Jefferson Reporter

Brookside ranked 105th in Alabama for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 112 Brookside households (25.6 percent) who received food stamps. Brookside's population was 1,120 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Movico, which had 37 of 54 households receiving food stamps, 42.9 percent more than Brookside. In 2020 the population of Movico was 166.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Mountain Brook, which had 18 of 7,538 households receiving food stamps, 25.4 percent less than Brookside. In 2020 the population of Mountain Brook was 20,178.

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	Movico	54	37	68.5
2	Reeltown	161	97	60.2
3	Gainesville	108	64	59.3
4	Emelle	36	21	58.3
5	Onycha	49	28	57.1
6	Yellow Bluff	73	41	56.2
7	Boligee	131	69	52.7
8	Whatley	134	69	51.5
9	Dozier	151	77	51
10	Mosses	386	189	49
11	Brantley	376	184	48.9
12	Midway	247	118	47.8
13	Black	174	83	47.7
14	Fredonia	80	37	46.3
15	Valley Head	302	139	46
16	Dutton	212	96	45.3
17	Bear Creek	536	235	43.8
18	Uniontown	764	323	42.3
19	Joppa	211	89	42.2
20	Billingsley	63	26	41.3
21	Greensboro	1,127	459	40.7
22	Hatton	25	10	40
23	Brent	1,403	553	39.4
24	Leighton	335	129	38.5
25	Elmore	486	186	38.3
26	Detroit	107	40	37.4
27	Toxey	67	24	35.8
28	Ariton	252	90	35.7
29	Carbon Hill	606	216	35.6
30	Hayneville	425	151	35.5
31	Rock Mills	162	57	35.2
32	Rockford	261	91	34.9
32	Vredenburgh	43	15	34.9
34	Bayou La Batre	911	317	34.8
35	Thomaston	168	58	34.5
36	Vernon	947	326	34.4
37	La Fayette	1,151	395	34.3
38	Double Springs	509	174	34.2
39	Lakeview	47	16	34
40	Clayton	613	207	33.8
41	Union Springs	1,171	395	33.7
42	Parrish	476	159	33.4
43	Standing Rock	33	11	33.3
43	Sipsey	102	34	33.3
43	Fort Deposit	661	220	33.3
46	Ragland	635	208	32.8
47	Prichard	7,409	2,409	32.5
47	Evergreen	1,474	479	32.5
49	Camp Hill	456	147	32.2
50	Pine Hill	343	110	32.1
51	Vandiver	406	130	32
52	Vina	135	43	31.9
52	Newbern	72	23	31.9
54	Selma	7,572	2,407	31.8
55	Shiloh	183	58	31.7
55	Gordonville	82	26	31.7
57	Geiger	100	31	31
57	Tarrant	2,478	769	31
59	Cordova	703	217	30.9
60	Eunola	39	12	30.8
61	Cullomburg	36	11	30.6
62	Rutledge	161	49	30.4
63	York	985	298	30.3
63	White Hall	363	110	30.3
63	Forkland	350	106	30.3
66	Daleville	2,215	670	30.2
67	McKenzie	292	88	30.1
68	Courtland	293	88	30
68	Flomaton	647	194	30
70	Tuskegee	3,180	952	29.9
71	Mignon	327	97	29.7
72	Aliceville	848	251	29.6
73	Sulligent	793	233	29.4
74	Hackneyville	140	41	29.3
74	Wadley	225	66	29.3
76	Grimes	284	83	29.2
76	Fayette	1,819	531	29.2
78	Clio	484	141	29.1
79	Boykin	186	54	29
80	Georgiana	509	147	28.9
81	Holt	1,132	325	28.7
82	Babbie	218	62	28.4
82	Guin	897	255	28.4
82	Orrville	88	25	28.4
85	Bessemer	11,084	3,131	28.2
86	Haleyville	1,423	400	28.1
86	Nauvoo	64	18	28.1
88	Faunsdale	25	7	28
89	Eufaula	4,773	1,312	27.5
90	McDonald Chapel	236	64	27.1
91	Silas	194	52	26.8
92	Fruithurst	116	31	26.7
92	Atmore	2,824	753	26.7
94	Town Creek	380	101	26.6
95	Livingston	1,218	323	26.5
95	Hollis Crossroads	238	63	26.5
95	Newton	550	146	26.5
98	Samson	720	189	26.3
98	Eutaw	1,138	299	26.3
100	Fulton	115	30	26.1