The 10 states with highest food stamp use

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Out of all the tragic consequences of the economic crisis, conceivably the most ruinous is the reality that each day, more and more Americans are struggling to feed their families.


Recent stats from the USDA specify that 14.2 percent of the United States’ population participated in SNAP; now officially called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in February 2011.


In particular, nearly 20 percent of the residents of some Southern states rely on food stamps. Click continue for a list of the top 10 states whose residents rely on SNAP. –ruthie hawkins/@ruubabie

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