Food Stamp Program Participation
One Month Change
One Month Change
| States | November 2003 | December 2003 | Percent change Nov. 2003 to Dec. 2003 |
| District of Columbia | 87,312 | 83,004 | -4.93% |
| South Dakota | 53,309 | 51,643 | -3.13% |
| Mississippi | 378,366 | 369,873 | -2.24% |
| Hawaii | 100,871 | 99,414 | -1.44% |
| Rhode Island | 76,903 | 76,067 | -1.09% |
| Iowa | 163,156 | 161,723 | -0.88% |
| Minnesota | 241,791 | 240,032 | -0.73% |
| Oklahoma | 411,498 | 409,185 | -0.56% |
| West Virginia | 254,706 | 254,073 | -0.25% |
| Vermont | 41,514 | 41,475 | -0.09% |
| Pennsylvania | 934,122 | 933,458 | -0.07% |
| Massachusetts | 325,697 | 325,601 | -0.03% |
| California | 1,763,826 | 1,766,683 | 0.16% |
| Wisconsin | 317,885 | 318,435 | 0.17% |
| Arizona | 532,679 | 535,206 | 0.47% |
| North Dakota | 41,373 | 41,571 | 0.48% |
| Louisiana | 692,731 | 696,374 | 0.53% |
| North Carolina | 733,056 | 737,641 | 0.63% |
| New Jersey | 356,404 | 358,933 | 0.71% |
| Nevada | 117,601 | 118,544 | 0.80% |
| Alabama | 494,375 | 498,502 | 0.83% |
| Oregon | 412,347 | 415,986 | 0.88% |
| Michigan | 898,191 | 906,354 | 0.91% |
| Connecticut | 190,639 | 192,377 | 0.91% |
| Maryland | 266,758 | 269,525 | 1.04% |
| South Carolina | 488,676 | 494,006 | 1.09% |
| Kentucky | 529,775 | 535,709 | 1.12% |
| Texas | 2,203,001 | 2,227,701 | 1.12% |
| Delaware | 50,727 | 51,306 | 1.14% |
| Montana | 75,624 | 76,488 | 1.14% |
| Georgia | 847,659 | 858,774 | 1.31% |
| Wyoming | 25,589 | 25,927 | 1.32% |
| New Mexico | 209,502 | 212,270 | 1.32% |
| Missouri | 668,128 | 677,263 | 1.37% |
| New Hampshire | 45,586 | 46,217 | 1.38% |
| Utah | 117,455 | 119,272 | 1.55% |
| New York | 1,528,848 | 1,556,121 | 1.78% |
| Nebraska | 111,833 | 113,895 | 1.84% |
| Kansas | 163,256 | 166,328 | 1.88% |
| Indiana | 509,109 | 518,922 | 1.93% |
| Maine | 137,761 | 140,465 | 1.96% |
| Tennessee | 780,349 | 796,614 | 2.08% |
| Washington | 428,772 | 437,857 | 2.12% |
| Virginia | 430,349 | 440,100 | 2.27% |
| Colorado | 230,982 | 237,041 | 2.62% |
| Illinois | 1,020,157 | 1,050,542 | 2.98% |
| Florida | 1,139,853 | 1,179,393 | 3.47% |
| Ohio | 903,821 | 937,731 | 3.75% |
| Arkansas | 322,602 | 334,991 | 3.84% |
| Idaho | 86,369 | 90,051 | 4.26% |
| Alaska | 45,489 | 48,745 | 7.16% |
| Total | 23,026,304 | 23,313,767 | 1.25% |
Source: Preliminary Summary of Food Assistance Program Results
for December 2003, FNS Data Base Monitoring Branch, 2/24/04
Prepared by Food Research and Action Center
1875 Connecticut Ave., NW #540, Washington, DC 20009
ph: (202) 986-2200; fax: (202) 986-2525; e-mail
foodresearch@frac.org.
March 5, 2004
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