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Characteristics of SNAP Households: Fiscal Year 2012

Published by Food and Nutrition Service | Department of Agriculture | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2014-02-14
This annual report provides details on the demographic characteristics and economic circumstances of SNAP households at both the national and the State level. In 2012, one-person households comprised more than half the caseload (50.3 percent) and the average SNAP household benefit declined by $7 to $274.

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