| Food Stamp Participation 5-Year Change (Data as of November 28, 2005) |
State/Territory | September 2000 | September 2005 | 5-Year % Change |
Louisiana * |
503,939 | 1,598,059 | 217.1% |
Texas * |
1,319,716 | 2,817,400 | 113.5% |
Delaware |
30,122 | 64,287 | 113.4% |
Arizona |
268,213 | 559,878 | 108.7% |
Alabama * |
397,910 | 768,490 | 93.1% |
Nevada |
62,687 | 120,223 | 91.8% |
Missouri |
429,354 | 784,632 | 82.7% |
Indiana |
310,282 | 564,445 | 81.9% |
Massachusetts |
222,770 | 403,304 | 81.0% |
South Carolina |
295,158 | 532,501 | 80.4% |
Oregon |
239,620 | 431,100 | 79.9% |
Tennessee |
494,767 | 879,148 | 77.7% |
Washington |
291,516 | 517,009 | 77.4% |
Georgia |
556,647 | 985,607 | 77.1% |
Iowa |
122,100 | 215,833 | 76.8% |
Wisconsin |
201,647 | 354,720 | 75.9% |
Michigan |
623,200 | 1,089,572 | 74.8% |
North Carolina |
478,644 | 835,180 | 74.5% |
Oklahoma |
253,317 | 438,215 | 73.0% |
Ohio |
605,833 | 1,030,714 | 70.1% |
Colorado |
149,894 | 252,385 | 68.4% |
Utah |
80,149 | 134,828 | 68.2% |
Idaho |
56,222 | 90,446 | 60.9% |
Maine |
98,471 | 157,991 | 60.4% |
Arkansas |
247,364 | 393,513 | 59.1% |
Mississippi * |
285,901 | 452,564 | 58.3% |
New Hampshire |
35,532 | 53,788 | 51.4% |
Virginia |
331,595 | 501,493 | 51.2% |
Nebraska |
78,857 | 118,725 | 50.6% |
New Mexico |
164,534 | 244,565 | 48.6% |
Kansas |
122,855 | 182,461 | 48.5% |
Kentucky |
400,623 | 584,770 | 46.0% |
Florida |
881,306 | 1,284,886 | 45.8% |
Illinois |
833,396 | 1,212,827 | 45.5% |
Maryland |
212,329 | 302,063 | 42.3% |
Alaska |
38,918 | 55,323 | 42.2% |
Pennsylvania |
760,196 | 1,067,904 | 40.5% |
Montana |
58,146 | 80,890 | 39.1% |
Minnesota |
194,846 | 261,044 | 34.0% |
North Dakota |
30,919 | 41,408 | 33.9% |
South Dakota |
42,972 | 56,549 | 31.6% |
Connecticut |
159,769 | 207,764 | 30.0% |
New York |
1,397,208 | 1,757,539 | 25.8% |
New Jersey |
323,674 | 402,458 | 24.3% |
West Virginia |
221,365 | 266,190 | 20.2% |
District of Columbia |
77,457 | 92,363 | 19.2% |
Vermont |
39,169 | 45,929 | 17.3% |
California |
1,740,317 | 2,013,218 | 15.7% |
Wyoming |
21,577 | 24,334 | 12.8% |
Rhode Island |
72,557 | 74,317 | 2.4% |
Hawaii |
114,157 | 91,038 | -20.3% |
| TOTAL | 17,016,839 | 27,537,209 | 61.8% |
*Sharp increases in September 2005 activity reflect hurricane disaster relief.
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.