SNAP Payment Schedule January 2027: Deposit Dates by State and New Year's Day

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for January 2027 load on each state’s standing monthly schedule, as published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS): Alaska, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont and the U.S. Virgin Islands issue to every household on Friday, Jan. 1, New Year’s Day. Nine more places have ranges that include both Jan. 1 and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18, so their rows are flagged below.

The FNS schedule is the standing monthly schedule, and the state’s own notice is final. The USDA pages could not be opened by automated tools on Nov. 2, so the days below come from the same schedule used in our December 2026 SNAP story and our November 2026 SNAP story, whose FNS page shows a last-updated date of July 26, 2024. We found no FNS announcement that affects January 2027 issuance. Your state agency’s notice or Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) portal is the place to confirm your day.

What are the SNAP deposit days in each state in January 2027?

January 1, 2027 is a Friday, and Jan. 2 and 3 are a Saturday and Sunday. The table gives each place’s days from the FNS schedule, with one change: Connecticut shows its new schedule. The first-day and last-day weekdays are computed for January 2027. The last column flags ranges that include Jan. 1 (New Year’s Day) or Jan. 18 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day); your household’s own day depends on the digit, letter or number your state uses, which is in the FNS PDF and your state’s notice.

State or territory	Days benefits are made available	First day	Last day	Holiday flag
Alabama	4th to 23rd	Mon., Jan. 4	Sat., Jan. 23	Jan. 18
Alaska	1st	Fri., Jan. 1	Fri., Jan. 1	Jan. 1
Arizona	1st to 13th	Fri., Jan. 1	Wed., Jan. 13	Jan. 1
Arkansas	4th to 13th	Mon., Jan. 4	Wed., Jan. 13	None
California	1st to 10th	Fri., Jan. 1	Sun., Jan. 10	Jan. 1
Colorado	1st to 10th (cash benefits 1st to 3rd)	Fri., Jan. 1	Sun., Jan. 10	Jan. 1
Connecticut	1st to 8th	Fri., Jan. 1	Fri., Jan. 8	Jan. 1
Delaware	2nd to 23rd	Sat., Jan. 2	Sat., Jan. 23	Jan. 18
District of Columbia	1st to 10th	Fri., Jan. 1	Sun., Jan. 10	Jan. 1
Florida	1st to 28th	Fri., Jan. 1	Thu., Jan. 28	Jan. 1 and Jan. 18
Georgia	5th to 23rd	Tue., Jan. 5	Sat., Jan. 23	Jan. 18
Guam	1st to 10th	Fri., Jan. 1	Sun., Jan. 10	Jan. 1
Hawaii	3rd or 5th	Sun., Jan. 3	Tue., Jan. 5	None
Idaho	1st to 10th	Fri., Jan. 1	Sun., Jan. 10	Jan. 1
Illinois	1st to 10th, plus 13th, 17th, 20th	Fri., Jan. 1	Wed., Jan. 20	Jan. 1
Indiana	5th to 23rd	Tue., Jan. 5	Sat., Jan. 23	Jan. 18
Iowa	1st to 10th	Fri., Jan. 1	Sun., Jan. 10	Jan. 1
Kansas	1st to 10th	Fri., Jan. 1	Sun., Jan. 10	Jan. 1
Kentucky	1st to 19th	Fri., Jan. 1	Tue., Jan. 19	Jan. 1 and Jan. 18
Louisiana	1st to 23rd	Fri., Jan. 1	Sat., Jan. 23	Jan. 1 and Jan. 18
Maine	10th to 14th	Sun., Jan. 10	Thu., Jan. 14	None
Maryland	4th to 23rd	Mon., Jan. 4	Sat., Jan. 23	Jan. 18
Massachusetts	1st to 14th	Fri., Jan. 1	Thu., Jan. 14	Jan. 1
Michigan	3rd to 21st	Sun., Jan. 3	Thu., Jan. 21	Jan. 18
Minnesota	4th to 13th	Mon., Jan. 4	Wed., Jan. 13	None
Mississippi	4th to 21st	Mon., Jan. 4	Thu., Jan. 21	Jan. 18
Missouri	1st to 22nd	Fri., Jan. 1	Fri., Jan. 22	Jan. 1 and Jan. 18
Montana	2nd to 6th	Sat., Jan. 2	Wed., Jan. 6	None
Nebraska	1st to 5th	Fri., Jan. 1	Tue., Jan. 5	Jan. 1
Nevada	1st to 10th	Fri., Jan. 1	Sun., Jan. 10	Jan. 1
New Hampshire	5th	Tue., Jan. 5	Tue., Jan. 5	None
New Jersey	1st to 5th	Fri., Jan. 1	Tue., Jan. 5	Jan. 1
New Mexico	1st to 20th	Fri., Jan. 1	Wed., Jan. 20	Jan. 1 and Jan. 18
New York (outside New York City)	1st to 9th	Fri., Jan. 1	Sat., Jan. 9	Jan. 1
New York City	13 days in the first two weeks	Weekdays not computed	Weekdays not computed	Check the city schedule
North Carolina	3rd to 21st	Sun., Jan. 3	Thu., Jan. 21	Jan. 18
North Dakota	1st	Fri., Jan. 1	Fri., Jan. 1	Jan. 1
Ohio	2nd to 20th	Sat., Jan. 2	Wed., Jan. 20	Jan. 18
Oklahoma	1st, 5th or 10th	Fri., Jan. 1	Sun., Jan. 10	Jan. 1
Oregon	1st to 9th	Fri., Jan. 1	Sat., Jan. 9	Jan. 1
Pennsylvania	First 10 business days	Mon., Jan. 4 (Jan. 1 is a holiday)	Fri., Jan. 15	Jan. 1 is a holiday
Puerto Rico	4th to 22nd	Mon., Jan. 4	Fri., Jan. 22	Jan. 18
Rhode Island	1st	Fri., Jan. 1	Fri., Jan. 1	Jan. 1
South Carolina	1st to 10th (older), 2nd to 19th (newer)	Fri., Jan. 1	Tue., Jan. 19	Jan. 1 and Jan. 18
South Dakota	10th	Sun., Jan. 10	Sun., Jan. 10	None
Tennessee	1st to 20th	Fri., Jan. 1	Wed., Jan. 20	Jan. 1 and Jan. 18
Texas	16th to 28th (newer), 1st to 15th (older)	Fri., Jan. 1	Thu., Jan. 28	Jan. 1 and Jan. 18: check your state agency
Utah	5th, 11th or 15th	Tue., Jan. 5	Fri., Jan. 15	None
Vermont	1st	Fri., Jan. 1	Fri., Jan. 1	Jan. 1
Virgin Islands	1st	Fri., Jan. 1	Fri., Jan. 1	Jan. 1
Virginia	1st, 4th or 7th	Fri., Jan. 1	Thu., Jan. 7	Jan. 1
Washington	1st to 20th	Fri., Jan. 1	Wed., Jan. 20	Jan. 1 and Jan. 18
West Virginia	1st to 9th	Fri., Jan. 1	Sat., Jan. 9	Jan. 1
Wisconsin	2nd to 15th	Sat., Jan. 2	Fri., Jan. 15	None
Wyoming	1st to 4th	Fri., Jan. 1	Mon., Jan. 4	Jan. 1

