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40. Medford, OR
> Households with SNAP benefits: 17.1% (15,342 total)
> Poverty rate: 13.7% – bottom 25% among metro areas
> Median household income: $53,339 – middle 50% among metro areas
> February 2022 unemployment: 4.2% – middle 50% among metro areas

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39. Macon-Bibb County, GA
> Households with SNAP benefits: 17.2% (14,925 total)
> Poverty rate: 21.4% – top 25% among metro areas
> Median household income: $61,756 – top 25% among metro areas
> February 2022 unemployment: 3.1% – bottom 25% among metro areas

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38. Charleston, WV
> Households with SNAP benefits: 17.2% (18,955 total)
> Poverty rate: 18.1% – middle 50% among metro areas
> Median household income: $64,862 – top 25% among metro areas
> February 2022 unemployment: 3.7% – bottom 25% among metro areas

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37. Decatur, IL
> Households with SNAP benefits: 17.2% (7,550 total)
> Poverty rate: 15.2% – middle 50% among metro areas
> Median household income: $52,226 – middle 50% among metro areas
> February 2022 unemployment: 6.5% – middle 50% among metro areas

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36. Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
> Households with SNAP benefits: 17.2% (7,404 total)
> Poverty rate: 14.4% – bottom 25% among metro areas
> Median household income: $57,791 – middle 50% among metro areas
> February 2022 unemployment: 3.8% – bottom 25% among metro areas
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