| Food Stamp Participation 2-Month Change (Data as of December 21, 2005) |
State/Territory | August 2005 | October 2005 | 2-Month % Change |
Louisiana |
744,230 | 1,752,897 | 135.5% |
Texas |
2,429,462 | 2,807,463 | 15.6% |
Alabama |
541,754 | 605,970 | 11.9% |
Mississippi |
408,513 | 453,661 | 11.1% |
District of Columbia |
87,248 | 92,547 | 6.1% |
Georgia |
928,479 | 980,779 | 5.6% |
Arkansas |
376,308 | 395,821 | 5.2% |
North Carolina |
818,411 | 844,362 | 3.2% |
New Hampshire |
53,282 | 54,595 | 2.5% |
Iowa |
213,650 | 218,848 | 2.4% |
Oklahoma |
430,928 | 441,262 | 2.4% |
Wisconsin |
352,053 | 360,423 | 2.4% |
Kansas |
181,355 | 185,385 | 2.2% |
Maryland |
297,101 | 303,546 | 2.2% |
Illinois |
1,192,846 | 1,216,952 | 2.0% |
Florida |
1,259,562 | 1,284,958 | 2.0% |
Virginia |
495,244 | 505,041 | 2.0% |
Massachusetts |
398,392 | 406,054 | 1.9% |
Michigan |
1,081,270 | 1,101,788 | 1.9% |
Tennessee |
864,188 | 878,776 | 1.7% |
Pennsylvania |
1,060,718 | 1,078,611 | 1.7% |
Washington |
514,211 | 522,093 | 1.5% |
Missouri |
777,434 | 789,214 | 1.5% |
Rhode Island |
74,199 | 75,146 | 1.3% |
Nevada |
119,543 | 120,997 | 1.2% |
Wyoming |
24,296 | 24,589 | 1.2% |
Ohio |
1,029,376 | 1,041,695 | 1.2% |
South Dakota |
57,155 | 57,831 | 1.2% |
South Carolina |
530,942 | 537,169 | 1.2% |
Vermont |
45,470 | 46,001 | 1.2% |
New Jersey |
399,159 | 403,741 | 1.1% |
New York |
1,744,085 | 1,763,668 | 1.1% |
Connecticut |
207,021 | 209,164 | 1.0% |
West Virginia |
266,510 | 269,122 | 1.0% |
Kentucky |
582,231 | 587,343 | 0.9% |
California |
1,998,974 | 2,014,236 | 0.8% |
Nebraska |
117,648 | 118,498 | 0.7% |
Minnesota |
263,718 | 265,610 | 0.7% |
New Mexico |
243,350 | 245,048 | 0.7% |
Delaware |
63,842 | 64,287 | 0.7% |
Indiana |
563,146 | 566,569 | 0.6% |
Oregon |
429,043 | 431,535 | 0.6% |
Maine |
157,470 | 157,960 | 0.3% |
North Dakota |
42,552 | 42,417 | -0.3% |
Arizona |
556,639 | 554,823 | -0.3% |
Hawaii |
91,943 | 91,607 | -0.4% |
Idaho |
90,920 | 90,299 | -0.7% |
Utah |
134,916 | 133,959 | -0.7% |
Montana |
81,581 | 80,777 | -1.0% |
Colorado |
245,776 | 214,208 | -12.8% |
Alaska |
56,307 | 44,532 | -20.9% |
| TOTAL | 25,765,805 | 27,575,192 | 7.0% |
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.