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States Department of Agriculture

 

Food and Nutrition Service January 2018

PROFILE OF SNAP HOUSEHOLDS

Missouri Congressional District 1

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of the Nation’s nutrition
assistance safety net. Benefits are available to most people who meet the financial and nonfinancial
requirements, and the program serves a broad spectrum of low income people. In Fiscal Year 2016,
SNAP provided about $1.18 billion dollars in food benefits to a monthly average of 810,690 people in
Missouri. The program served 88.5 percent of those eligible for benefits in Missouri in 2015. SNAP also
has an economic multiplier effect; every dollar in new SNAP benefits results in $1.80 in total economic
activity.
The American Community Survey provides a snapshot of SNAP participants in 2016 for each
Congressional District. More detailed information for the Nation and each State is presented in
Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal Year 2016, available
at http://www.fns.usda.gov/ops/research-and-analysis.
Missouri Congressional District 1
Households Households not
Characteristic Total
Receiving SNAP Receiving SNAP
Total Households 50,792 257,324 308,116
With one or more people 60 years and over 28.5% 35.2% 34.1%
With child(ren) under 18 years 48.5% 22.4% 26.7%
With disabled individual(s) 52.5% 22.4% 27.4%
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Income and Poverty Status in the past 12 Months
Below poverty level 48.0% 11.4% 17.4%
Median income (2016 dollars) $21,299 $51,003 $45,172
Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin of Householder
White 21.1% 53.4% 48.1%
Black or African American 74.1% 40.1% 45.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native N/A N/A N/A
Asian 1.3% 3.4% 3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander N/A N/A N/A
Some other race .8% 1.1% 1.0%
Two or more races 2.5% 1.7% 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2.5% 2.9% 2.8%
Work Status
Families 35,681 133,315 168,996
No workers in the past 12 months 20.7% 11.7% 13.6%
1 worker in the past 12 months 50.5% 32.1% 36.0%
2 or more workers in the past 12 months 28.8% 56.2% 50.4%
Source: USDA FNS SNAP Program Data (downloaded October 2017), Reaching Those in Need: Estimates of State SNAP Participation
Rates (forthcoming); U.S. Census Bureau 2016 American Community Survey (ACS), using 115th Congressional District boundaries.
1
The ACS bases poverty status on annual household income; SNAP eligibility is based on monthly income. Due to this difference in
reference periods, poverty status in the ACS may differ from poverty status at the time of SNAP certification.

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Food and Nutrition Service January 2018

PROFILE OF SNAP HOUSEHOLDS

Missouri Congressional District 2

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of the Nation’s nutrition
assistance safety net. Benefits are available to most people who meet the financial and nonfinancial
requirements, and the program serves a broad spectrum of low income people. In Fiscal Year 2016,
SNAP provided about $1.18 billion dollars in food benefits to a monthly average of 810,690 people in
Missouri. The program served 88.5 percent of those eligible for benefits in Missouri in 2015. SNAP also
has an economic multiplier effect; every dollar in new SNAP benefits results in $1.80 in total economic
activity.
The American Community Survey provides a snapshot of SNAP participants in 2016 for each
Congressional District. More detailed information for the Nation and each State is presented in
Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal Year 2016, available
at http://www.fns.usda.gov/ops/research-and-analysis.
Missouri Congressional District 2
Households Households not
Characteristic Total
Receiving SNAP Receiving SNAP
Total Households 12,098 293,518 305,616
With one or more people 60 years and over 26.4% 43.3% 42.6%
With child(ren) under 18 years 52.7% 29.4% 30.3%
With disabled individual(s) 40.7% 20.4% 21.2%
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Income and Poverty Status in the past 12 Months
Below poverty level 36.5% 3.6% 4.9%
Median income (2016 dollars) $30,983 $81,574 $79,724
Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin of Householder
White 87.8% 91.5% 91.3%
Black or African American 7.9% 3.5% 3.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native N/A N/A N/A
Asian 2.0% 3.8% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander N/A N/A N/A
Some other race N/A N/A N/A
Two or more races 1.8% .9% 1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2.9% 1.9% 2.0%
Work Status
Families 8,569 196,091 204,660
No workers in the past 12 months 15.1% 12.4% 12.5%
1 worker in the past 12 months 56.1% 28.1% 29.2%
2 or more workers in the past 12 months 28.8% 59.5% 58.2%
Source: USDA FNS SNAP Program Data (downloaded October 2017), Reaching Those in Need: Estimates of State SNAP Participation
Rates (forthcoming); U.S. Census Bureau 2016 American Community Survey (ACS), using 115th Congressional District boundaries.
1
The ACS bases poverty status on annual household income; SNAP eligibility is based on monthly income. Due to this difference in
reference periods, poverty status in the ACS may differ from poverty status at the time of SNAP certification.

