The Daily Yonder: Rural Food-Stamp Usage Holds Steady While National Rate Declines
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Percent of households reporting SNAP reciept, 2007-2016
In 2016, 14.8 percent of rural households participated in SNAP, according to Census data compiled into a “data snapshot” by Jessica A. Carson at the University of New Hampshire Carsey School of Public Policy. The rate that city households use SNAP was slightly higher than the rural rate, but cities still saw a decrease in usage while rural families did not see a significant decrease. Nationally in 2016, 12.4 percent of households participated in SNAP. Suburbs had the lowest SNAP use rate, 9.9 percent. The rural and city SNAP usage rates have run about 5 points higher than the suburban rate since 2008.
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