Households across Missouri receive SNAP benefits
More than 324,000 households in Missouri benefit from the SNAP program, according to the Missouri Budget Project. Every SNAP dollar spent locally generates an estimated $1.57 in economic growth. In 2023, almost $1.5 billion of redeemed SNAP benefits resulted in an additional $2.3 billion circulating in Missouri communities. In Boone County, 6.8% of all households, or 14,748 people, get SNAP benefits. The estimated annual impact here was more than $53.9 million.
A choropleth map of Missouri counties relying on SNAP benefits. The higher percentage of households per county are shaded darker with Pemiscot County having the highest percentage of households relying on SNAP benefits. In 2023, 32.3% of all households, or 4,595 people, rely on SNAP benefits and generated $16,392,240 for the local community in Pemiscot.
