Food Stamps in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Bristol County and New Bedford
New Bedford
Bristol County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$38,178.000000$59,343.000000$38,178.000000$38.2k39,25439.3k$16,266.000000$17,851.000000$16,266.000000$16.3k10,34110.3k$48,552.000000$69,550.000000$48,552.000000$48.6k28,91328.9k
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Bristol County and New Bedford
New Bedford
Bristol County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty244.637849%41.226382%44.637849%44.6%38.924%38.9%28.856010%26.005948%28.856010%28.9%55.025%55.0%9.370467%9.785398%9.370467%9.4%19.536%19.5%47.529252%53.172382%47.529252%47.5%40.955%41.0%29.948748%33.861092%29.948748%29.9%22.372%22.4%53.389421%47.530324%53.389421%53.4%61.053%61.1%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Bristol County and New Bedford
New Bedford
Bristol County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.051015%28.829414%25.051015%25.1%61.076%61.1%8.435652%5.726137%8.435652%8.4%44.975%45.0%13.803479%20.978857%13.803479%13.8%80.464%80.5%24.508007%23.219154%24.508007%24.5%59.045%59.0%37.166672%39.299809%37.166672%37.2%77.628%77.6%12.181372%6.895548%12.181372%12.2%38.947%38.9%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Bristol County and New Bedford
New Bedford
Bristol County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Hispanic1Other2Black2Mixed2All RacesWhite3Asian252.857143%41.631748%52.857143%52.9%740200.643486%201%44.530854%45.477930%44.530854%44.5%2,634169.037243%169%39.038786%32.135481%39.038786%39.0%926148.189585%148%34.834559%30.925087%34.834559%34.8%379132.230517%132%26.343812%16.106475%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k100.000000%100%19.933815%13.178701%19.933815%19.9%5,60275.667921%76%15.957447%9.896841%15.957447%16.0%6060.573795%61%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in New Bedford

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
5.4%7.6%9.8%11.9%14.1%16.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in New Bedford

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4%13%22%31%40%49%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in New Bedford

There are 2 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within New Bedford (0 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, New Bedford, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Bedford.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Bedford, selected neighborhoods in New Bedford, and entities that contain New Bedford
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#New BedfordNew Bedford School DistrictNew BedfordNew BedfordSmith Mills NeighborhoodSmith MillsProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsBliss Corner NeighborhoodBliss Corner26.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k26.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k26.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k16.207599%16.207599%16.2%315316116.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k5.489253%5.489253%5.5%1212
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Providence Area

