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Yearly trends SNAP households by demographic and income characteristics
Yearly trends in number of SNAP households (in millions) with income characteristics
Year Total SNAP Households With earned income With Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) With zero gross income With Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
1998 8 2 3 1 2
1999 8 2 2 1 2
2000 7 2 2 1 2
2001 7 2 2 1 2
2002 8 2 2 1 2
2003 9 2 2 1 2
2004 10 3 2 1 3
2005 11 3 2 1 3
2006 11 3 1 2 3
2007 12 3 1 2 3
2008 12 4 1 2 3
2009 15 4 1 3 4
2010 18 5 1 4 4
2011 21 6 2 4 4
2012 22 7 2 5 4
2013 23 7 1 5 5
2014 22 7 1 5 5
2015 22 7 1 5 5
2016 22 7 1 4 5
2017 21 6 1 4 5
2018 20 6 1 4 5
2019 19 5 1 3 4
2020 19 5 1 3 5
Yearly trends in percentage of SNAP households with income characteristics
Year With earned income With Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) With zero gross income With Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
1998 26.3% 31.4% 8.8% 28.1%
1999 26.8% 27.3% 8.5% 30.2%
2000 27.2% 25.8% 8.4% 31.7%
2001 27.0% 23.1% 9.4% 31.8%
2002 28.0% 20.9% 10.5% 29.5%
2003 27.5% 17.2% 12.7% 26.3%
2004 28.5% 16.2% 13.1% 26.8%
2005 29.1% 14.5% 13.7% 26.4%
2006 29.5% 13.0% 14.1% 26.8%
2007 29.6% 12.1% 14.7% 27.7%
2008 28.9% 10.6% 16.2% 26.2%
2009 29.4% 9.7% 17.6% 23.6%
2010 29.9% 8.0% 19.7% 20.9%
2011 30.5% 7.6% 20.0% 20.2%
2012 31.3% 7.1% 20.5% 20.2%
2013 31.2% 6.5% 21.5% 19.9%
2014 31.3% 6.1% 21.9% 20.4%
2015 31.8% 5.8% 22.2% 20.5%
2016 31.9% 5.1% 20.4% 21.3%
2017 31.4% 4.9% 19.0% 21.9%
2018 30.2% 4.5% 19.0% 22.9%
2019 28.6% 4.2% 18.5% 23.7%
2020 27.7% 3.6% 18.5% 25.0%