In 2021, supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits totaled to 108.52 billion U.S. dollars. This is a significant increase from the previous year, when SNAP benefits totaled to 74.1 billion U.S. dollars.
The total benefits paid by 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). The total benefits paid by the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/314681/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-total-benefits/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Agriculture. "The total benefits paid by the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/314681/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-total-benefits/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Agriculture. (2022). The total benefits paid by the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/314681/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-total-benefits/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Agriculture. "The Total Benefits Paid by 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/314681/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-total-benefits/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Agriculture, The total benefits paid by the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/314681/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-total-benefits/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 16, 2025)
The total benefits paid by 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/314681/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-total-benefits/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed