More American families are participating in the federally supported food stamps program this year, Phil Izzo reports in the Wall Street Journal. Izzo notes that enrollment in the program has increased 7.8%, and the actual number of Americans receiving food stamps has risen to 15% of the population.
At Real Time Economics, Izzo shares an interactive map to show how enrollment varies from state to state. Click here to use the map.

Read Food Stamp Use on the Rise here.
Posted
12-07-2011 10:46 AM
by
Graham Griffith