Work Documentation Requirements Are Not Based in Reality

Breakdown of Maryland Medicaid/CHIP and food assistance (SNAP) participants by age, primary activity, and disability status, 2020–2024.

Food assistance data for for persons in households in which any person receives SNAP benefits. Respondents are placed in the first applicable category. For example: employed seniors are categorized as seniors, employed parents are categorized as employed adults, and students with a disability are categorized as students.
Chart: Maryland Center on Economic PolicySource: MDCEP analysis of 2020–2024 IPUMS American Community Survey microdata.Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper