The SNAP benefits, or food stamps, are sent every month to provide help to the citizens of the United States to help themselves to the purchase of nutritious food, know the states where more people receive benefits, the federal government has several nutritional assistance programs, the most well-known being the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP benefits), popularly called as food stamps.
This program is federal, but it is administered by the states, which send money monthly to low-income families, the benefits are deposited each month on an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card, which serves as a debit card for the purchase of food.
The amount of money that is sent, as well as who is eligible to be a beneficiary of the financial assistance, varies in each of the states.
The States With Large Populations Of SNAP Benefits
The page specialized in financial issues Insider Monkey made an analysis of the states that have a higher percentage of beneficiaries, taking into account the total population, the report is based on the percentage according to the total population and not on the total number of people who have benefits, since, for example, the state of California is in the first place for being the state with the largest beneficiaries in the country.
To conclude with which are the 15 states with the most SNAP beneficiaries in the United States, the portal consulted the most recent SNAP data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which correspond to the month of January 2024.
The rate of people who have the SNAP benefit, that is, the number of people who receive food stamps, was calculated by dividing the number of SNAP participants by state, by the population estimates of each of the states, based on the 2023 census data, after analysis, these are the 15 states in which the majority of people receive food stamps or SNAP.
Percentage of residents receiving food stamps:
- New Mexico: 19.48%
- Louisiana: 18.58%
- Oregon: 17.67%
- Oklahoma: 16.73%
- Snowfall: 15.72%
- Snowfall: 15.72%
- West Virginia: 15.54%
- Illinois: 15.32%
- Pennsylvania: 15.31%
- Michigan: 14.98%
- New York: 14.80%
- Alabama: 14.62%
- California: 13.69%
- Mississippi: 13.24%
- Kentucky: 12.98%
How Much Money Is Sent From SNAP Benefits?
The approximate payment is variable, between one state and another, but the maximum amount that beneficiaries can receive is the same in most of the 50 states of the United States and the District of Columbia, the amounts are different for Alaska and Hawaii.
The amounts that are sent depend on the size of the household, as well as other income factors and some other requirements, these are the amounts in force until the 30th of September:
- 1 member: $291
- 2 members: $535
- 3 members: $766
- 4 members: $973
- 5 members: $1,155
- 6 members: $1,386
- 7 members: $1,532
- 8 members: $1.1751
- Additional Member: +$219
SUN Bucks to Deliver Summer Food Stamps to Children in Need
SUN Bucks is a recent grocery benefit that is now available in much of the United States. This program offers families with school-age children the possibility of receiving $120 per child for the purchase of food during the summer. It is important to note that the name of SUN Bucks may vary depending on the location.
Families can receive SUN Bucks in addition to other benefits such as SNAP and WIC. In addition, children can continue to enjoy the free meals offered by the SUN Meals program at local meal sites or through SUN Meals To-Go.
To access SUN Bucks, if you are already enrolled in benefits such as SNAP, TANF or FDPIR, your school-aged children will be automatically enrolled in SUN Bucks if the program is available in your area. In addition, if your child attends a school that participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or the School Breakfast Program (SBP), and your household meets the income requirements for free or reduced-price meals, your child may also be automatically enrolled in SUN Bucks.
If you are not automatically enrolled, you can apply for the SUN Bucks directly. To qualify, you must meet certain income limits and other set requirements. Once enrolled, SUN Bucks funds may be automatically added to your SNAP account, issued as a separate electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card, or sent in other ways depending on your location.
