{"id":3300,"date":"2023-06-07T15:30:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=3300"},"modified":"2023-06-07T16:20:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T16:20:41","slug":"this-is-the-city-in-wisconsin-with-the-most-people-on-food-stamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=3300","title":{"rendered":"This Is the City in Wisconsin With the Most People on Food Stamps"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/www.wisconsinrightnow.com\/wisconsin-food-stamps\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Of the 12 metro areas with available data in Wisconsin, Milwaukee-Waukesha has the highest food stamp (SNAP) recipiency rate. According to the ACS, 15.6% of all area households received SNAP benefits in 2021. Meanwhile, the SNAP recipiency rate across the state as a whole stands at 11.8%.<\/p>\n

Of all 366 metro areas nationwide with available data, Milwaukee-Waukesha ranks as having the 87th highest SNAP recipiency rate.<\/p>\n

The Biden Administration and House Republicans recently reached a bi-partisan deal to raise the debt ceiling. To reach the compromise, and keep the United States from a catastrophic debt default, the White House agreed to a series of spending cuts to social safety net programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps. (Here is a look at the American presidents who added the most to the national deb<\/a>t.)<\/p>\n

SNAP is a federal program designed to help needy families and households afford food. The debt ceiling deal includes considerable changes to SNAP eligibility, expanding work requirements for older Americans, while also expanding access for veterans and homeless populations.<\/p>\n

According to the latest available data from the U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s American Community Survey, more than 15.8 million American households \u2014 or 12.4% of all households \u2014 received SNAP benefits in 2021. And exactly how many Americans would be directly impacted by the latest eligibility changes remains to be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
State<\/th>\nMetro area with highest SNAP recipiency rate<\/th>\nMetro area SNAP recipiency rate (%)<\/th>\nState SNAP recipiency rate (%)<\/th>\nMetro area(s) considered in state<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Alabama<\/td>\nMobile<\/td>\n19.5<\/td>\n14.1<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alaska<\/td>\nAnchorage<\/td>\n8.7<\/td>\n10.4<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arizona<\/td>\nYuma<\/td>\n22.3<\/td>\n11.2<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arkansas<\/td>\nFort Smith<\/td>\n15.1<\/td>\n10.9<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
California<\/td>\nEl Centro<\/td>\n25.9<\/td>\n12.0<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colorado<\/td>\nPueblo<\/td>\n19.4<\/td>\n8.4<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Connecticut<\/td>\nNew Haven-Milford<\/td>\n14.4<\/td>\n11.7<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delaware<\/td>\nDover<\/td>\n12.9<\/td>\n10.5<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florida<\/td>\nMiami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach<\/td>\n18.6<\/td>\n14.1<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/td>\nColumbus<\/td>\n22.0<\/td>\n12.4<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawaii<\/td>\nKahului-Wailuku-Lahaina<\/td>\n11.4<\/td>\n12.6<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Idaho<\/td>\nPocatello<\/td>\n16.2<\/td>\n8.4<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Illinois<\/td>\nDecatur<\/td>\n20.4<\/td>\n14.1<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indiana<\/td>\nKokomo<\/td>\n13.8<\/td>\n9.4<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iowa<\/td>\nDavenport-Moline-Rock Island<\/td>\n15.8<\/td>\n9.8<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kansas<\/td>\nWichita<\/td>\n10.0<\/td>\n7.3<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kentucky<\/td>\nBowling Green<\/td>\n15.5<\/td>\n14.2<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisiana<\/td>\nLake Charles<\/td>\n22.9<\/td>\n19.0<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maine<\/td>\nLewiston-Auburn<\/td>\n13.5<\/td>\n11.5<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maryland<\/td>\nCumberland<\/td>\n18.0<\/td>\n12.6<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Massachusetts<\/td>\nSpringfield<\/td>\n20.1<\/td>\n14.6<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michigan<\/td>\nSaginaw<\/td>\n19.6<\/td>\n13.4<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minnesota<\/td>\nDuluth<\/td>\n9.4<\/td>\n7.9<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mississippi<\/td>\nHattiesburg<\/td>\n12.7<\/td>\n13.5<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Missouri<\/td>\nSt. Joseph<\/td>\n12.3<\/td>\n10.2<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montana<\/td>\nGreat Falls<\/td>\n11.5<\/td>\n8.6<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nebraska<\/td>\nOmaha-Council Bluffs<\/td>\n9.2<\/td>\n8.5<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nevada<\/td>\nLas Vegas-Henderson-Paradise<\/td>\n14.3<\/td>\n13.6<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Hampshire<\/td>\nManchester-Nashua<\/td>\n5.9<\/td>\n6.0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Jersey<\/td>\nVineland-Bridgeton<\/td>\n15.9<\/td>\n9.1<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Mexico<\/td>\nFarmington<\/td>\n28.4<\/td>\n20.7<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New York<\/td>\nBuffalo-Cheektowaga<\/td>\n16.4<\/td>\n15.0<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Carolina<\/td>\nGoldsboro<\/td>\n25.5<\/td>\n13.9<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Dakota<\/td>\nFargo<\/td>\n6.6<\/td>\n6.2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ohio<\/td>\nLima<\/td>\n20.1<\/td>\n13.0<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oklahoma<\/td>\nLawton<\/td>\n13.4<\/td>\n13.8<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oregon<\/td>\nGrants Pass<\/td>\n24.7<\/td>\n15.9<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pennsylvania<\/td>\nErie<\/td>\n19.6<\/td>\n14.1<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rhode Island<\/td>\nProvidence-Warwick<\/td>\n16.4<\/td>\n14.9<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Carolina<\/td>\nFlorence<\/td>\n20.9<\/td>\n11.1<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Dakota<\/td>\nRapid City<\/td>\n7.8<\/td>\n8.0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tennessee<\/td>\nKingsport-Bristol<\/td>\n15.3<\/td>\n11.9<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas<\/td>\nMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission<\/td>\n30.9<\/td>\n12.2<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Utah<\/td>\nOgden-Clearfield<\/td>\n6.3<\/td>\n5.6<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vermont<\/td>\nBurlington-South Burlington<\/td>\n9.9<\/td>\n10.9<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Virginia<\/td>\nVirginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News<\/td>\n10.6<\/td>\n8.8<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington<\/td>\nYakima<\/td>\n23.9<\/td>\n12.3<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Virginia<\/td>\nBeckley<\/td>\n22.1<\/td>\n18.3<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wisconsin<\/td>\nMilwaukee-Waukesha<\/td>\n15.6<\/td>\n11.8<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wyoming<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n5.5<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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