Ohio EBT Card Balance

Your EBT card works like a debit card at any USDA-authorized retailer nationwide — major grocery chains and big-box stores such as Walmart, Target, Kroger, Costco, Sam's Club, Aldi, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and most local and regional supermarkets, plus many convenience stores and farmers markets. A growing number of retailers, including Walmart.com, Amazon, DoorDash, and Uber Eats, also accept SNAP EBT for online grocery orders in many areas, though delivery and service fees usually can't be paid with benefits.

SNAP benefits cover food and food-producing seeds or plants, but not hot prepared foods, alcohol, tobacco, or non-food items — some states also restrict specific items like soda or candy, noted below if it applies to Ohio.

The federal SNAP gross income limit is 130% of the Federal Poverty Level, and unlike many other states, Ohio has not raised that limit through Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE); the current USDA Food and Nutrition Administration chart confirms Ohio's gross income threshold remains at the federal standard of 130%. Where Ohio does use BBCE is on the asset side: the program generally does not apply a separate savings or resource test, so a household's bank balance or vehicle value typically isn't counted against SNAP eligibility, even though the income limit itself stays at 130%.