Federal Dollars Fund 99% of Food Assistance Benefits in California

2024-25 Federal and State Spending on Food Assistance Benefits = $12.73 Billion

The donut chart represents what proportion of food assistance programs in California are funded by federal and state dollars. In blue the chart shows $12.6 billion (99%) are federally funded and $0.13 billion (1%) are state funded

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Note: Spending levels only capture CalFresh (federally funded) and California Food Assistance Program (state funded) benefits, not administrative and other similar costs.

Source: California Department of Social Services, Local Assistance Estimates (January 2025).Embed Download image