Utah Valley Times

Santaquin ranked 102nd in Utah for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 242 Santaquin households (7.5 percent) who received food stamps. Santaquin's population was 12,276 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Hildale, which had 258 of 407 households receiving food stamps, 55.9 percent more than Santaquin. In 2020 the population of Hildale was 2,921.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Summit Park, which had eight of 2,955 households receiving food stamps, 7.2 percent less than Santaquin. In 2020 the population of Summit Park was 8,177.

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	Hildale	407	258	63.4
2	Oasis	21	12	57.1
3	Navajo Mountain	157	66	42
4	Fremont	59	24	40.7
5	Oljato-Monument Valley	229	80	34.9
6	East Carbon	591	181	30.6
7	Sterling	119	35	29.4
8	Newcastle	120	35	29.2
9	Whiterocks	62	18	29
10	Hanksville	102	29	28.4
11	Fort Duchesne	117	31	26.5
12	Halchita	57	15	26.3
13	Fairfield	24	6	25
13	Montezuma Creek	88	22	25
15	Myton	235	58	24.7
16	Torrey	109	24	22
17	Joseph	141	30	21.3
18	Richfield	2,556	536	21
19	Castle Dale	525	108	20.6
20	Aneth	112	23	20.5
21	Enterprise	152	31	20.4
22	Vernal	3,194	645	20.2
23	Wendover	445	85	19.1
24	Garland	899	171	19
25	Moab	2,406	452	18.8
25	Price	3,170	597	18.8
27	Spring Glen	475	87	18.3
28	Brian Head	29	5	17.2
28	Roosevelt	2,565	442	17.2
30	Parowan	1,053	179	17
31	Blanding	1,089	181	16.6
32	Neola	134	22	16.4
33	Loa	204	33	16.2
34	Wellington	605	95	15.7
35	Junction	100	15	15
36	Duchesne	643	92	14.3
37	Clarkston	267	38	14.2
37	Ferron	535	76	14.2
37	South Salt Lake	9,210	1,308	14.2
40	Summit	99	14	14.1
41	Clearfield	10,210	1,391	13.6
42	Kanosh	185	25	13.5
43	Portage	90	12	13.3
44	Spring	395	51	12.9
45	Ogden	31,199	3,979	12.8
45	Salina	935	120	12.8
45	White Mesa	78	10	12.8
48	Delta	1,273	157	12.3
49	Ballard	377	46	12.2
50	Spanish Valley	124	15	12.1
51	Tselakai Dezza	25	3	12
52	Altamont	109	13	11.9
52	Magna	8,214	977	11.9
54	Mount Pleasant	1,094	129	11.8
55	Fayette	94	11	11.7
56	Enoch	1,831	213	11.6
57	Boulder	150	17	11.3
57	Kearns	10,126	1,144	11.3
57	Sunset	1,589	179	11.3
60	Brigham	6,563	736	11.2
61	Eureka	225	25	11.1
61	Huntington	775	86	11.1
61	Tremonton	3,019	336	11.1
61	West Valley	37,078	4,129	11.1
65	Logan	17,256	1,894	11
66	Tooele	11,277	1,225	10.9
67	Manti	1,077	116	10.8
67	Spring Lake	148	16	10.8
69	Cedar	10,914	1,165	10.7
70	Cornish	58	6	10.3
71	Maeser	1,361	138	10.1
72	West Wood	252	25	9.9
73	Big Water	246	24	9.8
73	Payson	5,619	553	9.8
75	Green River	330	32	9.7
75	Hyrum	2,464	238	9.7
77	Mayfield	136	13	9.6
78	Springville	9,287	884	9.5
79	Hideout	286	27	9.4
80	Meadow	75	7	9.3
81	Midvale	13,348	1,192	8.9
82	Lynndyl	34	3	8.8
83	Hatch	35	3	8.6
83	West Haven	4,661	401	8.6
85	Bicknell	106	9	8.5
85	Levan	284	24	8.5
87	Marysvale	143	12	8.4
88	Milford	539	44	8.2
88	St. George	31,447	2,566	8.2
88	Wales	110	9	8.2
91	Fielding	186	15	8.1
91	Fillmore	841	68	8.1
93	Emery	112	9	8
94	Fountain Green	372	29	7.8
94	Minersville	268	21	7.8
94	Provo	33,447	2,596	7.8
94	Salt Lake	81,688	6,352	7.8
94	Taylorsville	19,821	1,547	7.8
99	Daniel	298	23	7.7
99	Dugway	234	18	7.7