Welfare Reform in Rhode Island, 2001
by Darrell M. West and Jack Combs
Taubman Center for Public Policy
Brown University
July, 2001
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Welfare Trends
Table Appendices
-Active FIP Cases, 1997-2001 by City and Town
-Percent Active FIP Households by City and Town
-Percent Household Food Stamps by City and Town
-Total Number of FIP Episodes
-Total Years on FIP
-Percent of Children and Adults on FIP by City and Town
-Percent of Children in Households Receiving Food Stamps by City and Town
-Percent of Children in Households Receiving Medical Assistance by City and Town
Executive Summary
In 1996, the state passed the Family Independence Act designed to reformulate the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program and put the Family Independence Program (FIP) in its place. Among the features of the new law were five-year time limits on cash assistance for adults (children can continue to receive benefits), work requirements with assistance such as child care and health care, and education, training, and job placement assistance. Households must have children in order to be eligible to receive FIP benefits.
In order to determine how the state is doing, we used state welfare caseload data from the Rhode Island Department of Human Services along with population figures from the U.S. Census to study welfare trends and implications for cities and towns. The two data sets were used to develop profiles of the recipient populations statewide as well as in Rhode Island's 39 cities and towns.
Among the key conclusions are the following:
1) welfare caseloads are down since the implementation of welfare reform
2) 70 percent of cases now are concentrated in four communities--Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Woonsocket
3) children under the age of 18 comprise two-thirds of beneficiaries
4) the average length of time on assistance among current recipients is 5.3 years
5) 41 percent have received assistance for more than five years
6) there are tremendous variations from city to city in percentage of program recipients
Welfare Trends
Our analysis focused on several key questions: how caseloads have changed over time, who remains on welfare, and how caseloads vary by city and age. Overall in Rhode Island, we found that welfare cases are down 10 percent over the last year, 18 percent since the Family Independent Program was implemented in May, 1997, and 25 percent since 1996. Whereas the state had 20,667 households on assistance in 1996 and 18,904 households on assistance in 1997, now it has 15,545 households on assistance. Overall, there are a total of 42,837 Rhode Island individuals on public assistance in 2001, or an average of 2.76 individuals per household on assistance. Nearly four percent of Rhode Island households receive FIP program benefits. Seven and one-half percent of households receive food stamp assistance.
Among current FIP recipients, the average length of time on government assistance is 5.3 years. Sixteen percent have been on assistance for less than one year, 12 have received assistance for one year, 10 percent have gotten assistance for two years, eight percent have received help for three years, seven percent have been on assistance for four years, and six percent have gotten assistance for five years. The remainder (41 percent) have received assistance for more than five years. Half of these (20 percent) have received government assistance for 10 years or more.
The majority (59 percent) of current FIP recipients has been on public assistance one time before their current episode. Twenty-four percent have had two previous episodes on public assistance, 10 percent have had three previous episodes, and 7 percent have been on and off welfare four or more times.
Around 70 percent of households receiving FIP help are located in Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Woonsocket, even those these areas comprise only 29 percent of the state's households, based on 2001 Census figures.
Of the total number of 42,837 individuals receiving government assistance, 29,261 (or 68 percent) are under the age of 18 and 13,576 (32 percent) are adults. Nearly 12 percent of children in Rhode Island receive public assistance, compared to 1.7 percent of the adult population. Thirty-two percent of children in Providence are on public assistance, compared to 31 percent of those in Central Falls, 20 percent of those in Woonsocket, 18 percent of those in Pawtucket and 18 percent of those in Newport.
Fifteen percent of children in Rhode Island are on food stamps, or a total of 38,223 kids. This includes 40 percent of children in Providence, 39 percent in Central Falls, 26 percent in Woonsocket, 23 percent in Pawtucket, and 22 percent in Newport.
Twenty-eight percent of children in Rhode Island receive medical assistance from the government. This includes 65 percent of children in Providence, 64 percent in Central Falls, 40 percent in Woonsocket, 39 percent in Pawtucket, and 37 percent in Newport.
