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Kotlik ranked 39th in Alaska for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 145 Kotlik households (59.2 percent) who received food stamps. Kotlik's population was 1,252 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Russian Mission, which had 24 of 25 households receiving food stamps, 36.8 percent more than Kotlik. In 2020 the population of Russian Mission was 193.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Healy, which had six of 415 households receiving food stamps, 57.8 percent less than Kotlik. In 2020 the population of Healy was 1,096.

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	Russian Mission	25	24	96
2	Crooked Creek	20	17	85
3	Arctic Village	70	57	81.4
4	Pitkas Point	26	21	80.8
5	Brevig Mission	127	100	78.7
6	Nunam Iqua	28	22	78.6
7	Chevak	140	109	77.9
8	Napaskiak	116	89	76.7
9	Tuluksak	61	46	75.4
10	Tuntutuliak	122	90	73.8
11	Kivalina	137	97	70.8
12	Napakiak	163	115	70.6
12	Gambell	126	89	70.6
14	Nelchina	72	50	69.4
15	Toksook Bay	172	119	69.2
16	Savoonga	172	118	68.6
17	Nunapitchuk	143	98	68.5
18	Quinhagak	186	127	68.3
19	Kasigluk	72	49	68.1
20	Chuathbaluk	28	19	67.9
21	Ambler	80	53	66.3
22	Marshall	41	27	65.9
23	Pilot Station	93	61	65.6
24	Ekwok	26	17	65.4
25	Hooper Bay	146	95	65.1
26	Kongiganak	91	59	64.8
27	Newhalen	33	21	63.6
27	Grayling	66	42	63.6
29	Tununak	63	40	63.5
30	Selawik	155	98	63.2
30	Stebbins	155	98	63.2
32	Kipnuk	96	60	62.5
33	Lower Kalskag	65	40	61.5
34	Atmautluak	31	19	61.3
35	Mountain Village	236	143	60.6
36	Tanacross	30	18	60
36	Nightmute	30	18	60
38	Buckland	129	77	59.7
39	Kotlik	245	145	59.2
40	Koyuk	82	48	58.5
41	Scammon Bay	96	56	58.3
42	New Stuyahok	148	86	58.1
43	Togiak	235	136	57.9
44	Holy Cross	90	52	57.8
45	Levelock	26	15	57.7
46	Goodnews Bay	33	19	57.6
47	Central	28	16	57.1
48	Akiachak	106	60	56.6
49	Akiak	57	32	56.1
50	Sleetmute	25	14	56
51	St. Michael	67	37	55.2
52	St. Mary's	171	94	55
53	Teller	75	41	54.7
54	Noorvik	96	52	54.2
55	Allakaket	52	28	53.8
56	Kokhanok	47	25	53.2
57	Kobuk	32	17	53.1
58	Manokotak	158	83	52.5
59	Kwethluk	99	51	51.5
60	Shishmaref	138	71	51.4
61	Noatak	90	46	51.1
62	Nanwalek	50	25	50
62	Chitina	28	14	50
64	Tyonek	126	62	49.2
65	Minto	51	25	49
66	Mekoryuk	92	45	48.9
67	Newtok	41	20	48.8
68	Chefornak	75	36	48
69	Elim	55	26	47.3
70	Deering	36	17	47.2
71	Wales	66	31	47
72	Venetie	39	18	46.2
73	Nikolai	57	26	45.6
73	Alakanuk	228	104	45.6
75	Saxman	112	51	45.5
76	Chalkyitsik	40	18	45
77	Klukwan	29	13	44.8
78	Twin Hills	25	11	44
79	Kaltag	71	31	43.7
80	Eek	116	50	43.1
81	Shungnak	40	17	42.5
82	Kenny Lake	86	36	41.9
83	Tetlin	59	24	40.7
84	Hydaburg	128	52	40.6
85	Beaver	47	19	40.4
86	Kwigillingok	82	33	40.2
87	Angoon	142	57	40.1
88	Chignik Lake	20	8	40
88	Upper Kalskag	55	22	40
90	Aniak	148	59	39.9
91	Aleknagik	48	19	39.6
92	Emmonak	275	107	38.9
93	Point Hope	165	63	38.2
94	Anaktuvuk Pass	89	33	37.1
95	Ruby	65	24	36.9
96	Nuiqsut	109	40	36.7
97	Metlakatla	440	158	35.9
98	Akhiok	31	11	35.5
99	Naukati Bay	58	20	34.5
100	White Mountain	61	21	34.4