SNAP September Payment Dates for Each State

As a new month approaches, so does another round of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

SNAP, also known as food stamps, provides monthly financial assistance to low-income households across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories. The funds, which can be spent on groceries, are delivered via electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, which can be used at participating stores.

Benefits are paid to recipients on a monthly basis, but when you get your payment depends on where in the U.S. you live. While the food welfare program is funded by the federal government, state and local authorities administer the funds, meaning not everyone is paid on the same date.

For example, in California, if a case number ends in 01, that recipient will get their benefits earlier in the month than those who have a case number ending in a higher number. Other states pay according to the first letter of your last name, such as Delaware, and some, like Rhode Island, send out all SNAP payments on the same day.

In September 2024, SNAP benefits will be paid on or between the following dates in each state and territory:

• Alabama: September 4 to 23
• Alaska: September 1
• Arizona: September 1 to 13
• Arkansas: September 4 to 13
• California: September 1 to 10
• Colorado: September 1 to 10
• Connecticut: September 1 to 3
• Delaware: September 2 to 23
• District of Columbia: September 1 to 10
• Florida: September 1 to 28
• Georgia: September 5 to 23
• Guam: September 1 to 10
• Hawaii: September 3 to 5
• Idaho: September 1 to 10
• Illinois: September 1 to 20
• Indiana: September 5 to 23
• Iowa: September 1 to 10
• Kansas: September 1 to 10
• Kentucky: September 1 to 19
• Louisiana: September 1 to 23
• Maine: September 10 to 14
• Maryland: September 4 to 23
• Massachusetts: September 1 to 14
• Michigan: September 3 to 21
• Minnesota: September 4 to 13
• Mississippi: September 4 to 21
• Missouri: September 1 to 22
• Montana: September 2 to 6
• Nebraska: September 1 to 5
• Nevada: September 1 to 10
• New Hampshire: September 5
• New Jersey: September 1 to 5
• New Mexico: September 1 to 20
• New York: September 1 to 9
• North Carolina: September 3 to 21
• North Dakota: September 1
• Ohio: September 2 to 20
• Oklahoma: September 1 to 10
• Oregon: September 1 to 9
• Pennsylvania: September 3 to 14
• Puerto Rico: September 4 to September 22
• Rhode Island: September 1
• South Carolina: September 1 to 19
• South Dakota: September 10
• Tennessee: September 1 to 20
• Texas: September 1 to 28
• Utah: September 5, 11 and 15
• Virgin Islands: September 1
• Vermont: September 1
• Virginia: September 1 to 7
• Washington: September 1 to 20
• West Virginia: September 1 to 9
• Wisconsin: September 1 to 15
• Wyoming: September 1 to 4

The USDA recently announced that in all U.S. states and territories, except Hawaii, SNAP benefits will increase beginning in October due to the annual Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA).

Starting this month, SNAP recipients in Colorado can also get an additional $60 in benefits per month if they buy fruit and vegetables from participating retailers and markets.