| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of July 25, 2005) |
State/Territory | May 2004 | May 2005 | 1-Year % Change |
Washington |
463,619 | 520,401 | 12.2% |
Iowa |
186,840 | 209,189 | 12.0% |
Michigan |
960,556 | 1,057,950 | 10.1% |
New York |
1,616,306 | 1,772,242 | 9.6% |
Missouri |
702,653 | 766,325 | 9.1% |
Alabama |
494,003 | 533,982 | 8.1% |
Pennsylvania |
972,469 | 1,049,944 | 8.0% |
Massachusetts |
335,339 | 361,990 | 7.9% |
Utah |
125,260 | 134,586 | 7.4% |
Wisconsin |
325,399 | 349,270 | 7.3% |
Delaware |
57,244 | 61,143 | 6.8% |
Ohio |
958,356 | 1,023,603 | 6.8% |
West Virginia |
245,534 | 261,917 | 6.7% |
Illinois |
1,082,344 | 1,153,470 | 6.6% |
North Carolina |
750,459 | 796,007 | 6.1% |
Texas |
2,254,672 | 2,386,465 | 5.8% |
Arkansas |
352,767 | 372,916 | 5.7% |
New Mexico |
227,468 | 240,497 | 5.7% |
Georgia |
865,200 | 913,301 | 5.6% |
Virginia |
463,184 | 489,284 | 5.6% |
Florida |
1,184,419 | 1,249,673 | 5.5% |
New Jersey |
373,335 | 393,966 | 5.5% |
Arizona |
520,157 | 547,671 | 5.3% |
California |
1,895,604 | 1,996,754 | 5.3% |
New Hampshire |
50,420 | 53,104 | 5.3% |
Indiana |
529,857 | 556,605 | 5.0% |
Alaska |
56,251 | 58,934 | 4.8% |
Maryland |
274,197 | 287,225 | 4.8% |
Montana |
77,662 | 81,360 | 4.8% |
South Carolina |
496,593 | 519,706 | 4.7% |
South Dakota |
54,064 | 56,596 | 4.7% |
Tennessee |
801,926 | 839,269 | 4.7% |
Kansas |
169,103 | 176,929 | 4.6% |
Minnesota |
250,431 | 261,218 | 4.3% |
Kentucky |
546,274 | 569,180 | 4.2% |
Vermont |
43,263 | 45,041 | 4.1% |
Maine |
147,689 | 153,654 | 4.0% |
Connecticut |
198,059 | 205,078 | 3.5% |
Louisiana |
709,828 | 731,103 | 3.0% |
Oklahoma |
409,273 | 419,493 | 2.5% |
North Dakota |
42,086 | 42,917 | 2.0% |
Oregon |
423,107 | 430,995 | 1.9% |
Nebraska |
115,615 | 117,290 | 1.4% |
Idaho |
94,436 | 95,502 | 1.1% |
Mississippi |
376,876 | 379,911 | 0.8% |
Nevada |
121,220 | 121,260 | 0.0% |
Wyoming |
25,532 | 25,234 | -1.2% |
Colorado |
246,409 | 242,306 | -1.7% |
Rhode Island |
78,058 | 76,744 | -1.7% |
District of Columbia |
87,602 | 85,051 | -2.9% |
Hawaii |
97,288 | 93,391 | -4.0% |
| TOTAL | 23,975,602 | 25,408,930 | 6.0% |
* 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.