The Census Bureau reported Friday that one in five children in the United States receive food stamps.
According to the federal agency's annual Families and Living Arrangements report, the number of children receiving nutrition assistance is higher than before the start of the Great Recession in 2007.
The Census explains,
"In 2014, an estimated 16 million children, or about one in five, received food stamp assistance compared with the roughly 9 million children, or one in eight, that received this form of assistance prior to the recession."
Grouped by living arrangements, the number of children receiving aid in single-mother households far surpasses that of any other category.
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In 2014, about 8.2 million kids out of 16 million on food stamps belonged to single-mother households.
The Census also found that the percentage of children receiving food stamps rose across all types of households, increased reliance on such programs calling into question claims of a successful economic recovery.
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