| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of November 26, 2004) |
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| State / Territory |
September 2003 |
September 2004 |
1-Year % Change |
| Florida | 1,079,231 | 1,394,862 | 29.2% |
| Delaware | 48,055 | 59,412 | 23.6% |
| Iowa | 159,817 | 194,857 | 21.9% |
| New Mexico | 203,823 | 236,060 | 15.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 888,645 | 1,000,534 | 12.6% |
| Missouri | 655,612 | 737,807 | 12.5% |
| Arkansas | 321,630 | 361,377 | 12.4% |
| Michigan | 889,606 | 999,170 | 12.3% |
| New York | 1,503,658 | 1,683,379 | 12.0% |
| Washington | 421,712 | 471,969 | 11.9% |
| Texas | 2,146,100 | 2,392,895 | 11.5% |
| California | 1,760,352 | 1,959,086 | 11.3% |
| Illinois | 1,013,386 | 1,125,162 | 11.0% |
| Utah | 114,148 | 126,522 | 10.8% |
| Massachusetts | 319,682 | 351,753 | 10.0% |
| New Hampshire | 45,565 | 49,963 | 9.7% |
| Georgia | 823,758 | 895,770 | 8.7% |
| Nebraska | 106,486 | 115,092 | 8.1% |
| Maryland | 261,674 | 282,109 | 7.8% |
| Louisiana | 675,439 | 726,948 | 7.6% |
| New Jersey | 360,244 | 387,126 | 7.5% |
| Indiana | 502,191 | 539,332 | 7.4% |
| Ohio | 902,372 | 966,994 | 7.2% |
| Tennessee | 781,071 | 834,759 | 6.9% |
| Connecticut | 188,185 | 200,862 | 6.7% |
| South Carolina | 478,692 | 510,746 | 6.7% |
| Vermont | 41,401 | 44,073 | 6.5% |
| Alabama | 488,534 | 520,022 | 6.4% |
| North Carolina | 741,551 | 789,140 | 6.4% |
| Kentucky | 527,701 | 556,565 | 5.5% |
| Colorado | 227,004 | 239,233 | 5.4% |
| Alaska | 50,504 | 53,142 | 5.2% |
| Idaho | 85,302 | 89,543 | 5.0% |
| Montana | 74,511 | 78,271 | 5.0% |
| Oklahoma | 402,674 | 422,780 | 5.0% |
| Arizona | 519,599 | 543,581 | 4.6% |
| Oregon | 407,340 | 425,911 | 4.6% |
| Virginia | 453,022 | 474,002 | 4.6% |
| Minnesota | 241,641 | 251,517 | 4.1% |
| Mississippi | 370,271 | 385,366 | 4.1% |
| Wisconsin | 312,725 | 325,344 | 4.0% |
| West Virginia | 250,093 | 258,609 | 3.4% |
| District of Columbia | 87,267 | 90,019 | 3.2% |
| Maine | 137,527 | 141,843 | 3.1% |
| Kansas | 168,787 | 173,182 | 2.6% |
| North Dakota | 40,314 | 40,966 | 1.6% |
| Nevada | 119,538 | 121,164 | 1.4% |
| Rhode Island | 76,405 | 77,507 | 1.4% |
| South Dakota | 52,178 | 52,763 | 1.1% |
| Wyoming | 25,348 | 25,091 | -1.0% |
| Hawaii | 100,364 | 97,332 | -3.0% |
| TOTAL | 22,690,576 | 24,922,076 | 9.8% |
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.