More Permissive Thresholds Mean Smaller Coverage Gaps

State SNAP gross income limit vs. share of food-insecure residents above that limit (2023)

Each point represents one state. The X-axis reflects four discrete threshold levels permitted under federal BBCE rules. States further right have more permissive eligibility rules; states higher on the Y-axis leave a larger share of their food-insecure population without access to SNAP.
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