One in 10 Tennesseans receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program each month , which equates to about 690,600 people across the state.

But those benefits are expected to come to a halt Nov. 1 if the federal government shutdown continues, according to the Tennessee Department of Human Services. Recipients typically receive $340 per family on average. Benefits are income-limited to families making $3,483 or less per month for a family of four.

About 152,200 people in Shelby County received SNAP benefits in September, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Human Services. That makes Shelby County, which includes Memphis, the county with the highest number of recipients of the program. Davidson County, which contains Nashville, had more than 59,200 peo

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