Data & Research
Resource | Research | Participation Characteristics
Characteristics of SNAP Households: FY 2013
This annual report provides details on the demographic characteristics and economic circumstances of SNAP households at both the national and state level. In 2013, most participants were children or elderly - 44 percent of participants were under age 18 and 9 percent were age 60 or older.
12/19/2014
Resource | Research | General/Other
Nutrition Assistance In Farmers Markets: Understanding the Shopping Patterns of SNAP Participants
This study was undertaken to understand why some SNAP participants shop at farmers markets and others in the same geographic area do not.
10/06/2014
Resource | Research | Participation Rates
Trends in SNAP Participation Rates: FY 2010-12
This report is the latest in a series of annual reports presenting information on national participation rates among people eligible for program benefits. In 2012, SNAP served 83 percent of all eligible individuals, and the program provided 96 percent of the benefits that all eligible individuals could receive.
07/25/2014