SNAP Statistics
How many people in the Philadelphia region use SNAP (food stamps) to buy groceries?
Philadelphia County
March 2013: 467,556 people
Percent change between March 2012 and March 2013: -1%
Percent change between December 2007 and March 2013: +43%*
Note: 30% of Philadelphia residents now receive SNAP.
Percent change between March 2012 and March 2013: -1%
Percent change between December 2007 and March 2013: +43%*
Note: 30% of Philadelphia residents now receive SNAP.
Bucks County
March 2013: 38,007 peoplePercent change between March 2012 and March 2013 : -2%
Percent change between December 2007 and March 2013: +109%*
Note: 6% of Bucks County residents now receive SNAP.
March 2013: 25,316 people
Percent change between March 2012 and March 2013: 0%
Percent change between December 2007 and March 2013: +112%*
Note: 5% of Chester County residents now receive SNAP.
March 2013: 65,728 people
Percent change between March 2012 and March 2013 : -2%
Percent change between December 2007 and March 2013 : +56%*
Note: 12% of Delaware County residents now receive SNAP.
March 2013: 50,091 people
Percent change between March 2012 and March 2013 : 0%
Percent change between December 2007 and March 2013: +117%*
Note: 6% of Montgomery County residents now receive SNAP.
Note: 6% of Bucks County residents now receive SNAP.
Chester County
March 2013: 25,316 people Percent change between March 2012 and March 2013: 0%
Percent change between December 2007 and March 2013: +112%*
Note: 5% of Chester County residents now receive SNAP.
Delaware County
March 2013: 65,728 people Percent change between March 2012 and March 2013 : -2%
Percent change between December 2007 and March 2013 : +56%*
Note: 12% of Delaware County residents now receive SNAP.
Montgomery County
March 2013: 50,091 peoplePercent change between March 2012 and March 2013 : 0%
Percent change between December 2007 and March 2013: +117%*
Note: 6% of Montgomery County residents now receive SNAP.
Five-County Area
March 2013: 646,698 people
Percent change between March 2012 and March 2013: -1%
Percent change between December 2007 and March 2013: +53%
Percent change between December 2007 and March 2013: +53%
Note: 16% of residents in the five-county region now receive SNAP.
Pennsylvania
March 2013: 1,804,696 peoplePercent change between March 2012 and March 2013: -1.7%
Percent change between December 2007 and March 2013: +55%
Note: 14% of Pennsylvania residents now receive SNAP.
*December 2007 is generally regarded as the beginning of the current economic recession. These percentages demonstrate the increase in SNAP enrollment in each area since the start of the recession.