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Purple Sage ranked 24th in Wyoming for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 26 Purple Sage households (10.4 percent) who received food stamps. Purple Sage's population was 764 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Y-O Ranch, which had 18 of 47 households receiving food stamps, 27.9 percent more than Purple Sage. In 2020 the population of Y-O Ranch was 196.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Thayne, which had one of 178 households receiving food stamps, 9.8 percent less than Purple Sage. In 2020 the population of Thayne was 462.

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	Y-O Ranch	47	18	38.3
2	Arapahoe	437	149	34.1
3	Superior	75	25	33.3
4	Ethete	327	106	32.4
5	Edgerton	47	15	31.9
6	Fort Washakie	409	120	29.3
7	East Thermopolis	160	46	28.8
8	Fox Farm-College	1,406	255	18.1
9	Dixon	35	6	17.1
10	Mills	1,705	285	16.7
11	South Greeley	1,698	272	16
12	Yoder	71	11	15.5
13	Boulder Flats	120	18	15
14	Torrington	2,427	321	13.2
15	Manville	48	6	12.5
16	Lusk	541	67	12.4
17	Hartrandt	353	43	12.2
18	Glendo	116	14	12.1
18	Osmond	207	25	12.1
20	Guernsey	443	51	11.5
21	Hudson	144	16	11.1
22	Evanston	4,627	508	11
23	Thermopolis	1,301	141	10.8
24	Purple Sage	250	26	10.4
25	Glenrock	881	90	10.2
25	Riverton	4,388	449	10.2
27	Diamondville	332	33	9.9
28	Hanna	307	30	9.8
28	Newcastle	1,252	123	9.8
30	Powell	2,482	223	9
31	Kemmerer	1,275	114	8.9
32	Rawlins	3,327	287	8.6
33	Shoshoni	235	19	8.1
34	Sheridan	8,127	651	8
35	Rock Springs	8,377	663	7.9
36	Pavillion	115	9	7.8
37	Lingle	194	15	7.7
38	Casper	24,850	1,870	7.5
38	Lovell	883	66	7.5
40	Douglas	2,580	190	7.4
40	Medicine Bow	149	11	7.4
42	Bairoil	83	6	7.2
42	Basin	498	36	7.2
44	Deaver	57	4	7
45	Cheyenne	27,599	1,810	6.6
46	Afton	790	51	6.5
46	Bar Nunn	846	55	6.5
48	Gillette	11,936	765	6.4
48	Lander	2,980	191	6.4
50	Marbleton	338	21	6.2
51	Sinclair	197	12	6.1
52	Baggs	179	10	5.6
52	Casper Mountain	340	19	5.6
52	Greybull	737	41	5.6
55	Midwest	112	6	5.4
56	Moorcroft	268	14	5.2
57	Lyman	646	33	5.1
57	Manderson	39	2	5.1
59	Green River	4,370	214	4.9
60	La Grange	145	7	4.8
61	Burns	214	10	4.7
61	Cody	4,337	204	4.7
61	Pine Haven	169	8	4.7
64	Johnstown	67	3	4.5
64	Pine Bluffs	582	26	4.5
66	Auburn	204	9	4.4
66	Dubois	434	19	4.4
68	Saratoga	764	33	4.3
69	Rafter J Ranch	649	27	4.2
70	Cowley	193	8	4.1
71	Laramie	13,612	545	4
72	Big Piney	161	6	3.7
73	Jackson	4,597	165	3.6
74	Bear River	316	11	3.5
75	Ranchester	353	12	3.4
75	Worland	2,233	76	3.4
77	Dayton	294	9	3.1
77	Opal	32	1	3.1
77	Pinedale	813	25	3.1
77	Wheatland	1,636	50	3.1
81	Hartville	33	1	3
81	Upton	563	17	3
83	Chugwater	112	3	2.7
83	Evansville	1,064	29	2.7
83	Warren AFB	746	20	2.7
86	Lucerne	204	5	2.5
86	Rolling Hills	204	5	2.5
88	Fort Laramie	100	2	2
89	Byron	157	3	1.9
90	Ranchettes	2,357	40	1.7
91	Buffalo	2,269	23	1
91	Meeteetse	300	3	1
91	Rock River	98	1	1
94	Mountain View	418	3	0.7
94	Vista West	305	2	0.7
96	Thayne	178	1	0.6