Inflation has increased the cost of almost all goods and services, even necessities like groceries. Compared to pre-pandemic costs, the cost of a gallon of milk has increased by 25%.
According to a Moody’s Analytics survey, American families are spending $311 more per month on necessary products than they were a year ago.
Millions of Americans may have to rely on the government’s food aid programme, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, to make ends meet as a result of the price increases.
SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps, were received by 13.8 million American households in 2020, or approximately one in ten. The SNAP participation percentage might be significantly higher on a more local level.
St. used five-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 American Community Survey to find the 50 counties with the highest SNAP recipiency rates. SNAP payments were received by 11.4 per cent of American families by 2020. This percentage spans from 30.4 per cent to 55.0 per cent of households in the 50 counties or county-equivalents on this list.
While assets and household composition play a role in whether or not a family qualifies for SNAP, income is the most important determinant. As a result, counties with greater poverty rates have more households getting assistance, as one would predict.
In the year 2020, 12.8% of Americans were poor. All 50 counties on this list have a poverty rate of at least 20%, and Todd County, South Dakota, has the greatest poverty percentage of any of the roughly 3,000 American counties, with 58.9% of the population living below the poverty line.
These are the states with the greatest number of poor children.
Having a poverty rate of at least 20%, Todd County, South Dakota, has the highest poverty percentage among the nearly 3,000 American counties, with 58.9% of the population living below the poverty line. These are the states with the greatest number of poor children.
Because income is the key determinant of SNAP eligibility, unemployment is a significant factor in how many people receive benefits, as those who are unemployed are more likely to have little or no income.
The majority of the counties on this list had five-year average unemployment rates of at least 10%, compared to 5.3 per cent throughout the United States.
The greatest five-year unemployment rate of any county or county-equivalent is 30.4 per cent in Ziebach County, South Dakota, which has the 14th highest SNAP recipiency rate.
Since the pandemic began, these have been the states with the highest unemployment rates.
Lowndes County, Alabama > 30.4 per cent of households receive SNAP benefits > 22.4 per cent poverty rate — 326th out of 2,987 counties
> Household income: $33,634 (ranked 105th out of 2,987 counties).
> Unemployment rate: 10.5%, which ranks 102nd out of 2,987 counties.
Phillips County, Arkansas > 30.5 percent of households receive SNAP benefits > Poverty rate: 31.3 percent — 50th highest of 2,987 counties > Median household income: $33,724 — 106th lowest of 2,987 counties > Unemployment rate: 14.3 percent — 24th highest of 2,987 counties
SNAP-eligible households: 30.6 percent > Poverty rate: 31.6 percent — 46th highest of 2,987 counties
> Unemployment rate: 8.6 percent — 252nd highest of 2,987 counties > Median household income: $30,518 — 43rd lowest of 2,987 counties.
Billy Hathorn’s photograph of the Madison Parish Courthouse in Tallulah, Louisiana
Madison Parish is located in the state of Louisiana, and it has a population of 47 people
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SNAP beneficiaries: 30.7 percent of households > Poverty rate: 36.1 percent — 18th highest of 2,987 counties > Median household income: $32,585 — 81st lowest of 2,987 counties
> Unemployment rate: 9.8%, which places it 138th out of 2,987 counties.
