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Food Stamp (SNAP) Participants

People receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, monthly

36.4M in Jun 2026−2.2M since Jan 2026
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Source stopped·Data to Jun 2026

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Continuation isn't available for this series: Last observation was 144 days ago — too stale to project.

From USDA; excludes Pandemic EBT.

The number of Americans receiving food assistance each month. Enrollment rises in downturns and with rule changes, and falls slowly in recoveries.

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Sources

SNAP Participants (Persons). Source: USDA Food and Nutrition Administration, SNAP Data Tables. Public domain. Pandemic EBT (2020–2023) is excluded: it was a separate benefit, and USDA's summary file that includes it overstates FY2023 participation by up to a third. https://www.fna.usda.gov/pd/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap

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