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Interactive Map: SNAP Participation Rates Among Eligible Seniors (Age 60+) in an Average Month in FY 2015
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In FY 2015, 4.2 million seniors age 60 or older participated in SNAP in an average month, helping to improve their nutrition, health, and economic well-being. Despite the millions of seniors benefitting from SNAP, only 42 percent of eligible seniors participate in SNAP (compared to 83 percent of all eligible people).
Millions more seniors could benefit by closing this SNAP participation gap.
Scroll over a state to view SNAP participation percentages for eligible seniors and for all eligible individuals (of any age) in that state. Use the drop-down menu to the right to show state SNAP participation rates among eligible seniors or among all eligible individuals (of any age).
★ Explore the interactive, searchable table for more on SNAP participation among eligible seniors, by state.
★ Click here for a meta-analysis of the data.
★ Click here for state "SNAP Matters for Seniors" fact sheets.
★ Click here for an interactive table showing average monthly SNAP benefit amounts for seniors and non-seniors.
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Sources: Mathematica Policy Research analysis of FY2015 state SNAP average monthly participation rates among eligible seniors, provided by USDA Food and Nutrition Service, and state SNAP participation rates among all eligible individuals published in Reaching Those In Need: Estimates of State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in 2015, produced by Mathematica Policy Research for USDA Food and Nutrition Service, January 2018.
State Fact Sheets: SNAP Matters to Seniors
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