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Economy: 14% of population on food stamps
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Economy: 14% of population on food stamps
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(Chart of state percentages in article)
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/02/02/some-43-million-americans-use-food-stamps/

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Nearly a year and a half into the economic recovery, some 43.6 million Americans continued to rely on food stamps in November.

More than 14% of the population drew food stamps in November to purchase groceries as high unemployment and muted wage growth crimped budgets. The number of recipients was up 0.9% from October, according to the new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Compared to a year ago, the number of people receiving food stamps was up 14.2%.

In both Washington, D.C. and Mississippi more than a fifth of residents received food stamps — the highest recipiency rates of any state.
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