SNAP payment schedule 2026: EBT deposit dates by state
When food stamps (SNAP) land on your EBT card depends on your state: some pay everyone on one day, most spread deposits over the first weeks of the month by your case number, Social Security number, last name or birthday. Pick your state for a lookup that shows your exact date for October and the coming months.
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SNAP deposit window and rule in every state
| State | Deposit days | Based on | EBT card | Official |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4th–23rd | last two digits of the case number | Alabama EBT Card | state schedule |
| Alaska | 1st | everyone on the same day | Alaska Quest Card | state SNAP site |
| Arizona | 1st–13th | first letter of the last name | Arizona Quest Card | state SNAP site |
| Arkansas | 4th–13th | last digit of the Social Security number | Arkansas EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| California | 1st–10th | last digit of the county case number | Golden State Advantage EBT Card | state schedule |
| Colorado | 1st–10th | last digit of the Social Security number | Colorado Quest Card | state SNAP site |
| Connecticut | 1st–3rd | first letter of the last name | Connecticut EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Delaware | 2nd–23rd | first letter of the last name | Delaware Food First | state SNAP site |
| District of Columbia | 1st–10th | first letter of the last name | District of Columbia EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Florida | 1st–28th | 9th and 8th digits of the Florida case number, read backwards (the 10th digit is dropped) | ACCESS card | state schedule |
| Georgia | 5th–23rd | last two digits of the client ID number | Georgia EBT Card | state schedule |
| Guam | 1st–10th | last digit of the Social Security number | Guam EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Hawaii | 3rd and 5th | first letter of the last name | Chase U CARD | state SNAP site |
| Idaho | 1st–10th | last digit of the birth year | Idaho Quest Card | state SNAP site |
| Illinois | 1st–20th | set per case | Illinois Link Card | state SNAP site |
| Indiana | 5th–23rd | first letter of the last name | Hoosier Works Card | state schedule |
| Iowa | 1st–10th | first letter of the last name | Iowa EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Kansas | 1st–10th | first letter of the last name | Kansas Benefits Card | state SNAP site |
| Kentucky | 1st–19th | last digit of the case number | Kentucky EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Louisiana | 1st–23rd | last digit of the Social Security number | Louisiana Purchase Card | state SNAP site |
| Maine | 10th–14th | last digit of the day of the month you were born | Maine EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Maryland | 4th–23rd | first three letters of the last name | Independence Card | state schedule |
| Massachusetts | 1st–14th | last digit of the Social Security number | Massachusetts EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Michigan | 3rd–21st | last digit of the recipient ID number | Michigan Bridge Card | state schedule |
| Minnesota | 4th–13th | last digit of the case number | Minnesota EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Mississippi | 4th–21st | last two digits of the case number | Mississippi EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Missouri | 1st–22nd | birth month and first letter of the last name | Missouri EBT Card | state schedule |
| Montana | 2nd–6th | last digit of the case number | Montana Access Card | state SNAP site |
| Nebraska | 1st–5th | last digit of the head of household's Social Security number | Nebraska EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Nevada | 1st–10th | last digit of the household's birth year | Nevada EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| New Hampshire | 5th | everyone on the same day | New Hampshire EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| New Jersey | 1st–5th | 7th digit of the case number | Families First EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| New Mexico | 1st–20th | last two digits of the Social Security number | New Mexico EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| New York | 1st–9th (NYC: first two weeks) | last digit of the case number (two schedules) | Common Benefit Identification Card (CBIC) | state schedule |
| North Carolina | 3rd–21st | last digit of the Social Security number | North Carolina EBT Card | state schedule |
| North Dakota | 1st | everyone on the same day | North Dakota EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Ohio | 2nd–20th | last digit of the SNAP case number | Ohio Direction Card | state SNAP site |
| Oklahoma | 1st, 5th, 10th | last digit of the case number | Oklahoma Access Card | state SNAP site |
| Oregon | 1st–9th | last digit of the Social Security number | Oregon Trail Card | state SNAP site |
| Pennsylvania | first 10 business days (business days) | county and the last digit of the 7-digit case record number, counted in business days | Pennsylvania Access Card | state schedule |
| Puerto Rico | 4th–22nd | last digit of the Social Security number | Puerto Rico EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Rhode Island | 1st | everyone on the same day | Rhode Island EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| South Carolina | 1st–19th | last digit of the SNAP case number (two schedules) | South Carolina EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| South Dakota | 10th | everyone on the same day | South Dakota EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Tennessee | 1st–20th | last two digits of the head of household's Social Security number | Tennessee EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Texas | 1st–28th | last two digits of the EDG (eligibility determination group) number | Lone Star Card | state schedule |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 1st | everyone on the same day | Virgin Islands EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Utah | 5th, 11th, 15th | first letter of the last name | Horizon Card | state SNAP site |
| Vermont | 1st | everyone on the same day | Vermont EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Virginia | 1st, 4th, 7th | last digit of the case number | Virginia EBT Card | state SNAP site |
| Washington | 1st–20th | set per case | Washington EBT QUEST Card | state schedule |
| West Virginia | 1st–9th | first letter of the last name | Mountain State Card | state SNAP site |
| Wisconsin | 2nd–15th | 8th digit of the Social Security number | Wisconsin QUEST card | state SNAP site |
| Wyoming | 1st–4th | first letter of the last name | Wyoming Card | state SNAP site |
“State schedule” links to the state's own page or policy manual that states the rule (13 states and territories cross-checked); the others link to the state's SNAP page, and their rule is the one in the USDA FNS listing.
