| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of December 22, 2006) |
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| State/Territory | October 2005 |
October 2006 |
1-Year % Change |
Colorado |
214,208 | 252,477 | 17.90% |
Alaska |
44,532 | 49,848 | 11.90% |
Massachusetts |
406,054 | 449,184 | 10.60% |
Michigan |
1,101,788 | 1,185,400 | 7.60% |
Iowa |
218,848 | 233,000 | 6.50% |
Maine |
158,100 | 167,979 | 6.20% |
Maryland |
303,546 | 320,512 | 5.60% |
New Hampshire |
54,595 | 57,314 | 5.00% |
Vermont |
46,001 | 48,207 | 4.80% |
Wisconsin |
360,423 | 375,323 | 4.10% |
North Carolina |
844,362 | 878,421 | 4.00% |
Missouri |
789,214 | 816,583 | 3.50% |
Indiana |
566,569 | 582,652 | 2.80% |
Ohio |
1,041,695 | 1,068,748 | 2.60% |
Washington |
522,093 | 532,854 | 2.10% |
Pennsylvania |
1,078,611 | 1,098,842 | 1.90% |
South Carolina |
537,169 | 546,309 | 1.70% |
Connecticut |
209,164 | 211,991 | 1.40% |
New Jersey |
403,741 | 408,969 | 1.30% |
Virginia |
505,041 | 511,818 | 1.30% |
Delaware |
64,287 | 65,023 | 1.10% |
Kentucky |
587,343 | 593,875 | 1.10% |
Illinois |
1,216,952 | 1,229,061 | 1.00% |
Minnesota |
265,616 | 268,318 | 1.00% |
Nebraska |
118,498 | 119,659 | 1.00% |
New York |
1,763,668 | 1,776,176 | 0.70% |
South Dakota |
57,831 | 58,180 | 0.60% |
Oregon |
431,535 | 432,519 | 0.20% |
North Dakota |
42,417 | 42,474 | 0.10% |
Rhode Island |
75,146 | 75,023 | -0.20% |
West Virginia |
269,122 | 268,708 | -0.20% |
California |
2,014,236 | 2,008,954 | -0.30% |
Montana |
80,777 | 79,998 | -1.00% |
Tennessee |
878,776 | 868,913 | -1.10% |
Kansas |
185,385 | 182,896 | -1.30% |
Nevada |
120,997 | 118,957 | -1.70% |
New Mexico |
245,048 | 240,290 | -1.90% |
Oklahoma |
441,262 | 432,493 | -2.00% |
Hawaii |
91,607 | 89,638 | -2.10% |
Georgia |
980,779 | 959,286 | -2.20% |
Arkansas |
395,821 | 385,655 | -2.60% |
Arizona |
554,823 | 535,149 | -3.50% |
Florida |
1,284,958 | 1,214,308 | -5.50% |
Idaho |
90,299 | 85,333 | -5.50% |
Utah |
133,959 | 125,734 | -6.10% |
Wyoming |
24,589 | 22,909 | -6.80% |
District of Columbia |
92,547 | 85,968 | -7.10% |
Mississippi * |
453,661 | 419,365 | -7.60% |
Alabama * |
605,970 | 548,945 | -9.40% |
Texas* |
2,910,624 | 2,472,981 | -15.00% |
Louisiana * |
1,752,897 | 650,381 | -62.90% |
TOTAL |
27,678,499 | 26,294,464 | -5.00% |
*October 2005 data include disaster assistance.