Food Stamp Program Participation
Five Year Change
Five Year Change
| States | January 1999 | January 2004 | Percent Change, Jan. 1999 to Jan. 2004 | ||
| Hawaii | 125,452 | 99,943 | -20.3% | ||
| California | 2,062,758 | 1,766,364 | -14.4% | ||
| Vermont | 45,272 | 39,459 | -12.8% | ||
| New Jersey | 387,885 | 359,988 | -7.2% | ||
| Maryland | 275,073 | 268,313 | -2.5% | ||
| Rhode Island | 76,626 | 76,387 | -0.3% | ||
| New York | 1,565,278 | 1,568,547 | 0.2% | ||
| West Virginia | 252,796 | 255,269 | 1.0% | ||
| District of Columbia | 83,871 | 86,872 | 3.6% | ||
| Connecticut | 181,723 | 193,816 | 6.7% | ||
| Wyoming | 24,225 | 26,208 | 8.2% | ||
| Pennsylvania | 860,225 | 947,488 | 10.1% | ||
| Minnesota | 211,627 | 245,291 | 15.9% | ||
| New Mexico | 180,883 | 213,605 | 18.1% | ||
| Nebraska | 95,256 | 112,821 | 18.4% | ||
| Alaska | 43,151 | 51,265 | 18.8% | ||
| Virginia | 371,969 | 442,866 | 19.1% | ||
| South Dakota | 45,288 | 54,223 | 19.7% | ||
| Alabama | 408,824 | 493,167 | 20.6% | ||
| North Dakota | 33,829 | 41,095 | 21.5% | ||
| Massachusetts | 266,473 | 330,126 | 23.9% | ||
| Montana | 61,762 | 76,826 | 24.4% | ||
| New Hampshire | 37,962 | 47,311 | 24.6% | ||
| Florida | 949,852 | 1,199,925 | 26.3% | ||
| Michigan | 713,485 | 907,178 | 27.1% | ||
| Mississippi | 294,178 | 377,006 | 28.2% | ||
| Maine | 110,535 | 142,798 | 29.2% | ||
| Iowa | 130,967 | 170,100 | 29.9% | ||
| Illinois | 820,972 | 1,068,205 | 30.1% | ||
| Delaware | 42,306 | 55,952 | 32.3% | ||
| Arkansas | 257,099 | 343,286 | 33.5% | ||
| Kentucky | 401,135 | 541,432 | 35.0% | ||
| Louisiana | 517,593 | 700,142 | 35.3% | ||
| Colorado | 175,790 | 238,522 | 35.7% | ||
| Utah | 89,932 | 122,540 | 36.3% | ||
| Georgia | 624,221 | 861,830 | 38.1% | ||
| Washington | 322,932 | 446,523 | 38.3% | ||
| Ohio | 643,678 | 932,221 | 44.8% | ||
| Kansas | 114,867 | 168,241 | 46.5% | ||
| North Carolina | 494,008 | 728,856 | 47.5% | ||
| Oklahoma | 276,295 | 408,186 | 47.7% | ||
| Tennessee | 519,219 | 797,576 | 53.6% | ||
| Texas | 1,449,725 | 2,242,501 | 54.7% | ||
| Idaho | 58,287 | 90,907 | 56.0% | ||
| South Carolina | 315,394 | 493,491 | 56.5% | ||
| Missouri | 407,309 | 688,074 | 68.9% | ||
| Indiana | 300,165 | 521,174 | 73.6% | ||
| Wisconsin | 184,938 | 323,021 | 74.7% | ||
| Oregon | 223,363 | 417,621 | 87.0% | ||
| Nevada | 63,169 | 119,491 | 89.2% | ||
| Arizona | 252,323 | 528,423 | 109.4% | ||
| United States | 18,451,945 | 23,432,472 | 27.0% |
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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