We see the distributions of both COVID SNAP and normal SNAP benefits for households making fewer than 35,000 dollars a year. We find that the mean Monthly Average Benefit for this income level drops by ~$130 after the policy change.
When looking at potential at-risk tracts in this income category, we examine the tracts with the top 5 highest monthly benefit losses per household and per person. We filter our data to exclude tracts with 5 or fewer households represented in order to consider changes that could impact as many people as possible.
| Tracts with Greatest Monthly Benefit Losses per Household | ||||
| at income level Less than $35,000 | ||||
| NAME | Monthly Benefit Loss | Households Represented | Average Household Size | Proportion Income Lost per Household |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Tract 4307, Fairfax County, Virginia | 189.168 | 113.000 | 2.125 | 0.095 |
| Census Tract 4304, Fairfax County, Virginia | 185.903 | 139.000 | 2.170 | 0.093 |
| Census Tract 4210.02, Fairfax County, Virginia | 182.200 | 255.000 | 1.918 | 0.095 |
| Census Tract 4202.02, Fairfax County, Virginia | 181.002 | 29.000 | 1.653 | 0.096 |
| Census Tract 4224.01, Fairfax County, Virginia | 179.862 | 54.000 | 1.778 | 0.095 |
| Tracts with Greatest Monthly Benefit Losses per Person | ||||
| at income level Less than $35,000 | ||||
| NAME | Household Eligibility Proportion | Monthly Benefit Loss | People Represented | Proportion Income Lost per Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Tract 4316.01, Fairfax County, Virginia | 1.000 | 163.974 | 265.840 | 0.099 |
| Census Tract 4202.02, Fairfax County, Virginia | 1.000 | 109.490 | 47.940 | 0.096 |
| Census Tract 4223.02, Fairfax County, Virginia | 1.000 | 108.452 | 629.300 | 0.095 |
| Census Tract 4802.05, Fairfax County, Virginia | 1.000 | 107.044 | 307.360 | 0.085 |
| Census Tract 4802.04, Fairfax County, Virginia | 1.000 | 106.798 | 260.410 | 0.084 |