From my blog, see link for full data and analysis: https://polimetrics.substack.com/p/which-counties-are-most-reliant-on
Data from US Census ACS 2023. Graphic made with Datawrapper.
I wanted to provide a quick breakdown on which counties in the US are most reliant on SNAP benefits. These areas of the US are likely to feel the cuts in SNAP benefits more than others, with some counties having around 50% of all households participating in the SNAP program.
As you can see on the map, Southern states like Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi all have significant numbers of counties that have higher reliance on SNAP than other states. New Mexico, West Virginia, and Oregon are also other notable states with high levels of participation.
I’ll be trying to track the economic impact of the SNAP cuts by monitoring unemployment claims by state while accounting for state level reliance on the SNAP program as well.
by Public_Finance_Guy
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Alaska has no income tax, they pay households more than enough for groceries every year, yet there are still that many people on SNAP? WTH?
Most of the maps are basically identical. Whether it is poverty, education, employment, healthcare, anything really…. the south sucks.
I’d really like to see these maps by head count, not by household. I have suspicions that single member households are higher in certain areas – so while “only” 16% of households are on SNAP in certain places, the true percentage of people is higher.
Why is Alaska so uneven? What’s the story there?
How can the difference between the PNW states and Idaho be explained
Keep praying your refrigerators full, dipshits.