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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Federal SNAP Cost Shifts under HR1 Implications for Ohio IMAGE

 

Federal Changes under H.R. 1 & Impacts to Ohio SNAP Program

Overview of federal changes to SNAP under H.R. 1 and their potential fiscal and operational impacts on Ohio county JFS agencies, including reductions in federal administrative funding and benefit costs tied to payment error rates. Created by OJFSDA, September 2026

Federal Changes under H.R. 1 & Impacts to Ohio SNAP Program

SNAP Basics Error Rate Factsheet IMAGE

 

SNAP Error Rate Fact Sheet

Overview of how SNAP payment error rates are calculated, Ohio’s current performance compared with other states, and the implications of the new federal cost-sharing requirements. Created by OJFSDA, August 2026.

SNAP Error Rate Fact Sheet

Ohio SNAP Enrollment and Benefit Issuance: Federal Fiscal Years 20252026 IMAGE

Ohio SNAP Enrollment and Benefit Issuance: Federal Fiscal Years 2025-2026

Using data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) Public Assistance Monthly Statistics (PAMS), the data summary highlights changes in the number of Ohioans receiving SNAP benefits and total monthly benefit payments over the two-year period. Created by OJFSDA, October 2026.

 Ohio SNAP Enrollment & Benefit Issuance: FFY 2025-26

Brookings Institute SNAP Article Cover Photo

Brookings Institute Research: The SNAP State Cost-Shift Policy Leaves the Program's Existence to Chance

Payment error rates are computed using a sample of cases from among each state’s SNAP caseload. Because the sample is quite small, the resulting statistical uncertainty is large relative to the width of the cost-shift bins. Research from the Brookings Institute, August 2026.

Brookings Institute Research

SNAP Participation Rates by County IMAGE

 

SNAP Participation Rates by County (Map)

County-by-county map of the percentage of Ohio residents receiving SNAP benefits. Created by OJFSDA, September 2025.

SNAP Participation Rates by County (Map)

SNAP in Ohio IMAGE

 

SNAP in Ohio Fact Sheet

Who the Ohio SNAP program serves, demographics, average benefits, food insecurity and poverty data, and SNAP’s economic impact. Created by the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities, January 2025.

SNAP in Ohio Fact Sheet