| Food Stamp Participation 1-Month Change (Data as of November 26, 2004) |
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| State / Territory |
August 2004 Preliminary |
September 2004 Initial |
1-Month % Change |
| Florida | 1,246,023 | 1,394,862 | 11.9% |
| District of Columbia | 85,195 | 90,019 | 5.7% |
| Alabama | 505,031 | 520,022 | 3.0% |
| Delaware | 57,909 | 59,412 | 2.6% |
| North Carolina | 769,299 | 789,140 | 2.6% |
| Maine | 138,741 | 141,843 | 2.2% |
| New York | 1,650,733 | 1,683,379 | 2.0% |
| New Jersey | 380,196 | 387,126 | 1.8% |
| Illinois | 1,106,632 | 1,125,162 | 1.7% |
| Oregon | 419,033 | 425,911 | 1.6% |
| Massachusetts | 347,343 | 351,753 | 1.3% |
| Iowa | 192,707 | 194,857 | 1.1% |
| Wisconsin | 322,002 | 325,344 | 1.0% |
| Texas | 2,370,587 | 2,392,895 | 0.9% |
| Washington | 467,748 | 471,969 | 0.9% |
| Missouri | 732,176 | 737,807 | 0.8% |
| Arkansas | 358,894 | 361,377 | 0.7% |
| Oklahoma | 419,935 | 422,780 | 0.7% |
| Vermont | 43,761 | 44,073 | 0.7% |
| Louisiana | 722,508 | 726,948 | 0.6% |
| Michigan | 993,714 | 999,170 | 0.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 995,513 | 1,000,534 | 0.5% |
| New Mexico | 235,222 | 236,060 | 0.4% |
| Virginia | 472,106 | 474,002 | 0.4% |
| Connecticut | 200,329 | 200,862 | 0.3% |
| Mississippi | 384,228 | 385,366 | 0.3% |
| South Carolina | 509,348 | 510,746 | 0.3% |
| Wyoming | 25,019 | 25,091 | 0.3% |
| Indiana | 538,350 | 539,332 | 0.2% |
| Maryland | 281,438 | 282,109 | 0.2% |
| Arizona | 542,902 | 543,581 | 0.1% |
| California | 1,957,204 | 1,959,086 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 894,452 | 895,770 | 0.1% |
| Nebraska | 115,026 | 115,092 | 0.1% |
| Rhode Island | 77,481 | 77,507 | 0.0% |
| Tennessee | 834,849 | 834,759 | 0.0% |
| Utah | 126,522 | 126,522 | 0.0% |
| Nevada | 121,275 | 121,164 | -0.1% |
| New Hampshire | 49,995 | 49,963 | -0.1% |
| West Virginia | 259,071 | 258,609 | -0.2% |
| Ohio | 969,422 | 966,994 | -0.3% |
| Kentucky | 559,661 | 556,565 | -0.6% |
| Idaho | 90,141 | 89,543 | -0.7% |
| Kansas | 174,418 | 173,182 | -0.7% |
| Minnesota | 253,635 | 251,517 | -0.8% |
| Hawaii | 98,263 | 97,332 | -0.9% |
| Montana | 79,017 | 78,271 | -0.9% |
| Alaska | 53,713 | 53,142 | -1.1% |
| North Dakota | 41,574 | 40,966 | -1.5% |
| South Dakota | 54,431 | 52,763 | -3.1% |
| Colorado | 247,923 | 239,233 | -3.5% |
| TOTAL | 24,612,845 | 24,922,076 | 1.3% |
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.