Food Stamps in the Town of Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Town)

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 the Town of Dighton
Town of Dighton
Bristol County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$92,818.000000$59,343.000000$92,818.000000$92.8k2,533$94,468.000000$69,550.000000$94,468.000000$94.5k2,368
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 the Town of Dighton
Town of Dighton
Bristol County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.878788%41.226382%27.878788%27.9%5.343%5.34%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%26.005948%0.000%0%14.545455%9.785398%14.545455%14.5%3.101%3.10%54.545455%53.172382%54.545455%54.5%18.908%18.9%58.787879%33.861092%58.787879%58.8%10.200%10.2%24.242424%47.530324%24.242424%24.2%40.404%40.4%
% 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 the Town of Dighton
Town of Dighton
Bristol County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.417230%28.829414%34.417230%34.4%94.657%94.7%2.111486%5.726137%2.111486%2.1%100.000%100%31.672297%20.978857%31.672297%31.7%96.899%96.9%16.300676%23.219154%16.300676%16.3%81.092%81.1%36.064189%39.299809%36.064189%36.1%89.800%89.8%2.491554%6.895548%2.491554%2.5%59.596%59.6%
% 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 the Town of Dighton
Town of Dighton
Bristol County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Black3Other36.773399%13.178701%6.773399%6.8%165103.981938%104%6.514015%16.106475%6.514015%6.5%165100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%41.631748%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%32.135481%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%45.477930%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Providence Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Dighton, selected other county subdivisions in the Providence Area, and entities that contain the Town of Dighton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Central FallsProvidenceFall RiverWoonsocketNew 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 SmithfieldSmithfield615100Tract 615100Town of DightonDightonTown of SwanseaSwanseaTown of WestportWestportTown of CharlestownCharlestownTown of NortonNortonTown of North SmithfieldN SmithfieldTown of NarragansettNarragansettTown of EastonEastonDighton-Rehoboth School DistrictDighton-RehobothTown 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%10,34110.3k525.954060%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%491386.514015%6.514015%6.5%1656.514015%6.514015%6.5%1656.411093%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%344454.292111%4.292111%4.3%2784.202899%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 the Town of Dighton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Dighton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Dighton, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Dighton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonTown of RandolphRandolphTauntonSalemProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamQuincyBeverlyBarnstable TownSomervilleMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of AmherstAmherstTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordTown of DartmouthDartmouth615100Tract 615100Town of DightonDightonWatertown TownTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of ArlingtonArlingtonDighton-Rehoboth School DistrictDighton-RehobothNewtonTown 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%10,34110.3k823.167678%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%785416.514015%6.514015%6.5%1656.514015%6.514015%6.5%1656.417221%6.417221%6.4%945425.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,241434.557152%4.557152%4.6%850444.292111%4.292111%4.3%2784.239757%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 the Town of Dighton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Dighton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Dighton, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Dighton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew 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 Riv615100Tract 615100Town of DightonDightonTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonDighton-Rehoboth School DistrictDighton-RehobothEdison 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%10,34110.3k1725.315915%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%2,394426.514015%6.514015%6.5%1656.514015%6.514015%6.5%1656.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052454.292111%4.292111%4.3%2783.812606%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 the Town of Dighton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Dighton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Dighton, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Dighton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl 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 Diego615100Tract 615100Town of DightonDightonNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JoseDighton-Rehoboth School DistrictDighton-RehobothPlano42.327373%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%90,50990.5k425.907118%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%60,92860.9k436.514015%6.514015%6.5%1656.514015%6.514015%6.5%1656.406793%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%29,11429.1k494.292111%4.292111%4.3%2783.859381%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

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Bristol
Metro Area:
Providence Area
ZIP Codes:
02715, 02764
Unified School District:
Dighton-Rehoboth
Congressional District:
MA-4
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-1st Plymouth and Bristol
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-5th Bristol
Neighboring Cities:
Taunton
Neighboring Towns:
Berkley, Rehoboth, Somerset, Swansea
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Somerset
Nearby Towns:
Barrington, Freetown, Lakeville, Norton, Raynham, Seekonk, Warren