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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the Food Stamp Program)

Share of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households by type of income, FY 2016

SNAP/FSP participants, people in poverty, and unemployed people, 1980-2016

Average monthly SNAP/FSP benefits per person, fiscal 1980-2017

Distribution of SNAP/FSP participants by age and year

Number of SNAP/FSP households with earnings and welfare benefits, fiscal 1989-2016

SNAP/FSP participants and eligible people, fiscal 1994-2015

SNAP/FSP participation rates by group, fiscal 2002-2014

Number of SNAP/FSP households by household composition, fiscal 1989-2016

Share of SNAP/FSP households by household composition, fiscal 1989-2016

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  • Number SNAP households
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Reports
Household Food Security in the United States in 2020 Food Taxes and Their Impacts on Food Spending The Food and Nutrition Assistance Landscape: Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Report Super Stores’ Impact on the Availability of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Approved Stores Food Insecurity Among Working-Age Veterans
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Amber Waves Articles
Online Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Purchasing Grew Substantially in 2020 For Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Households, Fruit and Vegetable Affordability Is Partly a Question of Budgeting New Super Stores Slightly Expanded Purchasing Power for Participants in USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Taking a Closer Look at Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation and Expenditures Unemployment Insurance and USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Together Cushioned the Great Recession
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Food & Nutrition Assistance Food Assistance Data & Collaborative Research Programs Food Security in the U.S. Poverty & Income Volatility
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Last updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2019

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