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SNAP household state averages for SNAP benefits (FY 2019)
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SNAP
benefit
  • > $300
  • $280-$299
  • $260-$279
  • $240-$259
  • $220-$239
  • $200-$219
  • < $200
Household
size
  • 2.4-2.5
  • 2.2-2.3
  • 2.0-2.1
  • 1.8-1.9
  • 1.6-1.7
Poverty
level
  • > 75%
  • 70%-74%
  • 65%-69%
  • 60%-64%
  • 55%-59%
  • ≤ 54%
Gross
income
  • > $1000
  • $950-$999
  • $900-$949
  • $850-$899
  • $800-$849
  • $750-$799
  • < $750
Certification
period
  • 21
  • 19
  • 17
  • 15
  • 13
  • 11
  • 9
  • 7

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SNAP averages by state
State SNAP household benefit (dollars/month) Household size (people) Gross countable income as a percentage of poverty Gross countable household income (dollars/month) SNAP certification period (months)
Alabama $242 2.1 59.4% $813 16.2
Alaska $368 2.2 51.1% $939 7.3
Arizona $250 2.1 52.9% $770 11.5
Arkansas $235 2.2 56.7% $822 19.3
California $247 1.9 57.1% $789 16.2
Colorado $227 2.0 67.0% $905 12.9
Connecticut $216 1.7 72.7% $918 17.6
Delaware $223 2.0 69.9% $957 15.8
District of Columbia $200 1.7 51.0% $641 15.3
Florida $212 1.8 68.9% $897 10.0
Georgia $260 2.2 56.2% $785 8.3
Guam $515 2.9 60.5% $1 13.9
Hawaii $457 1.9 59.2% $938 11.6
Idaho $240 2.2 65.1% $932 12.0
Illinois $240 2.0 62.4% $847 12.1
Indiana $257 2.2 58.8% $836 11.8
Iowa $215 2.1 69.3% $974 7.7
Kansas $229 2.2 65.4% $919 17.5
Kentucky $247 2.2 50.7% $741 13.4
Louisiana $265 2.2 51.6% $718 16.7
Maine $183 1.8 84.0% $1 12.1
Maryland $210 1.8 65.5% $846 12.4
Massachusetts $205 1.7 78.7% $980 21.7
Michigan $215 1.9 71.8% $919 17.2
Minnesota $196 1.9 70.3% $932 13.7
Mississippi $233 2.1 57.3% $794 14.9
Missouri $250 2.1 62.4% $854 17.8
Montana $226 2.0 68.0% $920 16.3
Nebraska $245 2.2 63.8% $906 8.3
Nevada $211 1.9 63.0% $842 8.1
New Hampshire $186 1.9 80.9% $1 7.2
New Jersey $224 2.0 76.0% $1 17.0
New Mexico $233 2.0 56.1% $802 15.0
New York $230 1.7 78.7% $994 20.8
North Carolina $238 2.1 67.3% $905 9.3
North Dakota $240 2.0 68.8% $921 8.4
Ohio $237 2.0 64.0% $850 16.3
Oklahoma $248 2.1 53.3% $750 15.8
Oregon $194 1.7 69.7% $883 12.6
Pennsylvania $214 1.8 75.8% $990 21.6
Rhode Island $192 1.7 77.7% $965 17.9
South Carolina $250 2.2 57.7% $790 9.1
South Dakota $265 2.1 61.1% $839 14.2
Tennessee $246 2.1 55.1% $743 11.9
Texas $266 2.3 57.4% $871 12.8
Utah $266 2.4 56.1% $867 7.7
Vermont $209 1.7 88.4% $1 17.8
Virgin Islands $325 2.1 50.6% $713 13.3
Virginia $232 2.0 58.8% $800 16.1
Washington $201 1.7 65.5% $828 16.7
West Virginia $200 1.9 65.2% $850 17.7
Wisconsin $198 1.9 76.6% $1 11.5
Wyoming $251 2.2 60.5% $841 7.0