% of Population on Food Stamps or SNAP (Last 12 Months), by Zip Code (ZCTA5) — Missouri

NOTE: Gray indicates insufficient data or a suppressed estimate.

The southeastern Missouri Bootheel region displays the highest SNAP participation rates in the state, with multiple zip codes exceeding 35–50%, consistent with the area's persistently high poverty levels. Urban cores in the Kansas City and St. Louis metropolitan areas also contain pockets of elevated SNAP usage, though these are surrounded by suburban zip codes with rates below 5–10%, creating sharp contrasts over short distances. The central and south-central Ozarks region shows a mixed pattern of moderate-to-high participation (15–25%), while the lowest rates cluster in affluent suburban rings and scattered rural zip codes in the western and north-central portions of the state.

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ACS

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