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  • Online SNAP and P-EBT benefit redemptions and number of participating online retailers grew consistently from 2020 through 2023
    4/16/2024
    Online SNAP and P-EBT benefit redemptions and number of participating online retailers grew consistently from 2020 through 2023
  • SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot rollout from April to July 2020 reduced food insufficiency among low-income households overall and in some subgroups
    4/16/2024
    SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot rollout from April to July 2020 reduced food insufficiency among low-income households overall and in some subgroups
  • Distribution of SNAP participants by age, fiscal year 2019
    2/23/2024
    Distribution of SNAP participants by age, fiscal year 2019
  • Percent of population receiving SNAP benefits in fiscal year 2022
    2/23/2024
    Percent of population receiving SNAP benefits in fiscal year 2022
  • Number of SNAP participants, unemployed, and people in poverty, 1980–2022
    2/23/2024
    Number of SNAP participants, unemployed, and people in poverty, 1980–2022
  • SNAP average monthly participation and inflation-adjusted annual program spending, FY 2000–22
    2/23/2024
    SNAP average monthly participation and inflation-adjusted annual program spending, FY 2000–22
  • USDA food and nutrition assistance spending by program, FY 2022
    2/23/2024
    USDA food and nutrition assistance spending by program, FY 2022
  • SNAP participation varied across States in fiscal year 2022
    1/3/2024
    SNAP participation varied across States in fiscal year 2022
  • Average time spent in primary eating and drinking and secondary eating, on an average day in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2022, U.S. population age 15 and older
    11/6/2023
    Average time spent in primary eating and drinking and secondary eating, on an average day in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2022, U.S. population age 15 and older
  • Percentage of the U.S. population who engage in primary eating and drinking and secondary eating, by time of day, on an average day in 2022, age 15 and older
    11/6/2023
    Percentage of the U.S. population who engage in primary eating and drinking and secondary eating, by time of day, on an average day in 2022, age 15 and older
  • U.S. households by food security status, 2022
    10/25/2023
    U.S. households by food security status, 2022
  • Prevalence of food insecurity, by selected household characteristics, 2021 and 2022
    10/25/2023
    Prevalence of food insecurity, by selected household characteristics, 2021 and 2022
  • Prevalence of very low food security, by selected household characteristics, 2021 and 2022
    10/25/2023
    Prevalence of very low food security, by selected household characteristics, 2021 and 2022
  • Emergency allotments central to SNAP spending growth during pandemic
    8/23/2023
    Emergency allotments central to SNAP spending growth during pandemic
  • Inflation-adjusted USDA spending on food and nutrition assistance, fiscal years 1970–2022
    7/19/2023
    Inflation-adjusted USDA spending on food and nutrition assistance, fiscal years 1970–2022
  • Total spending on USDA’s food and nutrition assistance programs fell in FY 2022, but still higher than before pandemic
    6/21/2023
    Total spending on USDA’s food and nutrition assistance programs fell in FY 2022, but still higher than before pandemic
  • SNAP participation varied across States from 2019 to 2021
    11/9/2022
    SNAP participation varied across States from 2019 to 2021
  • Online SNAP and P-EBT redemptions totaled $9.7 billion in first two years of pandemic
    10/18/2022
    Online SNAP and P-EBT redemptions totaled $9.7 billion in first two years of pandemic
  • SNAP spending reached record high of $113.8 billion in fiscal year 2021
    7/25/2022
    SNAP spending reached record high of $113.8 billion in fiscal year 2021
  • Nominal USDA expenditures on food and nutrition assistance programs, fiscal years 1980–2021
    7/19/2022
    Nominal USDA expenditures on food and nutrition assistance programs, fiscal years 1980–2021
  • Temporary programs made up 17 percent of Federal food and nutrition assistance spending in FY 2021
    7/14/2022
    Temporary programs made up 17 percent of Federal food and nutrition assistance spending in FY 2021
  • Four types of State policy options affect likelihood of senior and non-senior SNAP participation differently
    7/5/2022
    Four types of State policy options affect likelihood of senior and non-senior SNAP participation differently
  • Federal spending on food assistance reached record high of $182.5 billion in 2021
    6/23/2022
    Federal spending on food assistance reached record high of $182.5 billion in 2021
  • SNAP spending contributed to rural economic output and jobs following the Great Recession
    2/15/2022
    SNAP spending contributed to rural economic output and jobs following the Great Recession
  • Food insecurity in U.S. households with children became more prevalent in 2020
    2/7/2022
    Food insecurity in U.S. households with children became more prevalent in 2020
  • Food insecurity among children varies by household composition
    2/7/2022
    Food insecurity among children varies by household composition
  • In 2020, food insecurity affected 14.8 percent of households with children
    2/7/2022
    In 2020, food insecurity affected 14.8 percent of households with children
  • The prevalence of child food insecurity among Hispanic households with children increased significantly in 2020
    2/7/2022
    The prevalence of child food insecurity among Hispanic households with children increased significantly in 2020
  • Researchers found differences in chronic disease among older SNAP participants compared with all U.S. older adults in Missouri study that linked SNAP and Medicaid data from 2006 to 2014
    12/29/2021
    Researchers found differences in chronic disease among older SNAP participants compared with all U.S. older adults in Missouri study that linked SNAP and Medicaid data from 2006 to 2014
  • Dollar stores and supercenters had the greatest percentage growth in rural nonmetro counties from 1990 to 2015
    12/7/2021
    Dollar stores and supercenters had the greatest percentage growth in rural nonmetro counties from 1990 to 2015
  • Restaurant food taxes existed throughout the United States in 2019
    12/7/2021
    Restaurant food taxes existed throughout the United States in 2019
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) spending created proportionally more impact on the rural economy than the urban economy during the Great Recession recovery period, 2009-14
    12/7/2021
    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) spending created proportionally more impact on the rural economy than the urban economy during the Great Recession recovery period, 2009-14
  • U.S. Consumers in 18 States faced grocery taxes in 2019
    12/7/2021
    U.S. Consumers in 18 States faced grocery taxes in 2019
  • Most U.S. counties exempt groceries from sales taxes
    11/5/2021
    Most U.S. counties exempt groceries from sales taxes
  • Emergency allotments, participation increase led to 66-percent increase in SNAP benefits in second half of FY 2020
    10/8/2021
    Emergency allotments, participation increase led to 66-percent increase in SNAP benefits in second half of FY 2020
  • Spending on food assistance in second half of FY 2020 outpaced spending in second half of FY 2019 by $4.5 billion a month on average
    10/4/2021
    Spending on food assistance in second half of FY 2020 outpaced spending in second half of FY 2019 by $4.5 billion a month on average