Financial Stability
Households Receiving SNAP

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Households Receiving SNAP

What does this measure?

The proportion of households that participates in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps).

Why is this important?

SNAP provides restricted government funding for low-income people that can only be used to buy food. It therefore is an indication of how many people in a region rely on government assistance to meet their basic needs.

How is the region performing?

In 2019-23, 9% of households reported receiving SNAP. This is lower than both the national rate of 12% and the state rate of 11%. Sullivan had the highest rate among counties in the region at 16% of households followed by Orange at 11%. Rates were higher in the region's cities: 30% in Newburgh, and 20% in Poughkeepsie.

Notes about the data

The multiyear figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS). Studies have found that ACS estimates of enrollment in public benefit programs tend to underestimate the true rate. The estimates reported above should be considered a lower bound of the true estimate. The bureau combined five years of responses to the survey to provide estimates for smaller geographic areas and increase the precision of its estimates. However, because the information came from a survey, the samples responding to the survey were not always large enough to produce reliable results, especially in small geographic areas. CGR has noted on data tables the estimates with relatively large margins of error. Estimates with three asterisks have the largest margins, plus or minus 50% or more of the estimate. Two asterisks mean plus or minus 35%-50%, and one asterisk means plus or minus 20%-35%. For all estimates, the confidence level is 90%, meaning there is 90% probability the true value (if the whole population were surveyed) would be within the margin of error (or confidence interval). The survey provides data on characteristics of the population that used to be collected only during the decennial census.

Studies have found that national survey estimates (including the ACS) of enrollment in public benefit programs tend to underestimate the true rate due to underreporting by participants, when compared with state-level administrative data. Underreporting can occur for a variety of reasons, including the social stigma of program participation and participants' confusion about the source of the services they receive. For these reasons, the estimates reported above should be considered a lower bound of the true figure. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in December.

