San Mateo County Community Health Assessment
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Public assistance recipients are more concentrated in Southern San Mateo County.

 

 

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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