| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of September 28, 2005) |
State/Territory | July 2004 | July 2005 | 1-Year % Change |
Maine |
135,514 | 157,266 | 16.1% |
Massachusetts |
342,372 | 392,052 | 14.5% |
Iowa |
189,667 | 210,660 | 11.1% |
Washington |
468,886 | 513,126 | 9.4% |
Michigan |
980,573 | 1,067,795 | 8.9% |
Alabama |
498,645 | 539,892 | 8.3% |
Illinois |
1,104,469 | 1,185,658 | 7.4% |
Missouri |
719,882 | 772,398 | 7.3% |
Delaware |
58,326 | 62,334 | 6.9% |
Utah |
125,708 | 134,332 | 6.9% |
Pennsylvania |
988,682 | 1,056,104 | 6.8% |
New York |
1,636,092 | 1,744,352 | 6.6% |
South Dakota |
54,079 | 57,396 | 6.1% |
North Carolina |
760,431 | 805,920 | 6.0% |
Alaska |
53,739 | 56,857 | 5.8% |
New Hampshire |
49,991 | 52,791 | 5.6% |
Ohio |
961,844 | 1,014,775 | 5.5% |
Arkansas |
357,077 | 376,308 | 5.4% |
New Jersey |
378,799 | 399,383 | 5.4% |
Maryland |
278,324 | 292,994 | 5.3% |
Wisconsin |
332,283 | 349,467 | 5.2% |
Mississippi |
383,175 | 402,270 | 5.0% |
Virginia |
468,740 | 491,376 | 4.8% |
Minnesota |
252,117 | 263,255 | 4.4% |
North Dakota |
40,054 | 41,727 | 4.2% |
Georgia |
883,173 | 919,555 | 4.1% |
Kansas |
172,600 | 179,643 | 4.1% |
South Carolina |
503,435 | 524,291 | 4.1% |
New Mexico |
231,123 | 240,204 | 3.9% |
Indiana |
534,255 | 554,776 | 3.8% |
Connecticut |
198,587 | 205,904 | 3.7% |
Kentucky |
553,949 | 573,731 | 3.6% |
Montana |
79,100 | 81,942 | 3.6% |
Tennessee |
818,569 | 848,308 | 3.6% |
Vermont |
43,735 | 45,295 | 3.6% |
Arizona |
539,578 | 556,592 | 3.2% |
Texas |
2,327,410 | 2,397,798 | 3.0% |
Louisiana |
724,845 | 743,772 | 2.6% |
California |
1,944,139 | 1,991,121 | 2.4% |
Nebraska |
114,678 | 117,435 | 2.4% |
Florida |
1,239,824 | 1,268,620 | 2.3% |
West Virginia |
256,005 | 261,333 | 2.1% |
Oregon |
420,816 | 428,213 | 1.8% |
Oklahoma |
414,598 | 421,053 | 1.6% |
District of Columbia |
89,647 | 90,988 | 1.5% |
Idaho |
91,667 | 92,936 | 1.4% |
Nevada |
120,129 | 118,789 | -1.1% |
Wyoming |
24,966 | 24,636 | -1.3% |
Rhode Island |
77,616 | 73,977 | -4.7% |
Hawaii |
98,146 | 92,944 | -5.3% |
Colorado |
243,932 | 228,535 | -6.3% |
| TOTAL | 24,406,017 | 25,564,100 | 4.7% |
* 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.