Mapped: Which Counties Have Largest Share of Households on SNAP?

Visual Capitalist November 7, 2025
Nick Routley

• Several counties in the South and rural West have over 20% of households relying on SNAP benefits.
• The expiration of pandemic-era SNAP expansions in 2023 raised food insecurity across many U.S. communities.
• High SNAP participation isn’t just a social issue, it has ripple effects on local economies and retailers.

The map above, created by Reddit user u/Public_Finance_Guy, visualizes SNAP participation by county, using data from the 2023 American Community Survey. See an interactive version of the chart on PoliMetrics’ blog.

Here’s a table of the top U.S. counties by SNAP household rate, based on that dataset:

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