If Congress eliminates categorical eligibility, as some lawmakers have proposed, an estimated 1.8 million SNAP participants would lose benefits, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office. The White House released its own estimates, projecting that about 3 million Americans would lose SNAP benefits.
The following table shows White House estimates for states with categorical eligibility, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's most recent individual enrollment totals (initial numbers for April):
State | Categorical Eligibility | Estimated Individuals Losing SNAP | SNAP Enrollment | TANF/MOE Asset Limit | TANF/MOE Gross Income Limit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | No | 95,371 | |||
Arkansas | No | 500,689 | |||
Indiana | No | 924,463 | |||
Kansas | No | 316,523 | |||
Missouri | No | 931,761 | |||
South Dakota | No | 104,175 | |||
Tennessee | No | 1,343,265 | |||
Utah | No | 252,378 | |||
Virginia | No | 939,775 | |||
Wyoming | No | 38,502 | |||
Alabama | Yes | 70,100 | 909,254 | No limit on assets | 130% |
Arizona | Yes | 81,300 | 1,099,471 | No limit on assets | 185% |
California | Yes | 279,600 | 4,163,620 | No limit on assets | 130% |
Colorado | Yes | 34,500 | 510,696 | No limit on assets | 130% |
Connecticut | Yes | 28,800 | 423,328 | No limit on assets | 185% |
Delaware | Yes | 10,300 | 153,857 | No limit on assets | 200% |
Florida | Yes | 234,100 | 3,548,465 | No limit on assets | 200% |
Georgia | Yes | 135,500 | 1,945,001 | No limit on assets | 130% |
Hawaii | Yes | 12,200 | 189,366 | No limit on assets | 200% |
Idaho | Yes | 17,400 | 229,927 | $5,000 | 130% |
Illinois | Yes | 136,600 | 2,029,103 | No limit on assets | 130% |
Iowa | Yes | 28,500 | 420,360 | No limit on assets | 160% |
Kentucky | Yes | 62,700 | 873,899 | No limit on assets | 130% |
Louisiana | Yes | 67,300 | 919,032 | No limit on assets | 130% |
Maine | Yes | 18,900 | 250,434 | No limit on assets | 185% |
Maryland | Yes | 50,800 | 773,137 | No limit on assets | 200% |
Massachusetts | Yes | 61,900 | 888,531 | No limit on assets | 200% |
Michigan | Yes | 146,800 | 1,773,173 | $5,000 ( first vehicle is excluded) | 200% |
Minnesota | Yes | 38,500 | 555,209 | No limit on assets | 165% |
Mississippi | Yes | 47,400 | 663,151 | No limit on assets | 130% |
Montana | Yes | 9,500 | 130,952 | No limit on assets | 200% |
Nebraska | Yes | 13,300 | 179,816 | $25,000 for liquid assets | 130% |
Nevada | Yes | 25,400 | 358,319 | No limit on assets | 200% |
New Hampshire | Yes | 8,600 | 117,148 | No limit on assets | 185% |
New Jersey | Yes | 57,800 | 871,760 | No limit on assets | 185% |
New Mexico | Yes | 31,500 | 441,550 | No limit on assets | 165% |
New York | Yes | 228,400 | 3,181,218 | No limit on assets | 200% |
North Carolina | Yes | 121,100 | 1,706,588 | No limit on assets | 200% |
North Dakota | Yes | 4,600 | 56,676 | No limit on assets | 200% |
Ohio | Yes | 135,500 | 1,844,692 | No limit on assets | 130% |
Oklahoma | Yes | 46,800 | 614,471 | No limit on assets | 130% |
Oregon | Yes | 58,800 | 817,676 | No limit on assets | 185% |
Pennsylvania | Yes | 130,800 | 1,776,949 | $9,000 for elderly and disabled; $5,500 for all other households | 160% |
Rhode Island | Yes | 12,200 | 180,731 | No limit on assets | 185% |
South Carolina | Yes | 64,300 | 873,591 | No limit on assets | 130% |
Texas | Yes | 302,800 | 3,992,627 | Asset limit of $5,000 (excludes 1 vehicle and includes excess vehicle value) | 165% |
Vermont | Yes | 7,000 | 100,985 | No limit on assets | 185% |
Washington | Yes | 80,300 | 1,111,505 | No limit on assets | 200% |
West Virginia | Yes | 26,300 | 349,325 | No limit on assets | 130% |
Wisconsin | Yes | 61,000 | 860,186 | No limit on assets | 200% |
Gross income limits represent percent of federal poverty guidelines for TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and MOE (State maintenance of effort benefit).
Households with seniors or disabled individuals and gross incomes exceeding 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines are subject to a $3,000 asset limit in the following states: Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and West Virginia.
Households without children face gross income limits of 130 percent of poverty in Massachusetts.