| Food Stamp Participation 1-Month Change* (Data as of July 25, 2005) |
State/Territory | April 2005 | May 2005 | 1-Month % Change |
Florida |
1,226,093 | 1,249,673 | 1.9% |
Ohio |
1,006,365 | 1,023,603 | 1.7% |
Mississippi |
376,987 | 379,911 | 0.8% |
Georgia |
906,613 | 913,301 | 0.7% |
Maryland |
285,183 | 287,225 | 0.7% |
Arkansas |
370,749 | 372,916 | 0.6% |
Massachusetts |
359,667 | 361,990 | 0.6% |
Michigan |
1,051,803 | 1,057,950 | 0.6% |
North Carolina |
791,338 | 796,007 | 0.6% |
Alabama |
531,326 | 533,982 | 0.5% |
Arizona |
544,740 | 547,671 | 0.5% |
South Carolina |
517,047 | 519,706 | 0.5% |
Connecticut |
204,219 | 205,078 | 0.4% |
California |
1,990,739 | 1,996,754 | 0.3% |
Kentucky |
567,410 | 569,180 | 0.3% |
Virginia |
487,673 | 489,284 | 0.3% |
Delaware |
61,040 | 61,143 | 0.2% |
Indiana |
556,058 | 556,605 | 0.1% |
Montana |
81,317 | 81,360 | 0.1% |
New Mexico |
240,314 | 240,497 | 0.1% |
North Dakota |
42,866 | 42,917 | 0.1% |
West Virginia |
261,691 | 261,917 | 0.1% |
Wisconsin |
348,988 | 349,270 | 0.1% |
Kansas |
176,923 | 176,929 | 0.0% |
Minnesota |
261,335 | 261,218 | 0.0% |
New Jersey |
393,962 | 393,966 | 0.0% |
Pennsylvania |
1,050,195 | 1,049,944 | 0.0% |
Utah |
134,549 | 134,586 | 0.0% |
Illinois |
1,154,342 | 1,153,470 | -0.1% |
Iowa |
209,328 | 209,189 | -0.1% |
Oregon |
431,423 | 430,995 | -0.1% |
Idaho |
95,656 | 95,502 | -0.2% |
Louisiana |
732,432 | 731,103 | -0.2% |
Nevada |
121,537 | 121,260 | -0.2% |
Tennessee |
840,776 | 839,269 | -0.2% |
Missouri |
768,350 | 766,325 | -0.3% |
New Hampshire |
53,247 | 53,104 | -0.3% |
New York |
1,776,762 | 1,772,242 | -0.3% |
Oklahoma |
420,797 | 419,493 | -0.3% |
Washington |
522,677 | 520,401 | -0.4% |
Alaska |
59,239 | 58,934 | -0.5% |
Maine |
154,498 | 153,654 | -0.5% |
Texas |
2,398,676 | 2,386,465 | -0.5% |
Nebraska |
118,028 | 117,290 | -0.6% |
Rhode Island |
77,523 | 76,744 | -1.0% |
Hawaii |
94,636 | 93,391 | -1.3% |
Vermont |
45,770 | 45,041 | -1.6% |
South Dakota |
57,732 | 56,596 | -2.0% |
Wyoming |
25,757 | 25,234 | -2.0% |
Colorado |
248,888 | 242,306 | -2.6% |
District of Columbia |
88,973 | 85,051 | -4.4% |
| TOTAL | 25,364,942 | 25,408,930 | 0.2% |
* 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.