SNAP Deposit Date Finder — Find Your EBT Date by State

Estimate only — your state agency decides. The finder works out your usual deposit day from the schedule your state publishes. Your approval notice is the final word on your day.

Pick your state, enter only the digit or letter the tool asks for, and you will see the date your benefits should land this month and next month — plus how many days away it is. It takes about ten seconds, and nothing you type is stored anywhere.

Not a government site. This is an independent guide. We never ask for your full case number, your full Social Security number, your card number, or your PIN. Every state schedule on this page only needs one digit, two digits, or a single letter — that is all you should ever type into a site like this one.

How your deposit day is decided

There is nothing random about the day your food stamps arrive. Every state follows a fixed schedule, and the schedule turns one small piece of information about your case into a day of the month. The piece of information changes from state to state, but the idea is always the same: spread the payments across the month so the system is not loaded all at once.

Most states use a number. Texas uses the last two digits of your EDG number. Florida uses the 8th and 9th digits of your case number. California uses the last digit of your county case number — not the card number, which is a different number entirely and will give you the wrong day. A dozen or so states use the last digit of the Social Security number on the case. A few use the first letter of your last name. Maine uses your date of birth. Missouri uses your birth month combined with the first letter of your last name. And a handful of states do not stagger at all: Alaska, Nevada, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the U.S. Virgin Islands pay everyone on the same day, and New Hampshire and South Dakota pay everyone on one fixed day too.

Once you know your day, it stays your day. The schedule does not rotate, and it does not change because of weekends or holidays — your benefits are loaded on your day even if that day is a Saturday or a Sunday. The one big exception is your first month. When you are first approved, your benefits are usually prorated from the day you applied, and they may arrive on a different day from your regular schedule. After that first month, the regular day takes over.

There is a second exception worth knowing about. Some states run food benefits and cash benefits on different days. In Hawaii, for example, cash aid paid to a bank account arrives on the 1st while food benefits arrive on the 3rd or 5th depending on your last name. In Connecticut, cash aid arrives on the 1st while food benefits follow their own schedule. If you get both, check both dates on your approval notice rather than assuming they match.

What to do if your day has passed and nothing arrived

First, check the day itself. A surprising number of “missing benefits” turn out to be a wrong day — someone used their card number instead of their case number, or used the first digits of the case number instead of the last. Run the finder again and double-check which digits your state uses.

Second, check your balance. If the money arrived and was spent, or if a transaction you forgot about went through, the balance tells the real story. Check it on your state’s EBT portal, on the customer service line, or on your last store receipt — never by giving your PIN to a website or a stranger.

Third, think about recertification. If your renewal was due and you missed it, or the agency is waiting on a document from you, benefits stop until it is sorted. The same goes for work-rule reporting if you are in the 18-to-64 group that has to report 80 hours a month. A short phone call to your caseworker usually settles it faster than waiting.

There is a full step-by-step checklist on what to do when SNAP benefits are late or missing.

Deposit windows by state

Your deposit falls somewhere inside your state’s window. The finder narrows it to your exact day for 42 states plus D.C., Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For the nine jurisdictions below marked “window only”, the state does not publish a public schedule that turns a digit into a day, so we show the window honestly instead of inventing a date. Your approval notice gives your exact day in those states.

