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This interactive map provides data for every congressional district on the share of all households that were participating in SNAP, based on data from the 2016 American Community Survey.

If your state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program calculates gross income based on a four-week month, ensure that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are calculated the same way.

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) distribution sites can partner with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) outreach providers and anti-hunger advocates to help CSFP beneficiaries enroll in SNAP.

Information on USDA’s new SNAP maximum and minimum monthly allotments, and income eligibility standards effective for October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. The SNAP maximum and minimum monthly allotments have decreased slightly, income eligibility limits have increased, standard and shelter deductions have increased, and the resource limit remains unchanged.

Prepared by FRAC.

One of two graphics describing strengths of SNAP

This graphic shows household participation rates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) broken down by rural areas, small towns, and metro areas.

This interactive map provides household participation rates for SNAP by state.

This interactive map provides household participation rates for SNAP, by county in each state. The SNAP Map demonstrates that SNAP matters in every community across the country, regardless of size or demographics.

This graphic shows household participation rates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) broken down by rural areas, small towns, and metro areas.

This graphic shows household participation rates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) in metro areas by county in each state.

This graphic shows household participation rates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) in small towns by county in each state.

This graphic shows household participation rates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) in rural areas by county in each state.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can be tapped to help individuals and communities recover from natural or man-made disasters. Advocates can work with federal and state partners to get temporary Disaster SNAP (D-SNAP) benefits to households not already participating in SNAP, and replacement and supplemental SNAP benefits to current SNAP participants adversely affected by disaster.

Advocates and state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) agencies can improve access to SNAP for people with disabilities by disseminating accurate information about the program, opting for program practices that best serve people with disabilities, and partnering with people with disabilities and the organizations that support them.