Philadelphia County

June 2010: 416,585
% Change between June 2009 and June 2010: +13%
% Change between December 2007 and June 2010: +33%*

Note: 27% of Philadelphia residents now receive food stamps.

Montgomery County

June 2010: 38,045
% Change between June 2009 and June 2010: 30%
% Change between December 2007 and June 2010: 64%*

Note: 5% of Montgomery County residents now receive food stamps.

Delaware County

June 2010: 58,639
% Change between June 2009 and June 2010: +19%
% Change between December 2007 and June 2010: +39%*

Note: Over 10% of Delaware County residents now receive food stamps

Bucks County

June 2010: 31,620
% Change between June 2009 and June 2010: +25%
% Change between December 2007 and June 2010: +73%*

Note: 5% of Bucks County residents now receive food stamps

Chester County

June 2010: 18,953
% Change between June 2009 and June 2010: +26%
% Change between December 2007 and May 2010: +58%*

Note: Nearly 4% of Chester County residents now receive food stamps

Five-County Area

June 2010: 563,842
% Change between June 2009 and June 2010: +15%
% Change between December 2007 and June 2010: +33%*

Pennsylvania

June 2010: 1,620,657
% Change between June 2009 and June 2010: +18%
% Change between December 2007 and June 2010: +38%*

Note: Over 13% of Pennsylvania residents now receive food stamps

*December 2007 is largely 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.