NORTH DAKOTA FACTS Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

NORTH DAKOTA FACTS Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

NORTH DAKOTA FACTS Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) In North Dakota n SNAP reaches 24,823 households with 52,780 individuals in an average month (FY 2016).1 n SNAP helps 1 in 12 rural and metro area households and 1 in 16 small town households afford healthy, nutritious meals.2 Percent of households participating in SNAP3 Metro Areas Small Towns Rural Areas NORTH DAKOTA 8% 6% 8% NATIONALLY 13% 15% 16% 1 USDA, Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal Year 2016. 2 For the purpose of this analysis, “Metro Areas” are metropolitan statistical areas as delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), each of which contains at least one Census Bureau-delineated urbanized area of 50,000 or more people; “Small Towns” are micropolitan statistical areas as delineated by OMB, each containing at least one Census Bureau-delineated urban cluster of between 10,000 and 50,000 people; and “Rural Areas” are non-metropolitan and non-micropolitan areas. 3 American Community Survey 2016 five-year estimates (2012-2016). n More than 80% of SNAP families had at least one working member in the past 12 months. n A very small number of SNAP households (3% or 1,000) participate in TANF, making SNAP a critical safety net for families with children. n More than 2 in 5 of all SNAP households included children. SNAP Families4 with SNAP Households SNAP Households Working Members on TANF with Children NORTH DAKOTA 83% 3% 44% NATIONALLY 77% 5% 43% Source for working families data: American Community Survey 2016 five-year estimates (2012-2016). Source for TANF and children data: USDA, Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal Year 2016. 4 Based on the Census Bureau definition, family consists of a householder and one or more other people living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. FRAC analysis in collaboration with Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, PhD, RD, Professor, Arizona State Universit © February 2018 www.FRAC.org .

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