Food Stamps Usage in the United States

According to the NY Times: “the number of food stamp recipients has climbed by about 10 million over the past two years, resulting in a program that now feeds 1 in 8 Americans and nearly 1 in 4 children.”

This offers a brutally realistic view of the state of our economy, with most areas experiencing 100% growth since 2007 in food stamp usage.  States like Michigan, Oregon, and Maine along with much of the south are currently seeing food stamp usage climb in excess of 20%.