Food Stamps in Plymouth County, Massachusetts (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Plymouth County
Plymouth County
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$77,627.000000$70,954.000000$77,627.000000$77.6k182,252182k$24,977.000000$18,398.000000$24,977.000000$25.0k19,53119.5k$84,657.000000$80,204.000000$84,657.000000$84.7k162,721163k
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 Massachusetts and Plymouth County
Plymouth County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.550049%42.602645%47.550049%47.6%15.206%15.2%28.810609%27.028988%28.810609%28.8%39.394%39.4%13.834417%11.479096%13.834417%13.8%6.411%6.41%50.780810%50.924357%50.780810%50.8%22.510%22.5%37.632482%37.493668%37.632482%37.6%9.499%9.50%37.699043%47.359830%37.699043%37.7%48.431%48.4%
% 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 Massachusetts and Plymouth County
Plymouth County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.825640%28.272354%31.825640%31.8%84.794%84.8%5.320149%4.942032%5.320149%5.3%60.606%60.6%24.240264%21.331035%24.240264%24.2%93.589%93.6%20.981926%19.662016%20.981926%21.0%77.490%77.5%43.035011%38.196837%43.035011%43.0%90.501%90.5%4.818063%6.718461%4.818063%4.8%51.569%51.6%
% 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 Massachusetts and Plymouth County
Plymouth County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1Hispanic2Asian1All RacesWhite332.813286%40.134139%32.813286%32.8%1,304306.194617%306%32.055071%29.085104%32.055071%32.1%4,447299.119390%299%29.542744%25.680801%29.542744%29.5%743275.675802%276%28.882614%35.171106%28.882614%28.9%716269.515855%270%11.299435%12.305381%11.299435%11.3%200105.439795%105%10.716480%12.497220%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k100.000000%100%7.688990%8.332878%7.688990%7.7%12,12112.1k71.749205%72%
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 County Subdivision in Plymouth County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
2%7%13%18%23%29%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Plymouth County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%14%28%42%56%70%
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Food Stamps by Place in Plymouth County

There are 29 places in Plymouth County. This section compares all 29 of those to each other, Plymouth County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plymouth County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Plymouth County, selected places in Plymouth County, and entities that contain Plymouth County
0%10%20%Count#Wareham CenterWareham CtrBrocktonOnsetWhite Island ShoresWhite Is ShrsMiddleborough CenterMiddleborough CtrNortheastNorth PlymouthN PlymouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsWest WarehamMarion CenterBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthMarshfield HillsMarshfield HlsPlymouthNorth LakevilleN LakevilleBridgewaterAbingtonMarshfieldOcean Bluff-Brant RockOcean Bluff-Brant …HullScituateKingstonNorth ScituateN ScituateHinghamMattapoisett CenterMattapoisett CtrWeweanticNorth PembrokeN PembrokeGreen Harbor-Cedar CrestGrn Hbr-Cedar CrstSouth DuxburyDuxburyHansonThe Pinehills28.562341%28.562341%28.6%449128.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,118222.018349%22.018349%22.0%144316.379310%16.379310%16.4%95415.223665%15.223665%15.2%422513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.109128%13.109128%13.1%191613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.415541%12.415541%12.4%147711.299435%11.299435%11.3%60810.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k10.678532%10.678532%10.7%96910.631741%10.631741%10.6%3451010.165074%10.165074%10.2%117119.845228%9.845228%9.8%229129.156860%9.156860%9.2%568136.880252%6.880252%6.9%131146.531205%6.531205%6.5%135156.322423%6.322423%6.3%311166.272727%6.272727%6.3%138175.952381%5.952381%6.0%145184.626143%4.626143%4.6%86194.310777%4.310777%4.3%86203.684211%3.684211%3.7%49213.678474%3.678474%3.7%27223.008204%3.008204%3.0%33232.752294%2.752294%2.8%27242.540220%2.540220%2.5%30251.340034%1.340034%1.3%8261.337793%1.337793%1.3%8270.000000%0.000000%0.0%028
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 28 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Plymouth County

