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SNAP payment schedule by state

Every state sets its own SNAP (food stamp) deposit days, usually by a digit of your case number or the first letter of your last name. Pick your state for its full schedule.

StateBenefits arriveBased on
Alabama4th–23rdlast two digits of the case number
AlaskaThe 1stsame day for all households
Arizona1st–13thfirst letter of the last name
Arkansas4th–13thlast digit of the recipient's Social Security number
California1st–10thlast digit of the county case number
Colorado1st–10thlast digit of the Social Security number
Connecticut1st–8thlast two digits of the Client ID
Delaware2nd–23rdfirst letter of last name
District of Columbia1st–10thfirst letter of last name
Florida1st–28th9th and 8th digits of the FLORIDA case number, read backwards, ignoring the 10t…
Georgia5th–23rdlast two digits of the head of household's client ID number
Hawaii1st–5thfirst letter of last name
Idaho1st–10thlast digit of the cardholder's birth year
Illinois1st–10thlast digit of the head of household's IES individual ID number
Indiana5th–23rdfirst letter of last name
Iowa1st–10thfirst letter of last name
Kansas1st–10thfirst letter of last name
Kentucky1st–19thlast digit of the head of household's Social Security number
Louisiana1st–23rdelderly/disabled households 1st-4th
Maine10th–14thlast digit of the day of the month the recipient
Maryland4th–23rdfirst three letters of the head of household's last name
Massachusetts1st–14thlast digit of the Social Security number
Michigan3rd–21stlast digit of the head of household's recipient ID number
Minnesota4th–13thlast digit of the case number
Mississippi4th–21stlast two digits of the SNAP case number
Missouri1st–22ndbirth month plus first letter of last name
Montana2nd–6thlast digit of the Office of Public Assistance
Nebraska1st–5thlast digit of the head of household's Social Security number
Nevada1st–10thlast digit of the head of household's birth year
New HampshireThe 5thsame day for all households
New Jersey1st–5th7th digit of the case number, as FNS words it
New Mexico1st–20thlast two digits of the head of household's Social Security number
New York1st–9thlast digit of the case number. Outside New York City: fixed days, 1st-9th. New…
North Carolina3rd–21stlast digit of the Social Security Number of the FNS case head
North DakotaThe 1stsingle statewide date for all ongoing households
Ohio2nd–20thlast digit of the SNAP case number
Oklahoma1st–10thlast digit of case number
Oregon1st–9thlast digit of Social Security Number
Pennsylvania1st–10th business daycounty of residence + last digit of the 7-digit case record number, which sets…
Rhode IslandThe 1stsame day for all households
South Carolina1st–19thlast digit of the SNAP case number
South DakotaThe 10thsame day for all ongoing households
Tennessee1st–20thlast two digits of the Social Security Number
Texas1st–28thlast two digits of the SNAP EDG
Utah5th–15thfirst letter of last name
VermontThe 1stsame day for all households
Virginia1st–7thlast digit of the SNAP case number
Washington1st–20th (set at approval)day assigned by the DSHS eligibility system at approval
West Virginia1st–9thfirst letter of the payee's last name
Wisconsin2nd–15theighth digit of the Social Security number
Wyoming1st–4thfirst letter of the recipient's last name

From each state agency's published schedule, checked Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Some states also post a separate date for new applicants; check your approval notice.