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SNAP (food stamp) participation by state Households that received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in the past 12 months, as reported in the American Community Survey.
Reference period 2025 Licence Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Chart (2 options): Households receiving SNAP (%) Households receiving SNAP
Households receiving SNAP (%) Households receiving SNAP
SNAP (food stamp) participation by state: Households receiving SNAP (%) 51 areas ranked by Households receiving SNAP (%). Highest: New Mexico (19.0); lowest: Wyoming (4.3); national value 11.5. New Mexico New Mexico: 19.0 19.0 Oregon Oregon: 16.7 16.7 West Virginia West Virginia: 16.4 16.4 New York New York: 15.9 15.9 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 15.3 15.3 Louisiana Louisiana: 14.9 14.9 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 14.6 14.6 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 14.5 14.5 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 13.8 13.8 California California: 13.6 13.6 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 13.6 13.6 Kentucky Kentucky: 13.4 13.4 Michigan Michigan: 13.2 13.2 Illinois Illinois: 13.1 13.1 Maine Maine: 12.8 12.8 Alabama Alabama: 12.4 12.4 Connecticut Connecticut: 11.9 11.9 Nevada Nevada: 11.5 11.5 Ohio Ohio: 11.5 11.5 Mississippi Mississippi: 11.3 11.3 Georgia Georgia: 11.2 11.2 Washington Washington: 11.2 11.2 North Carolina North Carolina: 11.1 11.1 Hawaii Hawaii: 11.0 11.0 Alaska Alaska: 10.8 10.8 Florida Florida: 10.8 10.8 Maryland Maryland: 10.7 10.7 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 10.7 10.7 Vermont Vermont: 10.0 10.0 Texas Texas: 9.8 9.8 Arizona Arizona: 9.2 9.2 Missouri Missouri: 9.2 9.2 New Jersey New Jersey: 9.1 9.1 Colorado Colorado: 8.9 8.9 Tennessee Tennessee: 8.9 8.9 Virginia Virginia: 8.9 8.9 South Carolina South Carolina: 8.6 8.6 Arkansas Arkansas: 8.5 8.5 Indiana Indiana: 8.3 8.3 Iowa Iowa: 8.1 8.1 Minnesota Minnesota: 8.1 8.1 South Dakota South Dakota: 7.9 7.9 Delaware Delaware: 7.8 7.8 Montana Montana: 7.6 7.6 Nebraska Nebraska: 7.5 7.5 Idaho Idaho: 7.3 7.3 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 6.2 6.2 North Dakota North Dakota: 6.0 6.0 Kansas Kansas: 5.8 5.8 Utah Utah: 5.5 5.5 Wyoming Wyoming: 4.3 4.3 National 11.5
SNAP (food stamp) participation by state: Households receiving SNAP (%) 51 areas ranked by Households receiving SNAP (%). Highest: New Mexico (19.0); lowest: Wyoming (4.3); national value 11.5. New Mexico New Mexico: 19.0 19.0 Oregon Oregon: 16.7 16.7 West Virginia West Virginia: 16.4 16.4 New York New York: 15.9 15.9 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 15.3 15.3 Louisiana Louisiana: 14.9 14.9 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 14.6 14.6 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 14.5 14.5 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 13.8 13.8 California California: 13.6 13.6 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 13.6 13.6 Kentucky Kentucky: 13.4 13.4 Michigan Michigan: 13.2 13.2 Illinois Illinois: 13.1 13.1 Maine Maine: 12.8 12.8 Alabama Alabama: 12.4 12.4 Connecticut Connecticut: 11.9 11.9 Nevada Nevada: 11.5 11.5 Ohio Ohio: 11.5 11.5 Mississippi Mississippi: 11.3 11.3 Georgia Georgia: 11.2 11.2 Washington Washington: 