Table Appendices
-Active FIP Cases, 1997-2001 by City and Town
Table 1: Active FIP Cases, 1997 - 2001 by City and Town |
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Cases |
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AFDC |
Active FIP |
Pct Change |
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Area |
Jam,96 |
May '97 |
Jan1,2000 |
Mar1,2001 |
5/97 to 1/00 |
1/00 to3/01 |
Barrington |
33 |
28 |
20 |
27 |
-28.6 |
35.0 |
Bristol |
178 |
138 |
130 |
93 |
-5.8 |
-28.5 |
Burrillville |
128 |
92 |
78 |
74 |
-15.2 |
-5.1 |
Central Falls |
931 |
875 |
885 |
843 |
1.1 |
-4.7 |
Charlestown |
50 |
43 |
45 |
28 |
4.7 |
-37.8 |
Coventry |
284 |
251 |
193 |
176 |
-23.1 |
-8.8 |
Cranston |
1,014 |
987 |
785 |
715 |
-20.5 |
-8.9 |
Cumberland |
188 |
167 |
116 |
99 |
-30.5 |
-14.7 |
East Greenwich |
97 |
75 |
51 |
46 |
-32.0 |
-9.8 |
East Providence |
737 |
674 |
531 |
422 |
-21.2 |
-20.5 |
Exeter |
33 |
18 |
16 |
20 |
-11.1 |
25.0 |
Foster |
23 |
23 |
14 |
18 |
-39.1 |
28.6 |
Glocester |
54 |
38 |
32 |
28 |
-15.8 |
-12.5 |
Hopkinton |
64 |
68 |
41 |
27 |
-39.7 |
-34.1 |
Jamestown |
14 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
8.3 |
-7.7 |
Johnston |
337 |
318 |
297 |
238 |
-6.6 |
-19.9 |
Lincoln |
142 |
128 |
94 |
82 |
-26.6 |
-12.8 |
Little Compton |
10 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
25.0 |
-40.0 |
Middletown |
126 |
113 |
59 |
71 |
-47.8 |
20.3 |
Narragansett |
105 |
100 |
86 |
53 |
-14.0 |
-38.4 |
Newport |
691 |
614 |
504 |
471 |
-17.9 |
-6.5 |
New Shoreham |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
-25.0 |
0.0 |
North Kingstown |
276 |
218 |
173 |
150 |
-20.6 |
-13.3 |
North Providence |
363 |
363 |
316 |
271 |
-12.9 |
-14.2 |
North Smithfield |
35 |
26 |
27 |
19 |
3.8 |
-29.6 |
Pawtucket |
2,305 |
2,053 |
1,933 |
1,788 |
-5.8 |
-7.5 |
Portsmouth |
74 |
64 |
41 |
36 |
-35.9 |
-12.2 |
Providence |
8,367 |
7,896 |
7,641 |
7,097 |
-3.2 |
-7.1 |
Richmond |
56 |
39 |
38 |
29 |
-2.6 |
-23.7 |
Scituate |
46 |
39 |
28 |
25 |
-28.2 |
-10.7 |
Smithfield |
85 |
67 |
40 |
43 |
-40.3 |
7.5 |
South Kingstown |
167 |
138 |
111 |
107 |
-19.6 |
-3.6 |
Tiverton |
111 |
73 |
66 |
67 |
-9.6 |
1.5 |
Warren |
152 |
127 |
97 |
75 |
-23.6 |
-22.7 |
Warwick |
935 |
848 |
704 |
523 |
-17.0 |
-25.7 |
Westerly |
295 |
276 |
213 |
168 |
-22.8 |
-21.1 |
West Greenwich |
35 |
23 |
16 |
16 |
-30.4 |
0.0 |
West Warwick |
538 |
487 |
433 |
409 |
-11.1 |
-5.5 |
Woonsocket |
1,585 |
1,393 |
1,357 |
1,170 |
-2.6 |
-13.8 |
Rhode Island |
20,667 |
18,904 |
17,237 |
15,545 |
-8.8 |
-9.8 |
|
Table 2: Percent of Households FIP Active by City and Town, March 2001 |
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|
Universe: Households |
|
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|
Active FIP |
2000 Census |
|
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|
Area |
Mar1,2001 |
Total |
Population |
Total |
Population |
Pct. HH FIP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barrington |
27 |
16,819 |
12,074 |
6,011 |
4,745 |
0.45 |
|
|
Bristol |
93 |
22,469 |
