Michigan Number and Percentage of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on October 31, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 499,148 out of 3,976,729 Michigan households received Food Stamps or SNAP in the last 12 months (i.e. 12.55% of Michigan households).

By Race: As a percentage of the total number of households that received SNAP or Food Stamps, the White Alone racial group constituted 58.24%; the Black Alone racial group constituted 33.54%, and the Two or More Races racial group constituted 4.71%.

By Ethnicity: As a percentage of the total number of households that received Food Stamps or SNAP, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group constituted 55.93%, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group constituted 5.00%.

Percentage of Each Racial Group's Households that Received SNAP: 9.18% of White Alone households received Food Stamps or SNAP; 31.96% of Black Alone households received SNAP; and 19.85% of Two or More Races households received SNAP.

The charts and tables below shows the number and percentage of Michigan households that received Food Stamps or SNAP per race and ethnicity. Also, see charts below, for the percentage of each race or ethnicity's households that received Food Stamp or SNAP.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Michigan Percentage of Total Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black Alone
Two or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Michigan Percentage of Total Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Michigan Number and Percentage of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP By Race in 2021
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Race Num. of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP Percentage of Total HH that Received Food Stamps or SNAP(%)
White Alone 290683 58.24
Black Alone 167402 33.54
Two or More Races 23531 4.71
Some Other Race Alone 7423 1.49
Asian Alone 6543 1.31
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 3486 0.70
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 80 0.02
Michigan Number and Percentage of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Num. of Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP Percentage of Total HH that Received Food Stamps or SNAP(%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 279162 55.93
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 24964 5.00
Michigan Percentage of Each Race's Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021
Black Alone
Two or More Races
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
White Alone
Asian Alone
Michigan Percentage of Each Ethnicity's Households that Received Food Stamps or SNAP in 2021
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic White Alone