This .zip file contains graphic files (in .png format) of each chart and graph in the Economic Research Service report "Alleviating Poverty in the United States: 
The Critical Role of SNAP Benefits" (ERR-132), published in April 2012. The content and context of these files is as of the publication date of the report. After time, the material may not reflect 
the current ERS program of work, may be outdated, and/or superseded, so please visit the website to obtain the latest information: www.ers.usda.gov.
Any reuse of these images should include attribution to "Economic Research Service/USDA."

The following inventory lists each of the files in this folder.


File name		Description

(fig01.png)		Figure 1 - SNAP participants, people in poverty, and the unemployment rate, 1980-2009
(fig02.png)		Figure 2 - Reduction in poverty from SNAP benefits, 2000-09 for all persons 
(fig03.png)		Figure 3 - Reduction in poverty from SNAP benefits, 2000-09 for all U.S. children 
