Oklahoma is one of five states in the U.S. where over 15.9% of the population depends on SNAP benefits. Due to the government shutdown, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds were not distributed on Nov. 1, leaving approximately 685,000 Oklahomans in food insecurity.

In the 2024 fiscal year, SNAP served 41.7 million people on average each month, which is around 12.3% of the nation's population. SNAP is the United States' largest domestic nutrition program, according to the USDA, and accounts for about two-thirds of USDA food and nutrition assistance spending in recent years.

SNAP is a mandatory program, but it still depends on congressional authorization for continued funding. Congress did not approve a budget before the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1.

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