New York State SNAP Caseloads and Expenditures by District Since 2002

Monthly listings of households, recipients, and expenditures for New York State's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The dataset tracks caseloads and spending by district from 2002 onward, published by data.ny.gov. It provides detailed breakdowns of Temporary Assistance and Non-Temporary Assistance participants and benefits.

Use Cases

• Analyzing monthly SNAP benefit expenditure trends using the 'Total SNAP Benefits' and 'Temporary Assistance SNAP Benefits' columns.
• Tracking changes in program participation over time by district using 'Total SNAP Persons' and 'Total SNAP Households'.
• Comparing caseloads between Temporary Assistance and Non-Temporary Assistance categories with the respective 'Persons' and 'Households' columns.
• Studying geographic distribution of SNAP recipients across New York State using 'District' and 'District Code'.

Strengths

• Provides a long-term time series beginning in 2002, enabling longitudinal analysis of program trends.
• Offers granular breakdowns of caseloads and expenditures by district and by assistance type (Temporary vs. Non-Temporary).

Limitations

• Row counts and dataset size are not provided by any source, limiting assessment of data volume.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates exist between sources (2026-04-04 and 2026-03-31), creating uncertainty about freshness.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Time Range

2002 onward

Freshness

2026-04-04 23:07:02.044752

Geography

New York State, by district