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Cities Where the Most People Use Food Stamps

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50. Kankakee, IL
> Households with SNAP benefits: 16.5% (6,643 total)
> Poverty rate: 13.0% – bottom 25% among metro areas
> Median household income: $51,261 – middle 50% among metro areas
> February 2022 unemployment: 5.4% – middle 50% among metro areas

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49. Altoona, PA
> Households with SNAP benefits: 16.6% (8,596 total)
> Poverty rate: 13.8% – bottom 25% among metro areas
> Median household income: $59,547 – middle 50% among metro areas
> February 2022 unemployment: 4.6% – middle 50% among metro areas

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48. Corpus Christi, TX
> Households with SNAP benefits: 16.7% (25,685 total)
> Poverty rate: 16.0% – middle 50% among metro areas
> Median household income: $48,945 – bottom 25% among metro areas
> February 2022 unemployment: 6.1% – middle 50% among metro areas

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47. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
> Households with SNAP benefits: 16.7% (363,043 total)
> Poverty rate: 13.9% – bottom 25% among metro areas
> Median household income: $49,256 – middle 50% among metro areas
> February 2022 unemployment: 3.5% – bottom 25% among metro areas

46. Pine Bluff, AR
> Households with SNAP benefits: 16.9% (5,634 total)
> Poverty rate: 20.0% – middle 50% among metro areas
> Median household income: $72,458 – top 25% among metro areas
> February 2022 unemployment: 4.9% – middle 50% among metro areas

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