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Bessie ranked 609th in Oklahoma for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were five Bessie households (4.8 percent) who received food stamps. Bessie's population was 253 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Centrahoma, which had 24 of 31 households receiving food stamps, 72.6 percent more than Bessie. In 2020 the population of Centrahoma was 62.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Nichols Hills, which had four of 1,548 households receiving food stamps, 4.5 percent less than Bessie. In 2020 the population of Nichols Hills was 3,910.

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	Centrahoma	31	24	77.4
2	Bradley	79	59	74.7
3	Summit	53	37	69.8
4	White Water	53	36	67.9
5	Asher	306	200	65.4
6	Elm Grove	65	38	58.5
7	Bell	118	62	52.5
8	Hanna	45	22	48.9
9	Haworth	132	64	48.5
10	Erick	328	158	48.2
11	McCurtain	247	118	47.8
12	Redbird Smith	186	87	46.8
13	Langston	85	37	43.5
14	Strang	35	15	42.9
15	Kansas	465	198	42.6
16	Watts	106	45	42.5
17	Belfonte	97	41	42.3
18	Proctor	69	29	42
19	Clayton	305	127	41.6
20	Hugo	2,091	859	41.1
21	Antlers	1,090	447	41
22	Carrier	22	9	40.9
23	Zena	54	22	40.7
24	Ryan	320	128	40
25	Red Oak	250	95	38
26	Goltry	146	55	37.7
26	Notchietown	61	23	37.7
28	Westville	635	239	37.6
29	Flute Springs	40	15	37.5
29	Stilwell	1,458	547	37.5
31	Cameron	139	52	37.4
32	Bee	46	17	37
33	Talihina	442	163	36.9
34	Swink	30	11	36.7
35	Cedar Crest	52	19	36.5
36	Wewoka	1,269	458	36.1
37	Checotah	1,270	453	35.7
38	Atoka	1,097	383	34.9
39	Albany	23	8	34.8
40	Hitchcock	29	10	34.5
41	Blackgum	32	11	34.4
41	Kinta	131	45	34.4
43	Tuskahoma	35	12	34.3
44	Stigler	1,073	366	34.1
45	Indianola	56	19	33.9
45	Short	56	19	33.9
47	Turley	1,090	367	33.7
48	Arkoma	712	237	33.3
48	Fitzhugh	138	46	33.3
50	Idabel	2,707	896	33.1
51	Arapaho	253	83	32.8
51	Davenport	247	81	32.8
53	Boswell	333	109	32.7
54	Waurika	738	238	32.2
55	New Alluwe	28	9	32.1
56	Dewey	1,295	414	32
57	Walters	1,012	323	31.9
58	Bokoshe	157	50	31.8
58	Tushka	274	87	31.8
58	Burbank	44	14	31.8
61	Lexington	887	279	31.5
62	Geary	429	134	31.2
62	Mangum	1,145	357	31.2
64	Tatums	42	13	31
65	Mountain Park	198	61	30.8
66	Gans	147	45	30.6
66	Pin Oak Acres	216	66	30.6
68	Old Green	119	36	30.3
69	Vian	447	135	30.2
70	Sallisaw	3,282	989	30.1
71	Albion	30	9	30
72	Hobart	1,306	390	29.9
72	Sayre	960	287	29.9
74	Okmulgee	4,477	1,329	29.7
74	Spencer	1,756	522	29.7
76	Panama	570	167	29.3
77	Carter	89	26	29.2
77	Henryetta	2,302	672	29.2
79	Howe	241	70	29
80	Okemah	1,218	352	28.9
81	Gene Autry	66	19	28.8
82	Cowlington	28	8	28.6
82	Moffett	35	10	28.6
82	Springer	241	69	28.6
85	Ringling	376	107	28.5
86	Seminole	2,584	734	28.4
86	Soper	95	27	28.4
88	Heavener	1,056	298	28.2
88	Spavinaw	188	53	28.2
90	Tryon	175	49	28
91	Meeker	376	105	27.9
92	Greenfield	72	20	27.8
93	Bristow	1,576	433	27.5
93	Gould	40	11	27.5
93	Tishomingo	1,213	333	27.5
93	Wapanucka	142	39	27.5
97	Eldorado	186	51	27.4
98	Spiro	908	246	27.1
98	Wetumka	439	119	27.1
100	Frederick	1,342	362	27