#  Food Stamp Usage Across the Country 

 



 ![Food Stamp Map](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/datasmart/files/nyt_food_stamps_feature.png)

 

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



 

 



 [ Project link arrow\_circle\_right ](http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/28/us/20091128-foodstamps.html?src=tw)