Who benefits from SNAP (food stamps) in Texas?

For the most part, children.

Age Recipients % of Total

<5
5-9
668,211
598,785
19%
17%
Texans Receiving Food Stamps By Age
10-14 455,282 13% 800,000
15-19 309,955 9% 58%
700,000
20-24 194,940 6%
25-29 205,092 6% 600,000
30-34 183,852 5%
500,000
35-39 150,544 4%
40-44 122,246 3% 400,000
45-49 105,904 3%
300,000
50-54 117,353 3%
21671 99,670 3% 200,000
60-64 79,330 2% 36%
100,000
65-69 62,986 2%
70-74 50,927 1% 0
75-79 39,909 1%
>79 48,831 1% 6%
Total 3,493,817

Created by Texas Food Bank Network based on data provided by Texas Health & Human Services Commission, May 2011.
Questions: 562-2HUNGER or jcdwyer@endhungerintex.org