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The number of households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program fell to 19.8 million in June, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, down nearly 12% from the same time last year.
The decline comes after federal policy changed the program's eligibility rules and work requirements. President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, known as H.R. 1, into law last July, requiring many SNAP recipients to work, volunteer or participate in job training for at least 80 hours a month, and raising the age limit of people who must meet those requirements from 54 to 64. Another change requires states to cover 75% of the program's administrative costs starting Oct. 1, and starting next year states will be responsible for benefits costs tied to payment error rates above 6%.
Participation is now similar to what it was in March 2020. Arizona, Nevada and Oklahoma had some of the largest drops in household participation from June 2025 to June 2026, at 49%, 28% and 21%, and nine states saw more than 100,000 households dropped from the program. Florida had the largest decrease, with more than 293,000 fewer participating households. Alaska was the only state where household participation increased.
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