In 2021, the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits totaled to about 217.61 U.S. dollars per participant per month. This is a significant increase from the previous year, when the average benefit per person per month totaled to about 154.94 U.S. dollars.
Average benefit per person from the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021
(in U.S. dollars)
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US Department of Agriculture. (December 8, 2022). Average benefit per person from the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/314672/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-average-benefit-per-person/
US Department of Agriculture. "Average benefit per person from the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/314672/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-average-benefit-per-person/
US Department of Agriculture. (2022). Average benefit per person from the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/314672/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-average-benefit-per-person/
US Department of Agriculture. "Average Benefit per Person from The U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) from 1969 to 2021 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/314672/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-average-benefit-per-person/
US Department of Agriculture, Average benefit per person from the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/314672/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-average-benefit-per-person/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Average benefit per person from the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, December 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/314672/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-average-benefit-per-person/