18,070 |
8,314 |
4,399 |
1.12 |
|
|
Burrillville |
74 |
15,796 |
11,753 |
5,559 |
4,043 |
1.33 |
|
|
Central Falls |
843 |
18,928 |
13,397 |
6,696 |
5,531 |
12.59 |
|
|
Charlestown |
28 |
7,859 |
6,147 |
3,178 |
1,712 |
0.88 |
|
|
Coventry |
176 |
33,668 |
25,279 |
12,596 |
8,389 |
1.40 |
|
|
Cranston |
715 |
79,269 |
62,171 |
30,954 |
17,098 |
2.31 |
|
|
Cumberland |
99 |
31,840 |
24,150 |
12,198 |
7,690 |
0.81 |
|
|
East Greenwich |
46 |
12,948 |
9,384 |
4,960 |
3,564 |
0.93 |
|
|
East Providence |
422 |
48,688 |
38,142 |
20,530 |
10,546 |
2.06 |
|
|
Exeter |
20 |
6,045 |
4,456 |
2,085 |
1,589 |
0.96 |
|
|
Foster |
18 |
4,274 |
3,169 |
1,535 |
1,105 |
1.17 |
|
|
Glocester |
28 |
9,948 |
7,284 |
3,559 |
2,664 |
0.79 |
|
|
Hopkinton |
27 |
7,836 |
5,825 |
2,965 |
2,011 |
0.91 |
|
|
Jamestown |
12 |
5,622 |
4,384 |
2,359 |
1,238 |
0.51 |
|
|
Johnston |
238 |
28,195 |
22,289 |
11,197 |
5,906 |
2.13 |
|
|
Lincoln |
82 |
20,898 |
15,741 |
8,243 |
5,157 |
0.99 |
|
|
Little Compton |
6 |
3,593 |
2,813 |
1,475 |
780 |
0.41 |
|
|
Middletown |
71 |
17,334 |
13,006 |
6,993 |
4,328 |
1.02 |
|
|
Narragansett |
53 |
16,361 |
13,528 |
6,846 |
2,833 |
0.77 |
|
|
Newport |
471 |
26,475 |
21,276 |
11,566 |
5,199 |
4.07 |
|
|
New Shoreham |
3 |
1,010 |
825 |
472 |
185 |
0.64 |
|
|
North Kingstown |
150 |
26,326 |
19,478 |
10,154 |
6,848 |
1.48 |
|
|
North Providence |
271 |
32,411 |
26,475 |
14,351 |
5,936 |
1.89 |
|
|
North Smithfield |
19 |
10,618 |
8,239 |
3,954 |
2,379 |
0.48 |
|
|
Pawtucket |
1,788 |
72,958 |
54,807 |
30,047 |
18,151 |
5.95 |
|
|
Portsmouth |
36 |
17,149 |
12,820 |
6,758 |
4,329 |
0.53 |
|
|
Providence |
7,097 |
173,618 |
128,341 |
62,389 |
45,277 |
11.38 |
|
|
Richmond |
29 |
7,222 |
5,208 |
2,537 |
2,014 |
1.14 |
|
|
Scituate |
25 |
10,324 |
7,689 |
3,780 |
2,635 |
0.66 |
|
|
Smithfield |
43 |
20,613 |
16,594 |
7,194 |
4,019 |
0.60 |
|
|
South Kingstown |
107 |
27,921 |
21,637 |
9,268 |
6,284 |
1.15 |
|
|
Tiverton |
67 |
15,260 |
11,893 |
6,077 |
3,367 |
1.10 |
|
|
Warren |
75 |
11,360 |
8,906 |
4,708 |
2,454 |
1.59 |
|
|
Warwick |
523 |
85,808 |
67,028 |
35,517 |
18,780 |
1.47 |
|
|
Westerly |
168 |
22,966 |
17,560 |
9,402 |
5,406 |
1.79 |
|
|
West Greenwich |
16 |
5,085 |
3,641 |
1,749 |
1,444 |
0.91 |
|
|
West Warwick |
409 |
29,581 |
22,949 |
12,498 |
6,632 |
3.27 |
|
|
Woonsocket |
1,170 |
43,224 |
32,069 |
17,750 |
11,155 |
6.59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rhode Island |
15,545 |
1,048,319 |
800,497 |
408,424 |
247,822 |
3.81 |
|
|
Table 3: Percent of Households Food Stamp Active by City and Town, March 2001 |
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|
Universe: Households |
|
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|
Active FS |
2000 Census |
|
|||||
|
Area |
Mar1,2001 |
Total |
Pop. |
Total Households |
Pop. |
Pct. HH |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barrington |
48 |
16,819 |
12,074 |
6,011 |
4,745 |
0.80 |
|
|
Bristol |
329 |
22,469 |
18,070 |
8,314 |
4,399 |
3.96 |
|
|
Burrillville |
207 |
15,796 |
11,753 |
5,559 |
4,043 |