How SNAP payment dates work
SNAP is federal money, but each state runs the program and decides when the monthly benefit is loaded onto the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card. Spreading the deposits over several days keeps grocery stores from being emptied on the 1st, so most states stagger them. The key is something that does not change from month to month: the last one or two digits of your case number (Alabama, California, Georgia, Texas), of your Social Security number (North Carolina, Tennessee, Massachusetts), the first letter or letters of your last name (Indiana, Maryland, Arizona), your birth year (Idaho, Nevada), your birthday (Maine) or your birth month together with your last name (Missouri).
7 states and territories pay everyone on the same day: Alaska (1st), New Hampshire (5th), North Dakota (1st), Rhode Island (1st), South Dakota (10th), U.S. Virgin Islands (1st), Vermont (1st). Texas has the longest window, the 1st to the 28th; Pennsylvania uses the first ten business days, with a different cycle in each county; New York City publishes new dates every six months.
Benefits that do not arrive
If your day has passed and the balance has not changed, check the balance in your state's EBT app or by phone first – the deposit can post overnight. Then check whether your certification period ended (an interim report or recertification was due), and call your state agency. Stolen benefits from card skimming are a separate problem: freeze or lock the card in the app and report it right away.
Where these dates come from
Every rule comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service Monthly Issuance Schedule for All States and Territories (text revised November 4, 2021, page updated July 26, 2024) and its SNAP State Directory, and for 13 states also from the state agency's own schedule. Where they disagree, the state wins and the state page says so.
SNAP schedule questions
When are SNAP benefits deposited?
Each state sets its own monthly schedule. Some load everyone's benefits on the same day (Alaska, North Dakota, Rhode Island and Vermont on the 1st, New Hampshire on the 5th, South Dakota on the 10th); most spread deposits over the first one to four weeks of the month by the last digit of the case number or Social Security number, the first letter of the last name or the birth date. Your day stays the same every month in most states.
What time do SNAP benefits post?
Usually overnight or early in the morning of your day. North Carolina says after 6 a.m., Montana at 12:01 a.m. Most states do not publish a time; check the balance in your state's EBT app before shopping.
Do SNAP deposits come on weekends and holidays?
In most states, yes – the date is a calendar day and does not move. North Carolina and Florida say so explicitly. Pennsylvania is the main exception: it counts business days, so weekends and holidays push the date back.
Why did my first SNAP payment come on a different day?
The first month after approval is usually paid when the case is approved (often prorated, sometimes combined with the next month). Your regular schedule starts the month after.
Where do I find my case number?
On your approval notice and other letters from the state agency, and in the state's benefits portal. The EBT card number is not the case number.
Is this schedule official?
The rules come from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's state-by-state issuance schedule and from the states' own pages where they publish one. The FNS listing was last revised in November 2021 and some states have changed since (Texas in 2023), so each state page says which source it is checked against. Your state agency's notice always wins.
More benefits
Sources
- USDA FNS, Monthly SNAP Issuance Schedule for All States and Territories
- USDA FNS, SNAP State Directory of Resources
- State agency pages linked in the table above
Checked October 16, 2026. 77.today is not a government site; your state agency's notice is the final word on your date.