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Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025

Do One in Six Oklahomans receive SNAP food benefits?

Matthew Yim, Oklahoma Watch
yes

In 2024, 17% of Oklahomans, totaling 686,800, received SNAP benefits, a greater percentage than the national 12%, or 1 in 8.

Of Oklahoma SNAP participants, more than two-thirds are in families with children and more than one-third are in families with disabled or older adults.

Eighty-six percent of Oklahoma participants have incomes below the poverty line and almost half of those are at or below 50% of the poverty line. From 2015 to 2019, SNAP raised an average of 90,000 Oklahomans above the poverty line.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s SNAP cuts put 131,000 Oklahomans at risk of losing benefits by reducing funding by almost 40%.

Beginning November 1, federal funding for SNAP will be suspended due to the federal government shutdown that began on October 1. With the temporary government funding patch deadline approaching, it’s unclear when the suspension will end.

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