South Jersey Sun

Olivet ranked 388th in New Jersey for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 10 Olivet households (1.9 percent) who received food stamps. Olivet's population was 1,322 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Penns Grove, which had 701 of 1,667 households receiving food stamps, 40.2 percent more than Olivet. In 2020 the population of Penns Grove was 4,793.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Avalon, which had one of 744 households receiving food stamps, 1.8 percent less than Olivet. In 2020 the population of Avalon was 1,456.

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	Penns Grove	1,667	701	42.1
2	Salem	2,011	822	40.9
3	Camden	25,411	10,225	40.2
4	Seaside Heights	1,285	511	39.8
5	Passaic	19,817	7,603	38.4
6	Paterson	45,627	15,381	33.7
7	Prospect Park	1,661	551	33.2
8	Laurel Lake	981	304	31
8	Seabrook Farms	545	169	31
10	Burleigh	223	68	30.5
11	Atlantic	15,775	4,668	29.6
12	Port Norris	555	158	28.5
12	Trenton	28,581	8,134	28.5
14	Cedarville	205	58	28.3
15	Bridgeton	6,270	1,734	27.7
16	Pleasantville	6,634	1,791	27
17	Woodlynne	821	217	26.4
18	Newark	102,195	25,524	25
19	Egg Harbor	1,517	361	23.8
20	Phillipsburg	6,135	1,450	23.6
21	Union	25,528	5,761	22.6
22	East Orange	24,210	5,451	22.5
23	Lakewood	10,385	2,318	22.3
24	West Wildwood	221	49	22.2
25	Pomona	2,233	488	21.9
26	Finesville	172	37	21.5
27	Clementon	2,257	482	21.4
28	Gloucester	4,349	920	21.2
29	Haledon	2,912	611	21
30	Woodbine	862	180	20.9
31	West New York	18,951	3,947	20.8
31	Wildwood	2,223	463	20.8
33	Voorhees	458	92	20.1
34	East Newark	776	155	20
35	Asbury Park	7,185	1,424	19.8
36	Keansburg	3,717	723	19.5
37	Perth Amboy	16,527	3,208	19.4
38	Cedar Glen West	936	180	19.2
39	Hope	63	12	19
40	New Brunswick	15,546	2,858	18.4
41	Chesilhurst	492	89	18.1
42	Pine Hill	4,423	769	17.4
43	Pedricktown	162	28	17.3
44	Belvidere	1,116	191	17.1
44	Woodbury	4,050	694	17.1
46	Guttenberg	4,634	787	17
47	Lopatcong Overlook	332	56	16.9
48	Cape May Court House	2,106	352	16.7
48	Teterboro	36	6	16.7
50	Carneys Point	2,900	478	16.5
50	South Toms River	1,049	173	16.5
52	Dover	5,879	951	16.2
53	Bloomsbury	360	58	16.1
54	Millville	11,500	1,845	16
55	Bayonne	24,784	3,950	15.9
56	Elizabeth	41,729	6,594	15.8
56	Vineland	21,199	3,349	15.8
58	Swedesboro	915	144	15.7
59	Jersey	103,880	16,096	15.5
60	Belleplain	201	31	15.4
61	Westville	1,764	269	15.2
62	Flemington	1,672	252	15.1
63	Brooklawn	813	122	15
64	Sussex	779	115	14.8
65	Long Branch	12,098	1,783	14.7
65	Pemberton	626	92	14.7
65	Pine Ridge at Crestwood	1,571	231	14.7
68	Deal	227	33	14.5
69	Lindenwold	7,679	1,104	14.4
69	Plainfield	15,626	2,255	14.4
71	Ocean Gate	680	96	14.1
71	Shiloh	135	19	14.1
73	Lawnside	1,178	164	13.9
74	Wrightstown	277	38	13.7
75	Beverly	822	112	13.6
75	Lodi	8,825	1,199	13.6
77	Freehold	4,193	564	13.5
78	Barnegat	1,286	172	13.4
78	Browns Mills	3,681	495	13.4
80	Collings Lakes	487	65	13.3
81	Magnolia	1,764	233	13.2
82	Paulsboro	2,630	344	13.1
83	Delaware Park	154	20	13
83	Runnemede	3,123	407	13
85	Anderson	116	15	12.9
86	Clifton	29,863	3,783	12.7
87	Farmingdale	514	65	12.6
88	Kearny	13,710	1,694	12.4
89	Carteret	8,036	987	12.3
90	Bellmawr	4,491	546	12.2
91	Linden	14,728	1,784	12.1
91	Moonachie	836	101	12.1
93	Burlington	3,712	446	12
93	Roselle	7,445	892	12
95	Newton	3,459	410	11.9
96	North Middletown	998	117	11.7
96	Rahway	11,621	1,354	11.7
98	Dunellen	2,408	277	11.5
98	Garfield	11,629	1,343	11.5
98	Lakehurst	1,009	116	11.5