FOOD STAMPS Recipients (As of July in year referenced)
County
1995
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
St. Louis City
107,416
77,827
76,735
79,591
84,455
95,070
103,148
107,211
St. Louis County
56,119
44,564
46,367
48,083
54,419
66,833
77,527
83,753
St. Charles
9,853
6,263
6,295
7,359
8,539
11,090
13,092
13,715
Jefferson
12,199
7,731
7,977
9,004
10,947
14,241
16,355
17,151
Franklin
6,226
4,159
4,182
4,679
5,632
7,141
8,193
8,452
Missouri Subtotal
191,813
140,544
143,556
150,717
165,994
196,378
218,315
230,282
Madison
24,328
16,868
16,569
16,584
17,908
21,376
23,787
26,307
St. Clair
43,929
31,334
29,889
29,358
30,772
33,403
36,277
38,558
Monroe
558
399
356
392
370
364
442
503
Illinois Subtotal
68,815
48,601
46,814
46,334
49,050
55,143
60,506
65,368
Regional Total
260,628
189,145
190,370
197,051
215,044
251,521
278,821
295,650
Sources: Pre-2000 from Census Bureau Estimates; post-2000 from Illinois Dept. of Human Services and
the Missouri Dept. of Social Services; all post-2000 numbers are for July, except Monroe-2003 which is January.
FOOD STAMPS Money Received (Calendar year basis)
County
1999
2000
2001
2002*
2003*
2004
2005
St. Louis City
70,183,000
72,163,000
78,332,000
84,896,292
96,959,928
109,376,460
118,400,448
St. Louis County
39,894,000
43,143,000
46,163,000
51,880,668
60,028,872
76,556,400
85,867,596
St. Charles
5,478,000
5,695,000
6,866,000
8,278,872
10,579,800
13,091,028
14,384,256
Jefferson
8,058,000
7,465,000
8,721,000
10,360,332`
13,353,588
15,813,624
17,026,848
Franklin
3,309,000
3,595,000
4,239,000
5,184,636
6,365,928
7,437,444
7,956,012
Missouri Subtotal
126,922,000
132,061,000
144,321,000
160,600,800
187,288,116
222,274,956
243,635,160
Madison
15,995,000
16,116,000
17,614,000
18,786,708
22,206,804
26,762,820
31,241,784
St. Clair
28,421,000
28,433,000
29,695,000
31,733,520
34,797,024
38,850,432
43,986,360
Monroe
351,000
347,000
372,000
352,524
333,348
427,680
556,572
Illinois Subtotal
44,767,000
44,896,000
47,681,000
50,872,752
57,337,176
66,040,932
75,784,716
Regional Total
171,689,000
176,957,000
192,002,000
211,473,552
244,625,292
288,315,888
319,419,876
*The 2002 and 2003 data are from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and are the average of January and July times 12.
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce
East-West Gateway Coordinating Council One Memorial Dr., Ste 1600 St. Louis, MO 63102
phone: (314) 421-4220 or (618) 274-2750 fax: (314) 231-6120 e-mail: webmaster@ewgateway.org
