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SNAP participants by age

Distribution of SNAP/FSP participants by age and year

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Statistical Supplement to Household Food Security in the United States in 2022 Household Food Security in the United States in 2022 Analysis of the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement Split-Panel Test COVID-19 Working Paper: Obesity Prevalence Among U.S. Adult Subpopulations During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic The Food and Nutrition Assistance Landscape: Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Report
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Online Purchasing Expanded in First Two Years of Pandemic Pandemic-Related Program Changes Continued to Shape the U.S. Food and Nutrition Assistance Landscape in Fiscal Year 2021 State SNAP Policies Unlikely to Close Participation Gap Between Seniors and Non-Seniors, Study Shows Data Linkages Shed Light on Older USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participants’ Health USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Contributed to Rural Economic Output, Jobs Following the Great Recession
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Last updated: Tuesday, November 09, 2021

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