| Food Stamp Participation 1-Month Change* (Data as of August 24, 2005) |
State/Territory | May 2005 | June 2005 | 1-Month % Change |
District of Columbia |
85,051 | 89,438 | 5.2% |
Mississippi |
379,911 | 393,445 | 3.6% |
Delaware |
61,143 | 62,891 | 2.9% |
Colorado |
242,306 | 248,113 | 2.4% |
Illinois |
1,153,470 | 1,176,006 | 2.0% |
Maryland |
287,225 | 292,340 | 1.8% |
Tennessee |
839,269 | 854,150 | 1.8% |
Louisiana |
731,103 | 740,440 | 1.3% |
Florida |
1,249,673 | 1,264,328 | 1.2% |
North Carolina |
796,007 | 804,136 | 1.0% |
New Jersey |
393,966 | 397,142 | 0.8% |
South Carolina |
519,706 | 523,727 | 0.8% |
Alabama |
533,982 | 537,897 | 0.7% |
Georgia |
913,301 | 920,022 | 0.7% |
Massachusetts |
361,990 | 364,363 | 0.7% |
Missouri |
766,325 | 771,589 | 0.7% |
West Virginia |
261,917 | 263,683 | 0.7% |
Arizona |
547,671 | 551,080 | 0.6% |
Kentucky |
569,180 | 571,980 | 0.5% |
Michigan |
1,057,950 | 1,063,550 | 0.5% |
Oklahoma |
419,493 | 421,694 | 0.5% |
Utah |
134,586 | 135,237 | 0.5% |
Vermont |
45,041 | 45,275 | 0.5% |
Virginia |
489,284 | 491,945 | 0.5% |
New Mexico |
240,497 | 241,389 | 0.4% |
Wyoming |
25,234 | 25,333 | 0.4% |
Kansas |
176,929 | 177,503 | 0.3% |
Maine |
153,654 | 154,104 | 0.3% |
Nebraska |
117,290 | 117,651 | 0.3% |
Montana |
81,360 | 81,508 | 0.2% |
Texas |
2,386,465 | 2,392,320 | 0.2% |
Indiana |
556,605 | 557,207 | 0.1% |
Iowa |
209,189 | 209,331 | 0.1% |
California |
1,996,754 | 1,995,931 | 0.0% |
Connecticut |
205,078 | 205,081 | 0.0% |
Oregon |
430,995 | 431,171 | 0.0% |
Pennsylvania |
1,049,944 | 1,050,413 | 0.0% |
Wisconsin |
349,270 | 349,194 | 0.0% |
South Dakota |
56,596 | 56,508 | -0.2% |
Minnesota |
261,057 | 260,098 | -0.4% |
New York |
1,772,242 | 1,765,359 | -0.4% |
Nevada |
121,260 | 120,614 | -0.5% |
New Hampshire |
53,104 | 52,840 | -0.5% |
Idaho |
95,502 | 94,956 | -0.6% |
Alaska |
58,934 | 58,513 | -0.7% |
North Dakota |
42,917 | 42,609 | -0.7% |
Washington |
520,401 | 517,000 | -0.7% |
Ohio |
1,023,603 | 1,010,979 | -1.2% |
Hawaii |
93,391 | 92,079 | -1.4% |
Rhode Island |
76,744 | 75,582 | -1.5% |
Arkansas |
372,916 | 346,841 | -7.0% |
| TOTAL | 25,408,489 | 25,507,695 | 0.4% |
* 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.