| Food Stamp Participation 1-Month Change (Data as of March 24, 2006) |
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| State/Territory | December 2005 |
January 2006 |
1-Month % Change |
Texas |
2,728,565 | 2,967,466 | 8.8% |
North Dakota |
41,434 | 43,366 | 4.7% |
Alaska |
56,084 | 58,054 | 3.5% |
Iowa |
218,848 | 223,584 | 2.2% |
South Dakota |
58,595 | 59,492 | 1.5% |
New Hampshire |
55,666 | 56,351 | 1.2% |
Washington |
534,845 | 540,012 | 1.0% |
Wisconsin |
363,288 | 366,392 | 0.9% |
Kentucky |
590,955 | 595,320 | 0.7% |
Michigan |
1,109,791 | 1,117,547 | 0.7% |
Wyoming |
25,169 | 25,349 | 0.7% |
Vermont |
46,681 | 46,948 | 0.6% |
West Virginia |
268,156 | 269,790 | 0.6% |
Massachusetts |
428,862 | 431,181 | 0.5% |
Indiana |
573,516 | 575,726 | 0.4% |
Missouri |
794,844 | 796,935 | 0.3% |
Montana |
81,753 | 81,999 | 0.3% |
Oregon |
434,255 | 435,768 | 0.3% |
Pennsylvania |
1,092,201 | 1,095,907 | 0.3% |
Connecticut |
209,345 | 209,550 | 0.1% |
Idaho |
92,831 | 92,926 | 0.1% |
New York |
1,790,151 | 1,791,168 | 0.1% |
Colorado |
222,862 | 222,862 | 0.0% |
Kansas |
184,492 | 184,268 | -0.1% |
Utah |
134,640 | 134,530 | -0.1% |
South Carolina |
536,262 | 535,077 | -0.2% |
Minnesota |
264,854 | 263,972 | -0.3% |
Maryland |
307,293 | 306,073 | -0.4% |
Nebraska |
120,303 | 119,785 | -0.4% |
Ohio |
1,055,644 | 1,051,528 | -0.4% |
Virginia |
510,376 | 508,113 | -0.4% |
Nevada |
118,601 | 117,986 | -0.5% |
New Mexico |
246,676 | 245,179 | -0.6% |
North Carolina |
857,365 | 852,426 | -0.6% |
Arkansas |
390,123 | 386,384 | -1.0% |
New Jersey |
407,628 | 402,944 | -1.1% |
Oklahoma |
444,845 | 439,352 | -1.2% |
Delaware |
66,635 | 65,775 | -1.3% |
Tennessee |
885,793 | 873,214 | -1.4% |
Illinois |
1,236,976 | 1,216,433 | -1.7% |
Rhode Island |
72,722 | 71,187 | -2.1% |
Arizona |
556,414 | 543,625 | -2.3% |
Hawaii |
91,298 | 88,832 | -2.7% |
Maine |
159,334 | 154,501 | -3.0% |
Alabama |
557,047 | 539,944 | -3.1% |
California |
2,008,457 | 1,945,967 | -3.1% |
Georgia |
985,992 | 948,465 | -3.8% |
Florida |
1,340,114 | 1,274,384 | -4.9% |
District of Columbia |
92,002 | 86,820 | -5.6% |
Mississippi |
462,176 | 433,951 | -6.1% |
Louisiana |
734,463 | 678,770 | -7.6% |
| TOTAL | 26,688,440 | 26,614,529 | -0.3% |