In 2021, the total cost of the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was around 113.74 billion U.S. dollars. This is a significant increase from the previous year, when the total cost of SNAP amounted to 79.1 billion U.S. dollars.
Total costs of the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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US Department of Agriculture. (December 8, 2022). Total costs of the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315032/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-total-costs/
US Department of Agriculture. "Total costs of the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315032/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-total-costs/
US Department of Agriculture. (2022). Total costs of the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315032/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-total-costs/
US Department of Agriculture. "Total Costs of The U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) from 1969 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315032/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-total-costs/
US Department of Agriculture, Total costs of the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315032/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-total-costs/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Total costs of the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, December 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315032/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-total-costs/