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Wimer ranked eighth in Oregon for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 118 Wimer households (49 percent) who received food stamps. Wimer's population was 506 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Beatty, which had 23 of 23 households receiving food stamps, 51 percent more than Wimer. In 2020 the population of Beatty was 43.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Adrian, which had one of 71 households receiving food stamps, 47.6 percent less than Wimer. In 2020 the population of Adrian was 224.

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	Beatty	23	23	100
2	Granite	20	17	85
3	O'Brien	393	301	76.6
4	Fort Hill	84	54	64.3
5	Warm Springs	743	435	58.5
6	Barlow	76	42	55.3
7	Ukiah	117	62	53
8	Wimer	241	118	49
9	North Powder	230	108	47
10	Madras	2,538	1,181	46.5
11	Antelope	50	23	46
12	Chiloquin	275	125	45.5
13	Crawfordsville	208	93	44.7
14	Oakridge	1,414	615	43.5
15	Waterloo	88	37	42
16	Rowena	86	36	41.9
17	Glendale	336	140	41.7
18	Falls	501	205	40.9
19	Cascade Locks	645	257	39.8
20	Mission	296	112	37.8
21	South Lebanon	368	138	37.5
22	Pine Grove	62	23	37.1
23	Cave Junction	929	344	37
24	Yoncalla	508	186	36.6
25	Alsea	77	27	35.1
26	Willamina	808	283	35
27	Powers	378	132	34.9
28	Ontario	4,315	1,497	34.7
29	Mount Hood	78	27	34.6
30	Nyssa	1,116	381	34.1
31	Idanha	53	18	34
32	Butte Falls	174	59	33.9
32	Prospect	239	81	33.9
34	Huntington	205	69	33.7
34	Vale	662	223	33.7
36	Siletz	429	143	33.3
37	Weston	202	67	33.2
38	Sweet Home	3,935	1,303	33.1
39	Klamath Falls	9,507	3,052	32.1
40	Toledo	1,506	480	31.9
41	Cottage Grove	4,186	1,333	31.8
42	Trail	428	135	31.5
43	Bunker Hill	739	231	31.3
43	Grass Valley	83	26	31.3
45	Veneta	2,055	639	31.1
46	Glide	542	167	30.8
47	Myrtle Point	1,141	349	30.6
48	Summit	69	21	30.4
49	Clatskanie	896	270	30.1
49	Wheeler	183	55	30.1
51	Mount Vernon	327	98	30
52	Annex	97	29	29.9
52	Days Creek	144	43	29.9
54	Riddle	454	135	29.7
55	Nesika Beach	179	53	29.6
56	Mill	681	201	29.5
57	Grand Ronde	605	178	29.4
58	Hebo	58	17	29.3
59	Prineville	4,456	1,298	29.1
59	Tillamook	2,178	633	29.1
61	Milton-Freewater	2,402	696	29
62	Metolius	291	84	28.9
63	Westfir	139	40	28.8
64	St. Helens	5,204	1,490	28.6
65	Chenoweth	719	201	28
66	Tygh Valley	54	15	27.8
67	Arlington	214	59	27.6
67	Wasco	203	56	27.6
69	Grants Pass	16,050	4,394	27.4
70	Dillard	150	41	27.3
70	Summerville	55	15	27.3
72	Harrisburg	1,276	344	27
72	La Grande	5,378	1,453	27
74	Monmouth	3,255	874	26.9
74	Springfield	25,210	6,769	26.9
76	Amity	533	143	26.8
77	Merlin	720	191	26.5
78	Terrebonne	618	163	26.4
79	Coos Bay	7,207	1,897	26.3
79	Irrigon	668	176	26.3
79	Pendleton	5,760	1,517	26.3
82	Aumsville	1,364	358	26.2
83	Canyonville	869	227	26.1
83	Gold Hill	471	123	26.1
85	Lebanon	6,604	1,715	26
86	Gardiner	155	40	25.8
86	Vernonia	850	219	25.8
88	Glasgow	382	98	25.7
89	Spray	78	20	25.6
90	Coquille	1,791	456	25.5
91	Mitchell	67	17	25.4
91	Takilma	185	47	25.4
93	McMinnville	12,897	3,247	25.2
94	North Bend	3,989	995	24.9
95	Elkton	98	24	24.5
96	Winchester Bay	156	38	24.4
97	Dayton	798	194	24.3
97	Talent	3,106	755	24.3
99	Culver	553	134	24.2
99	Deer Island	62	15	24.2