Food Stamp Program Participation
One Month Change
One Month Change
| State | September 2003 | October 2003 | Percent change over past month Sept. 2003 - October 2003 |
| Alaska* | 50,504 | 10,210 | -79.8% |
| North Dakota | 40,314 | 39,547 | -1.9% |
| Illinois | 1,013,386 | 994,649 | -1.8% |
| New Jersey | 360,244 | 356,635 | -1.0% |
| Nevada | 119,538 | 118,876 | -0.6% |
| South Dakota | 52,178 | 51,934 | -0.5% |
| North Carolina** | 741,551 | 738,307 | -0.4% |
| Wyoming | 25,347 | 25,248 | -0.4% |
| Hawaii | 100,364 | 100,121 | -0.2% |
| Iowa | 159,817 | 159,522 | -0.2% |
| Maine | 137,527 | 137,479 | 0.0% |
| Minnesota | 241,641 | 241,752 | 0.0% |
| Ohio | 902,372 | 903,658 | 0.1% |
| Kentucky | 527,701 | 528,587 | 0.2% |
| California | 1,760,352 | 1,764,064 | 0.2% |
| New Hampshire | 45,565 | 45,673 | 0.2% |
| Kansas | 168,787 | 169,518 | 0.4% |
| Tennessee | 781,071 | 785,372 | 0.6% |
| Michigan | 889,606 | 896,004 | 0.7% |
| Arkansas | 321,630 | 323,972 | 0.7% |
| Montana | 74,511 | 75,069 | 0.7% |
| New York | 1,503,658 | 1,515,884 | 0.8% |
| Oregon | 407,340 | 410,774 | 0.8% |
| Idaho | 85,302 | 86,058 | 0.9% |
| Vermont | 41,401 | 41,789 | 0.9% |
| Missouri | 655,612 | 662,123 | 1.0% |
| Rhode Island | 76,405 | 77,185 | 1.0% |
| Alabama | 488,534 | 493,708 | 1.1% |
| West Virginia | 250,093 | 252,959 | 1.1% |
| Connecticut | 188,185 | 190,387 | 1.2% |
| Wisconsin | 312,725 | 316,615 | 1.2% |
| Indiana | 502,191 | 508,903 | 1.3% |
| Massachusetts | 319,682 | 324,231 | 1.4% |
| South Carolina | 478,692 | 485,601 | 1.4% |
| Washington | 421,712 | 428,947 | 1.7% |
| Colorado | 227,004 | 230,982 | 1.8% |
| Arizona | 519,599 | 529,122 | 1.8% |
| Utah | 114,148 | 116,289 | 1.9% |
| Georgia | 823,758 | 839,718 | 1.9% |
| New Mexico | 203,823 | 207,829 | 2.0% |
| Mississippi | 370,271 | 377,676 | 2.0% |
| Louisiana | 675,439 | 689,219 | 2.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 888,645 | 909,087 | 2.3% |
| Oklahoma | 402,674 | 412,497 | 2.4% |
| Florida | 1,079,231 | 1,107,839 | 2.7% |
| Nebraska | 106,486 | 109,588 | 2.9% |
| Texas | 2,161,801 | 2,230,401 | 3.2% |
| Delaware | 48,055 | 50,286 | 4.6% |
| Maryland** | 261,674 | 276,124 | 5.5% |
| D.C.** | 87,267 | 118,391 | 35.7% |
| Virginia** | 453,022 | 810,613 | 78.9% |
| United States | 22,706,276 | 23,315,024 | 2.68% |
| * The sharp decline 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 September and/or October 2003. Excluding disaster relief states and Alaska, the September to October percentage change is 1.2%, and the October to October change is 13.8%. |
Source: Preliminary Summary of Food Assistance Program Results
for October 2003, FNS Data Base Monitoring Branch, 12/19/03
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.
January 6, 2003
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