Pursuit's Take
In FY 2014, the Federal share of SNAP administrative costs nationwide totaled over $3.6 billion. Half of these costs ($1.8 billion) were incurred by States that are administered at the county level. Out of the 53 States and territories that participate in SNAP, 10 are administered at the county level.4 The FY 2014 average administrative cost per SNAP case (i.e., per household) per month for these 10 county-administered States is over $21, as opposed to under $10 per case for the State-administered States. The cost-per-case varied significantly among the 10 county- administered States in FY 2014, with costs ranging as high as $34 (California) and as low as $10 (Ohio) per case.
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