Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation and Costs |
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(Data as of December 30, 2008) |
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Average |
All |
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Fiscal |
Average |
Benefit Per |
Total |
Other |
Total |
Year |
Participation |
Person 1 |
Benefits |
Costs 2 |
Costs |
--Thousands-- |
--Dollars-- |
----------Millions of Dollars---------- |
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1969 |
2,878 |
6.63 |
228.8 |
21.7 |
250.5 |
1970 |
4,340 |
10.55 |
549.7 |
27.2 |
576.9 |
1971 |
9,368 |
13.55 |
1,522.7 |
53.2 |
1,575.9 |
1972 |
11,109 |
13.48 |
1,797.3 |
69.4 |
1,866.7 |
1973 |
12,166 |
14.60 |
2,131.4 |
76.0 |
2,207.4 |
1974 |
12,862 |
17.61 |
2,718.3 |
119.2 |
2,837.5 |
1975 |
17,064 |
21.40 |
4,385.5 |
233.2 |
4,618.7 |
1976 |
18,549 |
23.93 |
5,326.5 |
359.0 |
5,685.5 |
1977 |
17,077 |
24.71 |
5,067.0 |
394.0 |
5,461.0 |
1978 |
16,001 |
26.77 |
5,139.2 |
380.5 |
5,519.7 |
1979 |
17,653 |
30.59 |
6,480.2 |
459.6 |
6,939.8 |
1980 |
21,082 |
34.47 |
8,720.9 |
485.6 |
9,206.5 |
1981 |
22,430 |
39.49 |
10,629.9 |
595.4 |
11,225.2 |
1982 3] |
21,717 |
39.17 |
10,208.3 |
628.4 |
10,836.7 |
1983 |
21,625 |
42.98 |
11,152.3 |
694.8 |
11,847.1 |
1984 |
20,854 |
42.74 |
10,696.1 |
882.6 |
11,578.8 |
1985 |
19,899 |
44.99 |
10,743.6 |
959.6 |
11,703.2 |
1986 |
19,429 |
45.49 |
10,605.2 |
1,033.2 |
11,638.4 |
1987 |
19,113 |
45.78 |
10,500.3 |
1,103.9 |
11,604.2 |
1988 |
18,645 |
49.83 |
11,149.1 |
1,167.7 |
12,316.8 |
1989 |
18,806 |
51.85 |
11,669.8 |
1,231.8 |
12,901.6 |
1990 |
20,049 |
58.96 |
14,142.8 |
1,304.5 |
15,447.3 |
1991 |
22,625 |
63.87 |
17,315.8 |
1,431.5 |
18,747.3 |
1992 |
25,407 |
68.57 |
20,905.7 |
1,556.6 |
22,462.3 |
1993 |
26,987 |
67.95 |
22,006.0 |
1,647.0 |
23,653.0 |
1994 |
27,474 |
69.00 |
22,748.6 |
1,744.8 |
24,493.4 |
1995 |
26,619 |
71.27 |
22,764.1 |
1,856.3 |
24,620.4 |
1996 |
25,543 |
73.21 |
22,440.1 |
1,890.8 |
24,330.9 |
1997 |
22,858 |
71.27 |
19,548.9 |
1,958.6 |
21,507.5 |
1998 |
19,791 |
71.12 |
16,890.5 |
2,097.8 |
18,988.3 |
| 1999 | 18,183 | 72.27 | 15,769.4 | 2,051.5 | 17,820.9 |
| 2000 | 17,194 | 72.62 | 14,983.3 | 2,070.7 | 17,054.0 |
| 2001 | 17,318 | 74.81 | 15,547.4 | 2,242.0 | 17,789.4 |
| 2002 | 19,096 | 79.67 | 18,256.2 | 2,380.9 | 20,637.1 |
| 2003 | 21,259 | 83.90 | 21,404.3 | 2,412.1 | 23,816.4 |
| 2004 | 23,858 | 85.99 | 24,618.9 | 2,480.3 | 27,099.2 |
| 2005 | 25,718 | 92.57 | 28,567.9 | 2,504.9 | 31,072.8 |
| 2006 | 26,672 | 94.32 | 30,187.3 | 2,725.0 | 32,912.3 |
| 2007 | 26,468 | 95.63 | 30,373.3 | 2,832.1 | 33,205.4 |
| 2008 | 28,408 | 101.53 | 34,611.2 | 2,921.3 | 37,532.5 |
FY 2008 data are preliminary; all data are subject to revision.1] Represents average monthly benefits per person.2] Includes the Federal share of State administrative expenses and Employment and Training programs. Also includes other Federal costs (e.g., printing and processing of stamps; anti-fraud funding; program evaluation).3] Puerto Rico initiated Food Stamp operations during FY 1975 and participated through June of FY 1982. A separate Nutrition Assistance Grant was begun in July 1982. |
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