| Food Stamp Participation 1-Month Change (Data as of December 21, 2005) |
State/Territory | September 2005 | October 2005 | 1-Month % Change |
Louisiana |
1,598,059 | 1,752,897 | 9.7% |
North Dakota |
41,408 | 42,417 | 2.4% |
South Dakota |
56,549 | 57,831 | 2.3% |
Minnesota |
261,067 | 265,610 | 1.7% |
Kansas |
182,461 | 185,385 | 1.6% |
Wisconsin |
354,720 | 360,423 | 1.6% |
New Hampshire |
53,788 | 54,595 | 1.5% |
Iowa |
215,833 | 218,848 | 1.4% |
Michigan |
1,089,572 | 1,101,788 | 1.1% |
North Carolina |
835,180 | 844,362 | 1.1% |
Ohio |
1,030,714 | 1,041,695 | 1.1% |
Rhode Island |
74,317 | 75,146 | 1.1% |
West Virginia |
266,190 | 269,122 | 1.1% |
Pennsylvania |
1,067,904 | 1,078,611 | 1.0% |
Washington |
517,009 | 522,093 | 1.0% |
Wyoming |
24,334 | 24,589 | 1.0% |
South Carolina |
532,501 | 537,169 | 0.9% |
Connecticut |
207,764 | 209,164 | 0.7% |
Massachusetts |
403,304 | 406,054 | 0.7% |
Oklahoma |
438,215 | 441,262 | 0.7% |
Virginia |
501,493 | 505,041 | 0.7% |
Arkansas |
393,513 | 395,821 | 0.6% |
Hawaii |
91,038 | 91,607 | 0.6% |
Missouri |
784,632 | 789,214 | 0.6% |
Nevada |
120,223 | 120,997 | 0.6% |
Maryland |
302,063 | 303,546 | 0.5% |
Indiana |
564,445 | 566,569 | 0.4% |
Kentucky |
584,770 | 587,343 | 0.4% |
Illinois |
1,212,827 | 1,216,952 | 0.3% |
New Jersey |
402,458 | 403,741 | 0.3% |
New York |
1,757,539 | 1,763,668 | 0.3% |
District of Columbia |
92,363 | 92,547 | 0.2% |
Mississippi |
452,564 | 453,661 | 0.2% |
New Mexico |
244,565 | 245,048 | 0.2% |
Vermont |
45,929 | 46,001 | 0.2% |
California |
2,013,218 | 2,014,236 | 0.1% |
Oregon |
431,100 | 431,535 | 0.1% |
Delaware |
64,287 | 64,287 | 0.0% |
Florida |
1,284,886 | 1,284,958 | 0.0% |
Maine |
157,991 | 157,960 | 0.0% |
Tennessee |
879,148 | 878,776 | 0.0% |
Montana |
80,890 | 80,777 | -0.1% |
Idaho |
90,446 | 90,299 | -0.2% |
Nebraska |
118,725 | 118,498 | -0.2% |
Texas |
2,817,441 | 2,807,463 | -0.4% |
Georgia |
985,607 | 980,779 | -0.5% |
Utah |
134,828 | 133,959 | -0.6% |
Arizona |
559,878 | 554,823 | -0.9% |
Colorado |
252,385 | 214,208 | -15.1% |
Alaska |
55,323 | 44,532 | -19.5% |
Alabama |
768,490 | 605,970 | -21.1% |
| TOTAL | 27,537,273 | 27,575,192 | 0.1% |
Note: The following areas receive Nutrition Assistance Grants which provide benefits analogous to the Food Stamp Program: Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas. September and October 2005 data are preliminary and are subject to significant revision.
October 2004 participation includes disaster relief for Florida; September and October 2005 participation include disaster relief for many in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Alabama and for evacuees in other states.