This policy brief includes state and regional breakdowns and comparisons of state Food Stamp Program participation rates. Sixty-seven percent of those eligible for the program, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), received benefits in 2006, a two percentage point...

Notes that about 59 percent of eligible people received food stamps in September 2000, although participation varied widely from state to state. The Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Mountain Plains regions had higher participation rates than other regions, while the Southwest and Western regions had...

Estimates state food stamp participation rates as of September 1999, as well as how these rates changed since September 1994. Reports that rates varied widely from state to state in 1999, with some rates under 50% and some over 70%, while the national rate was 57%. Also finds that participation...

This policy brief includes state and regional breakdowns and comparisons of state Food Stamp Program participation rates. Sixty-seven percent of those eligible for the program, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), received benefits in 2006, a two percentage point...

Read about SNAP participation rates in all 50 states for all eligible people and for the working poor in fiscal year 2008. These estimates can be used to assess recent program performance and focus efforts to improve performance.

Estimates and describes state food stamp participation rates as of September 1997 and changes in rates since September 1994. Discusses the effects of the strong economy and welfare reform on participation rates.

Notes that participation fell in every region of the country and in most states between September 1994 and September 1998, but participation rates varied widely among states.