Palm Beach County ranks fifth in Florida for SNAP benefits
YOUR PHONE, MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD THE FREE WPBF 25 NEWS APP. IT IS DAY 27 OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND FOR MANY, WORRIES OVER HOW THEY WILL FEED THEIR FAMILIES ARE INCREASING AS SNAP BENEFITS RUN OUT. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PUTTING OUT A STATEMENT SAYING IT’S CONTINGENCY FUNDS WILL NOT BE USED TO COVER REGULAR BENEFITS. NOW, OUR LOCAL FOOD BANKS ARE ANTICIPATING AN INFLUX OF FAMILIES SEEKING AID AND RESOURCES. JADE JARVIS JOINS US NOW IN THE STUDIO WITH THEIR PREPARATIONS AND HOW YOU CAN HELP AT HOME. JADE. WELL, TIFFANY, FOOD BANK LEADERS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY AND THE TREASURE COAST SAY THEY’RE A LITTLE PANICKED, BUT THEY ARE READY TO HELP THOSE IN NEED IN OUR AREA. COME NOVEMBER 1ST. THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES ALONG THE PALM BEACHES AND TREASURE COAST MAY NOT HAVE THE MONEY THEY NEED TO BUY FOOD. IT’S ABOUT 160,000 INDIVIDUALS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY THAT RECEIVE SNAP BENEFITS. JAMIE KENDALL IS THE CEO OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY FOOD BANK. SHE SAYS HER STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ARE GETTING READY FOR A TIDAL WAVE OF NEED. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT’S A FINANCIAL BURDEN AS WELL. WE’RE LOOKING AT HOW WE ARE GOING TO MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENCE, AND QUITE FRANKLY, WE’RE GOING TO GO INTO AN EMERGENCY FUNDRAISING TO RAISE FUNDS TO HELP PROCURE THAT FOOD AND GET MORE FOOD IN THE DOOR. SO WE’RE JUST KIND OF GETTING ALL OF OUR DUCKS IN A ROW HERE. KENDALL SAYS THEY’VE ALREADY BEEN ASSISTING FEDERAL WORKERS WHO MISSED THEIR FIRST FULL PAYCHECK ON FRIDAY. WE DID A DISTRIBUTION WITH SOME OF OUR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHERE WE TOOK PRODUCE BOXES AND BOXES OF NONPERISHABLE FOOD AND WENT OUT AND DID A DISTRIBUTION WITH THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT ON THE TREASURE COAST. IT’S A SIMILAR SITUATION WITH ABOUT 80,000 PEOPLE RECEIVING SNAP BENEFITS. THIS IS A VERY BUSY TIME OF YEAR FOR US. PREPARING FOR THE HOLIDAYS. BUT THE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE DEVELOPING CONTINGENCY PLANS AND SEEKING OUT DONATIONS OF FOOD AND MONEY TO BUY MORE FOOD IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CONSISTENTLY AND FOR, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY A LONGER TERM, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE THE FOOD IN, IN THE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IS NEEDED TO MEET THE DEMAND. TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER KRISTA GARAFOLO SAYS, THOUGH THEY’RE DOING OKAY RIGHT NOW, THEY WILL NEED HELP SUSTAINING THEIR FOOD SUPPLY IN THE FUTURE. WE’RE GOING TO NEED ALL THE HELP THAT WE CAN GET FROM THE COMMUNITY TO, YOU KNOW, COME DOWN AND HELP VOLUNTEER SO THAT WE CAN GET FOOD SORTED AND OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. BOTH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY AND TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK SAY THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR AND THOSE FAMILIES UTILIZING THEIR SERVICES RIGHT NOW ARE BY GIVING MONETARY DONATIONS. WE HAVE INFORMATION ON HOW TO DO THAT AND HOW TO ACCESS FOOD ON OUR WEBSI
Palm Beach County ranks fifth in Florida for SNAP benefits
Updated: 1:29 PM EDT Oct 30, 2025
Palm Beach County ranks fifth in Florida for the number of households receiving SNAP benefits, according to the most recent 2023 data. Nearly 60,000 households in the county receive these benefits, accounting for about 10% of all households. Miami-Dade County has the highest number of SNAP recipient households in the state, with nearly 220,000, representing more than 22% of homes in the county. Additional data and information about the impacts across the state of Florida can be found here.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 information below is based on 2023 data, according to the American Community Survey.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 up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
Palm Beach County ranks fifth in Florida for the number of households receiving SNAP benefits, according to the most recent 2023 data.
Nearly 60,000 households in the county receive these benefits, accounting for about 10% of all households.
Miami-Dade County has the highest number of SNAP recipient households in the state, with nearly 220,000, representing more than 22% of homes in the county.
Additional data and information about the impacts across the state of Florida can be found here.
The information below is based on 2023 data, according to the American Community Survey.
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