3.72 |
|
|
Central Falls |
1,482 |
18,928 |
13,397 |
6,696 |
5,531 |
22.13 |
|
|
Charlestown |
56 |
7,859 |
6,147 |
3,178 |
1,712 |
1.76 |
|
|
Coventry |
334 |
33,668 |
25,279 |
12,596 |
8,389 |
2.65 |
|
|
Cranston |
1,476 |
79,269 |
62,171 |
30,954 |
17,098 |
4.77 |
|
|
Cumberland |
272 |
31,840 |
24,150 |
12,198 |
7,690 |
2.23 |
|
|
East Greenwich |
119 |
12,948 |
9,384 |
4,960 |
3,564 |
2.40 |
|
|
East Providence |
1,023 |
48,688 |
38,142 |
20,530 |
10,546 |
4.98 |
|
|
Exeter |
73 |
6,045 |
4,456 |
2,085 |
1,589 |
3.50 |
|
|
Foster |
25 |
4,274 |
3,169 |
1,535 |
1,105 |
1.63 |
|
|
Glocester |
77 |
9,948 |
7,284 |
3,559 |
2,664 |
2.16 |
|
|
Hopkinton |
79 |
7,836 |
5,825 |
2,965 |
2,011 |
2.66 |
|
|
Jamestown |
31 |
5,622 |
4,384 |
2,359 |
1,238 |
1.31 |
|
|
Johnston |
614 |
28,195 |
22,289 |
11,197 |
5,906 |
5.48 |
|
|
Lincoln |
199 |
20,898 |
15,741 |
8,243 |
5,157 |
2.41 |
|
|
Little Compton |
18 |
3,593 |
2,813 |
1,475 |
780 |
1.22 |
|
|
Middletown |
151 |
17,334 |
13,006 |
6,993 |
4,328 |
2.16 |
|
|
Narragansett |
93 |
16,361 |
13,528 |
6,846 |
2,833 |
1.36 |
|
|
Newport |
839 |
26,475 |
21,276 |
11,566 |
5,199 |
7.25 |
|
|
New Shoreham |
4 |
1,010 |
825 |
472 |
185 |
0.85 |
|
|
North Kingstown |
296 |
26,326 |
19,478 |
10,154 |
6,848 |
2.92 |
|
|
North Providence |
637 |
32,411 |
26,475 |
14,351 |
5,936 |
4.44 |
|
|
North Smithfield |
73 |
10,618 |
8,239 |
3,954 |
2,379 |
1.85 |
|
|
Pawtucket |
3,503 |
72,958 |
54,807 |
30,047 |
18,151 |
11.66 |
|
|
Portsmouth |
109 |
17,149 |
12,820 |
6,758 |
4,329 |
1.61 |
|
|
Providence |
13,353 |
173,618 |
128,341 |
62,389 |
45,277 |
21.40 |
|
|
Richmond |
60 |
7,222 |
5,208 |
2,537 |
2,014 |
2.36 |
|
|
Scituate |
60 |
10,324 |
7,689 |
3,780 |
2,635 |
1.59 |
|
|
Smithfield |
160 |
20,613 |
16,594 |
7,194 |
4,019 |
2.22 |
|
|
South Kingstown |
175 |
27,921 |
21,637 |
9,268 |
6,284 |
1.89 |
|
|
Tiverton |
182 |
15,260 |
11,893 |
6,077 |
3,367 |
2.99 |
|
|
Warren |
225 |
11,360 |
8,906 |
4,708 |
2,454 |
4.78 |
|
|
Warwick |
1,240 |
85,808 |
67,028 |
35,517 |
18,780 |
3.49 |
|
|
Westerly |
357 |
22,966 |
17,560 |
9,402 |
5,406 |
3.80 |
|
|
West Greenwich |
34 |
5,085 |
3,641 |
1,749 |
1,444 |
1.94 |
|
|
West Warwick |
747 |
29,581 |
22,949 |
12,498 |
6,632 |
5.98 |
|
|
Woonsocket |
2,139 |
43,224 |
32,069 |
17,750 |
11,155 |
12.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rhode Island |
30,899 |
1,048,319 |
800,497 |
408,424 |
247,822 |
7.57 |
|
Table 4: Total number of FIP episodes
|
Episodes |
Frequency |
Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
New |
0 |
261 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
|
1 |
9170 |
58.9 |
60.6 |
|
2 |
3668 |
23.6 |
84.2 |
|
3 |
1533 |
9.9 |
94.1 |
|
4 |
591 |
3.8 |
97.9 |
|
5 |
209 |
1.3 |
99.2 |
|
6 |
87 |
.6 |
99.8 |
|
7 |
22 |
.1 |
99.9 |
|
8 |
8 |
.1 |
99.9 |
|
9 |
5 |
.0 |
100.0 |
|
10 |
2 |
.0 |
100.0 |
|
11 |
1 |
.0 |
100.0 |
|
Total |
15557 |
100.0 |
|
Table 5: Total Years on FIP
Total years on FIP
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
New case |
261 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
