Empirical Bayes Shrinkage Estimates of State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in Fiscal Year 2010 to Fiscal Year 2012 for All Eligible People and the Working Poor

This report presents estimates that, for each state, measure the need for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the program’s effectiveness in fiscal years 2010 through 2012. The estimated numbers of people eligible for SNAP measure the need for the program. The estimated SNAP participation rates measure the program’s performance in reaching its target population. In addition to the participation rates that pertain to all eligible people, the report presents estimates of participation rates for the working poor, that is, people who were eligible for SNAP and lived in households in which someone earned income from a job.