Distributions of COVID and SNAP Benefits

We see the distributions of both COVID SNAP and normal SNAP benefits for households making between 35,000 and 50,000 dollars a year. We find that the mean Monthly Average Benefit for this income level drops by ~$133 after the policy change.


SNAP Eligibility vs SNAP Loss at Household and Person Levels ($35,000 to $49,999)

Tracts with Greatest Monthly Benefit Losses per Household
at income level $35,000 to $49,999
NAME Household Eligibility Proportion Monthly Benefit Loss Households Represented Average Household Size Proportion Income Lost per Household
Census Tract 4619.02, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.765 356.698 99.000 3.637 0.10321375
Census Tract 4405.03, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.673 349.552 70.000 2.623 0.09665419
Census Tract 4607.01, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.642 321.384 77.000 3.080 0.09272181
Census Tract 4522, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.692 268.577 233.000 2.830 0.07549052
Census Tract 4714.01, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.432 251.373 124.000 2.780 0.06744056
Tracts with Greatest Monthly Benefit Losses per Person
at income level $35,000 to $49,999
NAME Household Eligibility Proportion Monthly Benefit Loss People Represented Proportion Income Lost per Person
Census Tract 4405.03, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.673 133.257 183.620 0.097
Census Tract 4607.01, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.642 104.335 237.180 0.093
Census Tract 4619.02, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.765 98.082 360.040 0.103
Census Tract 4823.02, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.590 97.106 693.190 0.071
Census Tract 4522, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.692 94.900 659.410 0.075