In 2020, the total cost of the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was around 79.22 billion U.S. dollars. This is a significant increase from the previous year, when the total cost of SNAP amounted to 60.4 billion U.S. dollars.
Total costs of the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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US Department of Agriculture. (April 2, 2021). Total costs of the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, 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 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315032/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-total-costs/
US Department of Agriculture. (2021). Total costs of the U.S. supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) from 1969 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 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 2020 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2021, 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 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315032/us-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-total-costs/ (last visited June 25, 2022)