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Food and Nutrition Service January 2018

PROFILE OF SNAP HOUSEHOLDS

Missouri Congressional District 3

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of the Nation’s nutrition
assistance safety net. Benefits are available to most people who meet the financial and nonfinancial
requirements, and the program serves a broad spectrum of low income people. In Fiscal Year 2016,
SNAP provided about $1.18 billion dollars in food benefits to a monthly average of 810,690 people in
Missouri. The program served 88.5 percent of those eligible for benefits in Missouri in 2015. SNAP also
has an economic multiplier effect; every dollar in new SNAP benefits results in $1.80 in total economic
activity.
The American Community Survey provides a snapshot of SNAP participants in 2016 for each
Congressional District. More detailed information for the Nation and each State is presented in
Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal Year 2016, available
at http://www.fns.usda.gov/ops/research-and-analysis.
Missouri Congressional District 3
Households Households not
Characteristic Total
Receiving SNAP Receiving SNAP
Total Households 23,567 262,889 286,456
With one or more people 60 years and over 24.5% 39.8% 38.5%
With child(ren) under 18 years 57.3% 32.4% 34.5%
With disabled individual(s) 43.6% 23.5% 25.1%
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Income and Poverty Status in the past 12 Months
Below poverty level 56.9% 5.1% 9.4%
Median income (2016 dollars) $17,614 $66,173 $61,929
Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin of Householder
White 88.0% 95.3% 94.7%
Black or African American 9.3% 2.4% 3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native .5% .2% .2%
Asian N/A N/A N/A
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander N/A N/A N/A
Some other race N/A N/A N/A
Two or more races 1.7% .8% .9%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2.0% 1.4% 1.4%
Work Status
Families 16,973 187,574 204,547
No workers in the past 12 months 16.6% 13.9% 14.1%
1 worker in the past 12 months 55.6% 26.3% 28.7%
2 or more workers in the past 12 months 27.7% 59.8% 57.1%
Source: USDA FNS SNAP Program Data (downloaded October 2017), Reaching Those in Need: Estimates of State SNAP Participation
Rates (forthcoming); U.S. Census Bureau 2016 American Community Survey (ACS), using 115th Congressional District boundaries.
1
The ACS bases poverty status on annual household income; SNAP eligibility is based on monthly income. Due to this difference in
reference periods, poverty status in the ACS may differ from poverty status at the time of SNAP certification.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

 
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Food and Nutrition Service January 2018

PROFILE OF SNAP HOUSEHOLDS

Missouri Congressional District 4

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of the Nation’s nutrition
assistance safety net. Benefits are available to most people who meet the financial and nonfinancial
requirements, and the program serves a broad spectrum of low income people. In Fiscal Year 2016,
SNAP provided about $1.18 billion dollars in food benefits to a monthly average of 810,690 people in
Missouri. The program served 88.5 percent of those eligible for benefits in Missouri in 2015. SNAP also
has an economic multiplier effect; every dollar in new SNAP benefits results in $1.80 in total economic
activity.
The American Community Survey provides a snapshot of SNAP participants in 2016 for each
Congressional District. More detailed information for the Nation and each State is presented in
Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal Year 2016, available
at http://www.fns.usda.gov/ops/research-and-analysis.
Missouri Congressional District 4
Households Households not
Characteristic Total
Receiving SNAP Receiving SNAP
Total Households 32,139 251,653 283,792
With one or more people 60 years and over 29.9% 39.9% 38.8%
With child(ren) under 18 years 48.2% 29.0% 31.2%
With disabled individual(s) 52.5% 27.1% 30.0%
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Income and Poverty Status in the past 12 Months
Below poverty level 50.5% 10.3% 14.8%
Median income (2016 dollars) $20,326 $51,686 $48,065
Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin of Householder
White 84.3% 92.4% 91.5%
Black or African American 9.8% 3.4% 4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.5% .6% .8%
Asian .2% 1.2% 1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander N/A N/A N/A
Some other race .2% .9% .8%
Two or more races 2.9% 1.4% 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3.3% 2.4% 2.5%
Work Status
Families 21,294 167,461 188,755
No workers in the past 12 months 23.6% 17.6% 18.3%
1 worker in the past 12 months 48.5% 28.9% 31.1%
2 or more workers in the past 12 months 28.0% 53.5% 50.6%
Source: USDA FNS SNAP Program Data (downloaded October 2017), Reaching Those in Need: Estimates of State SNAP Participation
Rates (forthcoming); U.S. Census Bureau 2016 American Community Survey (ACS), using 115th Congressional District boundaries.
1
The ACS bases poverty status on annual household income; SNAP eligibility is based on monthly income. Due to this difference in
reference periods, poverty status in the ACS may differ from poverty status at the time of SNAP certification.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