State	Deposit window	What sets your day
Alabama	4th–23rd	Last two digits of case number
Alaska	1st	Everyone, same day
Arizona	1st–13th	First letter of last name
Arkansas	4th–13th	Last digit of SSN
California	1st–10th	Last digit of county case number
Colorado	1st–10th	Last digit of SSN
Connecticut	1st–8th	Window only — exact schedule not yet confirmed
Delaware	2nd–23rd	First letter of last name
District of Columbia	1st–10th	First letter of last name
Florida	1st–28th	8th and 9th digits of case number
Georgia	5th–23rd, odd days	Last two digits of client ID
Guam	1st–10th	Last digit of SSN
Hawaii	3rd or 5th	Last name A–I → 3rd, J–Z → 5th
Idaho	1st–10th	Last digit of birth year
Illinois	1st–10th	Last digit of IES individual ID
Indiana	5th–23rd	First letter of last name
Iowa	1st–10th	First letter of last name
Kansas	1st–10th	First letter of last name
Kentucky	1st–19th, odd days	Last digit of SSN
Louisiana	1st–23rd	Window only — exact schedule not yet confirmed
Maine	10th–14th	Date of birth
Maryland	4th–23rd	Window only — exact schedule not yet confirmed
Massachusetts	1st–14th	Window only — exact schedule not yet confirmed
Michigan	3rd–21st, odd days	Last digit of recipient ID
Minnesota	4th–13th	Last digit of case number
Mississippi	4th–21st	Last two digits of case number
Missouri	1st–22nd	Birth month + first letter of last name
Montana	2nd–6th	Last digit of case number
Nebraska	1st–5th	Last digit of SSN
Nevada	1st	Everyone, same day
New Hampshire	5th	Everyone, same day
New Jersey	1st–5th	7th digit of case number
New Mexico	1st–20th	Last two digits of SSN
New York (outside NYC)	1st–9th	Last digit of case number
New York City	About 1st–14th	Window only — 13-day rotating chart
North Carolina	3rd–21st, odd days	Last digit of SSN
North Dakota	1st	Everyone, same day
Ohio	1st–20th	Window only — no public schedule; approval notice gives your day
Oklahoma	1st, 5th, or 10th	Last digit of case number
Oregon	1st–9th	Last digit of SSN
Pennsylvania	First 10 business days	Window only — county sets the day
Rhode Island	1st	Everyone, same day
South Carolina	1st–19th, odd days	Last digit of case number
South Dakota	10th	Everyone, same day
Tennessee	1st–20th	Last two digits of SSN
Texas	1st–28th	Last two digits of EDG number
U.S. Virgin Islands	1st	Everyone, same day
Utah	5th, 11th, or 15th	First letter of last name
Vermont	1st	Everyone, same day
Virginia	1st, 4th, or 7th	Last digit of case number
Washington	1st–20th	Window only — day is assigned at approval
West Virginia	1st–9th	First letter of last name
Wisconsin	2nd–15th	Window only — exact schedule not yet confirmed
Wyoming	1st–4th	First letter of last name

For your state agency’s own page, use the USDA state directory. The five states with a verified direct portal are California (BenefitsCal), Florida (ACCESS Florida), Texas (Your Texas Benefits), New York (myBenefits), and Pennsylvania (COMPASS).

Worked examples

Texas, EDG ending 42 → 13th. Texas pays on the 13th for EDG numbers ending 42–45. So a household with an EDG number ending in 42 gets its deposit on the 13th of every month.

California, case ending 7 → 7th. CalFresh pays on the 7th for county case numbers ending in 7. So a household with a case number ending in 7 gets its deposit on the 7th of every month.

Florida, case digits 42 → 13th. Florida pays on the 13th for case numbers with 42–45 as the 8th and 9th digits. So a household with 42 in those two digits gets its deposit on the 13th of every month.

Frequently asked questions

Do SNAP benefits arrive on the same day every month?

Yes, for ongoing cases. Your state assigns you a day from its fixed schedule, and that day stays the same month after month. The only change is your first month, when benefits are prorated from your application date.

What if my deposit day falls on a weekend or a holiday?

It still arrives that day. EBT deposits are loaded on schedule even on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. If your day is the 7th and the 7th is a Sunday, the money is there on Sunday.

Why does the finder only ask for one or two digits?

Because that is all any state schedule needs. The schedules are published tables that turn a digit — or a letter — into a day. No site ever needs your full case number or Social Security number to tell you your deposit day, and you should never type them into one.

My state shows a window, not a date. Why?

Nine places do not publish a public digit-to-day schedule: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, New York City, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin. For those we show the window honestly and tell you where your exact day is printed — usually your approval notice or approval letter. We would rather show you a window than invent a date.

Can this tool check my balance?

No, and neither can any other independent website. Your balance lives with your state agency. Check it on your state’s EBT portal, on the EBT customer service number, or on your last receipt. Never give your card number or PIN to a site that offers to check it for you.

Not a government site. This is an independent guide. We do not process applications and we cannot look up your case. For anything about your own benefits, contact your state agency through the USDA state directory.

By Shehzad Hussain · Last reviewed November 15, 2026