11.2 11.2 North Carolina North Carolina: 11.1 11.1 Hawaii Hawaii: 11.0 11.0 Alaska Alaska: 10.8 10.8 Florida Florida: 10.8 10.8 Maryland Maryland: 10.7 10.7 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 10.7 10.7 Vermont Vermont: 10.0 10.0 Texas Texas: 9.8 9.8 Arizona Arizona: 9.2 9.2 Missouri Missouri: 9.2 9.2 New Jersey New Jersey: 9.1 9.1 Colorado Colorado: 8.9 8.9 Tennessee Tennessee: 8.9 8.9 Virginia Virginia: 8.9 8.9 South Carolina South Carolina: 8.6 8.6 Arkansas Arkansas: 8.5 8.5 Indiana Indiana: 8.3 8.3 Iowa Iowa: 8.1 8.1 Minnesota Minnesota: 8.1 8.1 South Dakota South Dakota: 7.9 7.9 Delaware Delaware: 7.8 7.8 Montana Montana: 7.6 7.6 Nebraska Nebraska: 7.5 7.5 Idaho Idaho: 7.3 7.3 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 6.2 6.2 North Dakota North Dakota: 6.0 6.0 Kansas Kansas: 5.8 5.8 Utah Utah: 5.5 5.5 Wyoming Wyoming: 4.3 4.3 National 11.5
Households receiving SNAP (%), 2025, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Households receiving SNAP (%). Highest: New Mexico (19.0); lowest: Wyoming (4.3); national value 11.5. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. SNAP (food stamp) participation by state: Households receiving SNAP 51 areas ranked by Households receiving SNAP. Highest: California (1.88M); lowest: Wyoming (11k). California California: 1.88M 1.88M New York New York: 1.25M 1.25M Texas Texas: 1.13M 1.13M Florida Florida: 1.01M 1.01M Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 784k 784k Illinois Illinois: 671k 671k Ohio Ohio: 572k 572k Michigan Michigan: 547k 547k North Carolina North Carolina: 502k 502k Georgia Georgia: 478k 478k Massachusetts Massachusetts: 434k 434k Washington Washington: 358k 358k New Jersey New Jersey: 325k 325k Virginia Virginia: 310k 310k Oregon Oregon: 292k 292k Arizona Arizona: 279k 279k Louisiana Louisiana: 277k 277k Wisconsin Wisconsin: 274k 274k Tennessee Tennessee: 261k 261k Maryland Maryland: 260k 260k Alabama Alabama: 257k 257k Kentucky Kentucky: 252k 252k Missouri Missouri: 241k 241k Indiana Indiana: 234k 234k Oklahoma Oklahoma: 223k 223k Colorado Colorado: 221k 221k South Carolina South Carolina: 198k 198k Minnesota Minnesota: 193k 193k Connecticut Connecticut: 173k 173k New Mexico New Mexico: 164k 164k Nevada Nevada: 143k 143k Mississippi Mississippi: 136k 136k West Virginia West Virginia: 122k 122k Iowa Iowa: 110k 110k Arkansas Arkansas: 109k 109k Maine Maine: 79k 79k Kansas Kansas: 69k 69k Utah Utah: 67k 67k Rhode Island Rhode Island: 66k 66k Nebraska Nebraska: 62k 62k Idaho Idaho: 56k 56k Hawaii Hawaii: 55k 55k District of Columbia District of Columbia: 45k 45k Montana Montana: 37k 37k New Hampshire New Hampshire: 35k 35k Delaware Delaware: 33k 33k South Dakota South Dakota: 31k 31k Alaska Alaska: 30k 30k Vermont Vermont: 28k 28k North Dakota North Dakota: 21k 21k Wyoming Wyoming: 11k 11k
SNAP (food stamp) participation by state: Households receiving SNAP 51 areas ranked by Households receiving SNAP. Highest: California (1.88M); lowest: Wyoming (11k). California California: 1.88M 1.88M New York New York: 1.25M 1.25M Texas Texas: 1.13M 1.13M Florida Florida: 1.01M 1.01M Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 784k 784k Illinois Illinois: 671k 671k Ohio Ohio: 572k 572k Michigan Michigan: 547k 547k North Carolina North Carolina: 502k 502k Georgia Georgia: 478k 478k Massachusetts