Food stamp use rising in county

The use of food stamps in Jefferson County has tripled since 2000, according to data from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2000, about 5 percent of Jefferson County residents received food stamps. By 2011, the last year for which data are available, that figure had climbed to 15.6 percent …

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