Yearly trends for SNAP households by demographic and income characteristics

Yearly trends in number of SNAP households (in millions) with income characteristics
Year Total SNAP Households With earned income With Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) With zero gross income With Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
1998 8.246 2.167 2.591 0.724 2.315
1999 7.670 2.058 2.096 0.649 2.315
2000 7.335 1.993 1.891 0.617 2.324
2001 7.450 2.009 1.723 0.703 2.370
2002 8.201 2.299 1.716 0.865 2.417
2003 8.971 2.470 1.544 1.139 2.356
2004 10.069 2.872 1.629 1.318 2.697
2005 10.852 3.162 1.577 1.491 2.869
2006 11.313 3.338 1.475 1.600 3.027
2007 11.561 3.417 1.398 1.696 3.198
2008 12.464 3.603 1.323 2.017 3.271
2009 14.981 4.412 1.446 2.635 3.538
2010 18.369 5.498 1.471 3.627 3.841
2011 20.803 6.351 1.591 4.151 4.195
2012 22.046 6.909 1.572 4.515 4.452
2013 22.802 7.112 1.486 4.911 4.545
2014 22.445 7.016 1.362 4.919 4.568
2015 22.293 7.081 1.293 4.943 4.559
2016 21.511 6.866 1.094 4.393 4.584
2017 20.597 6.477 1.006 3.910 4.514
2018 19.699 5.897 0.877 3.796 4.506

Source: Fiscal Years 1998 - 2017 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Quality Control samples

Definitions:

  • Total SNAP households: Households receiving SNAP benefits.
  • With Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Households receiving SNAP benefits and TANF income.
  • With Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Households receiving SNAP benefits and SSI.
  • With earned income: Households receiving SNAP benefits with earnings from wages, salaries, self-employment income, or other reported earned income.
  • With zero gross income: Households receiving SNAP benefits with no countable income (that is, with no income considered for SNAP eligibility determination). This includes most cash income, with the exception of specific types of income, such as loans, and excludes most noncash income or in-kind benefits.

Source:

Fiscal Years 1998 - 2018 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Quality Control samples.