No state is losing SNAP entirely, because SNAP is a federal entitlement that operates in all 50 states, DC, and territories, but several policy changes have reduced benefits or enrollment in ways that are described as losing SNAP benefits. The largest reduction for all states was the end of pandemic emergency allotments in early 2023, which cut average household benefits by a significant amount nationwide. More recently, changes tied to budget legislation in 2025 that expanded work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents to include older adults up to age 64 and added requirements for some parents, as well as tightened verification and broad-based categorical eligibility rules, are projected to reduce participation more in states with larger populations of affected adults. States that previously used broad eligibility rules to allow households slightly above the federal income limit to qualify may see more households lose eligibility than states that already used stricter rules. Any state that fails to meet new cost-sharing requirements or administrative requirements could also face fiscal pressure, but the program itself continues in every state.
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