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Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs: Image Gallery

 

Food stamp legend
Food stamps—includes the Food Stamp Program and the Nutrition Assistance Programs in Puerto Rico, the Northern Marianas, and starting in FY 1996, American Samoa.
Child nutrition legend Child nutrition—includes the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Child and Adult Care, Summer Food Service, and Special Milk programs.
WIC legend WIC—includes the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program.
Food donation legend Food donations includes the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, the Nutrition Services Incentive Program, the Disaster Feeding Program, The Emergency Food Assistance Program, and the Food Distribution Programs for Charitable Institutions and Summer Camps.
Administration legend Administration includes administrative expenses.
FY 2006 and 2007 data are subject to revision.
Source: USDA, Food and Nutrition Service. Data as of November, 2007.


Download an excel file with these data
USDA expenditures on food assistance programs, fiscal 1980-2007
 
Administration
Food donations
WIC
Child nutrition
Food stamps
Million dollars

1980

80.4
172.9
749.2
4,033.9
9,206.5

1981

81.0
209.1
899.4
4,221.3
11,225.2

1982

82.3
439.1
976.9
3,733.2
11,043.8

1983

82.4
1,315.4
1,167.5
4,061.9
12,675.7

1984

82.9
1441.8
1436.1
4,265.9
12,407.5

1985

84.5
1390.8
1537.7
4,391.0
12,531.9

1986

78.5
1333.2
1630.6
4,625.5
12,462.1

1987

84.2
1257.5
1735.2
4,883.3
12,461.4

1988

85.9
1013.2
1859.3
5,047.0
13,199.7

1989

89.1
657.6
1983.8
5,210.6
13,844.3

1990

92.0
646.6
2207.6
5,496.2
16,431.6

1991

96.6
604.1
2393.8
6,132.9
19,736.7

1992

103.8
604.3
2701.9
6,754.1
23,469.0

1993

103.4
581.2
2938.1
7,181.7
24,697.9

1994

106.4
589.5
3276.8
7,688.6
25,577.5

1995

106.4
413.8
3539.6
8,061.4
25,760.0

1996

105.5
306.7
3795.5
8,411.0
25,478.9

1997

106.9
415.8
3943.6
8,729.3
22,669.6

1998

107.6
457.3
3984.2
9,059.0
20,109.0

1999

111.2
493.6
4020.4
9,325.5
18,911.6

2000

114.9
436.4
4065.8
9,670.7
18,335.1

2001

118.2
605.0
4252.2
10,127.7
19,103.3

2002

130.4
672.5
4452.2
10,726.4
22,048.3

2003

139.1
535.1
4641.4
11,215.0
25,287.5

2004

141.6
513.0
5035.4
11,884.2
28,574.5

2005

142.3
464.1
5145.6
12,550.3
32,639.9

2006

142.5
387.4
5202.9
12,922.9
34,453.2

2007

140.5
330.0
5,610.7
13,640.4
34,584.3

Food stamps includes the Food Stamp Program and the Nutrition Assistance Programs in Puerto Rico, the Northern Marianas, and starting in FY 1996, American Samoa.

Child nutrition includes the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Child and Adult Care, Summer Food Service, and Special Milk programs.

WIC includes the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program.

Food donations includes the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, the Nutrition Services Incentive Program, the Disaster Feeding Program, The Emergency Food Assistance Program, and the Food Distribution Programs for Charitable Institutions and Summer Camps.

Administration includes administrative expenses.

FY 2006 and 2007 data are subject to revision.

Source: USDA, Food and Nutrition Service. Data as of November 2007.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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