USDA Food and Nutrition Service Program Statistics 2021-2025

Featuring overview statistics for USDA Food and Nutrition Service programs, including SNAP, WIC, child nutrition, and food distribution programs. It includes a summary of annual data for fiscal years 2021 to 2025 and key reports from October 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and benefits using annual summary data from FY 2021-25.
• Compare performance metrics across child nutrition programs like the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs using the October 2025 Performance Report.
• Assess the scale of food distribution programs for Indian Reservations and the Elderly using the latest available monthly program summaries.

Strengths

• Covers multiple major federal nutrition assistance programs including SNAP and WIC.
• Includes a multi-year summary of annual data spanning fiscal years 2021 to 2025.
• Provides performance and key data reports from a specific month (October 2025).

Limitations

• The specific data structure, column names, and row counts are unknown.
• The dataset's completeness for all programs and time periods is not specified.
• Relies on program overview statistics which may lack granular, individual-level data.

Provenance

Source

United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.

Collection Method

Collected as part of the Data Lumos project, harvesting overview statistics from program reports.

Time Range

Includes a summary for fiscal years 2021-2025 and specific reports from October 2025.

Freshness

Data was last updated on 2026-02-23 and includes reports from October 2025.

Geography

United States, covering federal nutrition programs.