Food Stamps in New Bedford, 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 New Bedford
New Bedford
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$38,178.000000$70,954.000000$38,178.000000$38.2k39,25439.3k$16,266.000000$18,398.000000$16,266.000000$16.3k10,34110.3k$48,552.000000$80,204.000000$48,552.000000$48.6k28,91328.9k

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 New Bedford
New Bedford
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty244.637849%42.602645%44.637849%44.6%38.924%38.9%28.856010%27.028988%28.856010%28.9%55.025%55.0%9.370467%11.479096%9.370467%9.4%19.536%19.5%47.529252%50.924357%47.529252%47.5%40.955%41.0%29.948748%37.493668%29.948748%29.9%22.372%22.4%53.389421%47.359830%53.389421%53.4%61.053%61.1%

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 New Bedford
New Bedford
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.051015%28.272354%25.051015%25.1%61.076%61.1%8.435652%4.942032%8.435652%8.4%44.975%45.0%13.803479%21.331035%13.803479%13.8%80.464%80.5%24.508007%19.662016%24.508007%24.5%59.045%59.0%37.166672%38.196837%37.166672%37.2%77.628%77.6%12.181372%6.718461%12.181372%12.2%38.947%38.9%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and New Bedford
New Bedford
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Hispanic1Other2Black2Mixed2All RacesWhite3Asian252.857143%35.171106%52.857143%52.9%740200.643486%201%44.530854%40.134139%44.530854%44.5%2,634169.037243%169%39.038786%29.085104%39.038786%39.0%926148.189585%148%34.834559%25.680801%34.834559%34.8%379132.230517%132%26.343812%12.497220%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k100.000000%100%19.933815%8.332878%19.933815%19.9%5,60275.667921%76%15.957447%12.305381%15.957447%16.0%6060.573795%61%

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in New Bedford

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
5.4%7.6%9.8%11.9%14.1%16.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in New Bedford

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4%13%22%31%40%49%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in New Bedford

There are 2 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within New Bedford (0 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, New Bedford, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Bedford.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Bedford, selected neighborhoods in New Bedford, and entities that contain New Bedford
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#New Bedford School DistrictNew BedfordNew BedfordSmith Mills NeighborhoodSmith MillsProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsBliss Corner NeighborhoodBliss Corner26.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k26.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k16.207599%16.207599%16.2%315316116.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k13.194686%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%319,790320k5.489253%5.489253%5.5%1212

Food Stamps by Place in the Providence Area

There are 50 places in the Providence Area. This section compares New Bedford to all of the places in the Providence Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Bedford.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Bedford, selected other places in the Providence Area, and entities that contain New Bedford
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Central FallsProvidenceFall RiverWoonsocketNew Bedford School DistrictNew BedfordNew BedfordPawtucketFoster CenterSmith MillsTauntonChepachetHarrisvilleEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolPascoagWesterlyValley FallsNewportAcushnet CenterAcushnet CtrRaynham CenterRaynham CtrAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsNewport EastNorth SeekonkWakefield-PeacedaleHope ValleyWarwickNorth WestportN WestportCranstonOcean GroveHopkintonCumberland HillCumberland HlSomersetBliss CornerGreeneMisquamicutBradfordNarragansett PierTivertonWeekapaugCarolinaMansfield CenterMansfield CtrGreenvilleQuonochontaugHarmonyNorton CenterKingstonCharlestownMelvilleAshawayWyomingWatch HillClayville43.432907%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%10,34110.3k26.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k525.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,141624.626866%24.626866%24.6%33718.870804%18.870804%18.9%371818.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,080916.338880%16.338880%16.3%1081016.307278%16.307278%16.3%1211116.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,1761216.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k15.886771%15.886771%15.9%2751314.744925%14.744925%14.7%1,1331414.712741%14.712741%14.7%6941514.642590%14.642590%14.6%1,5651614.444444%14.444444%14.4%1691714.382174%14.382174%14.4%2131813.415868%13.415868%13.4%2,2541913.194686%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%319,790320k12.494828%12.494828%12.5%6042011.748120%11.748120%11.7%1252111.634506%11.634506%11.6%4102211.532385%11.532385%11.5%732311.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0362411.288546%11.288546%11.3%2052510.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1782610.037175%10.037175%10.0%108278.256881%8.256881%8.3%18287.920175%7.920175%7.9%254297.599135%7.599135%7.6%527307.311734%7.311734%7.3%167316.849315%6.849315%6.8%20326.635071%6.635071%6.6%14336.331878%6.331878%6.3%29345.715841%5.715841%5.7%105355.112474%5.112474%5.1%175364.166667%4.166667%4.2%9373.846154%3.846154%3.8%11383.621080%3.621080%3.6%112393.325123%3.325123%3.3%108402.611940%2.611940%2.6%7412.412869%2.412869%2.4%9422.337662%2.337662%2.3%9432.176871%2.176871%2.2%16441.328904%1.328904%1.3%8450.000000%0.000000%0.0%0460.000000%0.000000%0.0%0470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%0490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050

Food Stamps by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares New Bedford to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Bedford. 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 New Bedford, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain New Bedford
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew Bedford School DistrictNew BedfordNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownRandolphTauntonSalemProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownFraminghamQuincyBeverlyAgawam 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%10,34110.3k26.343812%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%49,53949.5k1518.856406%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%3,0531916.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k15.672175%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%3,0012910.627025%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 New Bedford to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Bedford. 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 New Bedford, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain New Bedford
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew Bedford School DistrictNew BedfordNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandMassachusettsWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%10,34110.3k26.343812%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%49,53949.5k3118.654445%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%16,13316.1k3516.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k14.949843%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%3,3543910.627025%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 New Bedford to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Bedford. 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 New Bedford, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain New Bedford
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeNew Bedford School DistrictNew BedfordNew BedfordBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBristol CountyBristolSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos 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%70,25070.3k426.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k26.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k25.907118%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%49,53949.5k1417.388647%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%78,75478.8k2016.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.106475%16.106475%16.1%34,29634.3k16.101953%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%19,61419.6k4110.333295%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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