| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of October 25, 2005) |
State/Territory | August 2004 | August 2005 | 1-Year % Change |
Massachusetts |
347,343 | 398,392 | 14.7% |
Maine |
138,741 | 157,470 | 13.5% |
Iowa |
192,707 | 213,650 | 10.9% |
Delaware |
57,909 | 63,842 | 10.2% |
Washington |
467,748 | 514,211 | 9.9% |
Wisconsin |
322,002 | 352,053 | 9.3% |
Michigan |
993,714 | 1,081,270 | 8.8% |
Illinois |
1,106,632 | 1,192,846 | 7.8% |
Alabama |
505,031 | 541,754 | 7.3% |
Utah |
126,522 | 134,916 | 6.6% |
New Hampshire |
49,995 | 53,256 | 6.5% |
Pennsylvania |
995,513 | 1,060,718 | 6.5% |
North Carolina |
769,299 | 818,411 | 6.4% |
Mississippi |
384,228 | 408,513 | 6.3% |
Missouri |
732,176 | 777,434 | 6.2% |
Ohio |
969,422 | 1,029,376 | 6.2% |
New York |
1,650,733 | 1,744,085 | 5.7% |
Maryland |
281,438 | 297,101 | 5.6% |
New Jersey |
380,196 | 399,159 | 5.0% |
South Dakota |
54,431 | 57,155 | 5.0% |
Arkansas |
358,894 | 376,308 | 4.9% |
Virginia |
472,106 | 495,244 | 4.9% |
Alaska |
53,713 | 56,307 | 4.8% |
Indiana |
538,350 | 563,146 | 4.6% |
South Carolina |
509,348 | 530,942 | 4.2% |
Kansas |
174,418 | 181,355 | 4.0% |
Kentucky |
559,661 | 582,231 | 4.0% |
Minnesota |
253,635 | 263,678 | 4.0% |
Vermont |
43,761 | 45,470 | 3.9% |
Georgia |
894,452 | 928,479 | 3.8% |
New Mexico |
235,222 | 243,350 | 3.5% |
Tennessee |
834,849 | 864,188 | 3.5% |
Connecticut |
200,329 | 207,021 | 3.3% |
Montana |
79,017 | 81,581 | 3.2% |
Louisiana |
722,508 | 744,230 | 3.0% |
West Virginia |
259,071 | 266,510 | 2.9% |
Oklahoma |
419,935 | 430,928 | 2.6% |
Arizona |
542,902 | 556,639 | 2.5% |
Texas |
2,370,587 | 2,429,462 | 2.5% |
District of Columbia |
85,195 | 87,248 | 2.4% |
North Dakota |
41,574 | 42,552 | 2.4% |
Oregon |
419,033 | 429,043 | 2.4% |
Nebraska |
115,026 | 117,648 | 2.3% |
California |
1,957,204 | 1,998,974 | 2.1% |
Florida |
1,246,023 | 1,259,562 | 1.1% |
Idaho |
90,141 | 90,920 | 0.9% |
Colorado |
247,923 | 245,776 | -0.9% |
Nevada |
121,275 | 119,543 | -1.4% |
Wyoming |
25,019 | 24,296 | -2.9% |
Rhode Island |
77,481 | 74,199 | -4.2% |
Hawaii |
98,263 | 91,943 | -6.4% |
| TOTAL | 24,612,845 | 25,765,739 | 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.