Food Stamps in Boston, Suffolk 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 Suffolk County and Boston
Boston
Suffolk County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$58,516.000000$57,439.000000$58,516.000000$58.5k259,324259k$14,596.000000$15,369.000000$14,596.000000$14.6k49,53949.5k$72,597.000000$70,728.000000$72,597.000000$72.6k209,785210k
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 Suffolk County and Boston
Boston
Suffolk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.059791%42.637801%42.059791%42.1%34.585%34.6%30.242839%29.721600%30.242839%30.2%55.689%55.7%8.393387%9.294558%8.393387%8.4%14.776%14.8%50.366378%50.143397%50.366378%50.4%42.175%42.2%39.318517%38.940963%39.318517%39.3%26.477%26.5%55.517875%54.072818%55.517875%55.5%51.219%51.2%
% 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 Suffolk County and Boston
Boston
Suffolk County
0%5%10%15%20%25%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty218.785423%20.068956%18.785423%18.8%65.415%65.4%5.682484%5.756906%5.682484%5.7%44.311%44.3%11.432181%12.382771%11.432181%11.4%85.224%85.2%16.307172%17.043064%16.307172%16.3%57.825%57.8%25.782110%27.008669%25.782110%25.8%73.523%73.5%12.486117%11.957571%12.486117%12.5%48.781%48.8%
% 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 Suffolk County and Boston
Boston
Suffolk County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1Asian1All RacesWhite343.516523%41.059849%43.516523%43.5%7,269227.797873%228%33.128656%32.710311%33.128656%33.1%19,36919.4k173.420044%173%31.484887%30.130160%31.484887%31.5%5,479164.815333%165%26.497890%28.325984%26.497890%26.5%2,512138.709681%139%22.101968%21.393449%22.101968%22.1%4,942115.698151%116%19.103130%19.083088%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k100.000000%100%7.388520%8.633053%7.388520%7.4%9,96838.677013%39%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Boston

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%9%17%25%33%42%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Boston

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%11%23%34%46%57%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Boston

There are 41 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Boston (18 fully and 23 partially). This section compares all 41 of those to each other, Boston, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Boston, selected neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Roxbury NeighborhoodRoxburyMattapan NeighborhoodMattapanMission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillSouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndBay Village NeighborhoodBay VillageNorth Dorchester NeighborhoodN DorchesterFenway NeighborhoodFenwayEast Boston NeighborhoodEast BostonChinatown NeighborhoodChinatownBostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonSuffolk CountySuffolkCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownSouth Boston NeighborhoodSouth BostonJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkRoslindale NeighborhoodRoslindaleBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandEast Dedham NeighborhoodEast DedhamMassachusettsDowntown Crossing NeighborhoodDntn CrossingLeather District NeighborhoodLeather DistBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyAllston NeighborhoodAllstonKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreWest End NeighborhoodWest EndRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodGovernment Center NeighborhoodGovernment CtrHaymarket NeighborhoodHaymarketBack Bay NeighborhoodBack BaySprague-Manor NeighborhoodSprague-ManorBeacon Hill NeighborhoodBeacon HillNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillNewton Corner NeighborhoodNewton Corner41.306720%41.306720%41.3%8,115135.399742%35.399742%35.4%4,063227.771539%27.771539%27.8%1,4171,418326.704501%26.704501%26.7%5,638424.291064%24.291064%24.3%3,437523.410159%23.410159%23.4%348621.922777%21.922777%21.9%2,1602,161721.417569%21.417569%21.4%1,111819.441604%19.441604%19.4%2,775919.248733%19.248733%19.2%5485491019.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k18.334847%18.334847%18.3%1,4271,4281116.038003%16.038003%16.0%2,5092,5101215.869384%15.869384%15.9%2,6402,6411315.281595%15.281595%15.3%4791415.076154%15.076154%15.1%1,6771514.852077%14.852077%14.9%1,5841613.831767%13.831767%13.8%2,6871713.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.584169%12.584169%12.6%2311812.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.172638%11.172638%11.2%451911.172638%11.172638%11.2%352010.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.213367%10.213367%10.2%5022110.181409%10.181409%10.2%1,2681,269229.692051%9.692051%9.7%1,0081,009239.078922%9.078922%9.1%585247.711680%7.711680%7.7%206257.532827%7.532827%7.5%113114267.180221%7.180221%7.2%69276.569647%6.569647%6.6%5455286.109680%6.109680%6.1%89296.109680%6.109680%6.1%67304.848465%4.848465%4.8%562314.139439%4.139439%4.1%4546323.905170%3.905170%3.9%225332.634153%2.634153%2.6%154155342.381514%2.381514%2.4%4546352.119525%2.119525%2.1%68360.851347%0.851347%0.9%161737
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 37 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

