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SNAP Meal Gap (2022)

This dataset describes the average cost per moderately priced meal, the maximum total Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (before and after USDA's Fiscal Year 2022 Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA), and the gap between meal cost and benefits for all US counties. It is constructed using the US Census Bureau’s 2021 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates of SNAP participation by county; Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap data, including NielsenIQ county-level food price data, adjusted for state and local taxes and US Office of Management and Budget geographic classifications; and Fiscal Year 2022 and Fiscal Year 2023 US Department of Agriculture maximum benefit allotments. The dataset was used in the feature, Does SNAP Cover the Cost of a Meal in Your County?

Data and Resources

SNAP
food insecurity
Thrifty Food Plan
food assistance
USDA
TFP
Poverty
urban
rural
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FieldValue
Modified
2023-07-13
Release Date
2023-06-20
Identifier
bd09c5f1-0bc5-4d05-8703-2b64aee31934
License
Open Data Commons Attribution License
Contact Name
Urban Institute
Contact Email
[email protected]
Public Access Level
Public
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FieldValue
Data Dictionary Files
File SNAP Meal Gap data dictionary (2022).xlsx
Project Code
102794-0001-001-00001
Related Documents
File SNAP gap_2023_Data Catalog.xlsx
File Top 20 urban_rural counties.xlsx
Geographic Level
County
Units of Observation
County
Original Data Source
2021 Census Bureau SAIPE estimates, Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap data, and FY 2022/2023 USDA maximum benefit allotments
Citation Requirements

Urban Institute. 2023. SNAP Meal Gap (2022). Accessible from https://datacatalog.urban.org/dataset/snap-meal-gap-2022. Data originally sourced from 2021 Census Bureau SAIPE estimates, Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap data, and FY 2022/2023 USDA maximum benefit allotments, developed at the Urban Institute, and made available under the ODC-BY 1.0 Attribution License.