Sunday, July 3, 2011

1 in 5 Mississippi residents receiving food stamps

Phil Izzo has a piece over at the Wall Street Journal (see here) about growth in the Food Stamp program.  Using data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mr. Izzo states that:

Mississippi, New Mexico and Oregon were among the states with the largest share of the population utilizing food stamps in April: At least one in five residents in each state were receiving benefits.

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