$2,620
Cost of one semester on meal plan B at Whitman College
$11.23
Cost per meal swipe on meal plan B
$200
Maximum federal food stamp benefit for an individual per month (Source: USDA Food and Nutrition Services)
$2.22
Amount per meal (assuming 90 meals per month) this benefit provides
39.68 million
Number of Americans receiving food stamps in February 2010
12.5%
Percentage of the population this represents
49%
Percentage of federal food stamp recipients who are children
$673
Average gross monthly income for a family receiving federal food stamp benefits
17.7%
Percentage of first-generation immigrant households that are below the federal poverty line (Source: Heritage Foundation)
0
Starting in 2011, amount of food stamp benefits Washington state provides to legal immigrants who are not eligible for federal benefits
