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SNAP Meal Gap (2020)

Poverty, Vulnerability, and the Safety Net

This dataset describes the average cost per moderately priced meal, the maximum total SNAP benefits (before and after the 15 percent increase in 2020), and the gap between meal cost and benefits for all US counties. It is constructed using the 2018 Census Bureau SAIPE 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 OMB geographic classifications; and 2020 USDA maximum benefit allotments. The dataset was used in the brief, "How Far Did SNAP Benefits Fall Short of Covering the Cost of a Meal in 2020?"

Data and Resources

SNAP
food insecurity
food assistance
COVID-19
Poverty
USDA
TFP
Thrifty Food Plan
urban
rural
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Modified
2021-08-10
Release Date
2021-08-04
Identifier
99800cfa-0f42-4ef6-884a-e7ea6b74f40f
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 (2020).xlsx
Project Code
102184-0001-001-00006
Related Documents
File SNAP+Meal+Gap+-+2020+data.csv
Geographic Level
County
Units of Observation
County
Urban Publications
How Far Did SNAP Benefits Fall Short of Covering the Cost of a Meal in 2020?
Citation Requirements

Urban Institute. 2021. Revisions. Accessible from https://datacatalog.urban.org/dataset/snap-meal-gap-2020. Data originally sourced from 2018 Census Bureau SAIPE estimates, Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap data, and 2020 USDA maximum benefit allotments, developed at the Urban Institute, and made available under the ODC-BY 1.0 Attribution License.