SNAP benefits cost $70.9 billion in fiscal year 2016 .
SNAP benefits supplied roughly 44.2 million Americans ( 14 % of the population ) with an average of $125.51 for each person per month in food assistance .
SNAP benefits cost $70.9 billion in fiscal year 2016 and supplied roughly 44.2 million Americans ( 14 % of the population ) with an average of $125.51 for each person per month in food assistance .