There are 201 county subdivisions in the Boston Area. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,773.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceChelseaLynnBrocktonLowellEverettBostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonSuffolk CountySuffolkTown of RandolphRandolphSalemHaverhillRevereRochesterMaldenNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyBeverlyTown of StoughtonStoughtonTown of SaugusSaugusSomervilleGloucesterMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownTown of NorwoodNorwoodTown of DracutDracutTown of PlymouthPlymouthWalthamMedfordDoverTown of DerryWatertown TownMelroseFranklin TownTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of TewksburyTewksburyTown of ArlingtonArlingtonNewtonTown of BillericaBillericaTown of North AndoverN AndoverTown of AndoverAndoverTown of LexingtonLexingtonTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordTown of SalemTown of NatickNatickTown of NeedhamNeedhamTown of WellesleyWellesley43.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k130.170120%30.170120%30.2%3,742229.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,573328.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,118423.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,974519.542865%19.542865%19.5%2,984619.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k719.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k18.581549%18.581549%18.6%2,282816.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,053915.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,7271015.169039%15.169039%15.2%3,0691114.768779%14.768779%14.8%1,9131214.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,3881313.194686%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%319,790320k11.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0341411.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,4401510.995588%10.995588%11.0%2,5171610.838630%10.838630%10.8%3,0011710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2321810.573664%10.573664%10.6%1,7161910.455663%10.455663%10.5%1,1062010.279908%10.279908%10.3%1,032219.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119229.358903%9.358903%9.4%1,181239.130942%9.130942%9.1%1,410248.433654%8.433654%8.4%1,261258.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666268.360572%8.360572%8.4%1,151278.092240%8.092240%8.1%951287.653804%7.653804%7.7%841297.652245%7.652245%7.7%1,675307.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770317.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615327.121082%7.121082%7.1%911336.434150%6.434150%6.4%832346.417221%6.417221%6.4%945355.972771%5.972771%6.0%680365.039764%5.039764%5.0%564375.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,241384.803801%4.803801%4.8%546394.557152%4.557152%4.6%850404.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,310414.237469%4.237469%4.2%596424.183486%4.183486%4.2%456434.023319%4.023319%4.0%490443.559731%3.559731%3.6%413453.549777%3.549777%3.5%486463.478648%3.478648%3.5%391473.165908%3.165908%3.2%445482.913552%2.913552%2.9%304492.148914%2.148914%2.1%18550
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 Boston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. 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 Boston, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonSuffolk CountySuffolkTown of RandolphRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownTown of FraminghamFraminghamBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyBeverlyBarnstable 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%10,34110.3k823.167678%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%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1519.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k18.581549%18.581549%18.6%2,2821618.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,0801716.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,0531815.672175%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%3,0012810.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%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 Boston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. 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 Boston, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonSuffolk CountySuffolkPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyTown 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%10,34110.3k1725.315915%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%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2619.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k17.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2914.949843%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%319,790320k10.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%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 Boston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. 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 Boston, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonSuffolk CountySuffolkColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaDenverAustinLos 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%90,50990.5k425.907118%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%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1519.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k17.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%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%21,74121.7k3310.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.333295%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

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  • 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:
Suffolk
Metro Area:
Boston Area
City:
Boston
ZIP Codes:
02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02118, 02119, 02120, 02121, 02122, 02124, 02125, 02126, 02127, 02128, 02129, 02130, 02131, 02132, 02134, 02135, 02136, 02149, 02151, 02152, 02163, 02199, 02203, 02210, 02215, 02445, 02446, 02467
Unified School District:
Boston
Neighborhoods:
Allston, Assembly Square, Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Boston Harbor Islands, Brighton, Charlestown, Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill, Chinatown, Deer Island, Downtown, Downtown Crossing, East Boston, East Cambridge, East Dedham, East Somerville, Fenway, Government Center, Haymarket, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Kenmore, Leather District, Long Island, Longwood, Mattapan, Mission Hill, Newton Corner, North Dorchester, North End, Riverdale, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, South Dorchester, South End, Sprague-Manor, West End, West Roxbury
Congressional Districts:
MA-7, MA-8
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-1st Suffolk, MA-Middlesex and Suffolk, MA-Norfolk and Suffolk, MA-2nd Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-2nd Suffolk
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Suffolk, MA-2nd Suffolk, MA-3rd Suffolk, MA-4th Suffolk, MA-5th Suffolk, MA-6th Suffolk, MA-7th Suffolk, MA-8th Suffolk, MA-9th Suffolk, MA-10th Suffolk, MA-11th Suffolk, MA-12th Suffolk, MA-13th Suffolk, MA-14th Suffolk, MA-15th Suffolk, MA-17th Suffolk, MA-18th Suffolk
Neighboring Towns:
Brookline, Canton, Dedham, Hull, Milton, Nahant, Needham
Nearby Towns:
Arlington, Belmont, Hingham, Saugus