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Prairie du Chien ranked 332nd in Wisconsin for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 271 Prairie du Chien households (11.8 percent) who received food stamps. Prairie du Chien's population was 5,605 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Birch Hill, which had 38 of 65 households receiving food stamps, 46.7 percent more than Prairie du Chien. In 2020 the population of Birch Hill was 206.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Fox Point, which had four of 3,055 households receiving food stamps, 11.7 percent less than Prairie du Chien. In 2020 the population of Fox Point was 6,623.

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	Birch Hill	65	38	58.5
2	Edmund	59	34	57.6
3	Radisson	145	72	49.7
4	New Odanah	111	54	48.6
5	Keshena	403	194	48.1
6	Florence	239	109	45.6
7	Chief Lake	286	114	39.9
8	Exeland	113	44	38.9
9	Fairchild	246	94	38.2
10	Amberg	100	38	38
11	Saxon	37	14	37.8
12	Arkansaw	122	46	37.7
13	Wheeler	128	46	35.9
14	Fox Lake	831	295	35.5
15	Caroline	115	40	34.8
15	Franks Field	66	23	34.8
17	Barron	1,214	413	34
18	Little Round Lake	514	174	33.9
19	Friendship	259	85	32.8
20	Centuria	483	157	32.5
21	Ridgeland	142	46	32.4
21	Soldiers Grove	207	67	32.4
23	Danbury	65	21	32.3
24	Mole Lake	224	71	31.7
25	Wautoma	877	277	31.6
26	Mattoon	143	45	31.5
27	Aniwa	111	34	30.6
27	Eagle River	736	225	30.6
29	Blue River	237	71	30
30	Sheldon	127	38	29.9
31	Adams	1,034	308	29.8
32	Bowler	125	37	29.6
33	Grand View	58	17	29.3
34	Sobieski	154	45	29.2
35	Reserve	229	66	28.8
36	Tigerton	272	78	28.7
37	Webster	316	89	28.2
38	Bluffview	335	94	28.1
39	Cornucopia	61	17	27.9
40	Embarrass	206	57	27.7
40	Neshkoro	202	56	27.7
42	Bruce	369	101	27.4
42	Little Sturgeon	84	23	27.4
44	Wild Rose	389	106	27.2
45	Turtle Lake	423	114	27
46	Drummond	67	18	26.9
46	Neopit	197	53	26.9
46	Racine	30,392	8,161	26.9
49	Necedah	381	102	26.8
50	Merrillan	292	78	26.7
51	Milwaukee	229,227	60,603	26.4
52	Granton	137	36	26.3
53	Linden	229	60	26.2
54	Lublin	66	17	25.8
55	La Farge	402	103	25.6
56	Elk Mound	388	98	25.3
57	Iron Belt	84	21	25
57	Tilleda	20	5	25
59	Gilman	185	46	24.9
59	Oxford	245	61	24.9
61	Gratiot	113	28	24.8
62	Dallas	158	39	24.7
63	Wausaukee	252	62	24.6
64	Beloit	13,753	3,358	24.4
65	New Auburn	207	50	24.2
66	Crandon	752	181	24.1
67	Suring	204	49	24
68	Hayward	1,112	266	23.9
69	Winter	172	41	23.8
70	Laona	226	53	23.5
71	Elroy	610	143	23.4
72	Almena	361	84	23.3
72	Colfax	472	110	23.3
74	Lac du Flambeau	851	197	23.1
75	Phillips	880	202	23
76	Ashland	3,306	756	22.9
76	Dellwood	275	63	22.9
78	Park Falls	1,158	264	22.8
78	Prentice	246	56	22.8
80	New Lisbon	745	169	22.7
81	Wabeno	175	39	22.3
81	White Lake	139	31	22.3
83	Gays Mills	230	51	22.2
83	Lohrville	167	37	22.2
85	Black River Falls	1,727	381	22.1
85	Elcho	140	31	22.1
87	Marquette	109	24	22
88	Butternut	194	42	21.6
88	Glenwood	472	102	21.6
88	Mercer	268	58	21.6
88	Wyeville	51	11	21.6
92	Gilmanton	56	12	21.4
93	South Wayne	197	42	21.3
94	New Post	165	35	21.2
94	Pound	156	33	21.2
96	Curtiss	71	15	21.1
96	Milladore	142	30	21.1
96	Tony	57	12	21.1
99	Biron	376	79	21
99	Sparta	4,193	880	21