Households Receiving SNAP
2009-132014-182019-23
Region9%10%9%
Columbia9%11%9%
Dutchess8%9%8%
Greene10%8%8%
Orange10%10%11%
Putnam4%*4%3%*
Sullivan13%14%16%
Ulster11%11%10%
NYS (excluding NYC)11%11%11%
U.S.12%12%12%
Columbia Cities
Hudson city, Columbia County27%*31%*21%*
Columbia Towns
Ancram town, Columbia County9%**6%***2%***
Austerlitz town, Columbia County3%***4%***3%***
Canaan town, Columbia County4%***3%***3%***
Chatham town, Columbia County7%***5%***8%***
Claverack town, Columbia County7%**12%**15%**
Clermont town, Columbia County3%***3%***3%***
Copake town, Columbia County1%***10%**8%***
Gallatin town, Columbia County4%***7%***3%***
Germantown town, Columbia County5%***7%***5%***
Ghent town, Columbia County5%***8%***11%**
Greenport town, Columbia County13%**12%**4%***
Hillsdale town, Columbia County6%***14%***15%***
Kinderhook town, Columbia County6%**9%**5%***
Livingston town, Columbia County8%***7%**11%***
New Lebanon town, Columbia County5%***8%***8%***
Stockport town, Columbia County9%**10%***6%***
Stuyvesant town, Columbia County4%***12%**11%***
Taghkanic town, Columbia County7%***4%***3%***
Columbia Villages
Chatham village, Columbia County9%***8%***16%***
Kinderhook village, Columbia County7%***3%***4%***
Philmont village, Columbia County21%**28%**10%***
Valatie village, Columbia County13%***11%***4%***
Dutchess Cities
Beacon city, Dutchess County19%*12%*10%*
Poughkeepsie city, Dutchess County24%24%20%
Dutchess Towns
Amenia town, Dutchess County10%**14%**12%***
Beekman town, Dutchess County4%***4%**3%***
Clinton town, Dutchess County2%***3%***2%***
Dover town, Dutchess County7%**12%**15%*
East Fishkill town, Dutchess County2%***6%*3%**
Fishkill town, Dutchess County4%**5%*4%**
Hyde Park town, Dutchess County8%*11%*8%*
La Grange town, Dutchess County3%***3%**3%***
Milan town, Dutchess County5%***3%***3%***
North East town, Dutchess County6%***3%***7%***
Pawling town, Dutchess County6%**5%**4%**
Pine Plains town, Dutchess County12%**12%**7%***
Pleasant Valley town, Dutchess County11%**6%**5%***
Poughkeepsie town, Dutchess County9%9%9%
Red Hook town, Dutchess County4%**8%*3%**
Rhinebeck town, Dutchess County5%***3%**3%**
Stanford town, Dutchess County3%***3%***3%***
Union Vale town, Dutchess County3%***3%***1%***
Wappinger town, Dutchess County4%*7%*7%*
Washington town, Dutchess County5%***5%**5%***
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill village, Dutchess County9%***3%***7%***
Millbrook village, Dutchess County5%***7%***7%***
Millerton village, Dutchess County6%***7%***3%***
Pawling village, Dutchess County8%**6%**7%***
Red Hook village, Dutchess County9%***13%**4%***
Rhinebeck village, Dutchess County10%***2%***3%***
Tivoli village, Dutchess County4%***3%***4%***
Wappingers Falls village, Dutchess County8%***14%**13%***
Greene Towns
Ashland town, Greene County7%***10%**4%***
Athens town, Greene County11%**8%**7%**
Cairo town, Greene County8%**8%**10%***
Catskill town, Greene County14%*9%*9%*
Coxsackie town, Greene County11%*9%**8%**
Durham town, Greene County9%***9%**2%***
Greenville town, Greene County5%***1%***6%***
Halcott town, Greene County5%***2%***12%***
Hunter town, Greene County18%**14%***6%***
Jewett town, Greene County3%***4%***4%***
Lexington town, Greene County7%***3%***1%***
New Baltimore town, Greene County2%***2%***3%***
Prattsville town, Greene County3%***8%***36%***
Windham town, Greene County9%**9%*6%***
Greene Villages
Athens village, Greene County11%**13%**9%***
Catskill village, Greene County25%*11%**6%***
Coxsackie village, Greene County14%**13%***11%***
Hunter village, Greene County13%***12%***7%***
Tannersville village, Greene County28%***6%***15%***
Orange Cities
Middletown city, Orange County19%14%*14%*
Newburgh city, Orange County27%25%30%
Port Jervis city, Orange County24%20%*21%*
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove town, Orange County5%*7%*10%**
Chester town, Orange County6%**3%**4%***
Cornwall town, Orange County2%**4%**3%***
Crawford town, Orange County10%**7%**4%***
Deerpark town, Orange County12%*12%*12%**
Goshen town, Orange County5%**9%*3%***
