Surveys and Statistics

Food Surveys Research Group

USDA. ARS. Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center.

Provides dietary survey data about food consumption patterns in the United States. Articles regarding USDA dietary intake research methods are also available.


Consumer Expenditure Survey

United States Department of Labor.

This survey relates food expenditures of consumers to their income and characteristics.


Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Data System

USDA. Economic Research Service.

This data set provides time-series data on State and county-level estimates of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and benefit levels, combined with area estimates of total population and the number of persons in poverty. All data, except program benefit amounts, are for a selected point in time each year; program benefit levels are total benefits issued over the course of a calendar year.