There are 28 county subdivisions in Plymouth County. This section compares all 28 of those to each other, Plymouth County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plymouth County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Plymouth County, selected county subdivisions in Plymouth County, and entities that contain Plymouth County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#BrocktonTown of WarehamWarehamNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsTown of RocklandRocklandBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthTown of WhitmanWhitmanTown of CarverCarverTown of AbingtonAbingtonTown of MiddleboroughMiddleboroughTown of PlymouthPlymouthTown of East BridgewaterE BridgewaterTown of PlymptonPlymptonTown of West BridgewaterW BridgewaterTown of MarionMarionTown of LakevilleLakevilleTown of HansonHansonTown of HullTown of PembrokePembrokeTown of HalifaxHalifaxTown of MarshfieldMarshfieldTown of BridgewaterBridgewaterTown of HanoverHanoverTown of KingstonKingstonTown of ScituateScituateTown of RochesterRochesterTown of DuxburyDuxburyTown of HinghamHinghamTown of NorwellNorwellTown of MattapoisettMattapoisett28.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,118113.226713%13.226713%13.2%1,224213.194686%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%319,790320k11.111111%11.111111%11.1%752310.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k10.188468%10.188468%10.2%54649.501558%9.501558%9.5%42759.156860%9.156860%9.2%56868.292903%8.292903%8.3%73577.652245%7.652245%7.7%1,67587.581804%7.581804%7.6%38097.295720%7.295720%7.3%75107.218236%7.218236%7.2%171117.142857%7.142857%7.1%136126.959231%6.959231%7.0%268136.646274%6.646274%6.6%239146.322423%6.322423%6.3%311156.064947%6.064947%6.1%381166.021211%6.021211%6.0%176175.740662%5.740662%5.7%541185.528785%5.528785%5.5%436194.981072%4.981072%5.0%250204.788253%4.788253%4.8%225214.266667%4.266667%4.3%288223.787879%3.787879%3.8%70233.043884%3.043884%3.0%163242.699860%2.699860%2.7%231252.640990%2.640990%2.6%96262.063158%2.063158%2.1%4927
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 27 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Boston Area

There are 7 counties in the Boston Area. This section compares Plymouth County to all of the counties in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plymouth County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Plymouth County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Plymouth County
0%5%10%15%Count#Suffolk CountySuffolkEssex CountyEssexNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthStrafford CountyStraffordMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkRockingham CountyRockingham19.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k114.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k213.194686%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%319,790320k10.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k39.206974%9.206974%9.2%4,39947.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k57.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k64.278179%4.278179%4.3%5,0777
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Massachusetts

There are 14 counties in Massachusetts. This section compares Plymouth County to all of the counties in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plymouth County.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Plymouth County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Plymouth County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Hampden CountyHampdenSuffolk CountySuffolkBristol CountyBristolEssex CountyEssexBerkshire CountyBerkshireFranklin CountyFranklinNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsWorcester CountyWorcesterBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthHampshire CountyHampshireMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexBarnstable CountyBarnstableNorfolk CountyNorfolkNantucket CountyNantucketDukes CountyDukes22.170102%22.170102%22.2%39,27539.3k119.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k216.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k314.315050%14.315050%14.3%41,26941.3k414.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,833514.153148%14.153148%14.2%4,301613.194686%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%319,790320k12.431554%12.431554%12.4%37,64237.6k710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k89.776211%9.776211%9.8%5,71497.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k107.769923%7.769923%7.8%7,331117.219460%7.219460%7.2%18,77518.8k125.031283%5.031283%5.0%193133.113792%3.113792%3.1%19114
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Plymouth County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plymouth County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Plymouth County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Plymouth County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkNew EnglandMassachusettsSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2710.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.716480%10.716480%10.7%19,53119.5k10.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county 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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Cities:
Brockton
Towns:
Abington, Bridgewater, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Lakeville, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Rockland, Scituate, Wareham, West Bridgewater, Whitman
Unincorporated Places:
Abington, Bridgewater, Duxbury, Green Harbor-Cedar Crest, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marion Center, Marshfield, Marshfield Hills, Mattapoisett Center, Middleborough Center, North Lakeville, North Pembroke, North Plymouth, North Scituate, Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Onset, Plymouth, Scituate, South Duxbury, Southfield, The Pinehills, Wareham Center, West Wareham, Weweantic, White Island Shores
ZIP Codes:
02025, 02043, 02045, 02047, 02050, 02061, 02066, 02189, 02190, 02301, 02302, 02324, 02330, 02332, 02333, 02338, 02339, 02341, 02346, 02347, 02351, 02359, 02360, 02364, 02366, 02367, 02370, 02379, 02382, 02532, 02538, 02558, 02562, 02571, 02576, 02738, 02739, 02767, 02770
Unified School Districts:
Abington, Bridgewater-Raynham, Brockton, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Freetown-Lakeville, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Marshfield, Middleborough, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Rockland, Scituate, Wareham, West Bridgewater, Whitman-Hanson
Elementary School Districts:
Halifax, Kingston, Marion, Mattapoisett, Plympton, Rochester
Secondary School Districts:
Old Rochester, Silver Lake
Congressional Districts:
MA-4, MA-8, MA-9
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Bristol and Plymouth, MA-1st Plymouth and Bristol, MA-Norfolk and Plymouth, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, MA-Plymouth and Barnstable, MA-Plymouth and Norfolk, MA-2nd Bristol and Plymouth, MA-2nd Plymouth and Bristol
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Plymouth, MA-2nd Plymouth, MA-3rd Plymouth, MA-4th Norfolk, MA-4th Plymouth, MA-5th Barnstable, MA-5th Plymouth, MA-6th Plymouth, MA-7th Plymouth, MA-8th Plymouth, MA-9th Plymouth, MA-10th Bristol, MA-10th Plymouth, MA-11th Plymouth, MA-12th Bristol, MA-12th Plymouth
Neighboring Counties:
Barnstable, Bristol, Norfolk, Suffolk
Nearby Counties:
Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Kent, Middlesex, Nantucket, Newport, Providence, Washington