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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a Federal government program in the United States. It is the largest anti-hunger program in America, designed to help low- and no-income individuals and families afford the nutritious food essential to health and well-being. SNAP provides monthly financial assistance specifically for purchasing groceries. SNAP benefits are distributed on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card, which works like a debit card at authorized stores. SNAP is the current official name, but it often is called "Food Stamps." To qualify, households must generally meet specific income and resource limits, which are uniform federally but administered by state-level agencies. This section provides access to summary charateristics about 2023 SNAP recipients based on the ACS 2023 data. SNAP Participation by Congressional Community ACS2023 .. this section provides summary characteristics about 2023 SNAP recipients based on ACS 2023. .. patterns (see legend) of the number of SNAP recipients by 119th Congressionsl Community. .. click for larger view with 119th Congressional Districts .. see below for more detail. 
SNAP Operation SNAP is a federal-state program. At the federal level SNAP is overseen by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA/FNS sets national rules and regulations for eligibility, benefit levels, and administrative procedures, funds the program, and authorizing and monitoring the retail stores. State agencies processing applications and determining the eligibility of households, calculating the monthly benefit amount for eligible households, issues the benefits onto the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards and administering the program at the local level through county or city offices. The current SNAP costs approximately $100 billion annually, mostly distributed to recipients. The average recipient revcieves $188. SNAP Participation On average, around 42 million Americans received SNAP benefits per month in recent fiscal years (FY 2023-24). The share of population receiving SNAP is 1 in 8 Americans, or about 12.3% of the U.S. population. The national participation rate was estimated at 88% of all eligible individuals. The age distribution of SNAP beneficaries is children (under 18) 39%, working age adults (18-59) 42%, and older adults (60+) 19%. American Community Survey SNAP Data Characteristics of household's receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are determined by a question collected annually as a part of the American Community Survey program. These data are used to create statistics about participation in food assistance programs for planning and funding government programs Question as it Appears on Form 
this section will be update on 11/18/25 and is now is a state of preparation. SNAP Participation by Congressional Community ACS2023 .. this map provides summary characteristics about 2023 SNAP recipients based on ACS 2023. .. data are shown for Congressional Communities that are precise subdivisions of 119th Congressional Districts. .. patterns (see legend) show the number of SNAP recipients by 119th Congressionsl Community. .. click for larger view with 119th Congressional Districts .. see below for more detail.
SNAP Participation per Household by Congressional Community ACS2023 .. this map provides summary characteristics about 2023 SNAP recipients based on ACS 2023. .. data are shown for Congressional Communities that are precise subdivisions of 119th Congressional Districts. .. patterns (see legend) show 100 * SNAP recipients / number of households by 119th Congressionsl Community. .. click for larger view with 119th Congressional Districts 
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