| Food Stamp Participation 1-Month Change* (Data as of October 25, 2005) |
State/Territory | July 2005 | August 2005 | 1-Month % Change |
Colorado |
228,535 | 245,776 | 7.5% |
Delaware |
62,334 | 63,842 | 2.4% |
Oklahoma |
421,053 | 430,928 | 2.3% |
North Dakota |
41,727 | 42,552 | 2.0% |
West Virginia |
261,333 | 266,510 | 2.0% |
Tennessee |
848,308 | 864,188 | 1.9% |
Massachusetts |
392,052 | 398,392 | 1.6% |
Mississippi |
402,158 | 408,513 | 1.6% |
Indiana |
554,776 | 563,146 | 1.5% |
Kentucky |
573,731 | 582,231 | 1.5% |
North Carolina |
805,920 | 818,411 | 1.5% |
Iowa |
210,660 | 213,650 | 1.4% |
Maryland |
292,994 | 297,101 | 1.4% |
Ohio |
1,014,775 | 1,029,376 | 1.4% |
Michigan |
1,067,795 | 1,081,270 | 1.3% |
New Mexico |
240,204 | 243,350 | 1.3% |
South Carolina |
524,291 | 530,942 | 1.3% |
Texas |
2,397,798 | 2,429,462 | 1.3% |
Georgia |
919,555 | 928,479 | 1.0% |
Kansas |
179,643 | 181,355 | 1.0% |
New Hampshire |
52,791 | 53,256 | 0.9% |
Virginia |
491,376 | 495,244 | 0.8% |
Missouri |
772,398 | 777,434 | 0.7% |
Wisconsin |
349,467 | 352,053 | 0.7% |
Illinois |
1,185,658 | 1,192,846 | 0.6% |
Nevada |
118,789 | 119,543 | 0.6% |
Connecticut |
205,904 | 207,021 | 0.5% |
California |
1,991,121 | 1,998,974 | 0.4% |
Pennsylvania |
1,056,104 | 1,060,718 | 0.4% |
Utah |
134,332 | 134,916 | 0.4% |
Vermont |
45,295 | 45,470 | 0.4% |
Alabama |
539,892 | 541,754 | 0.3% |
Rhode Island |
73,977 | 74,199 | 0.3% |
Minnesota |
263,242 | 263,678 | 0.2% |
Nebraska |
117,435 | 117,648 | 0.2% |
Oregon |
428,213 | 429,043 | 0.2% |
Washington |
513,126 | 514,211 | 0.2% |
Louisiana |
743,772 | 744,230 | 0.1% |
Maine |
157,266 | 157,470 | 0.1% |
Arizona |
556,592 | 556,639 | 0.0% |
Arkansas |
376,308 | 376,308 | 0.0% |
New York |
1,744,352 | 1,744,085 | 0.0% |
New Jersey |
399,383 | 399,159 | -0.1% |
Montana |
81,942 | 81,581 | -0.4% |
South Dakota |
57,396 | 57,155 | -0.4% |
Florida |
1,268,620 | 1,259,562 | -0.7% |
Alaska |
56,857 | 56,307 | -1.0% |
Hawaii |
92,944 | 91,943 | -1.1% |
Wyoming |
24,636 | 24,296 | -1.4% |
Idaho |
92,936 | 90,920 | -2.2% |
District of Columbia |
90,988 | 87,248 | -4.1% |
| TOTAL | 25,563,975 | 25,765,739 | 0.8% |
* 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.