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Heron Bay ranked 558th in Georgia for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 16 Heron Bay households (1.5 percent) who received food stamps. Heron Bay's population was 3,300 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Plains, which had 148 of 229 households receiving food stamps, 63.1 percent more than Heron Bay. In 2020 the population of Plains was 758.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was North High Shoals, which had one of 208 households receiving food stamps, 1 percent less than Heron Bay. In 2020 the population of North High Shoals was 670.

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	Plains	229	148	64.6
2	Warwick	249	144	57.8
3	Du Pont	54	30	55.6
4	Russell	387	210	54.3
5	Fort Gaines	304	162	53.3
6	Boykin	21	11	52.4
7	Camilla	2,011	1,031	51.3
8	Cuthbert	1,395	707	50.7
9	Camak	138	67	48.6
10	Jersey	50	24	48
11	Edison	455	217	47.7
12	Crawford	473	222	46.9
13	Meigs	364	169	46.4
14	Pelham	1,428	651	45.6
15	Andersonville	75	34	45.3
16	Warrenton	852	385	45.2
17	Lincoln Park	452	204	45.1
18	Ideal	138	61	44.2
19	Lexington	134	59	44
20	Jonesboro	1,326	580	43.7
21	Denton	92	40	43.5
22	Porterdale	751	324	43.1
23	Louisville	965	414	42.9
24	Ranger	31	13	41.9
25	Butler	910	379	41.6
25	Lumpkin	450	187	41.6
25	College Park	6,291	2,615	41.6
28	Buena Vista	771	320	41.5
29	Canon	295	121	41
29	Franklin	473	194	41
29	Soperton	1,110	455	41
32	Folkston	1,159	471	40.6
33	Harrison	185	75	40.5
33	Lavonia	1,021	414	40.5
35	Claxton	901	360	40
36	Dawson	1,578	629	39.9
37	Hiltonia	88	35	39.8
38	Adrian	282	111	39.4
39	Cordele	3,846	1,487	38.7
39	Pineview	163	63	38.7
41	Blakely	1,635	631	38.6
42	Vienna	1,318	506	38.4
43	East Newnan	325	124	38.2
43	Sparta	651	249	38.2
45	Collins	265	101	38.1
46	Swainsboro	2,900	1,103	38
47	Fort Valley	3,123	1,171	37.5
48	Gibson	278	104	37.4
48	Jeffersonville	321	120	37.4
50	Orchard Hill	86	32	37.2
51	Chester	175	65	37.1
52	Blairsville	225	83	36.9
52	Lithonia	928	342	36.9
52	Phillipsburg	301	111	36.9
55	Millen	1,099	402	36.6
56	Baxley	1,659	606	36.5
57	Donalsonville	1,049	382	36.4
58	Hull	47	17	36.2
59	Lakeland	1,193	431	36.1
60	Brunswick	6,169	2,221	36
60	Satilla	100	36	36
62	Wadley	661	237	35.9
63	Unionville	704	250	35.5
64	Elberton	1,781	630	35.4
65	Buchanan	441	155	35.1
66	Norman Park	357	125	35
67	Thomaston	3,332	1,160	34.8
68	Sparks	655	225	34.4
69	Coolidge	267	91	34.1
69	Summerville	1,855	633	34.1
69	Willacoochee	583	199	34.1
72	Eastman	1,893	641	33.9
73	Wrightsville	1,117	377	33.8
74	Rhine	236	79	33.5
75	Reynolds	369	123	33.3
76	Abbeville	263	87	33.1
76	Sale	148	49	33.1
76	Shellman	360	119	33.1
79	Moultrie	5,105	1,686	33
79	Offerman	176	58	33
81	Tennille	632	208	32.9
82	Ellijay	763	250	32.8
82	Ludowici	670	220	32.8
84	Clarkston	3,369	1,087	32.3
85	Arlington	476	153	32.1
85	Lake Park	321	103	32.1
85	Morgan	112	36	32.1
88	Monroe	4,240	1,356	32
89	Dublin	5,569	1,775	31.9
90	Oglethorpe	571	180	31.5
91	Greenville	396	123	31.1
92	Colquitt	831	258	31
93	Lilly	81	25	30.9
93	Twin	514	159	30.9
93	Waynesboro	1,848	571	30.9
96	Montezuma	1,204	371	30.8
97	Ellaville	670	206	30.7
98	East Ellijay	291	89	30.6
99	Kite	102	31	30.4
99	Talbotton	401	122	30.4