There were 16 Virgil households (11 percent) who received food stamps. Virgil's population was 574 in 2020.
The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was New Square, which had 1,193 of 1,629 households receiving food stamps, 62.2 percent more than Virgil. In 2020 the population of New Square was 8,589.
The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was East Williston, which had one of 838 households receiving food stamps, 10.9 percent less than Virgil. In 2020 the population of East Williston was 2,552.
See the cities with the highest percentage of households receiving food stamps below.
Top food stamp cities in New York in 2020
Rank | City | Total Households | Total households receiving food stamps | Percentage of households receiving food stamps |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New Square | 1,629 | 1,193 | 73.2 |
2 | Malden-on-Hudson | 130 | 75 | 57.7 |
3 | Kaser | 1,067 | 533 | 50 |
3 | Linwood | 20 | 10 | 50 |
3 | Lorraine | 22 | 11 | 50 |
6 | Hunt | 54 | 26 | 48.1 |
7 | Kiryas Joel | 4,588 | 2,179 | 47.5 |
8 | Yorkshire | 521 | 241 | 46.3 |
9 | Bloomingburg | 144 | 66 | 45.8 |
10 | Bridgewater | 192 | 86 | 44.8 |
11 | Monticello | 2,324 | 1,007 | 43.3 |
12 | Preston-Potter Hollow | 174 | 75 | 43.1 |
13 | Oxbow | 49 | 21 | 42.9 |
14 | Monsey | 4,149 | 1,678 | 40.4 |
15 | Port Leyden | 251 | 100 | 39.8 |
16 | Glen Park | 213 | 84 | 39.4 |
17 | Cumminsville | 61 | 24 | 39.3 |
18 | Great Bend | 443 | 172 | 38.8 |
19 | Great Neck Gardens | 485 | 187 | 38.6 |
20 | Scio | 354 | 134 | 37.9 |
21 | Chazy | 238 | 90 | 37.8 |
22 | Liberty | 1,494 | 548 | 36.7 |
23 | Williamson | 1,103 | 403 | 36.5 |
24 | Champlain | 519 | 187 | 36 |
25 | Henderson | 79 | 28 | 35.4 |
26 | Bolivar | 465 | 163 | 35.1 |
27 | Loch Sheldrake | 346 | 121 | 35 |
28 | Hermon | 152 | 53 | 34.9 |
28 | Smyrna | 86 | 30 | 34.9 |
30 | Rushford | 135 | 47 | 34.8 |
31 | Antwerp | 265 | 92 | 34.7 |
32 | Granville | 1,129 | 387 | 34.3 |
33 | Altmar | 100 | 34 | 34 |
33 | Phoenix | 1,146 | 390 | 34 |
35 | Laurens | 92 | 31 | 33.7 |
36 | St. Regis Falls | 143 | 48 | 33.6 |
37 | Ocean Beach | 21 | 7 | 33.3 |
38 | Rochester | 88,006 | 29,118 | 33.1 |
39 | Adams | 733 | 237 | 32.3 |
39 | Little Valley | 465 | 150 | 32.3 |
41 | Salisbury Mills | 69 | 22 | 31.9 |
42 | Wyandanch | 3,366 | 1,071 | 31.8 |
43 | Buffalo | 110,896 | 34,821 | 31.4 |
44 | Middleville | 249 | 78 | 31.3 |
45 | Fort Plain | 743 | 231 | 31.1 |
46 | Salamanca | 2,252 | 697 | 31 |
47 | Dunkirk | 5,402 | 1,637 | 30.3 |
47 | Elmira | 9,999 | 3,034 | 30.3 |
47 | Lakeville | 356 | 108 | 30.3 |
47 | Ogdensburg | 4,027 | 1,222 | 30.3 |
51 | Guilford | 90 | 27 | 30 |
51 | Malone | 2,425 | 727 | 30 |
51 | Sylvan Beach | 353 | 106 | 30 |
54 | Norwich | 3,219 | 961 | 29.9 |
54 | Remsen | 201 | 60 | 29.9 |
56 | Chateaugay | 349 | 104 | 29.8 |
56 | Hudson Falls | 3,265 | 974 | 29.8 |
56 | La Fargeville | 225 | 67 | 29.8 |
56 | Stamford | 541 | 161 | 29.8 |
60 | Hudson | 2,606 | 773 | 29.7 |
60 | Syracuse | 56,384 | 16,732 | 29.7 |
62 | Utica | 22,443 | 6,633 | 29.6 |
63 | Friendship | 388 | 114 | 29.4 |
64 | Redwood | 164 | 48 | 29.3 |
64 | Sinclairville | 290 | 85 | 29.3 |
64 | Websters Crossing | 41 | 12 | 29.3 |
67 | Montour Falls | 718 | 209 | 29.1 |
68 | New York Mills | 1,565 | 451 | 28.8 |
69 | DeRuyter | 172 | 49 | 28.5 |
69 | High Falls | 186 | 53 | 28.5 |
71 | Boonville | 841 | 239 | 28.4 |
71 | Lackawanna | 7,443 | 2,111 | 28.4 |
73 | Castorland | 106 | 30 | 28.3 |
73 | Gouverneur | 1,835 | 519 | 28.3 |
73 | Natural Bridge | 113 | 32 | 28.3 |
76 | Wadsworth | 71 | 20 | 28.2 |
77 | Albion | 2,646 | 743 | 28.1 |
78 | Brocton | 628 | 175 | 27.9 |
79 | Delevan | 525 | 146 | 27.8 |
79 | St. Johnsville | 681 | 189 | 27.8 |
81 | Hammond | 101 | 28 | 27.7 |
81 | Whitney Point | 455 | 126 | 27.7 |
83 | Amsterdam | 7,455 | 2,058 | 27.6 |
83 | Binghamton | 20,052 | 5,538 | 27.6 |
83 | Evans Mills | 199 | 55 | 27.6 |
86 | Star Lake | 265 | 73 | 27.5 |
87 | Cold Brook | 92 | 25 | 27.2 |
88 | Edwards | 163 | 44 | 27 |
88 | South Fallsburg | 614 | 166 | 27 |
90 | Schenevus | 268 | 72 | 26.9 |
91 | Dexter | 342 | 91 | 26.6 |
91 | Hornell | 3,668 | 977 | 26.6 |
93 | Sherburne | 631 | 167 | 26.5 |
94 | Deposit | 640 | 169 | 26.4 |
95 | Northwest Ithaca | 926 | 244 | 26.3 |
96 | Alexandria Bay | 561 | 147 | 26.2 |
96 | Nunda | 539 | 141 | 26.2 |
98 | Owego | 1,933 | 504 | 26.1 |
98 | Richburg | 199 | 52 | 26.1 |
100 | Gloversville | 6,232 | 1,619 | 26 |