Number of Children Under 18 Receiving Public Assistance

by Type, Rhode Island, December 1, 1996

Children

AFDC &

Food Stamps

All with AFDC

As % of

city/town

Families

Food Stamps

Only

or Food Stamps

Under 18

Barrington

24

40

16

56

1.5

Bristol

148

269

107

376

8.1

Burrillville

100

208

102

310

7.2

Central Falls

894

1,920

469

2,389

39.9

Charlestown

51

95

49

144

7.8

Coventroy

229

443

134

577

7.7

Cranston

934

1,747

336

2,083

13.4

Cumberland

160

303

109

412

6.4

East Greenwich

73

140

38

178

6.8

East Providence

636

1,165

288

1,453

13.0

Exeter

22

48

16

64

4.3

Foster

20

37

13

50

4.3

Glocester

31

63

65

128

5.4

Hopkinton

60

120

25

145

7.7

Jamestown

10

17

6

23

2.0

Johnston

298

539

182

721

12.4

Lincoln

125

237

111

348

8.7

Little Compton

9

13

20

33

4.5

Middletown

87

195

107

302

6.1

Narragansett

93

185

40

225

7.3

Newport

597

1,257

293

1,550

23.7

New Shoreham

3

6

0

6

2.8

North Kingstown

217

400

73

473

7.8

No. Providence

353

608

181

789

12.9

No. Smithfield

24

53

25

78

3.8

Pawtucket

2,038

4,153

961

5,114

26.9

Portsmouth

67

119

52

171

4.2

Providence

7,765

17,685

3,058

20,743

44.2

Richmond

36

66

24

90

5.7

Scituate

35

75

30

105

4.3

Smithfield

62

105

48

153

3.9

South Kingstown

142

323

36

359

7.3

Tiverton

76

144

52

196

6.4

Warren

124

244

78

322

11.9

Warwick

812

1,486

317

1,803

9.5

Westerly

232

487

124

611

10.9

West Greenwich

21

44

10

54

5.8

West Warwick

451

912

241

1,153

15.8

Woonsocket

1,369

2,893

726

3,619

30.3

Core Cities

12,663

27,908

5,507

33,415

37.0

Remainder of State

5,765

10,936

3,055

13,991

9.1

Rhode Island

18,428

38,844

8,562

47,406

19.4

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)