Chart 7. Percentage of consumer units with a Black reference person, by SNAP status, 2006–15
Year New York area non-SNAP New York area SNAP United States non-SNAP United States SNAP

2006

13.34 25.00 10.13 25.23

2007

12.30 36.21 9.60 30.96

2008

13.19 20.63 9.54 29.17

2009

13.57 22.58 9.76 24.56

2010

15.52 37.35 9.93 27.09

2011

15.09 26.51 9.76 28.35

2012

15.39 30.23 10.33 27.50

2013

19.16 31.96 9.98 26.79

2014

18.64 21.82 10.11 24.05

2015

13.04 28.57 8.19 21.62

Note: Consumer unit is defined as a single person or group of persons (family members and/or nonrelated individuals) who live together in a household and share key expenses. As designated by the National Bureau of Economic Research, December 2007 to June 2009 was a recessionary period. SNAP = Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Diary Survey public use microdata.