|
Less than one year |
2183 |
14.0 |
15.7 |
|
1 |
1809 |
11.6 |
27.3 |
|
2 |
1522 |
9.8 |
37.1 |
|
3 |
1253 |
8.1 |
45.2 |
|
4 |
1095 |
7.0 |
52.2 |
|
5 |
986 |
6.3 |
58.6 |
|
6 |
874 |
5.6 |
64.2 |
|
7 |
831 |
5.3 |
69.5 |
|
8 |
804 |
5.2 |
74.7 |
|
9 |
746 |
4.8 |
79.5 |
|
10 |
711 |
4.6 |
84.0 |
|
11 |
824 |
5.3 |
89.3 |
|
12 |
374 |
2.4 |
91.7 |
|
13 |
265 |
1.7 |
93.4 |
|
14 |
194 |
1.2 |
94.7 |
|
15 |
191 |
1.2 |
95.9 |
|
16 |
161 |
1.0 |
97.0 |
|
17 |
118 |
.8 |
97.7 |
|
18 |
92 |
.6 |
98.3 |
|
19 |
50 |
.3 |
98.6 |
|
20 to 29 years |
207 |
1.3 |
100.0 |
|
30 or more years |
6 |
.0 |
100.0 |
|
Total |
15557 |
100.0 |
|
Statistics
Total years on FIP
N |
Valid |
15557 |
|
Missing |
0 |
Mean |
|
5.34 |
Median |
|
4.00 |
Table 6: Percent of Children, Adults and Households on FIP by City and Town |
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FIP Cases |
2000 Census |
FIP Active March 1, 2001
|
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Area |
Mar1, |
Total Pop |
Pop. |
Tot. Households |
Pop. |
Pct. HH FIP |
FIP Children |
Pct of Children |
FIP Adults |
PCT Adults |
Barrington |
27 |
16,819 |
12,074 |
6,011 |
4,745 |
0.45 |
42 |
0.89 |
22 |
0.18 |
Bristol |
93 |
22,469 |
18,070 |
8,314 |
4,399 |
1.12 |
155 |
3.52 |
87 |
0.48 |
Burrillville |
74 |
15,796 |
11,753 |
5,559 |
4,043 |
1.33 |
121 |
2.99 |
68 |
0.58 |
Central Falls |
843 |
18,928 |
13,397 |
6,696 |
5,531 |
12.59 |
1,704 |
30.81 |
785 |
5.86 |
Charlestown |
28 |
7,859 |
6,147 |
3,178 |
1,712 |
0.88 |
44 |
2.57 |
22 |
0.36 |
Coventry |
176 |
33,668 |
25,279 |
12,596 |
8,389 |
1.40 |
252 |
3.00 |
149 |
0.59 |
Cranston |
715 |
79,269 |
62,171 |
30,954 |
17,098 |
2.31 |
1,174 |
6.87 |
623 |
1.00 |
Cumberland |
99 |
31,840 |
24,150 |
12,198 |
7,690 |
0.81 |
156 |
2.03 |
94 |
0.39 |
East Greenwich |
46 |
12,948 |
9,384 |
4,960 |
3,564 |
0.93 |
74 |
2.08 |
38 |
0.40 |
East Providence |
422 |
48,688 |
38,142 |
20,530 |
10,546 |
2.06 |
707 |
6.70 |
359 |
0.94 |
Exeter |
20 |
6,045 |
4,456 |
2,085 |
1,589 |
0.96 |
29 |
1.83 |
19 |
0.43 |
Foster |
18 |
4,274 |
3,169 |
1,535 |
1,105 |
1.17 |
27 |
2.44 |
16 |
0.50 |
Glocester |
28 |
9,948 |
7,284 |
3,559 |
2,664 |
0.79 |
48 |
1.80 |
23 |
0.32 |
Hopkinton |
27 |
7,836 |
5,825 |
2,965 |
2,011 |
0.91 |
38 |
1.89 |
27 |
0.46 |
Jamestown |
12 |
5,622 |
4,384 |
2,359 |
1,238 |
0.51 |
15 |
1.21 |
13 |
0.30 |
Johnston |
238 |
28,195 |
22,289 |
11,197 |
5,906 |
2.13 |
395 |
6.69 |
214 |
0.96 |
Lincoln |
82 |
20,898 |
15,741 |
8,243 |
5,157 |
0.99 |
153 |
2.97 |
70 |
0.44 |
Little Compton |
6 |
3,593 |
2,813 |
1,475 |
780 |
0.41 |
7 |
0.90 |
4 |
0.14 |
Middletown |
71 |
17,334 |
13,006 |
6,993 |
4,328 |
1.02 |
102 |
2.36 |
57 |
0.44 |
Narragansett |
53 |
16,361 |
13,528 |
6,846 |
2,833 |
0.77 |
87 |
3.07 |
41 |
0.30 |
Newport |
471 |
26,475 |
21,276 |
11,566 |
5,199 |
4.07 |
923 |
17.75 |
420 |
1.97 |
New Shoreham |
3 |
1,010 |
825 |
472 |
185 |
0.64 |
5 |
2.70 |
3 |
0.36 |
North Kingstown |
150 |
26,326 |
19,478 |
10,154 |
6,848 |
1.48 |
228 |
3.33 |
129 |
0.66 |
North Providence |
