Number of Children Under 18 Receiving AFDC

Rhode Island, December 1, 1996

AFDC

As % of Children

Estimated 1996

city/town

Families

Children

Under 18

Under 18

Barrington

24

40

1.1

3,782

Bristol

148

269

5.8

4,648

Burrillville

100

208

4.8

4,310

Central Falls

894

1,920

32.1

5,988

Charlestown

51

95

5.1

1,854

Coventroy

229

443

5.9

7,483

Cranston

934

1,747

11.2

15,553

Cumberland

160

303

4.7

6,415

East Greenwich

73

140

5.3

2,628

East Providence

636

1,165

10.5

11,140

Exeter

22

48

3.2

1,484

Foster

20

37

3.2

1,159

Glocester

31

63

2.7

2,376

Hopkinton

60

120

6.3

1,893

Jamestown

10

17

1.5

1,161

Johnston

298

539

9.3

5,810

Lincoln

125

237

6.0

3,982

Little Compton

9

13

1.8

740

Middletown

87

195

3.9

4,976

Narragansett

93

185

6.0

3,093

Newport

597

1,257

19.2

6,539

New Shoreham

3

6

2.8

218

North Kingstown

217

400

6.6

6,029

No. Providence

353

608

9.9

6,131

No. Smithfield

24

53

2.6

2,035

Pawtucket

2,038

4,153

21.8

19,024

Portsmouth

67

119

2.9

4,073

Providence

7,765

17,685

37.7

46,902

Richmond

36

66

4.2

1,582

Scituate

35

75

3.1

2,415

Smithfield

62

105

2.7

3,909

South Kingstown

142

323

6.5

4,932

Tiverton

76

144

4.7

3,081

Warren

124

244

9.0

2,701

Warwick

812

1,486

7.8

18,984

Westerly

232

487

8.7

5,580

West Greenwich

21

44

4.8

924

West Warwick

451

912

12.5

7,307

Woonsocket

1,369

2,893

24.2

11,961

Core Cities

12,663

27,908

30.9

90,414

Remainder of State

5,765

10,936

7.1

154,388

Rhode Island

18,428

38,844

15.9

244,802

Source: Rhode Island Department of Human Services, INRHODES Data Tapes, December 1, 1996.

Core Cities: Central Falls, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, and Woonsocket.

! Estimated Children (1990 population matured to 1996 + (6 times average 1989-91 Births)

Last Update: 1/22/97 (JDC)