Out of all the tragic consequences of the economic crisis, conceivably the most ruinous is the reality that each day, more and more Americans are struggling to feed their families.
Recent stats from the USDA specify that 14.2 percent of the United States’ population participated in SNAP; now officially called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in February 2011.
In particular, nearly 20 percent of the residents of some Southern states rely on food stamps. Click continue for a list of the top 10 states whose residents rely on SNAP.
10. South Carolina
Percentage of Population on Food Stamps: 18.2 percent
Annual increase since 2010: 7.1 percent
2010 Total State Population: 4,625,364
9. Maine
Percentage of Population on Food Stamps: 18.6 percent
Annual increase since 2010: 8 percent
2010 Total State Population: 1,328,361
8. West Virginia
Percentage of Population on Food Stamps: 18.7 percent
Annual increase since 2010: 2.4 percent
2010 Total State Population: 1,852,994
7. Kentucky
Percentage of Population on Food Stamps: 18.8 percent
Annual increase since 2010: 5.9 percent
2010 Total State Population: 4,339,367
6. Louisiana
Percentage of Population on Food Stamps: 19.2 percent
Annual increase since 2010: 7.5 percent
2010 Total State Population: 4,533,372
5. Michigan
Percentage of Population on Food Stamps: 19.7 percent
Annual increase since 2010: 11.4 percent
2010 Total State Population: 9,883,640
4. New Mexico
Percentage of Population on Food Stamps: 19.8 percent
Annual increase since 2010: 17.9 percent
2010 Total State Population: 2,059,179
3. Tennessee
Percentage of Population on Food Stamps: 19.8 percent
Annual increase since 2010: 17.9 percent
2010 Total State Population: 6.2 million
2. Oregon
Percentage of Population on Food Stamps: 20.1 percent
Annual increase since 2010: 9.6 percent
2010 Total State Population: 3,831,074
1. Mississippi
Percentage of Population on Food Stamps: 20.7 percent
Annual increase since 2010: 8.4 percent
2010 Total State Population: 2,967,297
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