The statistic shows total U.S. government spending for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps) from 1995 to 2020. In 2010, about 70 billion U.S. dollars were spent for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The statistic shows the percentage of U.S. population receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps) in 2011, by state. About 20 percent of the population in Oregon is receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Graph and download economic data for SNAP Benefits Recipients in Massachusetts (BR25000MAA647NCEN) from 1989 to 2022 about MA, SNAP, nutrition, food stamps, benefits, food, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for SNAP Benefits Recipients in North Carolina (BR37000NCA647NCEN) from 1989 to 2022 about SNAP, nutrition, food stamps, benefits, NC, food, and USA.

The statistic shows the number of U.S. households receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps) in 2010, by type. In 2010, 8.9 million households with children were receiving benefits from SNAP.

Note: The Food Environment Atlas contains ERS's most recent and reliable data on food assistance programs, including participants in the SNAP Program. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Data System is no longer being updated due to inconsistencies and reliability issues in the source data. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Data System provides time-series data on State and county-level estimates of SNAP participation and benefit levels, combined with area estimates of total population and the number of persons in poverty.

Graph and download economic data for SNAP Benefits Recipients in Indiana (BR18000INA647NCEN) from 1989 to 2022 about SNAP, nutrition, food stamps, benefits, IN, food, and USA.

The statistic shows the number of U.S. residents receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps) from 1960 to 2010. About 40 million Americans received benefits through SNAP in 2010.

This statistic depicts the shopping value of products that were purchased with food stamps of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at U.S. farmers markets and through direct marketing from FY 2012 to 2020. In 2020, the value of farmers' market and direct marketing redemptions amounted to nearly 33 million U.S. dollars.

Graph and download economic data for SNAP Benefits Recipients in Connecticut (BR09000CTA647NCEN) from 1989 to 2022 about CT, SNAP, nutrition, food stamps, benefits, food, and USA.

These data are monthly listings of households, recipients and expenditures for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

In 2022, over 3.8 million children living with single mothers who never married were receiving food stamps in the U.S. Additionally, 1.4 million children living with divorced single mothers were receiving food stamps.

The statistic shows the average monthly income and SNAP benefit of U.S. households receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps) in 2010. In 2010, households with children benefitting from SNAP received 419 U.S. dollars on average per month.

Graph and download economic data for SNAP Benefits Recipients in Utah (BR49000UTA647NCEN) from 1989 to 2022 about UT, SNAP, nutrition, food stamps, benefits, food, and USA.

In 2021, the total cost of the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was around 113.74 billion U.S. dollars. This is a significant increase from the previous year, when the total cost of SNAP amounted to 79.1 billion U.S. dollars.

In 2021, roughly 261,000 children living with single fathers who never married were receiving food stamps in the U.S. Comparatively, there were 26,000 children living with single fathers who are widows receiving food stamps.

This statistic shows the number of children receiving food stamps in the United States in 2015, by living arrangement. In that year, about 6.42 million U.S. children living with both parents received food stamps.

In 2021, about 41.56 million participants in the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) were counted in the United States. This is an increase from the previous year, when there were 39.85 million SNAP participants.

Graph and download economic data for SNAP Benefits Recipients in Arizona (BR04000AZA647NCEN) from 1989 to 2022 about AZ, SNAP, nutrition, food stamps, benefits, food, and USA.

This statistic shows change in SNAP food spending in the United States in 2013 according to food departments. In 2013, SNAP food spending fell an average 2.8 percent. In the same year, the most sizable cuts has been made to spending on liquor, where SNAP households fell more than 12 percent.