| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of March 24, 2006) |
State/Territory | January 2005 |
January 2006 |
1-Year % Change |
Massachusetts |
357,406 | 431,181 | 20.6% |
Mississippi |
384,360 | 433,951 | 12.9% |
Iowa |
203,524 | 223,584 | 9.9% |
New Hampshire |
51,793 | 56,351 | 8.8% |
Delaware |
60,716 | 65,775 | 8.3% |
Michigan |
1,032,892 | 1,117,547 | 8.2% |
Maryland |
285,809 | 306,073 | 7.1% |
North Carolina |
795,879 | 852,426 | 7.1% |
Illinois |
1,136,683 | 1,216,433 | 7.0% |
Washington |
504,582 | 540,012 | 7.0% |
Wisconsin |
343,919 | 366,392 | 6.5% |
Pennsylvania |
1,037,237 | 1,095,907 | 5.7% |
South Dakota |
56,263 | 59,492 | 5.7% |
Virginia |
486,014 | 508,113 | 4.5% |
Ohio |
1,007,283 | 1,051,528 | 4.4% |
Kentucky |
570,871 | 595,320 | 4.3% |
Kansas |
176,801 | 184,268 | 4.2% |
New Jersey |
386,588 | 402,944 | 4.2% |
Arkansas |
372,049 | 386,384 | 3.9% |
Missouri |
766,730 | 796,935 | 3.9% |
Alaska |
55,911 | 58,054 | 3.8% |
Maine |
148,927 | 154,501 | 3.7% |
Vermont |
45,340 | 46,948 | 3.5% |
Connecticut |
202,701 | 209,550 | 3.4% |
Oklahoma |
425,058 | 439,352 | 3.4% |
Indiana |
557,686 | 575,726 | 3.2% |
Georgia |
919,932 | 948,465 | 3.1% |
South Carolina |
519,288 | 535,077 | 3.0% |
Tennessee |
848,789 | 873,214 | 2.9% |
West Virginia |
263,066 | 269,790 | 2.6% |
Nebraska |
117,498 | 119,785 | 1.9% |
New Mexico |
240,866 | 245,179 | 1.8% |
Montana |
80,673 | 81,999 | 1.6% |
Oregon |
429,270 | 435,768 | 1.5% |
New York |
1,766,730 | 1,791,168 | 1.4% |
Alabama |
532,858 | 539,944 | 1.3% |
Utah |
132,765 | 134,530 | 1.3% |
District of Columbia |
85,932 | 86,820 | 1.0% |
Minnesota |
261,396 | 263,972 | 1.0% |
North Dakota |
43,180 | 43,366 | 0.4% |
Arizona |
543,646 | 543,625 | 0.0% |
Idaho |
94,699 | 92,926 | -1.9% |
California |
1,988,759 | 1,945,967 | -2.2% |
Florida |
1,325,491 | 1,274,384 | -3.9% |
Wyoming |
26,537 | 25,349 | -4.5% |
Nevada |
123,674 | 117,986 | -4.6% |
Rhode Island |
75,586 | 71,187 | -5.8% |
Louisiana |
733,299 | 678,770 | -7.4% |
Hawaii |
96,581 | 88,832 | -8.0% |
Colorado |
249,591 | 222,862 | -10.7% |
| TOTAL | 25,442,458 | 26,614,529 | 4.6% |