| Food Stamp Participation 5-Year Change (Data as of December 21, 2005) |
State/Territory | October 2000 | October 2005 | 5-Year % Change |
Louisiana |
499,339 | 1,752,897 | 251.0% |
Texas |
1,329,737 | 2,807,463 | 111.1% |
Arizona |
269,034 | 554,823 | 106.2% |
Delaware |
31,197 | 64,287 | 106.1% |
Nevada |
62,664 | 120,997 | 93.1% |
Missouri |
431,222 | 789,214 | 83.0% |
Massachusetts |
222,719 | 406,054 | 82.3% |
South Carolina |
300,864 | 537,169 | 78.5% |
Indiana |
318,511 | 566,569 | 77.9% |
Washington |
293,510 | 522,093 | 77.9% |
Oregon |
243,076 | 431,535 | 77.5% |
Iowa |
123,278 | 218,848 | 77.5% |
North Carolina |
480,718 | 844,362 | 75.6% |
Wisconsin |
205,368 | 360,423 | 75.5% |
Oklahoma |
253,168 | 441,262 | 74.3% |
Georgia |
564,199 | 980,779 | 73.8% |
Tennessee |
506,309 | 878,776 | 73.6% |
Michigan |
642,208 | 1,101,788 | 71.6% |
Utah |
79,766 | 133,959 | 67.9% |
Ohio |
622,396 | 1,041,695 | 67.4% |
Idaho |
56,484 | 90,299 | 59.9% |
Arkansas |
248,442 | 395,821 | 59.3% |
Maine |
100,000 | 157,960 | 58.0% |
Mississippi |
289,952 | 453,661 | 56.5% |
New Hampshire |
35,257 | 54,595 | 54.8% |
Illinois |
791,978 | 1,216,952 | 53.7% |
Virginia |
331,555 | 505,041 | 52.3% |
Kansas |
121,718 | 185,385 | 52.3% |
Nebraska |
78,342 | 118,498 | 51.3% |
Alabama |
401,925 | 605,970 | 50.8% |
New Mexico |
164,300 | 245,048 | 49.1% |
Kentucky |
403,077 | 587,343 | 45.7% |
Florida |
886,973 | 1,284,958 | 44.9% |
Maryland |
210,678 | 303,546 | 44.1% |
Pennsylvania |
754,885 | 1,078,611 | 42.9% |
Colorado |
150,237 | 214,208 | 42.6% |
Montana |
58,254 | 80,777 | 38.7% |
Minnesota |
194,295 | 265,610 | 36.7% |
South Dakota |
42,819 | 57,831 | 35.1% |
Connecticut |
157,281 | 209,164 | 33.0% |
New York |
1,411,712 | 1,763,668 | 24.9% |
New Jersey |
324,122 | 403,741 | 24.6% |
North Dakota |
34,064 | 42,417 | 24.5% |
District of Columbia |
74,335 | 92,547 | 24.5% |
West Virginia |
220,738 | 269,122 | 21.9% |
Vermont |
38,558 | 46,001 | 19.3% |
Alaska |
37,385 | 44,532 | 19.1% |
California |
1,730,448 | 2,014,236 | 16.4% |
Wyoming |
22,136 | 24,589 | 11.1% |
Rhode Island |
72,127 | 75,146 | 4.2% |
Hawaii |
112,952 | 91,607 | -18.9% |
| TOTAL | 17,073,579 | 27,575,192 | 61.5% |
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.
September and October 2005 participation include disaster relief for many in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Alabama and for evacuees in other states.