Census Bureau: Food Stamp/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Receipt in the Past 12 Months for Households by State: 2009 and 2010

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following tip sheet was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau:

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This brief, based on the 2009 and 2010 American Community Survey estimates, examines changes at the state level in receipt of food stamps/SNAP between 2009 and 2010.

Highlights:

• In 2010, 13.6 million households reported receiving food stamp/SNAP benefits during the past 12 months.
• The state with the highest food stamp/SNAP participation was Oregon with 17.9 percent.  Other states among the highest food stamp/SNAP participation included Tennessee and Michigan.
• States with the lowest food stamp/SNAP participation rates included California, New Jersey and Wyoming.
• There were 16 states in which the increase in food stamp/SNAP receipt was larger than the national increase of 16.2 percent, and 15 states and the District of Columbia had increases that were smaller than the national increase.
• Louisiana was the only state to experience a significant decrease in the receipt of food stamps/SNAP between 2009 and 2010.  

Internet address: http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acsbr10-08.pdf.

Contact: Public Information Office, +1-301-763-3030, [email protected]

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau