Food Stamps in Boston, Massachusetts (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Boston
Boston
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$58,516.000000$70,954.000000$58,516.000000$58.5k259,324259k$14,596.000000$18,398.000000$14,596.000000$14.6k49,53949.5k$72,597.000000$80,204.000000$72,597.000000$72.6k209,785210k

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 Boston
Boston
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.059791%42.602645%42.059791%42.1%34.585%34.6%30.242839%27.028988%30.242839%30.2%55.689%55.7%8.393387%11.479096%8.393387%8.4%14.776%14.8%50.366378%50.924357%50.366378%50.4%42.175%42.2%39.318517%37.493668%39.318517%39.3%26.477%26.5%55.517875%47.359830%55.517875%55.5%51.219%51.2%

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 Boston
Boston
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty218.785423%28.272354%18.785423%18.8%65.415%65.4%5.682484%4.942032%5.682484%5.7%44.311%44.3%11.432181%21.331035%11.432181%11.4%85.224%85.2%16.307172%19.662016%16.307172%16.3%57.825%57.8%25.782110%38.196837%25.782110%25.8%73.523%73.5%12.486117%6.718461%12.486117%12.5%48.781%48.8%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Boston
Boston
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1Asian1All RacesWhite343.516523%40.134139%43.516523%43.5%7,269227.797873%228%33.128656%29.085104%33.128656%33.1%19,36919.4k173.420044%173%31.484887%35.171106%31.484887%31.5%5,479164.815333%165%26.497890%25.680801%26.497890%26.5%2,512138.709681%139%22.101968%12.305381%22.101968%22.1%4,942115.698151%116%19.103130%12.497220%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k100.000000%100%7.388520%8.332878%7.388520%7.4%9,96838.677013%39%

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 NeighborhoodChinatownBoston 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%49,53949.5k19.083088%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

Food Stamps by Place in the Boston Area

There are 132 places in the Boston Area. This section compares Boston to all of the places in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceDevensChelseaLynnWareham CenterWareham CtrBrocktonTownsendMilton MillsLowellOnsetMiltonEverettBoston School DistrictBostonBostonSuffolk CountySuffolkRandolphFarmingtonSalemWhite Island ShoresWhite Is ShrsShirleyHaverhillMiddleborough CenterMiddleborough CtrRevereRochesterMaldenSalisburyRaymondNortheastNorth PlymouthN PlymouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandFoxboroughMassachusettsWest WarehamSomersworthMethuen TownBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouthBridgewaterCambridgeHudsonDedhamBellinghamPinehurstEssexMedfieldLynnfieldWest ConcordBoxfordDoverThe PinehillsNewfields43.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k138.297872%38.297872%38.3%90230.170120%30.170120%30.2%3,742329.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,573428.562341%28.562341%28.6%449528.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,118625.043178%25.043178%25.0%145724.468085%24.468085%24.5%23823.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,974922.018349%22.018349%22.0%1441021.126761%21.126761%21.1%601119.542865%19.542865%19.5%2,9841219.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1319.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k18.581549%18.581549%18.6%2,2821417.315514%17.315514%17.3%2981516.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,0531616.379310%16.379310%16.4%951715.935673%15.935673%15.9%1091815.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,7271915.223665%15.223665%15.2%4222015.169039%15.169039%15.2%3,0692114.768779%14.768779%14.8%1,9132214.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,3882314.413608%14.413608%14.4%3222413.420622%13.420622%13.4%1642513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.109128%13.109128%13.1%1912613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.527376%12.527376%12.5%2862712.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.415541%12.415541%12.4%1472811.773569%11.773569%11.8%5472911.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0343010.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.631741%10.631741%10.6%345389.845228%9.845228%9.8%229478.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666567.497534%7.497534%7.5%456666.287737%6.287737%6.3%604755.445076%5.445076%5.4%115844.882085%4.882085%4.9%118933.852890%3.852890%3.9%221033.175966%3.175966%3.2%741121.851434%1.851434%1.9%821210.505051%0.505051%0.5%131270.000000%0.000000%0.0%01280.000000%0.000000%0.0%01290.000000%0.000000%0.0%01300.000000%0.000000%0.0%0131

Food Stamps by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBoston School DistrictBostonBostonSuffolk CountySuffolkWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownFraminghamBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyBeverlyAgawam TownBarnstable TownSomervilleGloucesterMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownNorwoodWalthamMedfordWatertown TownFranklin TownBrooklineArlingtonNewtonLexingtonNeedhamWellesley43.670174%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%49,53949.5k1519.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k18.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,1931618.581549%18.581549%18.6%2,2821718.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,0801816.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,0531915.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,7272015.169039%15.169039%15.2%3,0692114.812156%14.812156%14.8%2,4762214.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,3882313.415868%13.415868%13.4%2,2542413.194686%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%1,9232512.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0342611.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,4402710.995588%10.995588%11.0%2,5172810.838630%10.838630%10.8%3,0012910.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2323010.573664%10.573664%10.6%1,7163110.412185%10.412185%10.4%1,2103210.098665%10.098665%10.1%1,914339.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119349.358903%9.358903%9.4%1,181359.130942%9.130942%9.1%1,410368.433654%8.433654%8.4%1,261378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.360572%8.360572%8.4%1,151398.092240%8.092240%8.1%951407.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770417.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615426.417221%6.417221%6.4%945435.039764%5.039764%5.0%564445.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,241454.557152%4.557152%4.6%850464.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,310473.559731%3.559731%3.6%413482.913552%2.913552%2.9%304492.148914%2.148914%2.1%18550

Food Stamps by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBoston School DistrictBostonBostonSuffolk CountySuffolkBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandMassachusettsWarwickDanburyBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverNewton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k143.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k243.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k341.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k439.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k537.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k634.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k734.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k832.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k931.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,7801030.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k1130.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k1229.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1429.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k1628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181728.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1827.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1927.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,4652026.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k2126.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k2225.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,1412325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k2423.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742522.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6342622.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2721.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242820.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2919.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8073019.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k3119.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k18.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3933217.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k3316.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k3416.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3253712.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543910.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1784110.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981429.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627458.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666477.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346494.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,31050

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBoston School DistrictBostonBostonSuffolk CountySuffolkColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1419.083088%19.083088%19.1%57,18457.2k17.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50

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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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