Greenville town, Orange County2%***2%***3%***
Hamptonburgh town, Orange County3%***4%***1%***
Highlands town, Orange County9%**4%**8%**
Minisink town, Orange County3%***3%***6%***
Monroe town, Orange County24%7%*7%**
Montgomery town, Orange County10%*8%*9%*
Mount Hope town, Orange County6%***7%***6%***
New Windsor town, Orange County6%*4%**9%*
Newburgh town, Orange County5%*4%*4%*
Tuxedo town, Orange County0%***0%***5%***
Wallkill town, Orange County9%8%*9%*
Warwick town, Orange County3%**4%*5%*
Wawayanda town, Orange County6%***7%***4%***
Woodbury town, Orange County2%***1%***7%***
Orange Villages
Chester village, Orange County6%***7%***9%***
Cornwall-on-Hudson village, Orange County2%***4%***3%***
Florida village, Orange County5%***4%***6%***
Goshen village, Orange County6%**11%**3%***
Greenwood Lake village, Orange County8%***9%***8%***
Harriman village, Orange County4%***12%**7%***
Highland Falls village, Orange County12%**5%***11%***
Kiryas Joel village, Orange County57%56%37%
Maybrook village, Orange County13%**10%**13%**
Monroe village, Orange County7%**8%**10%***
Montgomery village, Orange County9%***11%***7%***
Otisville village, Orange County10%***7%***13%***
South Blooming Grove village, Orange County7%***7%***15%***
Tuxedo Park village, Orange County0%***1%***0%***
Unionville village, Orange County17%***7%***0%***
Walden village, Orange County14%**5%***8%***
Warwick village, Orange County5%***5%***9%***
Washingtonville village, Orange County8%**10%*6%***
Woodbury village, Orange County2%***0%***6%***
Putnam Towns
Carmel town, Putnam County3%**4%**4%*
Kent town, Putnam County3%***3%**3%***
Patterson town, Putnam County6%**4%***2%***
Philipstown town, Putnam County3%***2%**3%***
Putnam Valley town, Putnam County2%***2%***4%***
Southeast town, Putnam County6%**6%*2%**
Putnam Villages
Brewster village, Putnam County20%**18%**6%***
Cold Spring village, Putnam County7%***6%***6%***
Nelsonville village, Putnam County0%***3%***5%***
Sullivan Towns
Bethel town, Sullivan County6%***6%***14%**
Callicoon town, Sullivan County11%**9%***7%***
Cochecton town, Sullivan County6%***4%***11%***
Delaware town, Sullivan County6%***6%***6%***
Fallsburg town, Sullivan County20%20%*22%*
Forestburgh town, Sullivan County6%***4%***1%***
Fremont town, Sullivan County9%**7%***13%***
Highland town, Sullivan County8%***7%***8%***
Liberty town, Sullivan County17%*20%*15%*
Lumberland town, Sullivan County10%***3%***9%***
Mamakating town, Sullivan County8%*10%*10%*
Neversink town, Sullivan County6%***14%**7%***
Rockland town, Sullivan County11%**4%***20%***
Thompson town, Sullivan County20%24%28%
Tusten town, Sullivan County12%**8%***7%***
Sullivan School Districts
Bloomingburg village, Sullivan County15%***31%***64%***
Jeffersonville village, Sullivan County12%***13%***12%***
Liberty village, Sullivan County23%*29%**25%*
Monticello village, Sullivan County27%*38%47%
Woodridge village, Sullivan County22%**25%**26%***
Wurtsboro village, Sullivan County15%***16%***7%***
Ulster Cities
Kingston city, Ulster County24%24%15%*
Ulster Towns
Denning town, Ulster County12%***9%***19%***
Esopus town, Ulster County8%**5%***5%**
Gardiner town, Ulster County5%***1%***3%***
Hardenburgh town, Ulster County3%***10%***11%***
Hurley town, Ulster County5%***7%***6%***
Kingston town, Ulster County13%***5%***6%***
Lloyd town, Ulster County11%**12%*3%***
Marbletown town, Ulster County3%***6%***13%***
Marlborough town, Ulster County6%**8%**5%***
New Paltz town, Ulster County7%*4%**4%**
Olive town, Ulster County5%***6%***4%***
Plattekill town, Ulster County12%*10%*9%***
Rochester town, Ulster County8%***9%**7%***
Rosendale town, Ulster County10%*11%**9%**
Saugerties town, Ulster County8%*11%*11%*
Shandaken town, Ulster County8%**12%**8%***
Shawangunk town, Ulster County6%**5%***8%**
Ulster town, Ulster County13%15%*15%*
Wawarsing town, Ulster County15%*19%*21%*
Woodstock town, Ulster County8%**8%**9%**
Ulster Villages
Ellenville village, Ulster County21%**27%*35%**
New Paltz village, Ulster County4%***5%***3%***
Saugerties village, Ulster County11%**11%**17%**