Massachusetts: 434k 434k Washington Washington: 358k 358k New Jersey New Jersey: 325k 325k Virginia Virginia: 310k 310k Oregon Oregon: 292k 292k Arizona Arizona: 279k 279k Louisiana Louisiana: 277k 277k Wisconsin Wisconsin: 274k 274k Tennessee Tennessee: 261k 261k Maryland Maryland: 260k 260k Alabama Alabama: 257k 257k Kentucky Kentucky: 252k 252k Missouri Missouri: 241k 241k Indiana Indiana: 234k 234k Oklahoma Oklahoma: 223k 223k Colorado Colorado: 221k 221k South Carolina South Carolina: 198k 198k Minnesota Minnesota: 193k 193k Connecticut Connecticut: 173k 173k New Mexico New Mexico: 164k 164k Nevada Nevada: 143k 143k Mississippi Mississippi: 136k 136k West Virginia West Virginia: 122k 122k Iowa Iowa: 110k 110k Arkansas Arkansas: 109k 109k Maine Maine: 79k 79k Kansas Kansas: 69k 69k Utah Utah: 67k 67k Rhode Island Rhode Island: 66k 66k Nebraska Nebraska: 62k 62k Idaho Idaho: 56k 56k Hawaii Hawaii: 55k 55k District of Colum… District of Columbia: 45k 45k Montana Montana: 37k 37k New Hampshire New Hampshire: 35k 35k Delaware Delaware: 33k 33k South Dakota South Dakota: 31k 31k Alaska Alaska: 30k 30k Vermont Vermont: 28k 28k North Dakota North Dakota: 21k 21k Wyoming Wyoming: 11k 11k
Households receiving SNAP, 2025, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Households receiving SNAP. Highest: California (1.88M); lowest: Wyoming (11k). Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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State Households receiving SNAP (%) Households receiving SNAP United States 11.5 15,406,342 Alabama 12.4 256,990 Alaska 10.8 30,110 Arizona 9.2 278,814 Arkansas 8.5 108,827 California 13.6 1,883,434 Colorado 8.9 221,392 Connecticut 11.9 172,777 Delaware 7.8 32,914 District of Columbia 13.6 45,347 Florida 10.8 1,011,047 Georgia 11.2 477,831 Hawaii 11 55,188 Idaho 7.3 55,544 Illinois 13.1 671,462 Indiana 8.3 234,386 Iowa 8.1 109,925 Kansas 5.8 69,326 Kentucky 13.4 252,088 Louisiana 14.9 276,606 Maine 12.8 79,216 Maryland 10.7 260,118 Massachusetts 15.3 433,859 Michigan 13.2 546,547 Minnesota 8.1 192,756 Mississippi 11.3 135,575 Missouri 9.2 240,822 Montana 7.6 36,568 Nebraska 7.5 61,850 Nevada 11.5 143,209 New Hampshire 6.2 35,407 New Jersey 9.1 324,785 New Mexico 19 163,888 New York 15.9 1,252,949 North Carolina 11.1 502,347 North Dakota 6 21,194 Ohio 11.5 572,352 Oklahoma 13.8 222,633 Oregon 16.7 291,925 Pennsylvania 14.5 784,176 Rhode Island 14.6 65,906 South Carolina 8.6 198,430 South Dakota 7.9 30,665 Tennessee 8.9 261,458 Texas 9.8 1,133,928 Utah 5.5 66,813 Vermont 10 28,438 Virginia 8.9 309,610 Washington 11.2 357,580 West Virginia 16.4 122,325 Wisconsin 10.7 274,069 Wyoming 4.3 10,936
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S2201: Food Stamps/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) . Reference period: 2025.
Cite this table Source agency U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Dataset ACS 1-year estimates, Table S2201 Table SNAP (food stamp) participation by state Data last updated 2026-10-29 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/us-snap/ SNAP (food stamp) participation by state (United States, 2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S2201. Retrieved 2026-10-29 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-snap/
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