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Participation Characteristics
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% of participants were under age 18 and 9% were age 60 or older. The average SNAP household benefit declined by $3 to $271. The most common form of income was from earnings; 31% of SNAP households had income from work. Annual quality control data used to produce this report can be found using the link below.