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




Number of Households Receiving SNAP
2009-132014-182019-23
Region38,64039,21140,625
Columbia2,1902,7652,357
Dutchess9,0039,6239,021
Greene1,7901,3231,406
Orange12,98712,42114,703
Putnam1,319*1,2881,085*
Sullivan3,8553,9334,943
Ulster7,4967,8587,110
NYS (excluding NYC)441,730470,157484,043
U.S.14,339,33014,635,28715,004,950
Columbia Cities
Hudson city, Columbia County785*827*571*
Columbia Towns
Ancram town, Columbia County56**34***10***
Austerlitz town, Columbia County20***29***27***
Canaan town, Columbia County23***21***22***
Chatham town, Columbia County128***77***154***
Claverack town, Columbia County173**321**359**
Clermont town, Columbia County21***26***20***
Copake town, Columbia County17***127**118***
Gallatin town, Columbia County27***49***20***
Germantown town, Columbia County45***60***43***
Ghent town, Columbia County95***162***202**
Greenport town, Columbia County247**228**83***
Hillsdale town, Columbia County42***92***122***
Kinderhook town, Columbia County186**287**153***
Livingston town, Columbia County103***102**203***
New Lebanon town, Columbia County53***84***75***
Stockport town, Columbia County103**113***61***
Stuyvesant town, Columbia County32***105**95***
Taghkanic town, Columbia County34***21***19***
Columbia Villages
Chatham village, Columbia County62***59***126***
Kinderhook village, Columbia County42***22***21***
Philmont village, Columbia County122**161**59***
Valatie village, Columbia County71***60***23***
Dutchess Cities
Beacon city, Dutchess County1,044*627*640*
Poughkeepsie city, Dutchess County2,9572,9952,730
Dutchess Towns
Amenia town, Dutchess County176**236**170***
Beekman town, Dutchess County153***167**142***
Clinton town, Dutchess County28***42***37***
Dover town, Dutchess County206**374**473*
East Fishkill town, Dutchess County226***534*284**
Fishkill town, Dutchess County359**418*400**
Hyde Park town, Dutchess County607*827*639*
La Grange town, Dutchess County149***185**197***
Milan town, Dutchess County48***29***38***
North East town, Dutchess County68***31***90***
Pawling town, Dutchess County169**153**132**
Pine Plains town, Dutchess County111**126**62***
Pleasant Valley town, Dutchess County411**240**213***
Poughkeepsie town, Dutchess County1,3811,3921,599
Red Hook town, Dutchess County167**301*116**
Rhinebeck town, Dutchess County173***99**128**
Stanford town, Dutchess County36***41***53***
Union Vale town, Dutchess County47***47***11***
Wappinger town, Dutchess County398*668*753*
Washington town, Dutchess County89***91**114***
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill village, Dutchess County87***28***85***
Millbrook village, Dutchess County34***44***51***
Millerton village, Dutchess County20***31***8***
Pawling village, Dutchess County75**54**66***
Red Hook village, Dutchess County83***111**37***
Rhinebeck village, Dutchess County111***25***38***
Tivoli village, Dutchess County17***14***15***
Wappingers Falls village, Dutchess County167***288**333***
Greene Towns
Ashland town, Greene County26***28**13***
Athens town, Greene County162**127**104**
Cairo town, Greene County224**184**263***
Catskill town, Greene County582*387*425*
Coxsackie town, Greene County273*207**197**
Durham town, Greene County95***81**29***
Greenville town, Greene County85***9***81***
Halcott town, Greene County5***3***13***
Hunter town, Greene County198**176***51***
Jewett town, Greene County13***16***18***
Lexington town, Greene County29***9***5***
New Baltimore town, Greene County29***24***37***
Prattsville town, Greene County8***21***129***
Windham town, Greene County61**51*41***
Greene Villages
Athens village, Greene County69**84**70***
Catskill village, Greene County329*154**96***
Coxsackie village, Greene County156**135***128***
Hunter village, Greene County28***36***7***
Tannersville village, Greene County64***22***25***
Orange Cities
Middletown city, Orange County1,7711,463*1,473*
Newburgh city, Orange County2,5102,3503,098
Port Jervis city, Orange County826771*735*
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove town, Orange County294*430*634**
Chester town, Orange County235**123**164***
Cornwall town, Orange County108**179**161***
Crawford town, Orange County323**221**110***
Deerpark town, Orange County382*371*359**
Goshen town, Orange County229**393*166***
Greenville town, Orange County34***24***43***
Hamptonburgh town, Orange County47***72***18***
Highlands town, Orange County252**119**308**
Minisink town, Orange County50***43***98***
Monroe town, Orange County2,434454*470**
Montgomery town, Orange County777*638*708*
Mount Hope town, Orange County95***133***117***
New Windsor town, Orange County547*397**994*
Newburgh town, Orange County553*436*414*
Tuxedo town, Orange County5***7***81***
Wallkill town, Orange County895817*1,099*
Warwick town, Orange County400**487*539*
Wawayanda town, Orange County144***188***99***
Woodbury town, Orange County76***19***250***
Orange Villages
Chester village, Orange County102***95***147***
Cornwall-on-Hudson village, Orange County20***42***35***
Florida village, Orange County52***36***57***
Goshen village, Orange County132**221**59***
Greenwood Lake village, Orange County91***113***92***
Harriman village, Orange County45***129**72***
Highland Falls village, Orange County207**91***174***
Kiryas Joel village, Orange County2,1282,2762,565
