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Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs: Charts

 

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USDA expenditures on food assistance programs, fiscal 1980-2011
Fiscal year
Administration
Food donations
WIC
Child nutrition
SNAP
Dollars (millions)
1980
80.4
172.9
749.2
4,033.9
9,206.5
1981
81.0
209.1
899.4
4,221.3
11,225.2
1982
82.3
439.1
976.9
3,733.2
11,043.8
1983
82.4
1,315.4
1,167.5
4,061.9
12,675.7
1984
82.9
1441.8
1436.1
4,265.9
12,407.5
1985
84.5
1390.8
1537.7
4,391.0
12,531.9
1986
78.5
1333.2
1630.6
4,625.5
12,462.1
1987
84.2
1257.5
1735.2
4,883.3
12,461.4
1988
85.9
1013.2
1859.3
5,047.0
13,199.7
1989
89.1
657.6
1983.8
5,210.6
13,844.3
1990
92.0
646.6
2207.6
5,496.2
16,431.6
1991
96.6
604.1
2393.8
6,132.9
19,736.7
1992
103.8
604.3
2701.9
6,754.1
23,469.0
1993
103.4
581.2
2938.1
7,181.7
24,697.9
1994
106.4
589.5
3276.8
7,688.6
25,577.5
1995
106.4
413.8
3539.6
8,061.4
25,760.0
1996
105.5
306.7
3795.5
8,411.0
25,478.9
1997
106.9
415.8
3943.6
8,729.3
22,669.6
1998
107.6
457.3
3984.2
9,059.0
20,109.0
1999
111.2
493.6
4020.4
9,325.5
18,911.6
2000
114.9
436.4
4065.8
9,670.7
18,335.1
2001
118.2
605.0
4252.2
10,127.7
19,103.3
2002
130.4
672.5
4452.2
10,726.4
22,048.3
2003
139.1
535.1
4641.4
11,215.0
25,287.5
2004
141.6
513.0
5035.4
11,884.2
28,574.5
2005
142.3
464.1
5145.6
12,550.3
32,639.9
2006
142.5
387.4
5202.9
12,922.9
34,453.2
2007
140.5
345.9
5,554.0
13,677.1
34,770.6
2008
141.3
382.3
6,352.1
14,688.7
39,293.9
2009
145.5
718.7
6,627.0
15,739.3
55,684.8
2010
151.7
729.4
6,849.3
17,099.1
70,357.0
2011
149.3
622.7
7,387.8
17,758.3
77,379.8
 

Notes: SNAP includes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly the Food Stamp Program) and the Nutrition Assistance Programs in Puerto Rico, the Northern Marianas, and starting in FY 1996, American Samoa.

Child nutrition includes the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Child and Adult Care, Summer Food Service, and Special Milk programs.

WIC includes the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program.

Food donations include the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, the Nutrition Services Incentive Program, the Disaster Feeding Program, The Emergency Food Assistance Program, and the Food Distribution Programs for Charitable Institutions and Summer Camps.

Administration includes administrative expenses.

FY 2010 and 2011 data are subject to revision.

Source: Prepared by ERS using data from USDA, Food and Nutrition Service. Data as of December 2011.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












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