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45. Bakersfield, CA
> Households with SNAP benefits: 17.0% (46,597 total)
> Poverty rate: 20.4% – middle 50% among metro areas
> Median household income: $56,055 – middle 50% among metro areas
> February 2022 unemployment: 8.3% – top 25% among metro areas
44. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
> Households with SNAP benefits: 17.0% (24,012 total)
> Poverty rate: 18.6% – middle 50% among metro areas
> Median household income: $74,621 – top 25% among metro areas
> February 2022 unemployment: 3.9% – middle 50% among metro areas
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43. Rockford, IL
> Households with SNAP benefits: 17.0% (22,858 total)
> Poverty rate: 14.6% – bottom 25% among metro areas
> Median household income: $51,909 – middle 50% among metro areas
> February 2022 unemployment: 7.1% – top 25% among metro areas
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42. Florence, SC
> Households with SNAP benefits: 17.1% (13,501 total)
> Poverty rate: 18.7% – middle 50% among metro areas
> Median household income: $53,541 – middle 50% among metro areas
> February 2022 unemployment: 3.6% – bottom 25% among metro areas
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41. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA
> Households with SNAP benefits: 17.1% (39,076 total)
> Poverty rate: 14.1% – bottom 25% among metro areas
> Median household income: $76,735 – top 25% among metro areas
> February 2022 unemployment: 5.9% – middle 50% among metro areas
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