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Benefits Participation Map

Benefits programs can help low-income people afford daily necessities like food, health care, and utilities. But millions of older adults who are eligible for these programs are not enrolled. This tool shows program participation rates for adults age 65+ nationally and by state and county. It covers three programs: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, monthly support for food), Supplemental Security Income (SSI, monthly cash aid), and Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs, help for Medicare premiums, deductibles, and co-insurance).

Using the tool

There are two ways to search for participation rates. You can click on a state and then click on a county within that state. Or you can enter the name of a state, county, or ZIP code in the search bar. After making your selection, scroll down below the map to see participation rates for your selected area and how they compare to national and state averages. Choose which program you want to view by clicking SNAP, SSI, or MSP. You can share or download the data using the buttons on the right.

Note: Some participation rates include multiple counties. You can view borders around multi-county areas or limit the map to show borders for states and individual counties only. Appendix C (Excel file) refers to Multicounty Group Identifiers for SSI, SNAP, and MSP by County. See the technical report for data collection and analysis details.

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SNAP Participation Rate

9%62%

Comparison Charts

Select up to 5 jursidictions to see comparison charts

Comparison Table

JurisdictionSNAPSSIMSP
StateCountyParticipationEligible Non-ParticipantsParticipationEligible Non-ParticipantsParticipationEligible Non-Participants
AlabamaTotal35.5%97,94244.5%34,74041.8%131,635
AlaskaTotal47.2%5,45382%73148.9%7,274
ArizonaTotal17.5%258,07040.2%47,66538%178,215
ArkansasTotal27.3%53,69641.6%20,34429.6%78,389
CaliforniaTotal16.7%1,049,65858.7%403,05765.3%484,601
ColoradoTotal18.5%168,38337.2%31,73832.5%89,941
ConnecticutTotal39%82,13041.1%22,91140.5%157,367
DelawareTotal24.6%28,31930.6%6,59638.7%18,588
District of ColumbiaTotal36.6%15,77444%6,70840.7%25,281
FloridaTotal37.8%858,15848.6%221,89748.9%504,732
GeorgiaTotal25.5%343,34445.3%67,68338.8%198,771
HawaiiTotal28.7%53,00247.5%9,87942.8%31,705
IdahoTotal33.3%23,15125.4%13,35936.9%31,873
IllinoisTotal30.2%395,20642.2%89,76542.8%182,784
IndianaTotal29.5%87,81527.3%42,31828.1%201,045
IowaTotal17%90,75227.3%20,21933.5%54,355
KansasTotal28.9%35,58232.9%14,69936.6%40,058
KentuckyTotal18.5%198,55059.3%21,87841.5%90,974
LouisianaTotal34.1%91,12243.1%42,66356.8%79,320
MaineTotal28.7%56,40936.3%10,07247.8%44,557
MarylandTotal34.1%134,39242.7%36,79750.5%69,928
MassachusettsTotal48%120,56162.9%31,04763.5%69,249
MichiganTotal25.8%277,12044.4%62,67954.4%115,026
MinnesotaTotal18.6%157,04947.3%25,52141.4%69,474
MississippiTotal30.8%67,67453.7%19,50644.9%79,498
MissouriTotal32.2%89,59835.5%36,64431.7%125,247
MontanaTotal22.5%28,85026.3%9,59732.1%22,988
NebraskaTotal25.2%31,85631.4%10,71128%29,584
NevadaTotal27.1%96,16337.2%26,10340.2%57,876
New HampshireTotal25.1%20,28621.4%8,12128.9%20,673
New JerseyTotal34.2%224,93549.6%60,13449%125,945
New MexicoTotal35.7%67,70345.1%21,36032.4%60,400
New YorkTotal43.9%579,47565.2%120,74254%362,577
North CarolinaTotal17.9%432,22140.1%65,88240.2%205,550
North DakotaTotal20.9%15,60620.6%5,80720.6%13,426
OhioTotal18.3%467,08939.8%74,77733.2%225,945
OklahomaTotal37%64,55636.9%26,03939.1%72,981
OregonTotal37.6%112,83848.3%21,39537.8%102,310
PennsylvaniaTotal31.3%461,07050.2%69,09447.7%206,888
Rhode IslandTotal50.8%26,89847.7%8,40943%21,597
South CarolinaTotal18.4%230,11336.3%38,94237.7%118,544
South DakotaTotal28.5%13,73537.8%5,05637.8%14,608
TennesseeTotal43%88,03148.2%34,70939.5%136,493
TexasTotal38.2%500,47546.3%208,51846.1%456,538
UtahTotal29.5%23,07735.4%10,15933%24,795
VermontTotal30.4%24,40529.4%6,32739.3%18,075
VirginiaTotal37.4%109,53634.8%64,48932.4%163,412
WashingtonTotal38%166,02856%29,36167.1%49,406
West VirginiaTotal23.2%93,98346.9%13,70835.2%39,705
WisconsinTotal20.8%222,34636.7%31,52640.2%76,262
WyomingTotal21.8%7,50825.8%2,89921.6%11,848
NationalTotal29.8%8,947,69349%2,314,97846.4%5,798,314

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