SNAP benefit usage by zip or town, 18% here - how about your town

[catknit 144]

Since food stamps and their usage comes up pretty frequently here in P&R, I thought this link could be fun.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/04/food_stamp_recipients_by_county_an_interactive_tool_showing_local_snap_data.html

I live in an area with 18% of the population getting SNAP benefits averaging $63/month/person.

What's up where you live???

[Ban Hammer 12,845]

7%

The participants received $5,039,220 in benefits.

That's $856 per person per year.

Or $71 per person per month.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

7%

The participants received $5,039,220 in benefits.

That's $856 per person per year.

Or $71 per person per month.

Wow! Lots of deadbeats in your county, compared to a safe Democratic county in the People's Republic of California:

About 5 percent of people in your county are in the program.

$746 per person per year.

Or $62 per person per month.

[Karee 4,189]

For Dallas county:

About 16 percent of people in your county are in the program.

That proportion has grown 359 percent since 2000.

That's $793 per person per year.

Or $66 per person per month.

[Ban Hammer 12,845]

Wow! Lots of deadbeats in your county, compared to a safe Democratic county in the People's Republic of California:

About 5 percent of people in your county are in the program.

$746 per person per year.

Or $62 per person per month.

a 2% difference = lots of deadbeats

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

a 2% difference = lots of deadbeats

7% / 5% = 140%, so 40% more.

[catknit 144]

I see I'm still in the lead...why am I not surprised

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

For Dallas county:

About 16 percent of people in your county are in the program.

That proportion has grown 359 percent since 2000.

That's $793 per person per year.

Or $66 per person per month.

Wow! And that is a Republican county that went big for Obama in 2012.

[Marilyn. 340]

Los Angeles county

1,015,481 people are in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in your county.

About 9 percent of people in your county are in the program.

The participants received $954,263,000 in benefits.

That's $940 per person per year. Or $78 per person per month.

[Karee 4,189]

Wow! And that is a Republican county that went big for Obama in 2012.

When you posted that I thought, "surely that can't be right." But except for Obama and LBJ (for obvious reasons), Dallas County has always voted for the Republican presidential candidate since 1952.

[GandD 5,966]

We're close percentage wise:

In Warren County KY

18,706 people are in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in your county.

About 15 percent of people in your county are in the program.

The participants received $15,781,930 in benefits.

That's $844 per person per year.

Or $70 per person per month.

Edited May 1, 2013 by GandD

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

When you posted that I thought, "surely that can't be right." But except for Obama and LBJ (for obvious reasons), Dallas County has always voted for the Republican presidential candidate since 1952.

They must hate Mormons.

[Karee 4,189]

They must hate Mormons.

Probably true.

[himher 634]

Our county:

About 14percent of people in your county are in the program.

That proportion has grown 227 percent since 2000. (200% of that was since 2008)

That's $804 per person per year.

Or $67 per person per month.

OH yeah our county is a blue county in Texas

Neighboring counties, all red:

About 9percent of people in your county are in the program.

About 6percent of people in your county are in the program.

About 10percent of people in your county are in the program.

About 8percent of people in your county are in the program.

Blue county a couple of counties over:

About 18percent of people in your county are in the program

So yeah that sounds about right.

(laughing) this will give us another correlation to violent crime and murder rates!

Edited May 1, 2013 by himher

[GandD 5,966]

So yeah that sounds about right.

(laughing) this will give us another correlation to violent crime and murder rates!

Liberals are everything that's wrong with this world