Food Stamp Program: |
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| State/ Territory |
March 2004 |
April 2004 |
1-Month % Change |
| District of Columbia | 83,273 | 86,694 | 4.10% |
| South Dakota | 53,467 | 55,122 | 3.10% |
| Delaware | 55,950 | 57,194 | 2.20% |
| Alaska | 55,075 | 56,142 | 1.90% |
| California | 1,863,140 | 1,892,315 | 1.60% |
| Iowa | 182,239 | 185,115 | 1.60% |
| Mississippi | 369,234 | 375,123 | 1.60% |
| Vermont | 42,881 | 43,579 | 1.60% |
| New Mexico | 223,757 | 227,169 | 1.50% |
| Pennsylvania | 958,039 | 972,469 | 1.50% |
| Michigan | 940,091 | 952,173 | 1.30% |
| North Carolina | 734,610 | 743,875 | 1.30% |
| Minnesota | 247,207 | 250,275 | 1.20% |
| Virginia | 454,636 | 459,439 | 1.10% |
| Kansas | 167,949 | 169,557 | 1.00% |
| Maryland | 271,349 | 273,827 | 0.90% |
| Nebraska | 114,405 | 115,466 | 0.90% |
| Illinois | 1,069,282 | 1,078,347 | 0.80% |
| Hawaii | 97,896 | 98,510 | 0.60% |
| New York | 1,603,591 | 1,613,217 | 0.60% |
| Louisiana | 697,117 | 700,606 | 0.50% |
| New Jersey | 367,715 | 369,626 | 0.50% |
| Washington | 457,261 | 459,094 | 0.40% |
| Connecticut | 197,179 | 197,780 | 0.30% |
| Massachusetts | 333,284 | 334,183 | 0.30% |
| Utah | 125,984 | 126,361 | 0.30% |
| Montana | 77,942 | 78,115 | 0.20% |
| Missouri | 700,099 | 700,970 | 0.10% |
| New Hampshire | 49,042 | 49,098 | 0.10% |
| Oklahoma | 408,016 | 408,616 | 0.10% |
| Rhode Island | 78,634 | 78,664 | 0.00% |
| Alabama | 493,569 | 492,963 | -0.10% |
| Arizona | 517,129 | 516,487 | -0.10% |
| Colorado | 248,464 | 248,306 | -0.10% |
| Maine | 147,013 | 146,819 | -0.10% |
| Georgia | 862,202 | 860,817 | -0.20% |
| Idaho | 95,519 | 95,374 | -0.20% |
| Indiana | 530,759 | 529,903 | -0.20% |
| Nevada | 122,138 | 121,941 | -0.20% |
| South Carolina | 496,930 | 495,563 | -0.30% |
| Kentucky | 546,496 | 544,364 | -0.40% |
| Oregon | 424,515 | 422,877 | -0.40% |
| Texas | 2,248,394 | 2,240,467 | -0.40% |
| Wisconsin | 328,304 | 327,151 | -0.40% |
| Arkansas | 350,271 | 348,328 | -0.60% |
| Florida | 1,174,012 | 1,166,685 | -0.60% |
| Tennessee | 808,341 | 802,476 | -0.70% |
| Ohio | 957,904 | 950,493 | -0.80% |
| Wyoming | 26,448 | 26,110 | -1.30% |
| West Virginia | 261,758 | 256,988 | -1.80% |
| North Dakota | 42,668 | 41,753 | -2.10% |
| TOTAL* | 23,802,503 | 23,884,312 | 0.30% |
| * Total includes the territories of Guam and Virgin Islands. The following areas receive Nutrition Assistance Grants which provide benefits analogous to the Food Stamp Program: Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas. Data are subject to revision. | |||