Food Stamp Program Participation
One Year Change
One Year Change
| States | December 2002 | December 2003 | Percent change Dec. 2002 to Dec. 2003 |
| Hawaii | 102,190 | 99,414 | -2.72% |
| Vermont | 40,634 | 41,475 | 2.07% |
| Alaska | 47,030 | 48,745 | 3.65% |
| South Dakota | 49,716 | 51,643 | 3.88% |
| Wyoming | 24,939 | 25,927 | 3.96% |
| West Virginia | 244,303 | 254,073 | 4.00% |
| Mississippi | 354,410 | 369,873 | 4.36% |
| California | 1,671,204 | 1,766,683 | 5.71% |
| Minnesota | 226,105 | 240,032 | 6.16% |
| Alabama | 468,417 | 498,502 | 6.42% |
| Rhode Island | 71,412 | 76,067 | 6.52% |
| New Hampshire | 43,381 | 46,217 | 6.54% |
| North Dakota | 38,751 | 41,571 | 7.28% |
| Iowa | 150,470 | 161,723 | 7.48% |
| Oregon | 386,825 | 415,986 | 7.54% |
| District of Columbia | 76,977 | 83,004 | 7.83% |
| Kansas | 154,206 | 166,328 | 7.86% |
| New Jersey | 328,182 | 358,933 | 9.37% |
| Connecticut | 175,737 | 192,377 | 9.47% |
| Maryland | 245,642 | 269,525 | 9.72% |
| Oklahoma | 372,562 | 409,185 | 9.83% |
| Louisiana | 634,043 | 696,374 | 9.83% |
| Kentucky | 483,922 | 535,709 | 10.70% |
| Maine | 126,812 | 140,465 | 10.77% |
| Arkansas | 302,380 | 334,991 | 10.78% |
| Illinois | 946,778 | 1,050,542 | 10.96% |
| Ohio | 843,654 | 937,731 | 11.15% |
| New York | 1,396,357 | 1,556,121 | 11.44% |
| Wisconsin | 284,907 | 318,435 | 11.77% |
| Nevada | 105,991 | 118,544 | 11.84% |
| Florida | 1,050,695 | 1,179,393 | 12.25% |
| New Mexico | 189,067 | 212,270 | 12.27% |
| Montana | 68,014 | 76,488 | 12.46% |
| South Carolina | 436,687 | 494,006 | 13.13% |
| Michigan | 799,820 | 906,354 | 13.32% |
| Washington | 385,521 | 437,857 | 13.58% |
| Idaho | 78,350 | 90,051 | 14.93% |
| Tennessee | 689,643 | 796,614 | 15.51% |
| Indiana | 449,148 | 518,922 | 15.53% |
| Delaware | 44,273 | 51,306 | 15.89% |
| Virginia | 378,907 | 440,100 | 16.15% |
| Pennsylvania | 795,337 | 933,458 | 17.37% |
| Utah | 101,407 | 119,272 | 17.62% |
| North Carolina | 622,631 | 737,641 | 18.47% |
| Nebraska | 95,574 | 113,895 | 19.17% |
| Colorado | 198,464 | 237,041 | 19.44% |
| Massachusetts | 268,889 | 325,601 | 21.09% |
| Georgia | 704,239 | 858,774 | 21.94% |
| Arizona | 436,465 | 535,206 | 22.62% |
| Missouri | 550,001 | 677,263 | 23.14% |
| Texas | 1,775,391 | 2,227,701 | 25.48% |
| Total | 20,552,847 | 23,313,767 | 13.43% |
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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