| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of December 21, 2005) |
State/Territory | October 2004 | October 2005 | 1-Year % Change |
Louisiana |
734,384 | 1,752,897 | 138.7% |
Mississippi |
385,716 | 453,661 | 17.6% |
Texas |
2,418,671 | 2,807,463 | 16.1% |
Massachusetts |
353,670 | 406,054 | 14.8% |
Iowa |
198,188 | 218,848 | 10.4% |
Michigan |
1,004,488 | 1,101,788 | 9.7% |
Delaware |
58,994 | 64,287 | 9.0% |
New Hampshire |
50,119 | 54,595 | 8.9% |
Arkansas |
364,231 | 395,821 | 8.7% |
Washington |
480,716 | 522,093 | 8.6% |
Wisconsin |
332,179 | 360,423 | 8.5% |
Georgia |
905,510 | 980,779 | 8.3% |
Illinois |
1,123,214 | 1,216,952 | 8.3% |
Maine |
146,518 | 157,960 | 7.8% |
North Carolina |
785,382 | 844,362 | 7.5% |
Ohio |
975,382 | 1,041,695 | 6.8% |
South Dakota |
54,220 | 57,831 | 6.7% |
Maryland |
285,125 | 303,546 | 6.5% |
Pennsylvania |
1,013,261 | 1,078,611 | 6.4% |
Missouri |
742,974 | 789,214 | 6.2% |
Virginia |
477,891 | 505,041 | 5.7% |
North Dakota |
40,163 | 42,417 | 5.6% |
Tennessee |
835,625 | 878,776 | 5.2% |
Kansas |
176,621 | 185,385 | 5.0% |
New Jersey |
384,338 | 403,741 | 5.0% |
Kentucky |
559,929 | 587,343 | 4.9% |
Oklahoma |
421,907 | 441,262 | 4.6% |
Vermont |
43,994 | 46,001 | 4.6% |
South Carolina |
514,287 | 537,169 | 4.4% |
Indiana |
543,059 | 566,569 | 4.3% |
Utah |
128,628 | 133,959 | 4.1% |
West Virginia |
258,444 | 269,122 | 4.1% |
New York |
1,699,983 | 1,763,668 | 3.7% |
Connecticut |
201,912 | 209,164 | 3.6% |
New Mexico |
236,701 | 245,048 | 3.5% |
Minnesota |
257,523 | 265,610 | 3.1% |
Alaska |
43,333 | 44,532 | 2.8% |
Nebraska |
115,419 | 118,498 | 2.7% |
Montana |
78,828 | 80,777 | 2.5% |
Alabama |
592,653 | 605,970 | 2.2% |
California |
1,973,748 | 2,014,236 | 2.1% |
District of Columbia |
90,998 | 92,547 | 1.7% |
Oregon |
426,376 | 431,535 | 1.2% |
Arizona |
550,114 | 554,823 | 0.9% |
Idaho |
89,616 | 90,299 | 0.8% |
Nevada |
122,380 | 120,997 | -1.1% |
Rhode Island |
77,375 | 75,146 | -2.9% |
Wyoming |
25,377 | 24,589 | -3.1% |
Hawaii |
96,375 | 91,607 | -4.9% |
Colorado |
244,018 | 214,208 | -12.2% |
Florida |
2,474,348 | 1,284,958 | -48.1% |
| TOTAL | 26,235,148 | 27,575,192 | 5.1% |
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.