That's how many people dropped off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance rolls between July 2025, when the One Big Beautiful Bill was enacted, and January 2026, an 8 percent decline nationwide, according to new tracking by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The declines are especially steep in some states: Arizona saw a 42 percent drop, while Virginia and Tennessee each fell 12 percent. Starting in 2027, most states will be required to pay between 5 percent and 15 percent of SNAP benefit costs themselves, a shift that could cost states hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
