| Public assistance recipients are more concentrated in Southern San
Mateo County. |
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Persons
Receiving Public Assistance
March, 1993 |
Community |
AFDC Persons |
% AFDC
Persons |
General
Assistance Cases |
% General
Assistance Cases |
Medi-Cal
Persons |
% Medi-Cal
Persons |
| Brisbane |
41 |
0.3 |
6 |
.04 |
91 |
0.3 |
| Burlingame/Hillsborough |
243 |
1.5 |
33 |
2.3 |
832 |
2.3 |
| Daly City/Colma |
2,636 |
16.8 |
203 |
14.0 |
5,630 |
15.8 |
| Millbrae |
260 |
1.6 |
21 |
1.4 |
642 |
1.8 |
| Pacifica |
853 |
5.4 |
42 |
2.9 |
1,416 |
4.0 |
| San Bruno |
779 |
5.0 |
53 |
3.7 |
1,492 |
4.2 |
| So. San Francisco |
1,448 |
9.2 |
101 |
7.0 |
3,065 |
8.6 |
| North County Subtotal |
6,260 |
39.8 |
459 |
31.3 |
13,168 |
37.0 |
| Belmont |
194 |
1.2 |
38 |
2.6 |
476 |
1.3 |
| Foster City |
159 |
1.0 |
18 |
1.2 |
349 |
1.0 |
| San Carlos |
172 |
1.1 |
20 |
1.4 |
358 |
1.0 |
| San Mateo |
1,350 |
8.6 |
211 |
14.5 |
4,253 |
11.9 |
| Central County Subtotal |
1,875 |
11.9 |
287 |
19.7 |
5,436 |
15.2 |
| Atherton |
3 |
.02 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0.1 |
| East Palo Alto |
3,269 |
20.8 |
260 |
18.0 |
6,086 |
17.1 |
| Menlo Park |
891 |
5.7 |
65 |
4.5 |
1,720 |
4.8 |
| Portola Valley |
4 |
.03 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0.1 |
| Redwood City |
2,601 |
16.6 |
145 |
10.0 |
7,394 |
20.8 |
| South Subtotal |
6,768 |
43.1 |
470 |
32.5 |
15,235 |
42.9 |
| Half Moon Bay |
73 |
.5 |
6 |
.4 |
521 |
1.5 |
| Other Coastside |
119 |
.8 |
11 |
.7 |
406 |
1.1 |
| Coastside Subtotal |
192 |
1.3 |
17 |
1.1 |
927 |
2.6 |
| Other |
605 |
3.9 |
217 |
15.0 |
829 |
2.3 |
| San Mateo County Total |
15,700 |
100.0 |
1,450 |
100.0 |
35,595 |
100.0 |
Source: San Mateo County Department of
Human Services.
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