FRAC - Food Stamp Program Participation Data

Food Stamp Program Participation
One Year Change

State	October-02	October-03	Percent change over past year October 2002 - October 2003

Alaska*	47,229	10,210	-78.4%
Louisiana	704,115	689,219	-2.1%
Hawaii	100,522	100,121	-0.4%
Wyoming	24,603	25,248	2.6%
Florida	1,063,697	1,107,839	4.1%
West Virginia	241,332	252,959	4.8%
North Dakota	37,611	39,547	5.1%
Vermont	39,701	41,789	5.3%
California	1,656,644	1,764,064	6.5%
Minnesota	226,253	241,752	6.9%
Alabama	461,207	493,708	7.0%
Rhode Island	71,999	77,185	7.2%
New Hampshire	42,591	45,673	7.2%
South Dakota	47,873	51,934	8.5%
Arkansas	297,866	323,972	8.8%
New York	1,386,202	1,515,884	9.4%
Connecticut	173,893	190,387	9.5%
Oregon	374,349	410,774	9.7%
New Jersey	324,938	356,635	9.8%
Kentucky	479,526	528,587	10.2%
Iowa	144,553	159,522	10.4%
Illinois	900,006	994,649	10.5%
Kansas	151,476	169,518	11.9%
Wisconsin	282,007	316,615	12.3%
South Carolina	431,018	485,601	12.7%
Mississippi	333,966	377,676	13.1%
New Mexico	183,263	207,829	13.4%
Maryland**	242,879	276,124	13.7%
Oklahoma	361,652	412,497	14.1%
Nevada	103,672	118,876	14.7%
Maine	119,880	137,479	14.7%
Delaware	43,749	50,286	14.9%
Montana	65,229	75,069	15.1%
Washington	371,776	428,947	15.4%
Ohio	783,188	903,658	15.4%
Michigan	775,801	896,004	15.5%
Indiana	439,237	508,903	15.9%
Idaho	73,942	86,058	16.4%
Nebraska	93,139	109,588	17.7%
Pennsylvania	770,819	909,087	17.9%
Tennessee	664,404	785,372	18.2%
Utah	98,227	116,289	18.4%
North Carolina**	610,762	738,307	20.9%
Colorado	190,367	230,982	21.3%
Georgia	686,637	839,718	22.3%
Missouri	538,433	662,123	23.0%
Arizona	425,340	529,122	24.4%
Massachusetts	254,402	324,231	27.4%
Texas	1,696,719	2,230,401	31.5%
D.C.**	79,130	118,391	49.6%
Virginia**	370,508	810,613	118.8%

United States	20,115,941	23,315,024	15.9%

* 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

Food Stamp Program Participation One Year Change

Food Stamp Program Participation
One Year Change