With the SNAP benefit pause looming due to the government shutdown, the Hearst Data team has looked into the county-by-county impacts for Pennsylvania. TO SEE THE REST OF THE UNITED STATES, CLICK HERE. Findings from the 2023 American Community Survey estimates around 11.8% of households in the United States received SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.Allegheny County sits just above the national average, showing a rate of above 12%. In Fayette County, that percentage is even higher at over 23%, making it the third highest. Philadelphia County has the highest number of households that receive SNAP benefits with a total of 26.3%, according to the date. SNAP benefits are expected to be paused on Nov. You can look through the data by hovering over the map below: PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
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With the SNAP benefit pause looming due to the government shutdown, the Hearst Data team has looked into the county-by-county impacts for Pennsylvania.
TO SEE THE REST OF THE UNITED STATES, CLICK HERE.
Findings from the 2023 American Community Survey estimates around 11.8% of households in the United States received SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.
Allegheny County sits just above the national average, showing a rate of above 12%. In Fayette County, that percentage is even higher at over 23%, making it the third highest.
Philadelphia County has the highest number of households that receive SNAP benefits with a total of 26.3%, according to the date.
SNAP benefits are expected to be paused on Nov.
You can look through the data by hovering over the map below: