plug in zip code to see % food stamps ur county

[Penn]

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_...interactive_tool_showing_local_snap_data.html

Using this tool - I see 12% of the county I live in is on food stamps. I thought it would be higher.

 

[ancona]

Very cool Penn, where did you find this? I was amazed to see that 11% of my county receives SNAP benefits.

 

[Penn]

Most my posts cross my desk from facebook.

 

[11C1P]

7% in my county, surprised it's that high actually. Between the booming economy and being nearly impossible to get food stamps around here. Although for some reason on the news I see all the people moving in from out of state for work are almost all getting put on food stamp right away.

 

[Penn]

The range is 5%-34% it said.

 

[DCFusor]

13% in Floyd, VA. +164% since 2000.

 

[pmbug]

13% in Galveston County, TX (+158% since 2000)

My county spans some really poor (and affluent) areas, so I'm not terribly surprised.