Number of food stamp households with earnings and welfare benefits, fiscal 1989-2006
Since 2001, food stamp households with any earnings outnumbered those receiving any welfare benefits or those with a member who was not a U.S. citizen
Thousand households

Line graph with 3 lines and 18 points per line.

Line 1, With any earnings.
Point 1, 1989 is 1145.
Point 2, 1990 is 1484.
Point 3, 1991 is 1755.
Point 4, 1992 is 2032.
Point 5, 1993 is 2223.
Point 6, 1994 is 2373.
Point 7, 1995 is 2329.
Point 8, 1996 is 2374.
Point 9, 1997 is 2287.
Point 10, 1998 is 2169.
Point 11, 1999 is 2056.
Point 12, 2000 is 1995.
Point 13, 2001 is 2012.
Point 14, 2002 is 2296.
Point 15, 2003 is 2530.
Point 16, 2004 is 2900.
Point 17, 2005 is 3180.
Point 18, 2006 is 3361.
Line 2, With any TANF/AFDC.
Point 1, 1989 is 3024.
Point 2, 1990 is 3281.
Point 3, 1991 is 3590.
Point 4, 1992 is 3973.
Point 5, 1993 is 4252.
Point 6, 1994 is 4226.
Point 7, 1995 is 4168.
Point 8, 1996 is 3862.
Point 9, 1997 is 3270.
Point 10, 1998 is 2589.
Point 11, 1999 is 2094.
Point 12, 2000 is 1892.
Point 13, 2001 is 1721.
Point 14, 2002 is 1714.
Point 15, 2003 is 1525.
Point 16, 2004 is 1621.
Point 17, 2005 is 1574.
Point 18, 2006 is 1471.
Line 3, With noncitizens.
Point 1, 1989 is 707.
Point 2, 1990 is 805.
Point 3, 1991 is 1046.
Point 4, 1992 is 1046.
Point 5, 1993 is 1252.
Point 6, 1994 is 1187.
Point 7, 1995 is 1164.
Point 8, 1996 is 1108.
Point 9, 1997 is 794.
Point 10, 1998 is 355.
Point 11, 1999 is 460.
Point 12, 2000 is 469.
Point 13, 2001 is 402.
Point 14, 2002 is 426.
Point 15, 2003 is 493.
Point 16, 2004 is 624.
Point 17, 2005 is 673.
Point 18, 2006 is 690.

Any AFDC/TANF benefits
Any earnings
Any noncitizens
Notes: AFDC-Aid to Families with Dependent Children TANF-Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Households may belong to more than one category. Source: Food Stamp Program Quality Control sample, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

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