Does Dollar General Accept EBT?
Discount Store
Updated August 2026
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Quick Answer
Yes — Dollar General accepts EBT/SNAP benefits at its discount store locations.
Yes, Dollar General accepts EBT/SNAP at its stores nationwide. Any register — including self-checkout where it's turned on — will let you pay with your card for eligible food items, no different from a grocery store.
Since early 2025, Dollar General also lets you use your EBT card to order groceries for delivery through DoorDash, so you don't have to make it to a store in person if that's easier.
What You Can Buy at Dollar General With EBT
You can buy the same things SNAP covers anywhere else: snacks, canned and boxed goods, bread, frozen and fresh food, drinks (non-alcoholic), and pantry staples. You can't use EBT for alcohol, tobacco, hot food made to eat right away, vitamins or medicine, cleaning and paper products, or other non-food items — those need a separate payment.
For online orders, DoorDash is the option: Dollar General partnered with the payments company Forage so SNAP/EBT can be used for delivery from thousands of DG locations. Dollargeneral.com itself doesn't take EBT directly — DoorDash is the way to shop DG online with your card.