Since Barack Obama took office, the number of Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has risen by 39 percent.In November 2008, when Obama was elected, there were 30,884,729 Americans on food stamps. Read More
BETTER KNOWN AS FOOD STAMPS
(Data as of May 27, 2011)
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Fiscal
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PARTICIPATION
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BENEFIT
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AVERAGE
MONTHLY BENEFIT
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Year
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Persons
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Households
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COSTS
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Per
Person
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Per
Household
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ANNUAL
SUMMARY
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FY 2010
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40,301,666
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18,618,363
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64,704,559,245
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133.79
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289.61
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FY 2009
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33,489,975
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15,232,115
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50,359,917,015
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125.31
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275.51
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FY 2008
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28,222,630
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12,727,450
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34,608,397,238
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102.19
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226.60
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MONTHLY DATA
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FY
2008
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Oct 2007
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27,007,059
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12,147,478
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2,763,946,525
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102.34
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227.53
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Nov 2007
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27,153,727
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12,208,064
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2,766,370,199
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101.88
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226.60
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Dec 2007
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27,385,524
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12,312,552
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2,789,090,515
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101.85
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226.52
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Jan 2008
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27,580,481
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12,431,141
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2,778,842,340
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100.75
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223.54
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Feb 2008
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27,547,495
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12,435,938
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2,779,283,488
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100.89
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223.49
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Mar 2008
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27,770,417
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12,546,256
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2,814,003,256
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101.33
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224.29
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Apr 2008
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27,967,760
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12,641,595
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2,838,248,777
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101.48
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224.52
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May 2008
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28,244,913
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12,762,569
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2,871,358,394
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101.66
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224.98
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Jun 2008
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28,509,720
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12,886,157
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2,900,078,521
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101.72
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225.05
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Jul 2008
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28,862,959
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13,052,852
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2,957,149,326
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102.45
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226.55
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Aug 2008
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29,258,947
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13,219,213
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2,984,537,425
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102.00
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225.77
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Sep 2008
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31,382,561
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14,085,583
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3,365,488,472
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107.24
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238.93
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FY
2009
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Oct 2008
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30,841,790
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13,900,815
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3,697,627,592
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119.89
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266.00
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Nov 2008
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30,884,729
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13,963,078
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3,561,221,137
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115.31
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255.05
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Dec 2008
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31,567,037
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14,284,026
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3,648,865,577
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115.59
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255.45
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Jan 2009
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31,983,716
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14,499,693
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3,633,188,682
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113.60
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250.57
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Feb 2009
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32,332,622
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14,677,736
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3,703,673,185
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114.55
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252.33
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Mar 2009
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32,928,433
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14,982,155
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3,776,012,112
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114.67
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252.03
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Apr 2009
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33,524,074
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15,269,505
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4,499,580,155
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134.22
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294.68
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May 2009
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34,171,518
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15,578,702
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4,596,450,757
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134.51
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295.05
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Jun 2009
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34,882,031
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15,916,305
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4,675,320,239
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134.03
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293.74
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Jul 2009
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35,602,939
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16,259,749
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4,779,752,451
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134.25
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293.96
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Aug 2009
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36,241,857
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16,560,753
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4,851,752,501
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133.87
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292.97
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Sep 2009
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36,918,948
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16,892,857
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4,936,472,627
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133.71
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292.22
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FY
2010
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Oct 2009
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37,672,818
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17,253,466
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5,070,842,158
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134.60
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293.90
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Nov 2009
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38,183,998
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17,516,853
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5,107,135,932
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133.75
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291.56
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Dec 2009
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38,978,986
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17,886,338
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5,244,898,952
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134.56
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293.23
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Jan 2010
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39,430,990
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18,117,955
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5,253,958,400
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133.24
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289.99
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Feb 2010
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39,588,798
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18,242,836
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5,287,836,749
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133.57
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289.86
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Mar 2010
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40,120,061
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18,531,999
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5,375,721,434
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133.99
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290.08
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Apr 2010
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40,430,508
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18,696,426
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5,390,405,728
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133.33
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288.31
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May 2010
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40,801,375
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18,894,473
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5,450,290,971
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133.58
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288.46
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Jun 2010
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41,275,457
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19,143,488
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5,503,801,482
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133.34
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287.50
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Jul 2010
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41,836,240
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19,435,378
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5,601,253,390
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133.89
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288.20
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Aug 2010
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42,389,614
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19,721,843
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5,677,210,696
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133.93
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287.86
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Sep 2010
|
42,911,141
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19,979,296
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5,741,203,353
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133.79
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287.36
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FY
2011
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Oct 2010
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43,200,837
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20,183,107
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5,778,377,811
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133.76
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286.30
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Nov 2010
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43,595,821
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20,404,804
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5,811,261,526
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133.30
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284.80
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Dec 2010
|
44,082,361
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20,668,184
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5,890,121,141
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133.62
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284.98
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Jan 2011
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44,187,874
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20,748,799
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5,868,434,271
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132.81
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282.83
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Feb 2011
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44,199,479
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20,791,408
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5,889,248,221
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133.24
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283.25
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Mar 2011
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44,587,328
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21,045,962
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5,984,186,682
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134.21
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284.34
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Data for Oct. 2008 include major
hurricane disaster assistance.
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FY 2010-2011 data are preliminary;
all data are subject to revision.
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