Distributions of COVID and SNAP Benefits

We see the distributions of both COVID SNAP and normal SNAP benefits for households making between 50,000 and 60,000 dollars a year. We find that the mean Monthly Average Benefit for this income level drops by ~$84 after the policy change.


SNAP Eligibility vs SNAP Loss at Household and Person Levels ($50,000 to $59,999)

Tracts with Greatest Monthly Benefit Losses per Household
at income level $50,000 to $59,999
NAME Household Eligibility Proportion Monthly Benefit Loss Households Represented Average Household Size Proportion Income Lost per Household
Census Tract 4309.01, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.450 304.246 57.000 3.085 0.06679948
Census Tract 4901.04, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.574 291.243 107.000 3.929 0.06312069
Census Tract 4810, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.600 277.901 142.000 3.406 0.06209177
Census Tract 4402.02, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.507 276.117 224.000 2.948 0.06062644
Census Tract 4201, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.377 250.285 29.000 2.853 0.05497904
Tracts with Greatest Monthly Benefit Losses per Person
at income level $50,000 to $59,999
NAME Household Eligibility Proportion Monthly Benefit Loss People Represented Proportion Income Lost per Person
Census Tract 4309.01, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.450 98.624 175.840 0.067
Census Tract 4811.03, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.405 94.039 134.370 0.052
Census Tract 4402.02, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.507 93.664 660.340 0.061
Census Tract 4811.04, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.356 91.832 118.830 0.047
Census Tract 4825.05, Fairfax County, Virginia 0.324 91.517 156.720 0.043