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Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs: Charts

 
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SNAP/FSP participants and eligible people, fiscal 1994-2007
Fiscal year
Eligible individuals
Participants
Participation rate
 
Number (thousands)
Percent
1994
35,053
26,229
74.8
1995
34,665
25,213
72.7
1996
34,478
23,874
69.2
1997
31,818
20,365
64.0
1998
30,350
18,152
59.8
1999
30,857
17,705
57.4
2000
29,458
16,701
56.7
2001
31,223
16,834
53.9
2002
34,388
18,500
53.8
2003
36,707
20,591
56.1
2004
37,921
23,153
61.1
2005
37,951
24,571
64.7
2006
37,418
25,166
67.3
2007
38,922
25,611
65.8
 
Sources: Food Stamp Quality Control samples, USDA, Food and Nutrition Service; and the March Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau.
 

 

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Updated date: August 24, 2009