271 |
32,411 |
26,475 |
14,351 |
5,936 |
1.89 |
421 |
7.09 |
226 |
0.85 |
North Smithfield |
19 |
10,618 |
8,239 |
3,954 |
2,379 |
0.48 |
30 |
1.26 |
16 |
0.19 |
Pawtucket |
1,788 |
72,958 |
54,807 |
30,047 |
18,151 |
5.95 |
3,239 |
17.84 |
1,643 |
3.00 |
Portsmouth |
36 |
17,149 |
12,820 |
6,758 |
4,329 |
0.53 |
50 |
1.16 |
28 |
0.22 |
Providence |
7,097 |
173,618 |
128,341 |
62,389 |
45,277 |
11.38 |
14,411 |
31.83 |
6,011 |
4.68 |
Richmond |
29 |
7,222 |
5,208 |
2,537 |
2,014 |
1.14 |
47 |
2.33 |
25 |
0.48 |
Scituate |
25 |
10,324 |
7,689 |
3,780 |
2,635 |
0.66 |
32 |
1.21 |
20 |
0.26 |
Smithfield |
43 |
20,613 |
16,594 |
7,194 |
4,019 |
0.60 |
76 |
1.89 |
39 |
0.24 |
South Kingstown |
107 |
27,921 |
21,637 |
9,268 |
6,284 |
1.15 |
199 |
3.17 |
86 |
0.40 |
Tiverton |
67 |
15,260 |
11,893 |
6,077 |
3,367 |
1.10 |
98 |
2.91 |
48 |
0.40 |
Warren |
75 |
11,360 |
8,906 |
4,708 |
2,454 |
1.59 |
147 |
5.99 |
70 |
0.79 |
Warwick |
523 |
85,808 |
67,028 |
35,517 |
18,780 |
1.47 |
815 |
4.34 |
449 |
0.67 |
Westerly |
168 |
22,966 |
17,560 |
9,402 |
5,406 |
1.79 |
284 |
5.25 |
158 |
0.90 |
West Greenwich |
16 |
5,085 |
3,641 |
1,749 |
1,444 |
0.91 |
24 |
1.66 |
13 |
0.36 |
West Warwick |
409 |
29,581 |
22,949 |
12,498 |
6,632 |
3.27 |
685 |
10.33 |
390 |
1.70 |
Woonsocket |
1,170 |
43,224 |
32,069 |
17,750 |
11,155 |
6.59 |
2,217 |
19.87 |
1,071 |
3.34 |
Rhode Island |
15,545 |
1,048,319 |
800,497 |
408,424 |
247,822 |
3.81 |
29,261 |
11.81 |
13,576 |
1.70 |
Table 7: Percent of Children, Adults and Households Receiving Food Stamps by City and Town |
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Cases |
2000 Census |
Receiving Food Stamps |
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Area |
Active |
Total |
Population |
Total |
Pop. |
Pct Houshs FS |
Children |
% |
Adults |
% |
Barrington |
48 |
16,819 |
12,074 |
6,011 |
4,745 |
0.80 |
33 |
0.7 |
64 |
0.53 |
Bristol |
329 |
22,469 |
18,070 |
8,314 |
4,399 |
3.96 |
259 |
5.9 |
334 |
1.85 |
Burrillville |
207 |
15,796 |
11,753 |
5,559 |
4,043 |
3.72 |
166 |
4.1 |
265 |
2.25 |
Central Falls |
1,482 |
18,928 |
13,397 |
6,696 |
5,531 |
22.13 |
2,146 |
38.8 |
1,514 |
11.30 |
Charlestown |
56 |
7,859 |
6,147 |
3,178 |
1,712 |
1.76 |
88 |
5.1 |
41 |
0.67 |
Coventry |
334 |
33,668 |
25,279 |
12,596 |
8,389 |
2.65 |
317 |
3.8 |
354 |
1.40 |
Cranston |
1,476 |
79,269 |
62,171 |
30,954 |
17,098 |
4.77 |
1,520 |
8.9 |
1,517 |
2.44 |
Cumberland |
272 |
31,840 |
24,150 |
12,198 |
7,690 |
2.23 |
252 |
3.3 |
247 |
1.02 |
East Greenwich |
119 |
12,948 |
9,384 |
4,960 |
3,564 |
2.40 |
102 |
2.9 |
116 |
1.24 |
East Providence |
1,023 |
48,688 |
38,142 |
20,530 |
10,546 |
4.98 |
1,026 |
9.7 |
1,043 |
2.73 |
Exeter |
73 |
6,045 |
4,456 |
2,085 |
1,589 |
3.50 |
27 |
1.7 |
88 |
1.97 |
Foster |
25 |
4,274 |
3,169 |
1,535 |
1,105 |
1.63 |
32 |
2.9 |
27 |
0.85 |
Glocester |
77 |
9,948 |
7,284 |
3,559 |
2,664 |
2.16 |
75 |
2.8 |
72 |
0.99 |
Hopkinton |
79 |
7,836 |
5,825 |
2,965 |
2,011 |
2.66 |
98 |
4.9 |
70 |
1.20 |
Jamestown |
31 |
5,622 |
4,384 |
2,359 |
1,238 |
1.31 |
