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SNAP (Food Stamp) Participation by County (Michigan Department of Human Services, May 2009)

After increasing 145% from January 2000 to January 2009, the Michigan food assistance caseload continued to increase through May 2009, with a total of 718,277 cases. The table below shows the number of food assistance cases per county.

After increasing 145% from January 2000 to January 2009, the Michigan food assistance caseload continued to increase through May 2009, with a total of 718,277 cases.  The table below shows the number of food assistance cases per county.

 

County

FAP Cases

County

FAP Cases

Alcona

665

Lake

1,419

Alger

470

Lapeer

4,151

Allegan

5,736

Leelanau

525

Alpena

2,731

Lenawee

5,898

Antrim

1,325

Livingston

4,606

Arenac

1,488

Luce

502

Baraga

554

Mackinac

564

Barry

3,213

Macomb

42,574

Bay

8,408

Manistee

1,822

Benzie

1,002

Marquette

4,075

Berrien

12,367

Mason

2,280

Branch

3,210

Mecosta

4,810

Calhoun

14,637

Menominee

1,529

Cass

3,776

Midland

4,567

Charlevoix

1,222

Missaukee

943

Cheboygan

1,994

Monroe

7,500

Chippewa

2,299

Montcalm

4,808

Clare

3,430

Montmorency

899

Clinton

2,722

Muskegon

19,689

Crawford

1,152

Newaygo

3,866

Delta

2,720

Oakland

44,094

Dickinson

1,504

Oceana

2,353

Eaton

4,936

Ogemaw

2,356

Emmet

1,894

Ontonagon

498

Genesee

44,818

Osceola

1,900

Gladwin

2,131

Oscoda

899

Gogebic

1,405

Otsego

2,012

Grand Traverse

5,182

Ottawa

9,253

Gratiot

2,742

Presque Isle

796

Hillsdale

3,070

Roscommon

2,658

Houghton

2,094

Saginaw

19,178

Huron

2,076

St. Clair

12,463

Ingham

22,937

St. Joseph

4,649

Ionia

3,949

Sanilac

3,529

Iosco

2,518

Schoolcraft

640

Iron

792

Shiawassee

4,996

Isabella

7,115

Tuscola

3,579

Jackson

11,330

Van Buren

5,983

Kalamazoo

19,646

Washtenaw

16,257

Kalkaska

1,401

Wayne

202,793

Kent

39,735

Wexford

3,239

Keweenaw

117

x-Unassigned

612

 

 

Total

256,513

 

http://www.mfia.state.mi.us/fiastats/state.aspx

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dhs/DHS-PUB-0067-Jan-09_267936_7.pdf

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