Overview
The Food Stamp Program (FSP) Map Machine is an interactive web-based mapping
utility that illustrates program participation and benefit levels down
to the county level. Use the map machine to show per capita participation,
per capita benefits, changes from year to year, and more. The map's tools
allow you to call up tabular data for the county, State, or Nation. For
example, select a State, zoom into a specific county, and display the
data for that county by using the identify tool. Or, zoom into a region
of the United States and display a map showing how rapidly program participation
changed in each county between 1993 and 1997. The underlying data is available
below in tabular format to download for further analysis.
Map the Data
Underlying Data
The data in the FSP Map Machine originate with USDA's
Food and Nutrition Service. They have been compiled and prepared for
public use by the following government agencies:
Instructions/Helpful Hints
Learn more about the data layers and get help using the FSP Map Machine.
Related Resources
The ERS Food Stamp
Program briefing room—A resource for research and analysis about
the U.S. Food Stamp Program.
USDA Food and Nutrition Service's
Food Stamp Program site—Information for applicants, retailers,
governments, researchers, and public advocacy groups.
Summer Food Service Program
Map Machine—An interactive mapping and graphing site with information
about the Summer Food Service Program, which provides food to children
when schools are not in session.
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