Food Stamp Program Participation
Five Year Change
Five Year Change
| States | December 1998 | December 2003 | Percent change Dec. 1998 to Dec. 2003 |
| Hawaii | 126,249 | 99,414 | -21.26% |
| California | 2,062,101 | 1,766,683 | -14.33% |
| New Jersey | 394,452 | 358,933 | -9.00% |
| Maryland | 295,722 | 269,525 | -8.86% |
| Vermont | 44,953 | 41,475 | -7.74% |
| Rhode Island | 79,613 | 76,067 | -4.45% |
| District of Columbia | 85,344 | 83,004 | -2.74% |
| New York | 1,577,854 | 1,556,121 | -1.38% |
| West Virginia | 250,995 | 254,073 | 1.23% |
| Connecticut | 183,118 | 192,377 | 5.06% |
| Wyoming | 24,037 | 25,927 | 7.86% |
| Pennsylvania | 842,332 | 933,458 | 10.82% |
| Minnesota | 207,608 | 240,032 | 15.62% |
| Nebraska | 98,019 | 113,895 | 16.20% |
| New Mexico | 182,559 | 212,270 | 16.27% |
| Massachusetts | 274,751 | 325,601 | 18.51% |
| South Dakota | 43,529 | 51,643 | 18.64% |
| Virginia | 370,069 | 440,100 | 18.92% |
| Alabama | 415,270 | 498,502 | 20.04% |
| Delaware | 42,482 | 51,306 | 20.77% |
| New Hampshire | 37,931 | 46,217 | 21.84% |
| Florida | 967,349 | 1,179,393 | 21.92% |
| North Dakota | 33,654 | 41,571 | 23.52% |
| Illinois | 840,286 | 1,050,542 | 25.02% |
| Michigan | 723,807 | 906,354 | 25.22% |
| Montana | 61,069 | 76,488 | 25.25% |
| Mississippi | 295,042 | 369,873 | 25.36% |
| Iowa | 128,493 | 161,723 | 25.86% |
| Maine | 109,656 | 140,465 | 28.10% |
| Arkansas | 256,378 | 334,991 | 30.66% |
| Louisiana | 531,415 | 696,374 | 31.04% |
| Colorado | 180,083 | 237,041 | 31.63% |
| Utah | 90,222 | 119,272 | 32.20% |
| Washington | 326,240 | 437,857 | 34.21% |
| Kentucky | 396,813 | 535,709 | 35.00% |
| Georgia | 633,555 | 858,774 | 35.55% |
| Ohio | 661,747 | 937,731 | 41.71% |
| Oklahoma | 280,798 | 409,185 | 45.72% |
| Kansas | 113,104 | 166,328 | 47.06% |
| North Carolina | 498,053 | 737,641 | 48.10% |
| Texas | 1,460,671 | 2,227,701 | 52.51% |
| Tennessee | 520,315 | 796,614 | 53.10% |
| Idaho | 58,411 | 90,051 | 54.17% |
| South Carolina | 320,011 | 494,006 | 54.37% |
| Missouri | 408,118 | 677,263 | 65.95% |
| Indiana | 301,485 | 518,922 | 72.12% |
| Wisconsin | 183,752 | 318,435 | 73.30% |
| Nevada | 64,777 | 118,544 | 83.00% |
| Oregon | 224,513 | 415,986 | 85.28% |
| Arizona | 259,935 | 535,206 | 105.90% |
| Alaska | 15,680 | 48,745 | 210.87% |
| Total | 18,617,677 | 23,313,767 | 25.22% |
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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