The monthly number of people receiving SNAP (formerly known as Food Stamps) has risen in almost every month since February 2007, from 26.2 million to 35.1 million in June 2009.   The number of households receiving SNAP has increased from 11.6 million to 15.9 million during the same time period.

In just the past year (since June 2008), the number of SNAP recipients has risen 22.4%, and the number of households receving SNAP increased 23.5%.