Over the past year, SNAP participation has declined by approximately 4.96 million people.
FRAC’s SNAP Participation Tracker
FRAC’s SNAP Participation Tracker compiles recent data nationally and by state to show how enrollment has changed since January 2025 and where declines are occurring most sharply. It covers monthly participation through February 2026, highlighting the net change over the past year and the month-to-month shifts that reveal when and where people are losing access to food assistance.
Nearly 1 million people lost SNAP from January 2025 to July 2025; the steep decline after July is a direct result of the passage of the budget reconciliation law (H.R. 1). FRAC will update this tracker as new data are released and continue to add the latest state-by-state figures so policymakers and advocates can monitor the ongoing impacts in real time.
| State | Jan. 25 | Feb. 26 (Initial) | Drop Jan. 25 to Feb. 26 | % Decline, Jan. 25 to Feb. 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Total | 42,773,848 | 37,870,817 | -4,903,031 | 11% |
| Alabama | 742,614 | 690,555 | -52,059 | 7% |
| Alaska | 62,916 | 66,344 | 3,428 | * |
| Arizona | 898,476 | 448,976 | -449,500 | 50% |
| Arkansas | 239,627 | 225,116 | -14,511 | 6% |
| California | 5,496,920 | 5,161,672 | -335,248 | 6% |
| Colorado | 620,478 | 583,013 | -37,465 | 6% |
| Connecticut | 377,990 | 326,708 | -51,282 | 14% |
| Delaware | 119,497 | 105,044 | -14,453 | 12% |
| District of Columbia | 141,346 | 134,209 | -7,137 | 5% |
| Florida | 3,035,496 | 2,546,175 | -489,321 | 16% |
| Georgia | 1,937,567 | 1,294,939 | -642,628 | 33% |
| Hawaii | 155,783 | 158,822 | 3,039 | * |
| Idaho | 134,855 | 124,433 | -10,422 | 8% |
| Illinois | 1,908,007 | 1,693,396 | -214,611 | 11% |
| Indiana | 600,776 | 530,190 | -70,586 | 12% |
| Iowa | 261,142 | 247,380 | -13,762 | 5% |
| Kansas | 187,290 | 170,894 | -16,396 | 9% |
| Kentucky | 582,803 | 572,689 | -10,114 | 2% |
| Louisiana | 825,467 | 681,120 | -144,347 | 17% |
| Maine | 171,238 | 153,160 | -18,078 | 11% |
| Maryland | 680,346 | 641,973 | -38,373 | 6% |
| Massachusetts | 1,098,366 | 954,453 | -143,913 | 13% |
| Michigan | 1,508,947 | 1,400,731 | -108,216 | 7% |
| Minnesota | 451,151 | 435,116 | -16,035 | 4% |
| Mississippi | 369,036 | 322,162 | -46,874 | 13% |
| Missouri | 659,962 | 618,825 | -41,137 | 6% |
| Montana | 80,591 | 72,705 | -7,886 | 10% |
| Nebraska | 151,994 | 134,074 | -17,920 | 12% |
| Nevada | 503,643 | 425,885 | -77,758 | 15% |
| New Hampshire | 76,174 | 74,442 | -1,732 | 2% |
| New Jersey | 830,058 | 778,176 | -51,882 | 6% |
| New Mexico | 471,266 | 442,803 | -28,463 | 6% |
| New York | 2,974,909 | 2,790,322 | -184,587 | 6% |
| North Carolina | 1,504,348 | 1,200,632 | -303,716 | 20% |
| North Dakota | 55,532 | 51,843 | -3,689 | 7% |
| Ohio | 1,444,052 | 1,346,906 | -97,146 | 7% |
| Oklahoma | 701,611 | 596,824 | -104,787 | 15% |
| Oregon | 774,581 | 717,017 | -57,564 | 7% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,984,515 | 1,755,370 | -229,145 | 12% |
| Rhode Island | 146,390 | 127,709 | -18,681 | 13% |
| South Carolina | 569,075 | 509,596 | -59,479 | 10% |
| South Dakota | 75,412 | 70,862 | -4,550 | 6% |
| Tennessee | 695,903 | 599,520 | -96,383 | 14% |
| Texas | 3,489,634 | 3,112,380 | -377,254 | 11% |
| Utah | 178,282 | 154,397 | -23,885 | 13% |
| Vermont | 65,808 | 61,039 | -4,769 | 7% |
| Virginia | 822,941 | 695,447 | -127,494 | 15% |
| Washington | 906,403 | 871,156 | -35,247 | 4% |
| West Virginia | 273,926 | 255,410 | -18,516 | 7% |
| Wisconsin | 700,370 | 654,524 | -45,846 | 7% |
| Wyoming | 28,334 | 24,262 | -4,072 | 14% |
Source: USDA SNAP Data Tables
Notes:
- February 2026 data reveals that the downward trend in participation continues, with 664,825 fewer participants compared to January. Arizona has experienced a 50% decrease in SNAP participation since January 2025. Georgia remains the state with the largest absolute decline, with 642,628 fewer SNAP participants compared to January 2025. Florida has lost nearly half a million SNAP participants, with 489,321 fewer individuals receiving SNAP.
- January 2026 data shows continuing decline — SNAP is down by 656,441 compared to December. Total loss since January 2025 is 4,280,719. Since July 2025, it’s 3,465,100.
- The January 2026 data revises December’s number, correcting Georgia’s state participation total to 1.45 million, down from the initial report of 1.76 million. That’s 308,000 fewer people receiving SNAP in Georgia than initially described. In January 2026, the number was even smaller, at 1.43 million. This means that Georgia has seen over half a million people lose access to SNAP since January 2025 — 505,290 people, to be exact. While Arizona continues to stand out as the state with the largest percentage decline in SNAP participation (a 43% drop from January 2025 to January 2026), Georgia is experiencing the largest absolute decline. Georgia’s percentage decrease is 26%, while the state has seen the largest number of people losing SNAP (505,290).