SNAP Enrollment and Spending by County and State, 2004 to Present

Pennsylvania's monthly records of individuals enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the corresponding federal dollars spent, from 2004 onward. The dataset is published by data.pa.gov and includes county and state-level figures. It was last updated on May 14, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in SNAP Individuals and SNAP Dollars by Calendar Year and Month Name.
• Mapping benefit distribution using Georeferenced Latitude & Longitude, County Name, and State Name.
• Correlating enrollment figures with political or administrative boundaries using Pa House Districts (2017-01) and Pa Senatorial Districts (2017-01).
• Joining with other datasets using FIPS State Code and FIPS County Code for broader socioeconomic analysis.

Strengths

• Includes over 15 columns for granular analysis, such as geographic coordinates and political districts.
• Provides a long temporal series, with data from 2004 to the present.
• Data is available in multiple machine-readable formats, including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.pa.gov

Collection Method

Likely compiled from state administrative records for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Time Range

2004 to present (current as of last update).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 18:07:06; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Pennsylvania, United States, with breakdowns by county.