Food Stamps in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Providence County and Providence
Providence
Providence County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$37,366.000000$50,637.000000$37,366.000000$37.4k61,21861.2k$16,589.000000$17,404.000000$16,589.000000$16.6k19,67819.7k$52,809.000000$62,381.000000$52,809.000000$52.8k41,54041.5k

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Providence County and Providence
Providence
Providence County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.744791%44.952542%48.744791%48.7%46.568%46.6%30.440085%27.266363%30.440085%30.4%65.500%65.5%12.282752%12.501802%12.282752%12.3%26.476%26.5%39.602602%45.467273%39.602602%39.6%50.525%50.5%26.989531%33.068418%26.989531%27.0%32.002%32.0%53.674154%50.190451%53.674154%53.7%61.382%61.4%

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 Providence County and Providence
Providence
Providence County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.494945%26.845783%26.494945%26.5%53.432%53.4%7.595089%6.686961%7.595089%7.6%34.500%34.5%16.157920%17.792366%16.157920%16.2%73.524%73.5%18.370246%21.686696%18.370246%18.4%49.475%49.5%27.166586%37.072900%27.166586%27.2%67.998%68.0%15.996630%8.861771%15.996630%16.0%38.618%38.6%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Providence County and Providence
Providence
Providence County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Other1Hispanic2Mixed1Black1All RacesAsian1White354.804629%47.673797%54.804629%54.8%6,536170.496481%170%47.847778%40.350784%47.847778%47.8%4,124148.853811%149%41.115584%35.327869%41.115584%41.1%715127.910042%128%40.069473%35.872475%40.069473%40.1%3,922124.655605%125%32.144141%20.453636%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k100.000000%100%21.012172%12.080901%21.012172%21.0%65665.368591%65%14.313710%13.217590%14.313710%14.3%3,72544.529765%45%

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Providence

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
3%13%22%32%41%51%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Providence

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%12%25%37%49%62%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Providence

There are 25 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Providence (20 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 25 of those to each other, Providence, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Providence.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Providence, selected neighborhoods in Providence, and entities that contain Providence
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#West End NeighborhoodWest EndLower South Providence NeighborhoodLower S ProvidenceElmwood NeighborhoodElmwoodWanskuck NeighborhoodWanskuckOlneyville NeighborhoodOlneyvilleHartford NeighborhoodHartfordSilverlake NeighborhoodSilverlakeSouth Elmwood NeighborhoodSouth ElmwoodValley NeighborhoodValleyManton NeighborhoodMantonFederal Hill NeighborhoodFederal HillWashington Park NeighborhoodWashington PkCharles NeighborhoodCharlesProvidenceProvidence School DistrictProvidenceProvidenceDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownSmith Hill NeighborhoodSmith HillMount Pleasant NeighborhoodMt PleasantReservoir NeighborhoodReservoirProvidence CountyProvidenceMount Hope NeighborhoodMount HopeFairlawn NeighborhoodFairlawnRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandFox Point NeighborhoodFox PointCollege Hill NeighborhoodCollege HillElmhurst NeighborhoodElmhurstHope NeighborhoodHopeWayland NeighborhoodWaylandBlackstone NeighborhoodBlackstone50.889520%50.889520%50.9%2,5882,589150.833458%50.833458%50.8%980249.904151%49.904151%49.9%1,720349.083455%49.083455%49.1%1,773448.003608%48.003608%48.0%1,1441,145545.580052%45.580052%45.6%1,0521,053639.537215%39.537215%39.5%1,6121,613738.967669%38.967669%39.0%208837.561610%37.561610%37.6%515937.456184%37.456184%37.5%4661033.503590%33.503590%33.5%1,1421,1431133.162103%33.162103%33.2%7981232.343354%32.343354%32.3%8781332.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k32.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k32.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k31.179775%31.179775%31.2%5771425.825149%25.825149%25.8%6656661523.368982%23.368982%23.4%7667671621.196222%21.196222%21.2%2041720.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k19.875899%19.875899%19.9%4981817.858394%17.858394%17.9%4694701916.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k10.622849%10.622849%10.6%244245209.161675%9.161675%9.2%174217.802620%7.802620%7.8%289290225.054152%5.054152%5.1%7374233.305489%3.305489%3.3%4142243.051933%3.051933%3.1%919225

