Food Stamp Program Participation
March 2003 vs. November 2003
March 2003 vs. November 2003
| State | March 2003 | November 2003 | Percent change over past eight months March 2003 - November 2003 |
| Alaska* | 52,458 | 45,489 | -13.3% |
| Hawaii | 102,293 | 100,871 | -1.4% |
| Vermont | 42,071 | 41,514 | -1.3% |
| New Hampshire | 45,877 | 45,586 | -0.6% |
| Wyoming | 25,742 | 25,589 | -0.6% |
| Kansas | 161,839 | 163,256 | 0.9% |
| North Dakota | 40,890 | 41,373 | 1.2% |
| West Virginia | 251,220 | 254,706 | 1.4% |
| Oregon | 404,306 | 412,347 | 2.0% |
| Maine | 134,762 | 137,761 | 2.2% |
| Idaho | 83,334 | 86,369 | 3.6% |
| Minnesota | 232,551 | 241,791 | 4.0% |
| Arkansas | 309,727 | 322,602 | 4.2% |
| South Dakota | 50,842 | 53,309 | 4.9% |
| Ohio | 861,251 | 903,821 | 4.9% |
| California | 1,679,639 | 1,763,826 | 5.0% |
| Washington | 407,318 | 428,772 | 5.3% |
| Rhode Island | 73,047 | 76,903 | 5.3% |
| Kentucky | 502,150 | 529,775 | 5.5% |
| Montana | 71,623 | 75,624 | 5.6% |
| Alabama | 466,835 | 494,375 | 5.9% |
| Maryland** | 251,271 | 266,758 | 6.2% |
| Connecticut | 179,468 | 190,639 | 6.2% |
| Illinois | 958,798 | 1,020,157 | 6.4% |
| Tennessee | 733,315 | 780,349 | 6.4% |
| New Jersey | 334,767 | 356,404 | 6.5% |
| New York | 1,434,926 | 1,528,848 | 6.5% |
| Michigan | 839,215 | 898,191 | 7.0% |
| Iowa | 152,103 | 163,156 | 7.3% |
| D.C.** | 81,216 | 87,312 | 7.5% |
| Wisconsin | 295,671 | 317,885 | 7.5% |
| Louisiana | 641,215 | 692,731 | 8.0% |
| New Mexico | 193,776 | 209,502 | 8.1% |
| Nevada | 108,264 | 117,601 | 8.6% |
| Indiana | 467,992 | 509,109 | 8.8% |
| Mississippi | 347,353 | 378,366 | 8.9% |
| South Carolina | 446,657 | 488,676 | 9.4% |
| Florida | 1,041,130 | 1,139,853 | 9.5% |
| Massachusetts | 295,756 | 325,697 | 10.1% |
| Oklahoma | 370,272 | 411,498 | 11.1% |
| Delaware | 45,615 | 50,727 | 11.2% |
| Virginia** | 385,909 | 430,349 | 11.5% |
| Utah | 105,192 | 117,455 | 11.7% |
| Colorado | 205,899 | 230,982 | 12.2% |
| Nebraska | 98,830 | 111,833 | 13.2% |
| North Carolina** | 639,836 | 733,056 | 14.6% |
| Missouri | 578,656 | 668,128 | 15.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 801,747 | 934,122 | 16.5% |
| Georgia | 710,222 | 847,659 | 19.4% |
| Arizona | 443,564 | 532,679 | 20.1% |
| Texas | 1,794,735 | 2,203,001 | 22.7% |
| United States | 21,019,190 | 23,026,700 | 9.55% |
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* Abnormally low activity in October 2003 reflects Alaska's Permanent Fund Dividend Program--a direct payment to all state residents from petroleum development revenues (the increase in income temporarily reduces eligibility). ** State totals include recipients of Hurricane Isabel disaster relief in October. Excluding disaster relief states and Alaska, the October to November percentage change is +0.5 percent. |
Source: Preliminary Summary of Food Assistance Program Results
for November 2003, FNS Data Base Monitoring Branch, 1/23/04
Prepared by Food Research and Action Center
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February 6, 2003
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