Food Stamp Program Participation
March 2003 vs. October 2003
March 2003 vs. October 2003
| State | March 2003 | October 2003 | Percent change over past seven months March 2003 - October 2003 |
| Alaska* | 52,458 | 10,210 | -80.5% |
| North Dakota | 40,890 | 39,547 | -3.3% |
| Hawaii | 102,293 | 100,121 | -2.1% |
| Wyoming | 25,742 | 25,248 | -1.9% |
| Vermont | 42,071 | 41,789 | -0.7% |
| New Hampshire | 45,877 | 45,673 | -0.4% |
| West Virginia | 251,220 | 252,959 | 0.7% |
| Oregon | 404,306 | 410,774 | 1.6% |
| Maine | 134,762 | 137,479 | 2.0% |
| South Dakota | 50,842 | 51,934 | 2.1% |
| Idaho | 83,334 | 86,058 | 3.3% |
| Illinois | 958,798 | 994,649 | 3.7% |
| Minnesota | 232,551 | 241,752 | 4.0% |
| Arkansas | 309,727 | 323,972 | 4.6% |
| Kansas | 161,839 | 169,518 | 4.7% |
| Montana | 71,623 | 75,069 | 4.8% |
| Iowa | 152,103 | 159,522 | 4.9% |
| Ohio | 861,251 | 903,658 | 4.9% |
| California | 1,679,639 | 1,764,064 | 5.0% |
| Kentucky | 502,150 | 528,587 | 5.3% |
| Washington | 407,318 | 428,947 | 5.3% |
| New York | 1,434,926 | 1,515,884 | 5.6% |
| Rhode Island | 73,047 | 77,185 | 5.7% |
| Alabama | 466,835 | 493,708 | 5.8% |
| Connecticut | 179,468 | 190,387 | 6.1% |
| Florida | 1,041,130 | 1,107,839 | 6.4% |
| New Jersey | 334,767 | 356,635 | 6.5% |
| Michigan | 839,215 | 896,004 | 6.8% |
| Wisconsin | 295,671 | 316,615 | 7.1% |
| Tennessee | 733,315 | 785,372 | 7.1% |
| New Mexico | 193,776 | 207,829 | 7.3% |
| Louisiana | 641,215 | 689,219 | 7.5% |
| South Carolina | 446,657 | 485,601 | 8.7% |
| Mississippi | 347,353 | 377,676 | 8.7% |
| Indiana | 467,992 | 508,903 | 8.7% |
| Massachusetts | 295,756 | 324,231 | 9.6% |
| Nevada | 108,264 | 118,876 | 9.8% |
| Maryland** | 251,271 | 276,124 | 9.9% |
| Delaware | 45,615 | 50,286 | 10.2% |
| Utah | 105,192 | 116,289 | 10.5% |
| Nebraska | 98,830 | 109,588 | 10.9% |
| Oklahoma | 370,272 | 412,497 | 11.4% |
| Colorado | 205,899 | 230,982 | 12.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 801,747 | 909,087 | 13.4% |
| Missouri | 578,656 | 662,123 | 14.4% |
| North Carolina** | 639,836 | 738,307 | 15.4% |
| Georgia | 710,222 | 839,718 | 18.2% |
| Arizona | 443,564 | 529,122 | 19.3% |
| Texas | 1,794,735 | 2,230,401 | 24.3% |
| D.C.** | 81,216 | 118,391 | 45.8% |
| Virginia** | 385,909 | 810,613 | 110.1% |
| United States | 21,019,190 | 23,315,024 | 10.92% |
| * 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
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January 6, 2003
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