Pasco Reporter

Meadow Oaks ranked 534th in Florida for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 110 Meadow Oaks households (8.7 percent) who received food stamps. Meadow Oaks' population was 2,830 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Homestead Base, which had 93 of 96 households receiving food stamps, 88.2 percent more than Meadow Oaks. In 2020 the population of Homestead Base was 725.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Bay Hill, which had one of 1,751 households receiving food stamps, 8.6 percent less than Meadow Oaks. In 2020 the population of Bay Hill was 4,815.

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	Homestead Base	96	93	96.9
2	Istachatta	31	22	71
3	Lacoochee	421	275	65.3
4	Ona	160	99	61.9
5	Otter Creek	44	27	61.4
6	Caryville	93	57	61.3
7	Pioneer	197	117	59.4
8	Aripeka	70	41	58.6
8	Fort Green Springs	116	68	58.6
10	Waverly	228	125	54.8
11	Chiefland	905	495	54.7
12	Opa-locka	5,534	3,004	54.3
13	Five Points	343	184	53.6
14	Florida	3,050	1,620	53.1
15	Goulds	3,336	1,740	52.2
16	Gladeview	4,206	2,121	50.4
17	Goulding	873	429	49.1
18	Samoset	1,314	617	47
19	Pinewood	4,968	2,250	45.3
20	South Bay	787	351	44.6
21	Boulevard Gardens	445	195	43.8
22	Brownsville	6,070	2,622	43.2
23	Yeehaw Junction	75	32	42.7
24	Royal Palm Estates	369	157	42.5
25	Lloyd	66	28	42.4
25	Medley	410	174	42.4
27	Hialeah	76,459	32,226	42.1
27	Worthington Springs	126	53	42.1
29	Gifford	1,253	526	42
30	Franklin Park	417	170	40.8
31	Pahokee	1,718	698	40.6
31	Sweetwater	6,177	2,508	40.6
31	West Perrine	2,774	1,127	40.6
34	Belle Glade	6,324	2,537	40.1
35	Westview	3,483	1,376	39.5
36	Trenton	656	258	39.3
37	Suncoast Estates	1,727	671	38.9
38	East Williston	248	96	38.7
38	Graceville	814	315	38.7
40	West Little River	9,621	3,718	38.6
41	Wauchula	1,630	628	38.5
42	Westgate	2,263	869	38.4
43	Limestone	42	16	38.1
44	Montura	1,356	515	38
44	Wimauma	2,403	913	38
46	Moore Haven	793	300	37.8
47	Inwood	2,317	872	37.6
48	Zolfo Springs	597	221	37
49	Moon Lake	1,631	602	36.9
50	Naranja	3,365	1,236	36.7
51	DeLand Southwest	489	179	36.6
52	Harlem	885	323	36.5
53	Immokalee	6,006	2,187	36.4
53	Sebring	3,699	1,348	36.4
55	Panacea	284	103	36.3
56	Lake Mystic	268	97	36.2
56	Pine Hills	22,660	8,204	36.2
56	Wiscon	365	132	36.2
59	Belleview	2,052	741	36.1
60	Mangonia Park	675	238	35.3
61	Lake Kathryn	302	105	34.8
62	San Castle	1,160	399	34.4
63	Plantation Mobile Home Park	529	181	34.2
64	Branford	323	110	34.1
64	Raiford	85	29	34.1
66	Chattahoochee	998	339	34
66	Gretna	497	169	34
66	Orlovista	2,432	828	34
69	Bowling Green	682	231	33.9
69	Pine Manor	1,386	470	33.9
71	Greensboro	252	85	33.7
71	Hialeah Gardens	7,132	2,402	33.7
71	Roosevelt Gardens	808	272	33.7
74	Arcadia	2,953	988	33.5
75	Cocoa West	2,418	805	33.3
76	Jennings	289	96	33.2
77	Indiantown	1,916	629	32.8
77	Tangelo Park	872	286	32.8
79	Bunnell	1,072	351	32.7
80	Crescent	745	243	32.6
81	South Miami Heights	10,769	3,502	32.5
81	White Springs	464	151	32.5
83	Madison	1,101	355	32.2
83	West Pensacola	8,919	2,874	32.2
85	Fort Pierce	16,687	5,335	32
86	Homestead	19,392	6,179	31.9
86	Miami Gardens	30,946	9,865	31.9
88	Coleman	299	95	31.8
88	Hastings	471	150	31.8
90	Oak Ridge	6,547	2,076	31.7
91	Mascotte	1,672	528	31.6
92	South Apopka	2,175	685	31.5
93	Century	739	231	31.3
93	Quincy	2,642	828	31.3
95	Reddick	215	67	31.2
96	Westwood Lakes	3,197	990	31
97	Nobleton	110	34	30.9
98	South Highpoint	1,783	543	30.5
99	Bradley Junction	218	66	30.3
99	Jacob	122	37	30.3