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Government benefit figures, compiled into clean tables with a chart, a source line and a CSV you can download. Every number traces to the agency that published it.

SNAP · USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP program data

SNAP participation by state: July 2026 vs July 2025

People receiving SNAP in each state and territory in July 2026 compared with July 2025, the percent change, and the average benefit per person.

SNAP · USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP program data

SNAP participation and benefits by month, national

People and households receiving SNAP each month, total benefits issued, and the average benefit per person and per household, from October 2022 to the latest month the agency has published.

SNAP · USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP program data

SNAP participation and average benefit by year, 1969 to 2025

Average monthly participants, average monthly benefit per person, and total benefit and program costs for every federal fiscal year since the program began.

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