Food Insecurity and Federal Nutrition Program Participation

A county-level reporting of participation in SNAP, WIC, Summer Food Service Program, and CACFP Afterschool Meals.

Food Insecurity: 12.0% 36,970 people

Child Food Insecurity: 15.9% 9,260 children

SNAP Participationof total participation	11.5%
WIC Participationof eligible population	41-50%
SFSP Participationof kids who participate in F/RP school lunch	19%
CACFP At-risk Afterschool Meal Participationof kids who participate in F/RP school lunch	7.2%

Data Sources and Technical Notes:

Food Insecurity: Feeding America Map the Meal Gap (2017)
SNAP: Food Research and Action Center SNAP Matters In Every Community (2018)
WIC: NYS Department of Health, WIC Program (2018)
SFSP: Hunger Solutions New York SFSP Report (2019)
CACFP At-risk Afterschool Meals: Hunger Solutions New York (2019)