Layer displays information about households receiving SNAP benefits. Data is from the 2008-2012 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates and is available at the county, ZIP Code, and census tract geographic levels.
Total SNAP Benefits and Benefits per Capita
Layer displays estimates total Food Stamp/SNAP benefits (in USD) issued to US counties. Additional layer views include average benefit dollars per capita and average benefit dollars per SNAP participant.
Households Receiving SNAP Benefits, Disparity Index Score
Layer displays information about racial disparity of poverty using data from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey (ACS). The Index of Disparity (ID) is used to show the magnitude of variation in indicator percentages across population groups. In this case, the index measures the difference in the percentage of the households receiving SNAP benefits across four racial and ethnic groups.
Farmer’s Markets Accepting SNAP Benefits
Layer displays the locations of farmer’s markets across the United States that accept EBT / SNAP benefits. Data is current as of October 2013.
Income from Transfer Payments, 2013
Layer displays information about personal income from transfer payments from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Local Area Personal Income data series. In personal income, transfer receipts are benefits received by persons for which no current services are performed. Additional attributes include transfer benefits per capita, and percent change in benefits between 2009 and 2013.
Locations of SNAP-Authorized Retailers
This layer displays information regarding the locations and characteristics of SNAP authorized retailers across the US. Data has been updated to reflect stores accepting SNAP as of May 20, 2014.
Income from Transfer Payments
This layer displays information about personal income from transfer payments from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Local Area Personal Income data series.
Locations of SNAP-Authorized Retailers
This layer displays the locations of SNAP authorized retailers across the US. Data has been updated to reflect stores accepting SNAP as of May 15, 2016.
Access to SNAP-Authorized Retailers
This layer displays the number and rate of SNAP-authorized retailers in each census tract and county. Locations of retailers are based on the May 15, 2016 USDA directory of SNAP-authorized retailers.
SNAP Recipients by County, 2013
This layer displays the percentage of population receiving SNAP benefits by county. Data are from the US Census Bureau 2014 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) dataset, released December 2015.