| Food Stamp Participation 1-Month Change* (Data as of September 28, 2005) |
State/Territory | June 2005 | July 2005 | 1-Month % Change |
Arkansas |
346,841 | 376,308 | 8.5% |
Massachusetts |
364,363 | 392,052 | 7.6% |
Mississippi |
393,445 | 402,270 | 2.2% |
Maine |
154,104 | 157,266 | 2.1% |
District of Columbia |
89,438 | 90,988 | 1.7% |
South Dakota |
56,508 | 57,396 | 1.6% |
Kansas |
177,503 | 179,643 | 1.2% |
Minnesota |
260,098 | 263,255 | 1.2% |
Arizona |
551,080 | 556,592 | 1.0% |
Hawaii |
92,079 | 92,944 | 0.9% |
Illinois |
1,176,006 | 1,185,658 | 0.8% |
Iowa |
209,331 | 210,660 | 0.6% |
New Jersey |
397,142 | 399,383 | 0.6% |
Connecticut |
204,955 | 205,904 | 0.5% |
Louisiana |
740,440 | 743,772 | 0.5% |
Montana |
81,508 | 81,942 | 0.5% |
Pennsylvania |
1,050,413 | 1,056,104 | 0.5% |
Alabama |
537,897 | 539,892 | 0.4% |
Michigan |
1,063,550 | 1,067,795 | 0.4% |
Ohio |
1,010,979 | 1,014,775 | 0.4% |
Florida |
1,264,328 | 1,268,620 | 0.3% |
Kentucky |
571,980 | 573,731 | 0.3% |
Maryland |
292,340 | 292,994 | 0.2% |
North Carolina |
804,136 | 805,920 | 0.2% |
Texas |
2,392,320 | 2,397,798 | 0.2% |
Missouri |
771,589 | 772,398 | 0.1% |
South Carolina |
523,727 | 524,291 | 0.1% |
Wisconsin |
349,194 | 349,467 | 0.1% |
Vermont |
45,275 | 45,295 | 0.0% |
Georgia |
920,022 | 919,555 | -0.1% |
New Hampshire |
52,840 | 52,791 | -0.1% |
Virginia |
491,945 | 491,376 | -0.1% |
California |
1,995,931 | 1,991,121 | -0.2% |
Nebraska |
117,651 | 117,435 | -0.2% |
Oklahoma |
421,694 | 421,053 | -0.2% |
Indiana |
557,207 | 554,776 | -0.4% |
New Mexico |
241,389 | 240,204 | -0.5% |
Oregon |
431,171 | 428,213 | -0.7% |
Tennessee |
854,150 | 848,308 | -0.7% |
Utah |
135,237 | 134,332 | -0.7% |
Washington |
517,000 | 513,126 | -0.7% |
Delaware |
62,891 | 62,334 | -0.9% |
West Virginia |
263,683 | 261,333 | -0.9% |
New York |
1,765,359 | 1,744,352 | -1.2% |
Nevada |
120,614 | 118,789 | -1.5% |
Idaho |
94,956 | 92,936 | -2.1% |
North Dakota |
42,609 | 41,727 | -2.1% |
Rhode Island |
75,582 | 73,977 | -2.1% |
Alaska |
58,513 | 56,857 | -2.8% |
Wyoming |
25,333 | 24,636 | -2.8% |
Colorado |
248,113 | 228,535 | -7.9% |
| TOTAL | 25,507,569 | 25,564,100 | 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.