USDA Releases Annual SNAP Payment Error Rates for FY 2024

Press Release

Release No.

FNS 0003.25

Contact: USDA Press

Email: press@usda.gov

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2025 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) released the annual Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) state payment error rates, a measure of how accurately states determine who is eligible and subsequent benefit allotments. The national payment error rate for fiscal year (FY) 2024 is 10.93%. While not a measure of program fraud, this rate indicates an unacceptable amount of waste occurring at the state level.

For states with error rates at or above the 6% threshold, USDA requires a corrective action plan that addresses the root causes of their errors to improve payment accuracy. Forty-four states will be required to submit and execute corrective action plans for FY 2024. Further, states with continually high error rates – above the national average two consecutive years – are held financially responsible. Five states are in a multiple year liability status and will be assessed a fiscal sanction.

“Since the start of the Trump Administration, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service has been aggressively working to help states lower their error rates, and we expect all states to step up their accountability and integrity measures,” said FNS Administrator James C. Miller. “FNS is fully committed to providing states the tools, expertise, and support they need to deliver SNAP benefits accurately, on time, and only to those who are lawfully eligible.”

FNS administers 16 nutrition assistance programs designed to combat hunger and promote healthy outcomes for children and vulnerable families across America. FNS is committed to ensuring these programs operate with the utmost integrity and move participants toward independent, hopeful futures. Under the leadership of President Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins, FNS supports program innovation, customer service, and modernization. Learn more at www.fns.usda.gov and @USDA_FNS.

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