 
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Food and Nutrition Service January 2018

PROFILE OF SNAP HOUSEHOLDS

Missouri Congressional District 5

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of the Nation’s nutrition
assistance safety net. Benefits are available to most people who meet the financial and nonfinancial
requirements, and the program serves a broad spectrum of low income people. In Fiscal Year 2016,
SNAP provided about $1.18 billion dollars in food benefits to a monthly average of 810,690 people in
Missouri. The program served 88.5 percent of those eligible for benefits in Missouri in 2015. SNAP also
has an economic multiplier effect; every dollar in new SNAP benefits results in $1.80 in total economic
activity.
The American Community Survey provides a snapshot of SNAP participants in 2016 for each
Congressional District. More detailed information for the Nation and each State is presented in
Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal Year 2016, available
at http://www.fns.usda.gov/ops/research-and-analysis.
Missouri Congressional District 5
Households Households not
Characteristic Total
Receiving SNAP Receiving SNAP
Total Households 40,838 273,021 313,859
With one or more people 60 years and over 30.0% 36.0% 35.2%
With child(ren) under 18 years 47.1% 24.3% 27.2%
With disabled individual(s) 50.2% 23.5% 26.9%
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Income and Poverty Status in the past 12 Months
Below poverty level 56.9% 8.2% 14.5%
Median income (2016 dollars) $16,939 $54,490 $48,693
Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin of Householder
White 47.0% 76.0% 72.2%
Black or African American 44.5% 18.5% 21.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1% .3% .4%
Asian 1.4% 1.4% 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander N/A N/A N/A
Some other race 3.3% 1.6% 1.8%
Two or more races 2.4% 1.9% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 7.6% 5.8% 6.1%
Work Status
Families 25,139 155,723 180,862
No workers in the past 12 months 21.8% 12.9% 14.1%
1 worker in the past 12 months 56.7% 31.4% 34.9%
2 or more workers in the past 12 months 21.4% 55.7% 50.9%
Source: USDA FNS SNAP Program Data (downloaded October 2017), Reaching Those in Need: Estimates of State SNAP Participation
Rates (forthcoming); U.S. Census Bureau 2016 American Community Survey (ACS), using 115th Congressional District boundaries.
1
The ACS bases poverty status on annual household income; SNAP eligibility is based on monthly income. Due to this difference in
reference periods, poverty status in the ACS may differ from poverty status at the time of SNAP certification.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

 
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Food and Nutrition Service January 2018

PROFILE OF SNAP HOUSEHOLDS

Missouri Congressional District 6

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of the Nation’s nutrition
assistance safety net. Benefits are available to most people who meet the financial and nonfinancial
requirements, and the program serves a broad spectrum of low income people. In Fiscal Year 2016,
SNAP provided about $1.18 billion dollars in food benefits to a monthly average of 810,690 people in
Missouri. The program served 88.5 percent of those eligible for benefits in Missouri in 2015. SNAP also
has an economic multiplier effect; every dollar in new SNAP benefits results in $1.80 in total economic
activity.
The American Community Survey provides a snapshot of SNAP participants in 2016 for each
Congressional District. More detailed information for the Nation and each State is presented in
Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal Year 2016, available
at http://www.fns.usda.gov/ops/research-and-analysis.
Missouri Congressional District 6
Households Households not
Characteristic Total
Receiving SNAP Receiving SNAP
Total Households 22,491 262,119 284,610
With one or more people 60 years and over 26.6% 39.7% 38.6%
With child(ren) under 18 years 50.2% 29.9% 31.5%
With disabled individual(s) 46.9% 24.7% 26.4%
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Income and Poverty Status in the past 12 Months
Below poverty level 60.4% 6.6% 10.8%
Median income (2016 dollars) $16,657 $62,162 $58,532
Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin of Householder
White 87.7% 93.4% 93.0%
Black or African American 8.8% 3.3% 3.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native .4% .3% .4%
Asian .4% 1.0% 1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander N/A N/A N/A
Some other race .5% .8% .8%
Two or more races 1.1% 1.2% 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2.0% 3.0% 2.9%
Work Status
Families 14,103 178,633 192,736
No workers in the past 12 months 24.0% 13.8% 14.5%
1 worker in the past 12 months 55.1% 27.5% 29.5%
2 or more workers in the past 12 months 20.9% 58.7% 56.0%
Source: USDA FNS SNAP Program Data (downloaded October 2017), Reaching Those in Need: Estimates of State SNAP Participation
Rates (forthcoming); U.S. Census Bureau 2016 American Community Survey (ACS), using 115th Congressional District boundaries.
1
The ACS bases poverty status on annual household income; SNAP eligibility is based on monthly income. Due to this difference in
reference periods, poverty status in the ACS may differ from poverty status at the time of SNAP certification.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