22 |
1.8 |
24 |
0.55 |
Johnston |
614 |
28,195 |
22,289 |
11,197 |
5,906 |
5.48 |
558 |
9.4 |
607 |
2.72 |
Lincoln |
199 |
20,898 |
15,741 |
8,243 |
5,157 |
2.41 |
227 |
4.4 |
187 |
1.19 |
Little Compton |
18 |
3,593 |
2,813 |
1,475 |
780 |
1.22 |
20 |
2.6 |
11 |
0.39 |
Middletown |
151 |
17,334 |
13,006 |
6,993 |
4,328 |
2.16 |
135 |
3.1 |
154 |
1.18 |
Narragansett |
93 |
16,361 |
13,528 |
6,846 |
2,833 |
1.36 |
162 |
5.7 |
37 |
0.27 |
Newport |
839 |
26,475 |
21,276 |
11,566 |
5,199 |
7.25 |
1,154 |
22.2 |
913 |
4.29 |
New Shoreham |
4 |
1,010 |
825 |
472 |
185 |
0.85 |
5 |
2.7 |
4 |
0.48 |
North Kingstown |
296 |
26,326 |
19,478 |
10,154 |
6,848 |
2.92 |
307 |
4.5 |
333 |
1.71 |
North Providence |
637 |
32,411 |
26,475 |
14,351 |
5,936 |
4.44 |
575 |
9.7 |
612 |
2.31 |
North Smithfield |
73 |
10,618 |
8,239 |
3,954 |
2,379 |
1.85 |
47 |
2.0 |
70 |
0.85 |
Pawtucket |
3,503 |
72,958 |
54,807 |
30,047 |
18,151 |
11.66 |
4,186 |
23.1 |
3,642 |
6.65 |
Portsmouth |
109 |
17,149 |
12,820 |
6,758 |
4,329 |
1.61 |
89 |
2.1 |
102 |
0.80 |
Providence |
13,353 |
173,618 |
128,341 |
62,389 |
45,277 |
21.40 |
18,334 |
40.5 |
13,099 |
10.21 |
Richmond |
60 |
7,222 |
5,208 |
2,537 |
2,014 |
2.36 |
79 |
3.9 |
49 |
0.94 |
Scituate |
60 |
10,324 |
7,689 |
3,780 |
2,635 |
1.59 |
41 |
1.6 |
63 |
0.82 |
Smithfield |
160 |
20,613 |
16,594 |
7,194 |
4,019 |
2.22 |
79 |
2.0 |
186 |
1.12 |
South Kingstown |
175 |
27,921 |
21,637 |
9,268 |
6,284 |
1.89 |
198 |
3.2 |
237 |
1.10 |
Tiverton |
182 |
15,260 |
11,893 |
6,077 |
3,367 |
2.99 |
94 |
2.8 |
225 |
1.89 |
Warren |
225 |
11,360 |
8,906 |
4,708 |
2,454 |
4.78 |
231 |
9.4 |
221 |
2.48 |
Warwick |
1,240 |
85,808 |
67,028 |
35,517 |
18,780 |
3.49 |
1,287 |
6.9 |
1,146 |
1.71 |
Westerly |
357 |
22,966 |
17,560 |
9,402 |
5,406 |
3.80 |
438 |
8.1 |
364 |
2.07 |
West Greenwich |
34 |
5,085 |
3,641 |
1,749 |
1,444 |
1.94 |
31 |
2.1 |
38 |
1.04 |
West Warwick |
747 |
29,581 |
22,949 |
12,498 |
6,632 |
5.98 |
837 |
12.6 |
811 |
3.53 |
Woonsocket |
2,139 |
43,224 |
32,069 |
17,750 |
11,155 |
12.05 |
2,946 |
26.4 |
2,099 |
6.55 |
Rhode Island |
30,899 |
1,048,319 |
800,497 |
408,424 |
247,822 |
7.57 |
38,223 |
15.4 |
30,986 |
3.87 |
Table 8: Percent of Children, Adults and Households Receiving Medical Assistance by City and Town |
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Case |
2000 Census |
Receive Medical Assistance |
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Area |
Medical Assistance |
Total |
Pop. |
Tot. House- |
Pop. |
Pct. House- |
Children |
% |
Adults |
% |
Barrington |
217 |
16,819 |
12,074 |
6,011 |
4,745 |
3.61 |
158 |
3.33 |
208 |
1.72 |
Bristol |
921 |
22,469 |
18,070 |
8,314 |
4,399 |
11.08 |
561 |
12.75 |
897 |
4.96 |
Burrillville |
781 |
15,796 |
11,753 |
5,559 |
4,043 |
14.05 |
568 |
14.05 |
755 |
6.42 |
Central Falls |
2,654 |
18,928 |
13,397 |
6,696 |
5,531 |
39.64 |
3,557 |
64.31 |
2,473 |
18.46 |
Charlestown |
242 |
7,859 |
6,147 |
3,178 |
1,712 |
7.61 |
254 |
14.84 |
249 |
4.05 |
Coventry |
1,440 |
33,668 |
25,279 |
12,596 |
8,389 |
11.43 |
1,061 |
