With the rising price of gas, food and utilities many people across the area are turning to food stamps to make ends meet.
It's an economic trend that has Ohioans turning to the government for help. State workers are seeing record high numbers from folks experiencing all time lows.
Folks in Ohio aren't the only ones dealing the crunch. 11.2 million people live in Ohio and right now 10% of the population uses food stamps!
Kentucky's population is around 4 million and out of those almost 16% use food stamps.
In West Virginia 273,000 out of 1.8 million people or15% of the population are relying on food stamps to get the food they need.