Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation and Costs ( Data as of January 5, 2018)
--Thousands-2,878 4,340 9,368 11,109 12,166 12,862 17,064 18,549 17,077 16,001 17,653 21,082 22,430
Average Benefit Per Person 1] --Dollars-6.63 10.55 13.55 13.48 14.60 17.61 21.40 23.93 24.71 26.77 30.59 34.47 39.49
1982 3] 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
21,717 21,625 20,854 19,899 19,429 19,113 18,645
39.17 42.98 42.74 44.99 45.49 45.78 49.83
10,208.30 11,152.30 10,696.10 10,743.60 10,605.20 10,500.30 11,149.10
628.40 694.80 882.60 959.60 1,033.20 1,103.90 1,167.70
10,836.70 11,847.10 11,578.80 11,703.20 11,638.40 11,604.20 12,316.80
1989 1990 1991 1992
18,806 20,049 22,625 25,407
51.71 58.78 63.78 68.57
11,669.78 14,142.79 17,315.77 20,905.68
1,231.81 1,304.47 1,431.50 1,556.66
12,901.59 15,447.26 18,747.27 22,462.34
1993 1994
26,987 27,474
67.95 69.00
22,006.03 22,748.58
1,646.94 1,744.87
23,652.97 24,493.45
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
26,619 25,543 22,858 19,791 18,183 17,194 17,318 19,096 21,250 23,811 25,628 26,549 26,316
71.27 73.21 71.27 71.12 72.27 72.62 74.81 79.67 83.94 86.16 92.89 94.75 96.18
22,764.07 22,440.11 19,548.86 16,890.49 15,769.40 14,983.32 15,547.39 18,256.20 21,404.28 24,618.89 28,567.88 30,187.35 30,373.27
1,856.30 1,890.88 1,958.68 2,097.84 2,051.52 2,070.70 2,242.00 2,380.82 2,412.01 2,480.14 2,504.13 2,715.72 2,800.25
24,620.37 24,330.99 21,507.55 18,988.32 17,820.92 17,054.02 17,789.39 20,637.02 23,816.28 27,099.03 31,072.01 32,903.06 33,173.52
Fiscal Year 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Average Participation
All Other Costs 2] ----------Millions of Dollars---------228.80 21.70 549.70 27.20 1,522.70 53.20 1,797.30 69.40 2,131.40 76.00 2,718.30 119.20 4,385.50 233.20 5,326.50 359.00 5,067.00 394.00 5,139.20 380.50 6,480.20 459.60 8,720.90 485.60 10,629.90 595.40
Total Benefits
Total Costs 250.50 576.90 1,575.90 1,866.70 2,207.40 2,837.50 4,618.70 5,685.50 5,461.00 5,519.70 6,939.80 9,206.50 11,225.20
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
28,223 33,490 40,302 44,709 46,609 47,636 46,664 45,767 44,219 42,138
102.19 125.31 133.79 133.85 133.41 133.07 125.01 126.81 125.40 125.99
34,608.40 50,359.92 64,702.16 71,810.92 74,619.34 76,066.32 69,998.84 69,645.14 66,539.35 63,709.71
3,031.25 3,260.00 3,581.30 3,875.62 3,791.75 3,792.74 4,063.04 4,301.23 4,382.17 4,250.37
37,639.64 53,619.92 68,283.47 75,686.54 78,411.10 79,859.06 74,061.88 73,946.37 70,921.52 67,960.08
All data are subject to revision. 1] Represents average monthly benefits per person. 2] Includes the Federal share of State administrative expenses, Nutrition Education, and Employment and Training programs. Also includes other Federal costs (e.g., Benefit and Retailer Redemption and Monitoring, Payment Accuracy, EBT Systems, Program Evaluation and Modernization, Program Access, Health and Nutrition Pilot Projects). 3] Puerto Rico initiated Food Stamp operations during FY 1975 and participated through June of FY 1982. A separate Nutrition Assistance Grant began in July 1982.
