Food Stamp Program: 1-Year Participation Change (Data as of June 24, 2004) State/ Territory April 2003 April 2004 1-Year % Change Delaware 46,400 57,194 23.30% Texas 1,817,347 2,240,467 23.30% Missouri 589,572 700,970 18.90% Utah 106,510 126,361 18.60% Florida 991,578 1,166,685 17.70% Virginia 390,499 459,439 17.70% Colorado 211,144 248,306 17.60% Pennsylvania 827,737 972,469 17.50% Iowa 158,019 185,115 17.10% New Mexico 196,094 227,169 15.80% Nebraska 99,998 115,466 15.50% North Carolina 645,018 743,875 15.30% Illinois 937,052 1,078,347 15.10% Idaho 83,483 95,374 14.20% Georgia 763,971 860,817 12.70% Michigan 846,008 952,173 12.50% Indiana 471,673 529,903 12.30% Arkansas 311,974 348,328 11.70% New York 1,445,729 1,613,217 11.60% Nevada 109,335 121,941 11.50% Arizona 464,317 516,487 11.20% Ohio 854,973 950,493 11.20% Massachusetts 300,935 334,183 11.00% Washington 415,267 459,094 10.60% South Carolina 449,489 495,563 10.30% Wisconsin 299,067 327,151 9.40% California 1,735,853 1,892,315 9.00% Tennessee 736,151 802,476 9.00% Kentucky 500,390 544,364 8.80% Louisiana 644,395 700,606 8.70% Connecticut 182,209 197,780 8.50% Maryland 252,364 273,827 8.50% New Jersey 340,561 369,626 8.50% Montana 72,179 78,115 8.20% Oklahoma 379,524 408,616 7.70% New Hampshire 45,980 49,098 6.80% District of Columbia 81,706 86,694 6.10% Mississippi 355,891 375,123 5.40% Alabama 468,559 492,963 5.20% Minnesota 237,806 250,275 5.20% Kansas 161,576 169,557 4.90% Alaska 53,648 56,142 4.60% Maine 141,091 146,819 4.10% Oregon 406,799 422,877 4.00% Rhode Island 75,801 78,664 3.80% South Dakota 53,254 55,122 3.50% West Virginia 248,596 256,988 3.40% Vermont 42,287 43,579 3.10% North Dakota 40,982 41,753 1.90% Wyoming 25,815 26,110 1.10% Hawaii 100,392 98,510 -1.90% TOTAL* 21,253,461 23,884,312 12.40% * 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.