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. These 15 States Have the Most People on Food Stamps Lauren Hamer \| More Articles June 28, 2018 The USDA Food and Nutrition Service reports there were around 44.2 million individual food stamps recipients receiving an average benefit of $125.79 each in 2017. It’s an alarmingly high chunk of our population who struggle to buy nutritious food to fill the fridge, but it makes sense as to why. Millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and footing an expensive grocery bill is a tough chore even middle-class families struggle with. Households must earn less than 130% of the poverty level, or a net income amount less than 100% of the poverty level for their family size, to qualify for such assistance. This means a single person can be eligible for food stamps if his or her gross monthly income is under $1,307 ($15,684 per year), and a family of four will qualify if they earn less than $2,665 per month ($31,980 per year). To get an idea for which state has the highest percentage of people on food stamps, we compared the USDA’s most recent state-by-state data with population data from the Census Bureau. We also listed a cost estimate these benefits place on the states each year to paint a better picture of the food stamp program overall. Unfortunately, the state-by-state percentages of people on food stamps are higher than you’d ever imagine in these 15 states. And the money the government tosses at the program each year is sure to make some taxpayers’ blood boil — no matter how many people it helps. continues at cheatsheet.com Of course, most of these states are red states in the south. Former states of the confederacy.