These States Lose Most if Federal Food Aid Runs Out

Large states stand to lose the most federal funding, but a higher percentage of the population receives food assistance in some smaller states.

People shop at a grocery store in Elkridge, Md., on Oct. 24, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

More than 41 million Americans will not receive federal help with buying groceries in November unless Congress reopens the government.

“The well has run dry,” the Department of Agriculture stated on its website on Oct. 27.