There are 61 county subdivisions in the Providence Area. This section compares New Bedford to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Providence Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Bedford. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 7,776.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Bedford, selected other county subdivisions in the Providence Area, and entities that contain New Bedford
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Central FallsProvidenceFall RiverWoonsocketNew BedfordNew Bedford School DistrictNew BedfordNew BedfordPawtucketTown of West WarwickW WarwickTauntonEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolNewportTown of JohnstonJohnstonTown of North ProvidenceN ProvidenceTown of WarrenWarrenAttleboroTown of WesterlyWesterlyNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsWarwickTown of LincolnLincolnTown of BurrillvilleBurrillvilleTown of CoventryCoventryCranstonTown of RaynhamRaynhamTown of BristolBristolTown of MiddletownMiddletownTown of SeekonkSeekonkTown of FairhavenFairhavenTown of CumberlandCumberlandTown of North KingstownN KingstownTown of AcushnetAcushnetTown of FreetownFreetownTown of HopkintonHopkintonTown of GlocesterGlocesterTown of South KingstownS KingstownTown of SomersetSomersetTown of North AttleboroughN AttleboroughTown of PortsmouthPortsmouthTown of TivertonTivertonTown of DartmouthDartmouthTown of SmithfieldSmithfieldTown of SwanseaSwanseaTown of WestportWestportTown of CharlestownCharlestownTown of NortonNortonTown of North SmithfieldN SmithfieldTown of NarragansettNarragansettTown of EastonEastonTown of MansfieldMansfieldTown of ScituateScituateTown of East GreenwichE GreenwichTown of RehobothRehobothTown of BarringtonBarrington43.432907%43.432907%43.4%2,748132.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k228.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k328.264147%28.264147%28.3%4,875426.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k26.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k26.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k525.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,141619.482190%19.482190%19.5%2,423718.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,080816.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,176916.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k14.642590%14.642590%14.6%1,5651013.783089%13.783089%13.8%1,6611113.717498%13.717498%13.7%1,9521213.472486%13.472486%13.5%6391313.415868%13.415868%13.4%2,2541413.318284%13.318284%13.3%1,2981513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0361611.450000%11.450000%11.5%9161711.369378%11.369378%11.4%6751810.670533%10.670533%10.7%1,4721910.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1782010.107391%10.107391%10.1%480219.782349%9.782349%9.8%818229.303721%9.303721%9.3%620239.271523%9.271523%9.3%518249.215068%9.215068%9.2%614259.213151%9.213151%9.2%1,247268.947522%8.947522%8.9%919278.946171%8.946171%8.9%354288.643617%8.643617%8.6%260298.455433%8.455433%8.5%277308.013449%8.013449%8.0%286317.820268%7.820268%7.8%818327.599135%7.599135%7.6%527337.536536%7.536536%7.5%789347.468938%7.468938%7.5%535357.319588%7.319588%7.3%497366.868492%6.868492%6.9%785376.627970%6.627970%6.6%491386.411093%6.411093%6.4%393396.169414%6.169414%6.2%378405.991801%5.991801%6.0%190415.712025%5.712025%5.7%361425.420477%5.420477%5.4%243434.467806%4.467806%4.5%306444.435276%4.435276%4.4%344454.202899%4.202899%4.2%348464.166667%4.166667%4.2%174474.103373%4.103373%4.1%208482.865112%2.865112%2.9%113492.018082%2.018082%2.0%12550
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares New Bedford to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Bedford. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Bedford, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain New Bedford
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordNew Bedford School DistrictNew BedfordNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonTown of RandolphRandolphTauntonSalemProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamQuincyBeverlyBarnstable TownSomervilleMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of AmherstAmherstTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordTown of DartmouthDartmouthWatertown TownTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of ArlingtonArlingtonNewtonTown of BillericaBillericaTown of AndoverAndoverTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordTown of NatickNatickTown of ShrewsburyShrewsbury43.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k137.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k233.635455%33.635455%33.6%5,047330.170120%30.170120%30.2%3,742429.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,573528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,118726.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k26.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k26.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k823.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,974922.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k1020.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,9231120.319297%20.319297%20.3%4,6711220.089710%20.089710%20.1%2,9561319.542865%19.542865%19.5%2,9841419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1518.581549%18.581549%18.6%2,2821618.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,0801716.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,0531816.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k15.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,7271915.169039%15.169039%15.2%3,0692014.812156%14.812156%14.8%2,4762114.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,3882213.415868%13.415868%13.4%2,2542313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.724987%12.724987%12.7%1,9232412.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0342511.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,4402610.995588%10.995588%11.0%2,5172710.838630%10.838630%10.8%3,0012810.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2322910.573664%10.573664%10.6%1,7163010.098665%10.098665%10.1%1,914319.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119329.130942%9.130942%9.1%1,410338.433654%8.433654%8.4%1,261348.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666358.360572%8.360572%8.4%1,151368.163037%8.163037%8.2%731377.652245%7.652245%7.7%1,675387.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770397.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615406.868492%6.868492%6.9%785416.417221%6.417221%6.4%945425.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,241434.557152%4.557152%4.6%850444.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,310454.237469%4.237469%4.2%596464.023319%4.023319%4.0%490473.549777%3.549777%3.5%486483.165908%3.165908%3.2%445492.943683%2.943683%2.9%38050
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares New Bedford to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Bedford. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Bedford, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain New Bedford
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordNew Bedford School DistrictNew BedfordNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandMassachusettsQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k336.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k434.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k534.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k632.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k730.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k830.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k929.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731029.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1129.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1228.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181328.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1427.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1526.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k1626.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k26.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k26.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k1725.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k1923.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,5962023.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742122.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2221.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242319.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8072419.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6912519.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2916.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3312.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545397.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052453.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355463.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.090064%3.090064%3.1%2,366483.027583%3.027583%3.0%2,968492.870620%2.870620%2.9%1,13850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares New Bedford to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Bedford. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Bedford, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain New Bedford
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiNew BedfordNew Bedford School DistrictNew BedfordNew BedfordBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k426.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k26.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k26.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k25.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1716.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k15.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3112.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Bristol
Metro Area:
Providence Area
City:
New Bedford
ZIP Codes:
02740, 02743, 02744, 02745, 02746, 02747, 02748
Unified School District:
New Bedford
Neighborhoods:
Bliss Corner, Smith Mills
Congressional District:
MA-9
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-2nd Bristol and Plymouth
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-8th Bristol, MA-9th Bristol, MA-10th Bristol, MA-11th Bristol, MA-13th Bristol
Neighboring Towns:
Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Freetown
Nearby Towns:
Berkley, Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, Somerset, Tiverton, Wareham, Westport