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MADISON COUNTY, AL (WAFF) -
Nearly one in five people in Alabama are getting food stamps.
In Madison County, 35 percent of food stamp recipients are under age 11.
Workers at the Department of Human Resources in Madison County said most applicants are working, but it's not making enough to live on and feed their families.
The economy and gas prices are two big reasons for the additional applications.
"A lot of people who didn't want to apply found that now they are forced and in a position to feed their families and they have to do them," said Mary Jo Dennison, assistant director at DHR.
Madison County issues more than $5-million in food assistance benefits each month.
In Madison County, 35 percent of food stamp recipients are under age 11.
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