Food Stamp Cases 1993 - 1996

Total Food Stamp Cases by Town 1993 - 96

Percentage Change

1993

1994

1995

1996

1995-

1993-

Dec.

Dec.

Dec.

Dec. 1

1996

1996

City/Town

Barrington

86

84

80

67

-16.3

-22.1

Bristol

451

464

447

444

-0.7

-1.6

Burrillville

328

325

303

281

-7.3

-14.3

Central Falls

1,561

1,574

1,663

1,624

-2.3

4.0

Charlestown

122

99

94

101

7.4

-17.2

Coventroy

590

492

466

467

0.2

-20.8

Cranston

1,829

1,855

1,779

1,755

-1.3

-4.0

Cumberland

423

412

423

398

-5.9

-5.9

East Greenwich

184

184

167

144

-13.8

-21.7

East Providence

1,410

1,441

1,395

1,358

-2.7

-3.7

Exeter

92

59

45

44

-2.2

-52.2

Foster

49

45

43

45

4.7

-8.2

Glocester

132

106

126

111

-11.9

-15.9

Hopkinton

152

134

103

109

5.8

-28.3

Jamestown

35

44

36

35

-2.8

0.0

Johnston

867

796

770

753

-2.2

-13.1

Lincoln

276

290

303

306

1.0

10.9

Little Compton

38

26

28

28

0.0

-26.3

Middletown

247

234

226

240

6.2

-2.8

Narragansett

189

165

151

152

0.7

-19.6

Newport

1,253

1,166

1,144

1,104

-3.5

-11.9

New Shoreham

2

6

3

4

33.3

100.0

North Kingstown

395

431

429

387

-9.8

-2.0

No. Providence

926

887

842

867

3.0

-6.4

No. Smithfield

95

100

119

115

-3.4

21.1

Pawtucket

4,053

4,135

4,141

4,038

-2.5

-0.4

Portsmouth

173

171

161

161

0.0

-6.9

Providence

14,508

15,049

14,802

14,681

-0.8

1.2

Richmond

71

72

76

74

-2.6

4.2

Scituate

124

97

83

81

-2.4

-34.7

Smithfield

274

266

251

223

-11.2

-18.6

South Kingstown

310

251

251

236

-6.0

-23.9

Tiverton

291

302

291

270

-7.2

-7.2

Warren

339

331

309

319

3.2

-5.9

Warwick

1,855

1,787

1,683

1,655

-1.7

-10.8

Westerly

640

520

506

462

-8.7

-27.8

West Greenwich

77

65

56

41

-26.8

-46.8

West Warwick

1,093

1,065

940

869

-7.6

-20.5

Woonsocket

3,318

3,183

3,190

2,999

-6.0

-9.6

Rhode Island

38,858

38,713

37,925

37,048

-2.3

-4.7

Core Cities

24,693

25,107

24,940

24,446

-2.0

-1.0

Remainder of State

14,165

13,606

12,985

12,602

-2.9

-11.0

Source: RI Department of Human Services, INRHODES Data Tapes.

Last Update: 4/8/97 (JDC)