Food assistance (SNAP) in every state

Monthly money for groceries on a card. Households with someone 60 or older can deduct out-of-pocket medical costs over $35 a month, which is the single most missed step in the whole application.

SNAP income limits are federal but states set their own gross-income screens and vehicle rules. State figures are left blank unless confirmed.

Written and checked by Jason Burns, Editorial Steward

How food assistance (snap) works nationally

Pick your state

• Alabama

  Alabama SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Alabama Department of Human Resources · 1-800-362-1504

• Alaska

  Alaska SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Alaska Department of Health, Division of Public Assistance · 1-800-478-3127

• Arizona

  Arizona SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Arizona Department of Economic Security · 1-855-432-7587

• Arkansas

  Arkansas SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Arkansas Department of Human Services · 1-855-372-1084

• California

  California SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  California Department of Social Services · 1-877-847-3663

• Colorado

  Colorado SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Colorado Department of Human Services · 1-800-536-5298

• Connecticut

  Connecticut SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Connecticut Department of Social Services · 1-855-626-6632

• Delaware

  Delaware SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Social Services · 1-866-843-7212

• District of Columbia

  District of Columbia SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  DC Department of Human Services · 202-727-5355

• Florida

  Florida SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Florida Department of Children and Families · 1-850-300-4323

• Georgia

  Georgia SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Georgia Division of Family and Children Services · 1-877-423-4746

• Hawaii

  Hawaii SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Hawaii Department of Human Services · 1-855-643-1643

• Idaho

  Idaho SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Idaho Department of Health and Welfare · 1-877-456-1233

• Illinois

  Illinois SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Illinois Department of Human Services · 1-800-843-6154

• Indiana

  Indiana SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Indiana Family and Social Services Administration · 1-800-403-0864

• Iowa

  Iowa SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Iowa Department of Health and Human Services · 1-877-347-5678

• Kansas

  Kansas SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Kansas Department for Children and Families · 1-888-369-4777

• Kentucky

  Kentucky SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services · 1-855-306-8959

• Louisiana

  Louisiana SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services · 1-888-524-3578

• Maine

  Maine SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Maine Department of Health and Human Services · 1-855-797-4357

• Maryland

  Maryland SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Maryland Department of Human Services · 1-800-332-6347

• Massachusetts

  Massachusetts SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance · 1-877-382-2363

• Michigan

  Michigan SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Michigan Department of Health and Human Services · 1-855-275-6424

• Minnesota

  Minnesota SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Minnesota Department of Human Services · 651-431-3712

• Mississippi

  Mississippi SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Mississippi Department of Human Services · 1-800-421-0762

• Missouri

  Missouri SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division · 1-855-373-4636

• Montana

  Montana SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services · 1-888-706-1535

• Nebraska

  Nebraska SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services · 1-800-383-4278

• Nevada

  Nevada SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services · 1-800-992-0900

• New Hampshire

  New Hampshire SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services · 1-844-275-3447

• New Jersey

  New Jersey SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  New Jersey Department of Human Services · 1-800-687-9512

• New Mexico

  New Mexico SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  New Mexico Health Care Authority / Human Services Department · 1-800-283-4465

• New York

  New York SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance · 1-800-342-3009

• North Carolina

  North Carolina SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services · 1-800-662-7030

• North Dakota

  North Dakota SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services · 1-800-472-2622

• Ohio

  Ohio SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Ohio Department of Job and Family Services · 1-844-640-6446

• Oklahoma

  Oklahoma SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Oklahoma Department of Human Services · 1-405-522-5050

• Oregon

  Oregon SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Oregon Department of Human Services · 1-800-699-9075

• Pennsylvania

  Pennsylvania SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Pennsylvania Department of Human Services · 1-800-692-7462

• Rhode Island

  Rhode Island SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Rhode Island Department of Human Services · 1-855-697-4347

• South Carolina

  South Carolina SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  South Carolina Department of Social Services · 1-800-616-1309

• South Dakota

  South Dakota SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  South Dakota Department of Social Services · 1-800-233-8503

• Tennessee

  Tennessee SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Tennessee Department of Human Services · 1-855-399-8938

• Texas

  Texas SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission · 1-877-541-7905

• Utah

  Utah SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Utah Department of Workforce Services · 1-866-435-7414

• Vermont

  Vermont SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Vermont Department for Children and Families · 1-800-479-6151

• Virginia

  Virginia SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Virginia Department of Social Services · 1-855-635-4370

• Washington

  Washington SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Washington State Department of Social and Health Services · 1-877-501-2233

• West Virginia

  West Virginia SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  West Virginia Department of Human Services · 1-877-716-1212

• Wisconsin

  Wisconsin SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Wisconsin Department of Health Services · 1-888-947-6583

• Wyoming

  Wyoming SNAP food assistance for people 60 and older

  Wyoming Department of Family Services · 1-307-777-7561