MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- As the government shutdown hits day 36, federal funding for some crucial programs is running dry.

In Fresno County, about 20 percent of households rely on the food assistance program known as SNAP.

Our ABC data team found that Madera County has the highest number of people who depend on those benefits.

In some of the county's rural foothill communities its close to 50% of the population.

"People are left in limbo and so that's impacting our families, that's impacting our local grocers. It has all these undetected consequences for our families and our economy," says Supervisor Leticia Gonzalez, Madera County Board Chair.

The Coarsegold Market says they've seen a huge decline in sales already this month as a large amount of their customers rely on food s

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