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Key Findings: 

• Most SNAP participants were children or elderly. Nearly half (47 percent) were under age 18 and another 8 percent were age 60 or older. Working-age women represented 28 percent of the caseload, while working-age men represented 17 percent.
• Many SNAP participants had jobs. Nearly 30percent of SNAP households had earnings in 2010, and 41 percent of all SNAP participants lived in a household with earnings. For most of these households, earnings were the primary source of income.
• The majority of SNAP households did not receive cash welfare benefits. Only 8 percent of all SNAP households received Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits and another 4 percent received State General Assistance (GA) benefits. Over 21 percent of SNAP households received Social Security and nearly 21 percent received Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits given to the aged and disabled.