Food Stamp Usage Across the Country

Food Stamp Map

The interactive map shows that The number of food stamp recipients has climbed by about 10 million over the past two years, resulting in a program that now feeds 1 in 8 Americans and nearly 1 in 4 children. The demographics the map examines are White, Black, and children.

Stats

Dataset(s): Figures are based on requests to food stamp programs in all 50 states

Visualization: Map

Jurisdiction: United States

Developed by: The New York Times

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