| Food Stamps in Hamilton County | |||||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Number of Hamilton County households receiving food stamp benefits (monthly avg.) | 24,303 | 26,092 | 27,600 | 30,598 | 32,804 | 32,737 | 34,335 |
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Number of Individual recipients (monthly avg.) |
54,214 | 58,779 | 63,341 | 70,245 | 74,898 | 77,123 | 78,935 |
| Annual Payments (in millions, federal $) | $46.69 | $55.02 | $62.5 | $73.1 | $82.5 | $87.5 | $94.1 |