Connecticut’s row is a correction to what many schedules still show. The Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) said on Jan. 16, 2026: “Starting on March 1st, 2026, DSS will issue SNAP and Cash benefits on new days.” SNAP now goes out over the first 8 days of the month, by the last two digits of the Client ID: 00-12 on the 1st, 13-24 on the 2nd, 25-37 on the 3rd, 38-49 on the 4th, 50-62 on the 5th, 63-74 on the 6th, 75-87 on the 7th and 88-99 on the 8th. Before March 1 it was the first 3 days by last name, which matches the 1st to 3rd that the FNS table shows.

Pennsylvania counts business days. Its first 10 business days run from Monday, Jan. 4 to Friday, Jan. 15 when weekends are skipped and Jan. 1 is counted as a holiday, as the PDF describes holidays being excluded; its counties use one, two or ten pay-day cycles. New York City posts on 13 days in the first two weeks of the month, and the city publishes its own schedule. Texas lists one set of days for households certified after June 1, 2020 (16th to 28th) and another for earlier households (1st to 15th); the Texas Health and Human Services Texas Works Handbook, section B-250, says households receive their monthly benefits “on a staggered basis from the 1st through the 28th day of the month,” by the last two digits of the eligibility determination group (EDG) number. For states with a digit or letter rule, such as Hawaii, Illinois and Utah, the first and last days are the ends of the listed days.

Does New Year’s Day or Martin Luther King Jr. Day change SNAP deposits?

New Year’s Day, Friday, Jan. 1, 2027, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18, 2027, are federal holidays. Whether a state moves a deposit that falls on a holiday depends on the state, so check your state’s notice or EBT portal. Connecticut’s and Texas’s pages state no weekend or holiday rule either, and we do not say any deposit moves.

The FNS document names no New Year’s shift for most states. It does say Pennsylvania’s first 10 business days exclude weekends and holidays, and that New York City posts on days that are not Sundays or holidays. For Puerto Rico it says: “Usually for Holy Friday, Thanksgiving and New Year, benefits are available another day instead the holiday.” That is a note about the usual practice in that document, not a January 2027 announcement. For another federal benefit that pays in January, see our Social Security COLA 2027 payment dates story.

How much SNAP can a household get in January 2027?

The maximum monthly benefit rose on Oct. 1, 2026, for fiscal year 2027, which runs to Sept. 30, 2027, so it does not change in January. The USDA page for the table was not reachable, so these figures rest on two newsrooms that agree. Colorado Politics (Sept. 28, 2026) and News4Jax (Oct. 2, 2026) both report the amounts for the 48 states and the District of Columbia (DC).

Household size	Maximum monthly benefit from Oct. 1, 2026	Before the increase
1 person	$306	$298
4 people	$1,023	$994

These are maximum monthly benefits for the 48 states and DC. We left out the other household sizes and Alaska and Hawaii because the two reports did not give us figures we could confirm for them.

Which weekend and holiday dates fall in January 2027?

The weekend dates in January 2027 are Jan. 2 and 3, 9 and 10, 16 and 17, 23 and 24, and 30 and 31. A range in the table can include those days, and the FNS document gives no weekend shift rule for most states. Mark your day on the January 2027 printable calendar, look back at the December 2026 calendar for the end of this year’s schedule, or use a printable yearly calendar to see the whole year.

Print the January 2027 SNAP dates to mark

One free one-page sheet lists the single-day states, New Year’s Day, the last day of Connecticut’s new schedule, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the last day of the Florida and Texas ranges. Source: FNS, SNAP Monthly Issuance Schedule for All States and Territories (updated July 26, 2024), and the Connecticut Department of Social Services (Jan. 16, 2026). The sheet has an ink-saver version.