12.65 |
1,422 |
5.63 |
Cranston |
3,948 |
79,269 |
62,171 |
30,954 |
17,098 |
12.75 |
3,388 |
19.82 |
4,023 |
6.47 |
Cumberland |
908 |
31,840 |
24,150 |
12,198 |
7,690 |
7.44 |
631 |
8.21 |
872 |
3.61 |
East Greenwich |
305 |
12,948 |
9,384 |
4,960 |
3,564 |
6.15 |
235 |
6.59 |
308 |
3.28 |
East Providence |
2,920 |
48,688 |
38,142 |
20,530 |
10,546 |
14.22 |
2,263 |
21.46 |
2,808 |
7.36 |
Exeter |
180 |
6,045 |
4,456 |
2,085 |
1,589 |
8.63 |
148 |
9.31 |
179 |
4.02 |
Foster |
121 |
4,274 |
3,169 |
1,535 |
1,105 |
7.88 |
127 |
11.49 |
124 |
3.91 |
Glocester |
231 |
9,948 |
7,284 |
3,559 |
2,664 |
6.49 |
244 |
9.16 |
214 |
2.94 |
Hopkinton |
238 |
7,836 |
5,825 |
2,965 |
2,011 |
8.03 |
239 |
11.88 |
255 |
4.38 |
Jamestown |
94 |
5,622 |
4,384 |
2,359 |
1,238 |
3.98 |
60 |
4.85 |
92 |
2.10 |
Johnston |
1,596 |
28,195 |
22,289 |
11,197 |
5,906 |
14.25 |
1,211 |
20.50 |
1,643 |
7.37 |
Lincoln |
660 |
20,898 |
15,741 |
8,243 |
5,157 |
8.01 |
509 |
9.87 |
635 |
4.03 |
Little Compton |
53 |
3,593 |
2,813 |
1,475 |
780 |
3.59 |
47 |
6.03 |
61 |
2.17 |
Middletown |
636 |
17,334 |
13,006 |
6,993 |
4,328 |
9.09 |
453 |
10.47 |
612 |
4.71 |
Narragansett |
345 |
16,361 |
13,528 |
6,846 |
2,833 |
5.04 |
344 |
12.14 |
316 |
2.34 |
Newport |
1,702 |
26,475 |
21,276 |
11,566 |
5,199 |
14.72 |
1,940 |
37.31 |
1,676 |
7.88 |
New Shoreham |
19 |
1,010 |
825 |
472 |
185 |
4.03 |
21 |
11.35 |
18 |
2.18 |
North Kingstown |
1,089 |
26,326 |
19,478 |
10,154 |
6,848 |
10.72 |
849 |
12.40 |
1,087 |
5.58 |
North Providence |
1,694 |
32,411 |
26,475 |
14,351 |
5,936 |
11.80 |
1,218 |
20.52 |
1,678 |
6.34 |
North Smithfield |
443 |
10,618 |
8,239 |
3,954 |
2,379 |
11.20 |
141 |
5.93 |
436 |
5.29 |
Pawtucket |
6,265 |
72,958 |
54,807 |
30,047 |
18,151 |
20.85 |
7,120 |
39.23 |
6,007 |
10.96 |
Portsmouth |
344 |
17,149 |
12,820 |
6,758 |
4,329 |
5.09 |
311 |
7.18 |
348 |
2.71 |
Providence |
24,381 |
173,618 |
128,341 |
62,389 |
45,277 |
39.08 |
29,320 |
64.76 |
22,337 |
17.40 |
Richmond |
201 |
7,222 |
5,208 |
2,537 |
2,014 |
7.92 |
168 |
8.34 |
193 |
3.71 |
Scituate |
258 |
10,324 |
7,689 |
3,780 |
2,635 |
6.83 |
229 |
8.69 |
276 |
3.59 |
Smithfield |
730 |
20,613 |
16,594 |
7,194 |
4,019 |
10.15 |
271 |
6.74 |
709 |
4.27 |
South Kingstown |
741 |
27,921 |
21,637 |
9,268 |
6,284 |
8.00 |
645 |
10.26 |
736 |
3.40 |
Tiverton |
439 |
15,260 |
11,893 |
6,077 |
3,367 |
7.22 |
360 |
10.69 |
468 |
3.94 |
Warren |
646 |
11,360 |
8,906 |
4,708 |
2,454 |
13.72 |
452 |
18.42 |
636 |
7.14 |
Warwick |
3,491 |
85,808 |
67,028 |
35,517 |
18,780 |
9.83 |
2,905 |
15.47 |
3,514 |
5.24 |
Westerly |
1,051 |
22,966 |
17,560 |
9,402 |
5,406 |
11.18 |
957 |
17.70 |
1,111 |
6.33 |
West Greenwich |
119 |
5,085 |
3,641 |
1,749 |
1,444 |
6.80 |
144 |
9.97 |
124 |
3.41 |
West Warwick |
1,775 |
29,581 |
22,949 |
12,498 |
6,632 |
14.20 |
1,904 |
28.71 |
1,825 |
7.95 |
Woonsocket |
4,143 |
43,224 |
32,069 |
17,750 |
11,155 |
23.34 |
4,405 |
39.49 |
4,168 |
13.00 |
Rhode Island |
68,021 |
1,048,319 |
800,497 |
408,424 |
247,822 |
16.65 |
69,418 |
28.01 |
65,493 |
8.18 |