Food Stamps in Rhode Island (State)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Rhode Island
Rhode Island
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$58,387.000000$55,322.000000$58,387.000000$58.4k410,240410k$17,927.000000$20,214.000000$17,927.000000$17.9k66,10466.1k$68,549.000000$62,089.000000$68,549.000000$68.5k344,136344k
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 the United States and Rhode Island
Rhode Island
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.254629%52.998047%42.254629%42.3%23.453%23.5%25.559724%28.339554%25.559724%25.6%46.935%46.9%11.755718%18.429803%11.755718%11.8%10.805%10.8%47.547803%44.347651%47.547803%47.5%29.736%29.7%34.731635%29.179046%34.731635%34.7%14.499%14.5%48.348058%50.307328%48.348058%48.3%55.129%55.1%
% 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 the United States and Rhode Island
Rhode Island
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.491852%28.828650%26.491852%26.5%76.547%76.5%5.551003%5.310662%5.551003%5.6%53.065%53.1%18.641467%20.990542%18.641467%18.6%89.195%89.2%21.581003%22.468885%21.581003%21.6%70.264%70.3%39.340842%38.399416%39.340842%39.3%85.501%85.5%7.558930%8.719194%7.558930%7.6%44.871%44.9%
% 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 the United States and Rhode Island
Rhode Island
United States
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Hispanic2Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite3Asian144.804663%24.343036%44.804663%44.8%9,301278.056774%278%37.562456%21.151806%37.562456%37.6%8,044233.111794%233%34.325985%27.934397%34.325985%34.3%7,988213.026324%213%32.480141%19.809232%32.480141%32.5%2,208201.571057%202%16.113495%13.049135%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k100.000000%100%11.445280%8.898420%11.445280%11.4%37,51937.5k71.029159%71%10.250368%7.599620%10.250368%10.3%1,04463.613564%64%
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 in Rhode Island

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
8.1%10.6%13.1%15.6%18.0%20.5%
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Rhode Island

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%26%35%44%
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Food Stamps by Place in Rhode Island

There are 36 places in Rhode Island. This section compares all 36 of those to each other, Rhode Island, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rhode Island.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rhode Island, selected places in Rhode Island, and entities that contain Rhode Island
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Central FallsProvidenceWoonsocketPawtucketFoster CenterChepachetHarrisvilleEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidencePascoagWesterlyValley FallsNewportNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandNewport EastWakefield-PeacedaleHope ValleyWarwickCranstonHopkintonCumberland HillCumberland HlGreeneMisquamicutBradfordNarragansett PierTivertonWeekapaugCarolinaGreenvilleQuonochontaugHarmonyKingstonCharlestownMelvilleAshawayWyomingWatch HillClayville43.432907%43.432907%43.4%2,748132.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k228.264147%28.264147%28.3%4,875325.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,141424.626866%24.626866%24.6%33516.338880%16.338880%16.3%108616.307278%16.307278%16.3%121716.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,176816.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k15.886771%15.886771%15.9%275914.744925%14.744925%14.7%1,1331014.712741%14.712741%14.7%6941114.642590%14.642590%14.6%1,5651213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.494828%12.494828%12.5%6041311.634506%11.634506%11.6%4101411.532385%11.532385%11.5%731511.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0361610.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,178178.256881%8.256881%8.3%18187.920175%7.920175%7.9%254196.849315%6.849315%6.8%20206.635071%6.635071%6.6%14216.331878%6.331878%6.3%29225.715841%5.715841%5.7%105235.112474%5.112474%5.1%175244.166667%4.166667%4.2%9253.846154%3.846154%3.8%11263.325123%3.325123%3.3%108272.611940%2.611940%2.6%7282.412869%2.412869%2.4%9292.176871%2.176871%2.2%16301.328904%1.328904%1.3%8310.000000%0.000000%0.0%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%036
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 36 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Rhode Island

There is 1 metro area that are fully or partially contained within Rhode Island (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Rhode Island, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rhode Island.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rhode Island, selected metro areas in Rhode Island, and entities that contain Rhode Island
0%5%10%15%Count#Rhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew England16.113495%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%719,701720k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Rhode Island

There are 5 counties in Rhode Island. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Rhode Island, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rhode Island.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rhode Island, selected counties in Rhode Island, and entities that contain Rhode Island
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Providence CountyProvidenceRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandKent CountyKentNewport CountyNewportWashington CountyWashingtonBristol CountyBristol20.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k116.113495%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%719,701720k12.024293%12.024293%12.0%8,25629.807758%9.807758%9.8%3,45938.552459%8.552459%8.6%4,23848.197316%8.197316%8.2%1,5825
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Rhode Island

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rhode Island, selected county subdivisions in Rhode Island, and entities that contain Rhode Island
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Central FallsProvidenceWoonsocketPawtucketTown 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%19,67819.7k228.264147%28.264147%28.3%4,875325.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,141419.482190%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
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 39 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Rhode Island to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rhode Island.

