West Virginia is the #4 state where food stamps are used the most
West Virginia is the #4 state where food stamps are used the most
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, affected more than 37 million people, among them 11 million children. That number, though staggering, represented the lowest point of food insecurity in the country in almost 90 years. Against the backdrop of the ongoing pandemic, national hunger-relief organization Feeding America expects more than during 2021. This demand puts additional strain on already-strapped food pantries and hunger-relief organizations, and drives significant need for increases in the country's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, also known previously as food stamps).
麻豆原创 compiled a list of the using SNAP data released July 10, 2020, by the . The number of households and the poverty rate are current as of 2019 data from the . States are ranked by the percent of households that received food stamps in April 2020. Additional information came from sources like the , Feeding America, and state websites and local food banks.
West Virginia by the numbers
- Percent of households receiving food stamps: 21.8%
- Total households receiving food stamps: 158,856
- Average monthly benefit per household: $205 (#47 highest among all states)
West Virginia implemented tougher work requirements for food stamps, but The New York Times that it did not lead to increased levels of employment. More than of West Virginia households are food insecure.
Here are the states using food stamps the most and least:
States using food stamps the most
#1. New Mexico (27.6% of households)
#2. Rhode Island (22.2% of households)
#3. Washington D.C. (22.0% of households)
States using food stamps the least
#1. Wyoming (5.0% of households)
#2. Utah (7.0% of households)
#3. North Dakota (7.2% of households)
