A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Which states report the most SNAP receipt?

Compare reported snap receipt across all 50 states. Highest reported values appear first. Explore the full ranking, find your state, and share the comparison.

HIGHEST REPORTED1,860,876California
MIDDLE OF THE 50 STATES223,201Unweighted median of state values
MEASUREMENTCountPopulation size affects this ranking
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The supplied field does not identify its counting universe. Exact table and variable IDs are needed to confirm households versus people. This count is not a poverty rate.

Where does your state stand?

2024 ACS · 5-YEAR

50 states · ranks reflect highest reported values first · ties share a rank

RANKSTATEREPORTED SNAP RECEIPTRELATIVE VALUEState profile
01CACalifornia1,860,876↗
02NYNew York1,270,240↗
03TXTexas1,178,046↗
04FLFlorida1,039,823↗
05PAPennsylvania810,783↗
06ILIllinois682,969↗
07OHOhio571,631↗
08MIMichigan547,357↗
09NCNorth Carolina540,299↗
10GAGeorgia456,340↗
11MAMassachusetts426,702↗
12WAWashington353,215↗
13NJNew Jersey322,338↗
14VAVirginia316,827↗
15LALouisiana309,670↗
16AZArizona302,882↗
17OROregon285,506↗
18WIWisconsin279,061↗
19TNTennessee275,155↗
20ALAlabama268,775↗
21KYKentucky249,767↗
22MDMaryland247,604↗
23MOMissouri239,315↗
24INIndiana238,944↗
25OKOklahoma224,502↗
26COColorado221,900↗
27SCSouth Carolina211,371↗
28MNMinnesota197,010↗
29CTConnecticut173,433↗
30NMNew Mexico165,567↗
31NVNevada146,825↗
32MSMississippi139,499↗
33WVWest Virginia126,022↗
34ARArkansas111,766↗
35IAIowa109,948↗
36MEMaine78,348↗
37KSKansas71,066↗
38NENebraska68,814↗
39RIRhode Island62,265↗
40HIHawaii56,690↗
41UTUtah54,010↗
42IDIdaho53,837↗
43DEDelaware41,214↗
44NHNew Hampshire37,069↗
45MTMontana32,677↗
46VTVermont30,142↗
47AKAlaska28,394↗
48SDSouth Dakota27,163↗
49NDNorth Dakota22,340↗
50WYWyoming14,323↗

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

Washington, D.C. & Puerto Rico · additional context

Shown separately because the main ranking compares the 50 states.

District Of Columbia ↗52,355
Puerto Rico ↗559,700