(WASHINGTON, DC) In 2018, USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provided 40.3 million low-income Americans with benefits to purchase food in an average month. In 2017 (the latest year for which demographic data are available), adults aged 18–59 accounted for 44 percent of participants, children younger than age 5 accounted for 13 percent of participants, school-age children accounted for 30 percent of participants, and adults older than 60 accounted for 13 percent of participants. According to the Economic Research Service (ERS), the composition of SNAP participants can be affected by changing economic conditions, modifications to program requirements, and demographic trends. Over the last decade, however, children’s share of the SNAP caseload has fallen from 49 percent in 2007 to 43 percent in 2017. The share of SNAP participants who are 60 or older has increased from nine percent to 13 percent over the same period.