Monthly
Persons
1981 - 2024
Jan 1, 1981 to Jun 1, 2024
FRED
3 months ago
StaleFeb 9, 2026
The U.S. Census Bureau provides annual estimates of income and poverty statistics for all school districts, counties, and states through the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/about.html) (SAIPE) program. The bureau's main objective with this program is to provide estimates of income and poverty for the administration of federal programs and the allocation of federal funds to local jurisdictions. In addition to these federal programs, state and local programs use the income and poverty estimates for distributing funds and managing programs. SNAP benefits are one of the data sources used in producing SAIPE program estimates. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the name for what was formerly known as the federal Food Stamp Program, as of October 1, 2008. The SNAP benefits data represent the number of participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for each county, state, and the District of Columbia fr
As of June 1, 2024 • M data • Source: FRED
This dataset contains 522 monthly observations, over 43 years, 5 months, updated monthly from FRED. View Methodology
Data Points
522
Coverage
43 years, 5 months
Updates
monthly