Maybrook village, Orange County150**137**177**
Monroe village, Orange County185**213**282***
Montgomery village, Orange County118***166***105***
Otisville village, Orange County40***28***57***
South Blooming Grove village, Orange County82***82***177***
Tuxedo Park village, Orange County0***2***0***
Unionville village, Orange County34***17***0***
Walden village, Orange County353**121***203***
Warwick village, Orange County148***137***255***
Washingtonville village, Orange County174**203*121***
Woodbury village, Orange County76***16***226***
Putnam Towns
Carmel town, Putnam County388**451**458*
Kent town, Putnam County157***156**153***
Patterson town, Putnam County214**152***76***
Philipstown town, Putnam County115***78**111***
Putnam Valley town, Putnam County65***70***154***
Southeast town, Putnam County380**381*133**
Putnam Villages
Brewster village, Putnam County177**139**60***
Cold Spring village, Putnam County62***48***49***
Nelsonville village, Putnam County0***7***13***
Sullivan Towns
Bethel town, Sullivan County115***104***216**
Callicoon town, Sullivan County136**113***93***
Cochecton town, Sullivan County35***25***71***
Delaware town, Sullivan County62***64***58***
Fallsburg town, Sullivan County754835*939*
Forestburgh town, Sullivan County24***17***5***
Fremont town, Sullivan County53**37***65***
Highland town, Sullivan County76***72***90***
Liberty town, Sullivan County649*653*569*
Lumberland town, Sullivan County94***22***79***
Mamakating town, Sullivan County355*397*465*
Neversink town, Sullivan County82***180**106***
Rockland town, Sullivan County175**60***323***
Thompson town, Sullivan County1,1771,3031,816
Tusten town, Sullivan County68**51***48***
Sullivan School Districts
Bloomingburg village, Sullivan County32***45***134***
Jeffersonville village, Sullivan County15***20***20***
Liberty village, Sullivan County399*432**428*
Monticello village, Sullivan County784*9271,325
Woodridge village, Sullivan County82**75**74***
Wurtsboro village, Sullivan County68***74***37***
Ulster Cities
Kingston city, Ulster County2,3552,2151,501*
Ulster Towns
Denning town, Ulster County30***18***32***
Esopus town, Ulster County265**184***171**
Gardiner town, Ulster County98***28***34***
Hardenburgh town, Ulster County2***11***9***
Hurley town, Ulster County123***191***158***
Kingston town, Ulster County60***23***27***
Lloyd town, Ulster County456**460*121***
Marbletown town, Ulster County63***136***300***
Marlborough town, Ulster County215**283**160***
New Paltz town, Ulster County315*189**203**
Olive town, Ulster County112***120***66***
Plattekill town, Ulster County449*398*382***
Rochester town, Ulster County228***256**234***
Rosendale town, Ulster County245*246**234**
Saugerties town, Ulster County590*853*969*
Shandaken town, Ulster County125**171**124***
Shawangunk town, Ulster County226**206***316**
Ulster town, Ulster County647768*785*
Wawarsing town, Ulster County661*874*980*
Woodstock town, Ulster County231**228**304**
Ulster Villages
Ellenville village, Ulster County309**435*565**
New Paltz village, Ulster County90***100***67***
Saugerties village, Ulster County186**187**317**

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Single-Parent Families Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions Decreasing
Teen Pregnancy Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate Increasing
Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Total Population Increasing
Population by Age Decreasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Household Types Increasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Employment by Sector Not Applicable
Spending for County Government Maintaining
Tourism Revenue Maintaining
Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Prekindergarten Participation Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Per-Student Spending Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Student Group Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Student Group Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate Increasing
High School Cohort Dropout Rate Decreasing
High School GED Rate Maintaining
Education Levels of Adults Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing
Median Household Income Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
People Living in Poverty Maintaining
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Seniors Living in Poverty Increasing
Veterans Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care Decreasing
Economically Disadvantaged Students Increasing
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation Increasing
Living Wage Rate by Household Type Maintaining
Income in Relation to Poverty Level Increasing
Households Receiving SNAP Maintaining
People Without Health Insurance Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Food Insecurity Not Applicable
Deaths from Drug Overdoses Increasing
Babies with Low Birth Weights Maintaining
Newly Diagnosed Cases of HIV Decreasing
People Living wth HIV Increasing
Mental Health Clinic Visits Maintaining
Homeownership Rates Maintaining
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Cost of Rent Increasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Violent Crimes Decreasing
Homeless Persons Decreasing
Domestic Violence Decreasing
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing


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