Most Food Stamps by State#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rhode Island, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Rhode Island
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonMississippiKentuckyNew MexicoTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaMaineRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceMichiganAlabamaNew YorkGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOhioFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasWashingtonOklahomaVermontIllinoisArizonaNortheastTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriPennsylvaniaDelawareNew EnglandWisconsinMassachusettsNevadaConnecticutIndianaIdahoIowaHawaiiMarylandSouth DakotaMontanaAlaskaVirginiaCaliforniaNew JerseyKansasNebraskaMinnesotaColoradoUtahNew HampshireNorth DakotaWyoming18.757557%18.757557%18.8%289,944290k118.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k216.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k316.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k416.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k516.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k616.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k816.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k916.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k15.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k1015.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k1115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M1215.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k1314.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k1414.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k1514.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M1614.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k1714.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k1813.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k1913.661444%13.661444%13.7%199,662200k2013.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k2113.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k2213.247600%13.247600%13.2%324,423324k2313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M2413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k2512.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k2612.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k2712.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k2812.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k2912.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k3012.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k3112.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k3212.154362%12.154362%12.2%72,45372.5k3311.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k3411.563392%11.563392%11.6%52,27052.3k3511.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k3610.908268%10.908268%10.9%36,38336.4k3710.635086%10.635086%10.6%43,88643.9k3810.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k399.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k409.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M419.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k429.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k438.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k448.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k458.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k468.338496%8.338496%8.3%76,57876.6k477.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k487.491734%7.491734%7.5%22,86222.9k496.025508%6.025508%6.0%13,67713.7k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares Rhode Island to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rhode Island.

Most Food Stamps by State#12

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rhode Island, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain Rhode Island
0%5%10%15%Count#MaineRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceNew YorkVermontNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNew EnglandMassachusettsConnecticutNew JerseyNew Hampshire16.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k116.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k216.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k15.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M313.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k512.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k612.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k79.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k87.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k9
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of state out of 9 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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Major Counties:
Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington
Counties:
Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington
Metro Area:
Providence Area
Major Cities:
Central Falls, Cranston, East Providence, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, Warwick, Woonsocket
Major Unincorporated Places:
Ashaway, Bradford, Carolina, Charlestown, Chepachet, Clayville, Cumberland Hill, Foster Center, Greene, Greenville, Harmony, Harrisville, Hope Valley, Hopkinton, Kingston, Melville, Misquamicut, Narragansett Pier, Newport East, Pascoag, Quonochontaug, Tiverton, Valley Falls, Wakefield-Peacedale, Watch Hill, Weekapaug, Westerly, Wyoming
Congressional Districts:
RI-1, RI-2
State House Districts:
RI-1, RI-2, RI-3, RI-4, RI-5, RI-6, RI-7, RI-8, RI-9, RI-10, RI-11, RI-12, RI-13, RI-14, RI-15, RI-16, RI-17, RI-18, RI-19, RI-20, RI-21, RI-22, RI-23, RI-24, RI-25, RI-26, RI-27, RI-28, RI-29, RI-30, RI-31, RI-32, RI-33, RI-34, RI-35, RI-36, RI-37, RI-38, RI-39, RI-40, RI-41, RI-42, RI-43, RI-44, RI-45, RI-46, RI-47, RI-48, RI-49, RI-50, RI-51, RI-52, RI-53, RI-54, RI-55, RI-56, RI-57, RI-58, RI-59, RI-60, RI-61, RI-62, RI-63, RI-64, RI-65, RI-66, RI-67, RI-68, RI-69, RI-70, RI-71, RI-72, RI-73, RI-74, RI-75
State Senate Districts:
RI-1, RI-2, RI-3, RI-4, RI-5, RI-6, RI-7, RI-8, RI-9, RI-10, RI-11, RI-12, RI-13, RI-14, RI-15, RI-16, RI-17, RI-18, RI-19, RI-20, RI-21, RI-22, RI-23, RI-24, RI-25, RI-26, RI-27, RI-28, RI-29, RI-30, RI-31, RI-32, RI-33, RI-34, RI-35, RI-36, RI-37, RI-38
Neighboring States:
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York