Over 15 Percent of Americans Are Using Food Stamps
- 11 years ago
The use of government funded food stamps is on the rise in the United States, with over 15 percent of the population using them to buy food.
The use of government funded food stamps is on the rise in the United States, with over 15 percent of the population using them to buy food.
This form of welfare known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , is supposed to be for people who are unemployed, disabled, elderly, or military veterans.
According to numbers from the US Department of Agriculture, 2 point 8 percent more American citizens were dependent on food stamps in April of 2013 compared with a year earlier.
Mississippi has a higher percentage of people using food stamps than any other state with 22 percent, but Washington D.C. had 23 percent of its population on food stamps.
4 million people in Texas are registered to receive food stamps, and 3 point 2 million people use them in New York state.
Almost one out of every six Americans is using food stamps.
A few states reported less people using food stamps this year, but overall, more Americans need the government assistance.
Wyoming had the lowest percentage of people on food stamps with 7 percent of the state using them.
The use of government funded food stamps is on the rise in the United States, with over 15 percent of the population using them to buy food.
This form of welfare known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , is supposed to be for people who are unemployed, disabled, elderly, or military veterans.
According to numbers from the US Department of Agriculture, 2 point 8 percent more American citizens were dependent on food stamps in April of 2013 compared with a year earlier.
Mississippi has a higher percentage of people using food stamps than any other state with 22 percent, but Washington D.C. had 23 percent of its population on food stamps.
4 million people in Texas are registered to receive food stamps, and 3 point 2 million people use them in New York state.
Almost one out of every six Americans is using food stamps.
A few states reported less people using food stamps this year, but overall, more Americans need the government assistance.
Wyoming had the lowest percentage of people on food stamps with 7 percent of the state using them.