[1] Note: GBPI cannot recreate SNAP data within the boundaries of each specified District. Instead, it uses counties included in the specified District. Some counties may be a part of other districts.

[2] Rosenbaum, D., Bergh, K., & Tharpe, W. (2025, March 11). Imposing SNAP food benefit costs on states would worsen hunger, hurt states’ ability to meet residents’ needs. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/imposing-snap-food-benefit-costs-on-states-would-worsen-hunger-hurt-states#mandating-that-states-cover-even-cbpp-anchor.

[3] Nchako, C. (2025, January 21). A closer look at who benefits from SNAP: State-by-state fact sheets. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/a-closer-look-at-who-benefits-from-snap-state-by-state-fact-sheets#Georgia

[4] Data from GBPI Open Records request to Georgia’s Department of Human Services, Division of Family and Children Services.

[5] GBPI analysis of SNAP data from the Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Family and Children Services, and population data from the U.S. Census County population totals https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html.

[6] Ratcliffe, C., & McKernan, S.M. (2010, April). How much does SNAP reduce food insecurity? US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=84335#:~:text=The%20results%20suggest%20that%20receiving,of%20re

[7] Srinivasan, M., & Pooler, J. (published online 2018, January 10). Cost-related medication nonadherence for older adults participating in SNAP, 2013–2015. American Journal of Public Health. http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2017.304176

[8] Hoynes, H., Schanzenbach, D., & Almond, D. (2012, November). Long run impacts of childhood access to the safety net. National Bureau of Economic Research. http://www.nber.org/papers/w18535

[9] United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service. (2024). SNAP retailer locator. https://usda-fns.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=15e1c457b56c4a729861d015cd626a23
Data from the Georgia Department of Humans Services’ Division of Family and Children Services cited in: Finch Floyd, I. (2024, November 19). GBPI poll finds many Georgians are food insecure and agree cutting food assistance is “unfair.” Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. https://gbpi.org/gbpi-poll-finds-many-georgians-are-food-insecure-and-agree-cutting-food-assistance-is-unfair/#_edn3

[10] GBPI analysis of Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Family and Children Services’ SNAP issuance data by county.

[11] Data pulled from: United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service. (2024). SNAP retailer locator. https://usda-fns.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=15e1c457b56c4a729861d015cd626a23.

[12] Vogel, S., Miller, C. & Ralston, K. (2021, October). Impact of USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on rural and urban economies in the aftermath of the Great Recession. USDA Economic Research Service.

[13] Feeding America. (2024). Food insecurity among the overall population in Georgia. https://map.feedingamerica.org/county/2022/overall/georgia

[14] Food Research and Action Center. (2025, February). Protect SNAP to reduce hunger and strengthen local economies in Georgia. https://frac.org/wp-content/uploads/SNAP_FactSheets_022525_GA11.pdf

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Ife Finch Floyd

Ife Finch Floyd is a GBPI Senior Economic Justice Policy Analyst, leading the organization’s ongoing proactive safety net work and economic justice agenda.