 
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Food and Nutrition Service January 2018

PROFILE OF SNAP HOUSEHOLDS

Missouri Congressional District 7

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of the Nation’s nutrition
assistance safety net. Benefits are available to most people who meet the financial and nonfinancial
requirements, and the program serves a broad spectrum of low income people. In Fiscal Year 2016,
SNAP provided about $1.18 billion dollars in food benefits to a monthly average of 810,690 people in
Missouri. The program served 88.5 percent of those eligible for benefits in Missouri in 2015. SNAP also
has an economic multiplier effect; every dollar in new SNAP benefits results in $1.80 in total economic
activity.
The American Community Survey provides a snapshot of SNAP participants in 2016 for each
Congressional District. More detailed information for the Nation and each State is presented in
Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal Year 2016, available
at http://www.fns.usda.gov/ops/research-and-analysis.
Missouri Congressional District 7
Households Households not
Characteristic Total
Receiving SNAP Receiving SNAP
Total Households 38,153 267,237 305,390
With one or more people 60 years and over 23.7% 40.5% 38.4%
With child(ren) under 18 years 51.7% 26.3% 29.4%
With disabled individual(s) 53.4% 26.7% 30.0%
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Income and Poverty Status in the past 12 Months
Below poverty level 51.0% 11.1% 16.1%
Median income (2016 dollars) $19,920 $49,311 $44,619
Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin of Householder
White 90.6% 94.4% 94.0%
Black or African American 2.1% 1.4% 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.3% .9% 1.2%
Asian .4% .9% .8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander N/A N/A N/A
Some other race 1.9% .5% .7%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5.6% 2.7% 3.1%
Work Status
Families 24,963 172,738 197,701
No workers in the past 12 months 15.4% 16.4% 16.3%
1 worker in the past 12 months 53.4% 29.6% 32.6%
2 or more workers in the past 12 months 31.2% 54.0% 51.1%
Source: USDA FNS SNAP Program Data (downloaded October 2017), Reaching Those in Need: Estimates of State SNAP Participation
Rates (forthcoming); U.S. Census Bureau 2016 American Community Survey (ACS), using 115th Congressional District boundaries.
1
The ACS bases poverty status on annual household income; SNAP eligibility is based on monthly income. Due to this difference in
reference periods, poverty status in the ACS may differ from poverty status at the time of SNAP certification.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

 
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Food and Nutrition Service January 2018

PROFILE OF SNAP HOUSEHOLDS

Missouri Congressional District 8

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of the Nation’s nutrition
assistance safety net. Benefits are available to most people who meet the financial and nonfinancial
requirements, and the program serves a broad spectrum of low income people. In Fiscal Year 2016,
SNAP provided about $1.18 billion dollars in food benefits to a monthly average of 810,690 people in
Missouri. The program served 88.5 percent of those eligible for benefits in Missouri in 2015. SNAP also
has an economic multiplier effect; every dollar in new SNAP benefits results in $1.80 in total economic
activity.
The American Community Survey provides a snapshot of SNAP participants in 2016 for each
Congressional District. More detailed information for the Nation and each State is presented in
Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal Year 2016, available
at http://www.fns.usda.gov/ops/research-and-analysis.
Missouri Congressional District 8
Households Households not
Characteristic Total
Receiving SNAP Receiving SNAP
Total Households 51,683 232,668 284,351
With one or more people 60 years and over 28.6% 45.0% 42.0%
With child(ren) under 18 years 44.8% 26.6% 29.9%
With disabled individual(s) 61.2% 35.4% 40.1%
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Income and Poverty Status in the past 12 Months
Below poverty level 54.6% 12.1% 19.8%
Median income (2016 dollars) $18,174 $47,222 $40,639
Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin of Householder
White 88.0% 95.3% 93.9%
Black or African American 8.6% 2.5% 3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native .3% .5% .4%
Asian .0% .6% .5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander N/A N/A N/A
Some other race .8% .0% .2%
Two or more races 2.3% 1.1% 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2.1% 1.0% 1.2%
Work Status
Families 33,122 155,970 189,092
No workers in the past 12 months 27.5% 21.3% 22.4%
1 worker in the past 12 months 46.2% 29.7% 32.6%
2 or more workers in the past 12 months 26.3% 49.0% 45.0%
Source: USDA FNS SNAP Program Data (downloaded October 2017), Reaching Those in Need: Estimates of State SNAP Participation
Rates (forthcoming); U.S. Census Bureau 2016 American Community Survey (ACS), using 115th Congressional District boundaries.
1
The ACS bases poverty status on annual household income; SNAP eligibility is based on monthly income. Due to this difference in
reference periods, poverty status in the ACS may differ from poverty status at the time of SNAP certification.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.