| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of October 2004) |
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| State / Territory |
July 2003 |
July 2004 Initial |
1-Year % Change |
| Iowa | 154,325 | 189,667 | 22.90% |
| Delaware | 48,564 | 58,326 | 20.10% |
| Florida | 1,039,590 | 1,239,824 | 19.30% |
| Virginia | 405,581 | 468,740 | 15.60% |
| New Mexico | 200,381 | 231,123 | 15.30% |
| Pennsylvania | 858,974 | 988,682 | 15.10% |
| Texas | 2,022,587 | 2,327,410 | 15.10% |
| Utah | 109,740 | 125,708 | 14.60% |
| Illinois | 964,424 | 1,104,469 | 14.50% |
| North Carolina | 667,416 | 760,759 | 14.00% |
| Missouri | 636,320 | 719,882 | 13.10% |
| Colorado | 216,512 | 243,932 | 12.70% |
| Michigan | 871,100 | 980,573 | 12.60% |
| Washington | 418,955 | 468,886 | 11.90% |
| Arkansas | 319,355 | 357,077 | 11.80% |
| Nebraska | 102,665 | 114,678 | 11.70% |
| New York | 1,467,275 | 1,636,092 | 11.50% |
| Massachusetts | 308,109 | 342,372 | 11.10% |
| California | 1,743,707 | 1,932,892 | 10.80% |
| New Hampshire | 45,452 | 49,991 | 10.00% |
| Georgia | 805,414 | 883,173 | 9.70% |
| Idaho | 83,964 | 91,667 | 9.20% |
| Guam | 24,198 | 26,354 | 8.90% |
| Louisiana | 667,604 | 724,845 | 8.60% |
| Ohio | 886,435 | 961,844 | 8.50% |
| Wisconsin | 306,913 | 332,283 | 8.30% |
| Indiana | 493,835 | 534,255 | 8.20% |
| South Carolina | 465,773 | 503,435 | 8.10% |
| New Jersey | 350,694 | 378,799 | 8.00% |
| Connecticut | 184,345 | 198,587 | 7.70% |
| Maryland | 258,640 | 278,324 | 7.60% |
| Arizona | 501,944 | 539,586 | 7.50% |
| Tennessee | 763,647 | 818,569 | 7.20% |
| Mississippi | 361,168 | 383,175 | 6.10% |
| Kentucky | 522,509 | 553,949 | 6.00% |
| District of Columbia | 84,641 | 89,647 | 5.90% |
| South Dakota | 51,093 | 54,079 | 5.80% |
| Vermont | 41,459 | 43,735 | 5.50% |
| Montana | 75,184 | 79,100 | 5.20% |
| Oklahoma | 394,630 | 414,598 | 5.10% |
| Minnesota | 240,720 | 252,117 | 4.70% |
| Kansas | 165,968 | 172,600 | 4.00% |
| Oregon | 405,779 | 420,816 | 3.70% |
| Alabama | 481,437 | 498,645 | 3.60% |
| West Virginia | 247,911 | 256,005 | 3.30% |
| Alaska | 52,094 | 53,739 | 3.20% |
| Virgin Islands | 13,362 | 13,672 | 2.30% |
| Rhode Island | 76,123 | 77,616 | 2.00% |
| Nevada | 118,875 | 120,129 | 1.10% |
| North Dakota | 40,277 | 40,054 | -0.60% |
| Hawaii | 99,353 | 98,146 | -1.20% |
| Wyoming | 25,303 | 24,966 | -1.30% |
| Maine | 137,508 | 135,514 | -1.50% |
| TOTAL | 22,029,832 | 24,395,106 | 10.70% |
| The following areas receive Nutrition Assistance Grants which provide benefits analogous to the Food Stamp Program: Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas. Data are subject to revision. | |||