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20. Hot Springs, AR
> Child poverty rate: 28.6%
> Median family income, households with children: $51,803 — 22nd lowest of 378 metros
> Share of households with children receiving SNAP benefits: 24.2% — 92nd highest of 378 metros
> Households headed by single mothers: 13.5% — 101st highest of 378 metros
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19. Rome, GA
> Child poverty rate: 28.7%
> Median family income, households with children: $53,986 — 38th lowest of 378 metros
> Share of households with children receiving SNAP benefits: 21.8% — 134th highest of 378 metros
> Households headed by single mothers: 15.0% — 59th highest of 378 metros
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18. Farmington, NM
> Child poverty rate: 28.8%
> Median family income, households with children: $51,100 — 19th lowest of 378 metros
> Share of households with children receiving SNAP benefits: 31.4% — 12th highest of 378 metros
> Households headed by single mothers: 14.0% — 81st highest of 378 metros
17. Hammond, LA
> Child poverty rate: 29.0%
> Median family income, households with children: $61,506 — 102nd lowest of 378 metros
> Share of households with children receiving SNAP benefits: 29.1% — 29th highest of 378 metros
> Households headed by single mothers: 17.5% — 17th highest of 378 metros
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16. Visalia, CA
> Child poverty rate: 29.3%
> Median family income, households with children: $48,294 — 10th lowest of 378 metros
> Share of households with children receiving SNAP benefits: 34.6% — 6th highest of 378 metros
> Households headed by single mothers: 15.4% — 46th highest of 378 metros
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