California Association of Food Banks analysis of data from the Department of Social Services and US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
California Association of Food Banks analysis of data from the Department of Social Services and US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Economy: New Estimates of the SNAP Multiplier, USDA.(The USDA estimates that the economic multiplier for everyone $1 in SNAP benefits is between $1.50 and as high as $1.80 during economic downturns. We have chosen the higher end because of continued economic conditions for low-income Californians, and the outsized food economy in California including production, harvesting, transportation, and other sectors.)