Image: SNAP Program Participants
Description: Average number of persons participating in Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called Food Stamps. Understanding the chart This chart indicates the average number of persons using the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly referred to as Food Stamps. Data is available from the USDA website.[1] The number of participants is in thousands (i.e., 46,609,000 people in 2012). The compound annual growth rate was 12.1% from 2007 to 2012, calculated by author of the chart. The U.S. population grew about 1% annually on average during the period.
Title: SNAP Program Participants
Credit: I used the USDA data
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