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Providence Area

There are 61 county subdivisions in the Providence Area. This section compares Providence to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Providence Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Providence. 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 Providence, selected other county subdivisions in the Providence Area, and entities that contain Providence
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Central FallsProvidenceProvidence School DistrictProvidenceProvidenceFall RiverWoonsocketNew BedfordPawtucketProvidence CountyProvidenceTown of West WarwickW WarwickTauntonEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceNewportTown of JohnstonJohnstonTown of North ProvidenceN ProvidenceTown of WarrenWarrenAttleboroTown of WesterlyWesterlyNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWarwickTown 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%19,67819.7k32.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k32.144141%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%7,141620.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k19.482190%19.482190%19.5%2,423718.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,080816.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,176916.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k14.642590%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%719,701720k11.472754%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Rhode Island

There are 40 county subdivisions in Rhode Island. This section compares Providence to all of the county subdivisions in Rhode Island and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Providence.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Providence, selected other county subdivisions in Rhode Island, and entities that contain Providence
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Central FallsProvidenceProvidence School DistrictProvidenceProvidenceWoonsocketPawtucketProvidence CountyProvidenceTown of West WarwickW WarwickEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceNewportTown of JohnstonJohnstonTown of North ProvidenceN ProvidenceTown of WarrenWarrenTown of WesterlyWesterlyNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandTown of ExeterExeterWarwickTown of LincolnLincolnTown of Little ComptonLittle ComptonTown of BurrillvilleBurrillvilleTown of CoventryCoventryCranstonTown of BristolBristolTown of MiddletownMiddletownTown of CumberlandCumberlandTown of North KingstownN KingstownTown of HopkintonHopkintonTown of GlocesterGlocesterTown of South KingstownS KingstownTown of PortsmouthPortsmouthTown of FosterFosterTown of TivertonTivertonTown of SmithfieldSmithfieldTown of CharlestownCharlestownTown of North SmithfieldN SmithfieldTown of West GreenwichW GreenwichTown of NarragansettNarragansettTown of RichmondRichmondTown of ScituateScituateTown of East GreenwichE GreenwichTown of JamestownJamestownTown of BarringtonBarringtonTown of New ShorehamNew Shoreham43.432907%43.432907%43.4%2,748132.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k32.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k32.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k228.264147%28.264147%28.3%4,875325.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,141420.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k19.482190%19.482190%19.5%2,423516.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,176616.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k14.642590%14.642590%14.6%1,565713.783089%13.783089%13.8%1,661813.717498%13.717498%13.7%1,952913.472486%13.472486%13.5%6391013.318284%13.318284%13.3%1,2981113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.120000%12.120000%12.1%3031211.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0361311.450000%11.450000%11.5%9161411.430318%11.430318%11.4%1871511.369378%11.369378%11.4%6751610.670533%10.670533%10.7%1,4721710.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,178189.782349%9.782349%9.8%818199.303721%9.303721%9.3%620209.213151%9.213151%9.2%1,247218.947522%8.947522%8.9%919228.455433%8.455433%8.5%277238.013449%8.013449%8.0%286247.820268%7.820268%7.8%818257.468938%7.468938%7.5%535267.454863%7.454863%7.5%128277.319588%7.319588%7.3%497286.627970%6.627970%6.6%491295.991801%5.991801%6.0%190305.420477%5.420477%5.4%243315.364512%5.364512%5.4%117324.467806%4.467806%4.5%306334.378531%4.378531%4.4%124344.166667%4.166667%4.2%174354.103373%4.103373%4.1%208362.363558%2.363558%2.4%55372.018082%2.018082%2.0%125380.669643%0.669643%0.7%339

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Providence to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Providence. 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 Providence, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Providence
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceProvidence School DistrictProvidenceProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyProvidence CountyProvidenceElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandQuincyTown 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%19,67819.7k32.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k32.144141%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%8,8242320.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k19.514573%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%16,13316.1k2916.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k14.949843%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%20,82420.8k3310.627025%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Providence to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Providence. 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 Providence, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Providence
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxProvidenceProvidence School DistrictProvidenceProvidenceMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynProvidence CountyProvidenceFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandSeattleLong 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%179,811180k232.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k32.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k32.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k30.439719%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%224,967225k920.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k20.437953%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%55,99456.0k1716.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k15.901493%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%719,701720k11.909058%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

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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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