| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of August 24, 2005) |
State/Territory | June 2004 | June 2005 | 1-Year % Change |
Washington |
462,133 | 517,000 | 11.9% |
Iowa |
187,215 | 209,331 | 11.8% |
Michigan |
972,588 | 1,063,550 | 9.4% |
Delaware |
57,718 | 62,891 | 9.0% |
New York |
1,621,043 | 1,765,359 | 8.9% |
Illinois |
1,082,473 | 1,176,006 | 8.6% |
Alabama |
496,834 | 537,897 | 8.3% |
Missouri |
712,809 | 771,589 | 8.2% |
Maine |
142,645 | 154,104 | 8.0% |
District of Columbia |
82,872 | 89,438 | 7.9% |
Massachusetts |
337,977 | 364,363 | 7.8% |
Utah |
125,532 | 135,237 | 7.7% |
Pennsylvania |
977,733 | 1,050,413 | 7.4% |
Wisconsin |
326,086 | 349,194 | 7.1% |
South Dakota |
53,008 | 56,508 | 6.6% |
Alaska |
55,088 | 58,513 | 6.2% |
New Hampshire |
49,769 | 52,840 | 6.2% |
North Carolina |
757,637 | 804,136 | 6.1% |
Maryland |
275,938 | 292,340 | 5.9% |
Mississippi |
372,256 | 393,445 | 5.7% |
New Jersey |
375,775 | 397,142 | 5.7% |
South Carolina |
497,231 | 523,727 | 5.3% |
Virginia |
467,238 | 491,945 | 5.3% |
Vermont |
43,129 | 45,275 | 5.0% |
California |
1,902,140 | 1,995,931 | 4.9% |
New Mexico |
230,107 | 241,389 | 4.9% |
Texas |
2,283,360 | 2,392,320 | 4.8% |
Georgia |
878,739 | 920,022 | 4.7% |
Indiana |
532,402 | 557,207 | 4.7% |
Ohio |
967,221 | 1,010,979 | 4.5% |
Florida |
1,213,617 | 1,264,328 | 4.2% |
Montana |
78,247 | 81,508 | 4.2% |
Tennessee |
819,851 | 854,150 | 4.2% |
Arizona |
530,440 | 551,080 | 3.9% |
Connecticut |
197,781 | 205,081 | 3.7% |
Kentucky |
551,475 | 571,980 | 3.7% |
Louisiana |
714,038 | 740,440 | 3.7% |
Minnesota |
251,048 | 260,098 | 3.6% |
Kansas |
171,686 | 177,503 | 3.4% |
Oklahoma |
412,077 | 421,694 | 2.3% |
North Dakota |
41,675 | 42,609 | 2.2% |
Idaho |
92,963 | 94,956 | 2.1% |
Nebraska |
115,587 | 117,651 | 1.8% |
Oregon |
423,580 | 431,171 | 1.8% |
West Virginia |
259,386 | 263,683 | 1.7% |
Colorado |
246,184 | 248,113 | 0.8% |
Nevada |
120,854 | 120,614 | -0.2% |
Wyoming |
25,468 | 25,333 | -0.5% |
Rhode Island |
77,656 | 75,582 | -2.7% |
Arkansas |
356,995 | 346,841 | -2.8% |
Hawaii |
96,152 | 92,079 | -4.2% |
| TOTAL | 24,163,504 | 25,507,695 | 5.6% |
* 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.