1
47	Onamia	383	96	25.1
49	Borup	28	7	25
49	Gonvick	116	29	25
49	Marble	256	64	25
52	Browerville	365	91	24.9
53	Browns Valley	240	59	24.6
54	Wright	62	15	24.2
55	Erhard	54	13	24.1
56	Lewisville	126	29	23
56	Meadowlands	61	14	23
58	Warroad	804	184	22.9
59	Pillager	158	36	22.8
60	Chokio	190	43	22.6
60	Genola	31	7	22.6
60	Squaw Lake	31	7	22.6
63	Watkins	355	80	22.5
64	Kinney	76	17	22.4
64	Park Rapids	1,858	416	22.4
66	Richville	27	6	22.2
67	Frazee	624	137	22
67	Wheaton	788	173	22
69	Mendota	73	16	21.9
70	Palisade	106	23	21.7
71	Arco	37	8	21.6
71	Hilltop	426	92	21.6
73	Hoffman	243	52	21.4
74	Askov	164	35	21.3
75	Braham	702	149	21.2
75	Lexington	886	188	21.2
75	West Union	33	7	21.2
78	Manchester	24	5	20.8
78	Sargeant	24	5	20.8
80	Barrett	164	34	20.7
80	Deerwood	246	51	20.7
80	Virginia	4,221	872	20.7
83	Bock	34	7	20.6
84	Villard	148	30	20.3
85	Osakis	855	171	20
85	Warba	80	16	20
85	Winnebago	545	109	20
85	Zemple	40	8	20
89	Amboy	266	53	19.9
90	Deer Creek	86	17	19.8
91	Eveleth	1,674	330	19.7
92	Deer River	389	76	19.5
93	Brainerd	6,012	1,167	19.4
93	Grand Rapids	5,073	984	19.4
93	Kilkenny	67	13	19.4
96	Hendrum	99	19	19.2
96	Pipestone	1,948	374	19.2
96	Revere	26	5	19.2
99	Jeffers	178	34	19.1
100	Fairhaven	143	27	18.9