Food Stamp Program Participation
One Month Change
One Month Change
| States | December 2003 | January 2004 | Percent change Dec. 2003 to Jan. 2004 |
| Vermont | 41,475 | 39,459 | -4.9% |
| Arizona | 535,206 | 528,423 | -1.3% |
| North Carolina | 737,641 | 728,856 | -1.2% |
| North Dakota | 41,571 | 41,095 | -1.1% |
| Alabama | 498,502 | 493,167 | -1.1% |
| Nebraska | 113,895 | 112,821 | -0.9% |
| Ohio | 937,731 | 932,221 | -0.6% |
| Maryland | 269,525 | 268,313 | -0.4% |
| Oklahoma | 409,185 | 408,186 | -0.2% |
| South Carolina | 494,006 | 493,491 | -0.1% |
| California | 1,766,683 | 1,766,364 | 0.0% |
| West Virginia | 255,269 | 255,269 | 0.0% |
| Michigan | 906,354 | 907,178 | 0.1% |
| Tennessee | 796,614 | 797,576 | 0.1% |
| New Jersey | 358,933 | 359,988 | 0.3% |
| Georgia | 858,774 | 861,830 | 0.4% |
| Oregon | 415,986 | 417,621 | 0.4% |
| Rhode Island | 76,067 | 76,387 | 0.4% |
| Indiana | 518,922 | 521,174 | 0.4% |
| Montana | 76,488 | 76,826 | 0.4% |
| Hawaii | 99,414 | 99,943 | 0.5% |
| Louisiana | 696,374 | 700,142 | 0.5% |
| Colorado | 237,041 | 238,522 | 0.6% |
| Virginia | 440,100 | 442,866 | 0.6% |
| New Mexico | 212,270 | 213,605 | 0.6% |
| Texas | 2,227,701 | 2,242,501 | 0.7% |
| Connecticut | 192,377 | 193,816 | 0.7% |
| New York | 1,556,121 | 1,568,547 | 0.8% |
| Nevada | 118,544 | 119,491 | 0.8% |
| Idaho | 90,051 | 90,907 | 1.0% |
| Kentucky | 535,709 | 541,432 | 1.1% |
| Wyoming | 25,927 | 26,208 | 1.1% |
| Kansas | 166,328 | 168,241 | 1.2% |
| Massachusetts | 325,601 | 330,126 | 1.4% |
| Wisconsin | 318,435 | 323,021 | 1.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 933,458 | 947,488 | 1.5% |
| Missouri | 677,263 | 688,074 | 1.6% |
| Maine | 140,465 | 142,798 | 1.7% |
| Illinois | 1,050,542 | 1,068,205 | 1.7% |
| Florida | 1,179,393 | 1,199,925 | 1.7% |
| Mississippi | 369,873 | 377,006 | 1.9% |
| Washington | 437,857 | 446,523 | 2.0% |
| Minnesota | 240,032 | 245,291 | 2.2% |
| New Hampshire | 46,217 | 47,311 | 2.4% |
| Arkansas | 334,991 | 343,286 | 2.5% |
| Utah | 119,272 | 122,540 | 2.7% |
| District of Columbia | 83,004 | 86,872 | 4.7% |
| South Dakota | 51,643 | 54,223 | 5.0% |
| Alaska | 48,745 | 51,265 | 5.2% |
| Iowa | 161,723 | 170,100 | 5.2% |
| Delaware | 51,306 | 55,952 | 9.1% |
| Total | 23,314,963 | 23,470,766 | 0.7% |
Source: Preliminary Summary of Food Assistance Program Results
for January 2004, FNS Data Base Monitoring Branch, 3/24/04
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.
April 5, 2004
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