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| SNAP/FSP participants and eligible people, 1994 - 2008 |
Fiscal year |
Eligible individuals |
Participants |
Participation rate |
| |
Number (thousands) |
Percent |
September 1994 |
35,053 |
26,229 |
74.8 |
September 1995 |
34,665 |
25,213 |
72.7 |
September 1996 |
34,478 |
23,874 |
69.2 |
September 1997 |
31,818 |
20,365 |
64.0 |
September 1998 |
30,350 |
18,152 |
59.8 |
FY 1999 |
30,857 |
17,705 |
57.4 |
FY 2000 |
29,458 |
16,701 |
56.7 |
FY 2001 |
31,223 |
16,834 |
53.9 |
FY 2002 |
34,388 |
18,500 |
53.8 |
FY 2003 |
36,707 |
20,591 |
56.1 |
FY 2004 |
37,921 |
23,153 |
61.1 |
FY 2005 |
37,951 |
24,571 |
64.7 |
FY 2006 |
37,418 |
25,166 |
67.3 |
FY 2007 |
38,922 |
25,611 |
65.8 |
FY 2008 |
41,055 |
27,411 |
66.8 |
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Note: Counts of participants are report estimates and differ from official program numbers.
Sources: Trends in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates: 2001 to 2008, and earlier reports in this FNS series. Report estimates are based on Program Operations data, Program Quality Control data, and March Current Population Survey (CPS) data for the years shown, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau. |
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