Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be paid to recipients throughout July.

Why It Matters

Each month, about 40 million Americans receive SNAP benefits, which are loaded onto electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards. These cards can be used at approved retailers and select online stores.

What to Know

Although SNAP is federally funded, each state is responsible for managing and distributing the benefits, so payment schedules vary by state.

Some states base distribution on case numbers—for instance, in California, recipients with case numbers ending in 01 get their benefits earlier than those ending in 99. Other states, like Connecticut and Delaware, distribute benefits based on the first letter of the recipient's last name. In states with smaller populations, such as Alaska and South Dakota, all benefits are typically issued on a single day.

SNAP payments will be made on and between the following dates in July:

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

Extra SNAP Benefits This Summer

SNAP beneficiaries with children could get extra payments to help them with the extra cost of groceries while school is out for the summer. The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program—known as Summer EBT or SUN Bucks— is back for the months of June, July and August, the USDA has confirmed.

Altogether, this year, 37 states, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territories will be participating in the program in 2025.

Most qualifying families will receive benefits automatically. Those who are not auto-enrolled but believe they are eligible can apply through their state's Summer EBT portal.

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