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Download an excel file with these data
Participation households by characteristics, fiscal 1989 to 2006
 
Food stamp participants
Fiscal year
with any earnings
with any TANF/AFDC
with noncitizens
 
Percent
1989
19.6 41.9 9.8
1990
19.0 42.0 10.3
1991
19.8 40.5 11.8
1992
20.2 39.5 10.4
1993
20.6 39.4 11.6
1994
21.4 38.1 10.7
1995
21.4 38.3 10.7
1996
22.5 36.6 10.5
1997
24.2 34.6 8.4
1998
26.3 31.4 4.3
1999
26.8 27.3 6.0
2000
27.2 25.8 6.4
2001
27.0 23.1 5.4
2002
28.0 20.9 5.2
2003
28.2 17.0 5.5
2004
28.8 16.1 6.2
2005
29.3 14.5 6.2
2006
29.7 13.0 6.1
Source: Food Stamp Program Quality Control sample.
Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
These are the latest data available, as of December 28, 2007.

 

 

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Updated date: January 18, 2008