| Food Stamp Participation 1-Month Change* (Data as of May 25, 2005) |
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| State/ Territory |
February 2005 |
March 2005 |
1-Month % Change |
| Colorado | 240,139 | 254,542 | 6.0% |
| Ohio | 988,560 | 1,018,259 | 3.0% |
| South Dakota | 54,988 | 56,636 | 3.0% |
| Washington | 507,839 | 522,503 | 2.9% |
| Idaho | 94,124 | 96,744 | 2.8% |
| Delaware | 60,519 | 62,126 | 2.7% |
| Utah | 132,001 | 134,723 | 2.1% |
| Hawaii | 93,329 | 95,181 | 2.0% |
| Minnesota | 256,544 | 261,449 | 1.9% |
| Mississippi | 369,314 | 376,151 | 1.9% |
| New Hampshire | 52,177 | 53,185 | 1.9% |
| Alaska | 57,557 | 58,585 | 1.8% |
| Illinois | 1,137,841 | 1,157,657 | 1.7% |
| Iowa | 204,992 | 208,138 | 1.5% |
| Maine | 152,705 | 154,652 | 1.3% |
| Rhode Island | 77,128 | 77,821 | 0.9% |
| Alabama | 526,276 | 530,652 | 0.8% |
| Michigan | 1,037,966 | 1,046,617 | 0.8% |
| Tennessee | 841,247 | 847,780 | 0.8% |
| Nebraska | 117,283 | 118,065 | 0.7% |
| Wyoming | 26,061 | 26,248 | 0.7% |
| Arkansas | 370,080 | 372,293 | 0.6% |
| Kentucky | 566,601 | 570,155 | 0.6% |
| Maryland | 282,878 | 284,512 | 0.6% |
| Montana | 81,212 | 81,739 | 0.6% |
| New Jersey | 387,570 | 390,010 | 0.6% |
| New York | 1,772,304 | 1,782,930 | 0.6% |
| West Virginia | 261,232 | 262,754 | 0.6% |
| Wisconsin | 345,878 | 347,938 | 0.6% |
| Arizona | 543,041 | 545,903 | 0.5% |
| Missouri | 766,138 | 769,847 | 0.5% |
| Virginia | 484,387 | 486,971 | 0.5% |
| Connecticut | 202,837 | 203,689 | 0.4% |
| District of Columbia | 88,355 | 88,719 | 0.4% |
| Massachusetts | 357,238 | 358,773 | 0.4% |
| Oregon | 429,414 | 431,067 | 0.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,039,750 | 1,043,744 | 0.4% |
| Louisiana | 731,438 | 733,769 | 0.3% |
| South Carolina | 515,994 | 517,734 | 0.3% |
| Vermont | 45,392 | 45,546 | 0.3% |
| California | 1,998,531 | 2,002,945 | 0.2% |
| New Mexico | 239,593 | 239,958 | 0.2% |
| Oklahoma | 419,982 | 420,797 | 0.2% |
| Texas | 2,424,074 | 2,423,446 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 910,390 | 908,667 | -0.2% |
| North Carolina | 788,836 | 787,552 | -0.2% |
| Kansas | 176,385 | 175,779 | -0.3% |
| Nevada | 122,284 | 121,901 | -0.3% |
| North Dakota | 43,516 | 43,389 | -0.3% |
| Indiana | 563,206 | 558,870 | -0.8% |
| Florida | 1,259,644 | 1,242,766 | -1.3% |
| TOTAL | 25,288,001 | 25,443,097 | 0.6% |
* 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.