| Food Stamp Program 1-Month Participation Change (Data as of May 25, 2004) |
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| State/ Territory |
February 2004 |
March 2004 |
1-Month % Change |
| Alaska | 53,020 | 55,075 | 3.90% |
| Iowa | 177,012 | 182,239 | 3.00% |
| California | 1,812,244 | 1,863,140 | 2.80% |
| Utah | 122,731 | 125,984 | 2.70% |
| Michigan | 917,969 | 940,091 | 2.40% |
| New Mexico | 218,474 | 223,757 | 2.40% |
| Ohio | 935,554 | 957,904 | 2.40% |
| New Jersey | 359,809 | 367,715 | 2.20% |
| Colorado | 243,377 | 248,464 | 2.10% |
| Idaho | 93,716 | 95,519 | 1.90% |
| Maine | 144,383 | 147,013 | 1.80% |
| Washington | 449,159 | 457,261 | 1.80% |
| Connecticut | 193,966 | 197,179 | 1.70% |
| Nevada | 120,065 | 122,138 | 1.70% |
| Virginia | 447,249 | 454,636 | 1.70% |
| Illinois | 1,052,887 | 1,069,282 | 1.60% |
| Texas | 2,225,384 | 2,261,201 | 1.60% |
| West Virginia | 257,591 | 261,758 | 1.60% |
| Indiana | 522,926 | 530,759 | 1.50% |
| New Hampshire | 48,327 | 49,042 | 1.50% |
| North Carolina | 723,971 | 734,610 | 1.50% |
| Nebraska | 112,791 | 114,405 | 1.40% |
| Tennessee | 797,194 | 808,341 | 1.40% |
| New York | 1,583,954 | 1,603,591 | 1.20% |
| Minnesota | 244,485 | 247,207 | 1.10% |
| Arkansas | 346,736 | 350,271 | 1.00% |
| Maryland | 268,562 | 271,349 | 1.00% |
| Missouri | 693,412 | 700,099 | 1.00% |
| Oregon | 420,261 | 424,515 | 1.00% |
| Pennsylvania | 948,923 | 958,039 | 1.00% |
| Wyoming | 26,176 | 26,448 | 1.00% |
| Alabama | 490,277 | 493,569 | 0.70% |
| Kentucky | 542,637 | 546,496 | 0.70% |
| Montana | 77,373 | 77,942 | 0.70% |
| Wisconsin | 326,043 | 328,304 | 0.70% |
| Georgia | 857,440 | 862,202 | 0.60% |
| Massachusetts | 331,356 | 333,284 | 0.60% |
| Oklahoma | 405,415 | 408,016 | 0.60% |
| Rhode Island | 78,182 | 78,634 | 0.60% |
| Delaware | 55,677 | 55,950 | 0.50% |
| Vermont | 42,683 | 42,881 | 0.50% |
| District of Columbia | 82,975 | 83,273 | 0.40% |
| Louisiana | 694,047 | 697,117 | 0.40% |
| South Carolina | 494,991 | 496,930 | 0.40% |
| South Dakota | 53,469 | 53,467 | 0.00% |
| North Dakota | 42,693 | 42,668 | -0.10% |
| Kansas | 168,493 | 167,949 | -0.30% |
| Arizona | 518,990 | 517,129 | -0.40% |
| Florida | 1,180,273 | 1,174,012 | -0.50% |
| Mississippi | 373,188 | 369,234 | -1.10% |
| Hawaii | 99,129 | 97,896 | -1.20% |
| TOTAL* | 23,516,587 | 23,815,664 | 1.30% |
* Total includes the territories of Guam and Virgin Islands. |
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The following areas receive Nutrition Assistance Grants which provide benefits analogous to the Food Stamp Program: Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas. Data are subject to revision. |
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