| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of June 22, 2006) |
State/Territory | April 2005 |
April 2006 |
1-Year % Change |
Massachusetts |
359,667 | 430,752 | 19.8% |
Iowa |
209,328 | 227,390 | 8.6% |
Michigan |
1,051,803 | 1,131,879 | 7.6% |
North Carolina |
791,338 | 843,914 | 6.6% |
New Hampshire |
53,247 | 56,694 | 6.5% |
Wisconsin |
348,988 | 371,321 | 6.4% |
Delaware |
61,040 | 64,883 | 6.3% |
Maryland |
285,183 | 302,340 | 6.0% |
Colorado |
248,888 | 262,966 | 5.7% |
Illinois |
1,154,342 | 1,218,901 | 5.6% |
South Dakota |
57,732 | 60,262 | 4.4% |
Pennsylvania |
1,050,195 | 1,092,805 | 4.1% |
Ohio |
1,006,365 | 1,046,448 | 4.0% |
Washington |
522,677 | 542,631 | 3.8% |
Vermont |
45,770 | 47,291 | 3.3% |
Connecticut |
204,093 | 210,559 | 3.2% |
Indiana |
556,058 | 574,006 | 3.2% |
Kansas |
176,923 | 182,323 | 3.1% |
Virginia |
487,673 | 502,594 | 3.1% |
Kentucky |
567,410 | 583,959 | 2.9% |
Minnesota |
258,289 | 265,897 | 2.9% |
Mississippi |
376,987 | 388,050 | 2.9% |
Missouri |
768,350 | 789,312 | 2.7% |
Alaska |
59,239 | 60,784 | 2.6% |
New Jersey |
393,962 | 403,620 | 2.5% |
North Dakota |
42,866 | 43,841 | 2.3% |
Arkansas |
370,749 | 378,384 | 2.1% |
Oklahoma |
420,797 | 428,602 | 1.9% |
Tennessee |
840,776 | 856,481 | 1.9% |
South Carolina |
517,047 | 526,426 | 1.8% |
Texas |
2,398,676 | 2,438,879 | 1.7% |
West Virginia |
261,691 | 266,087 | 1.7% |
New Mexico |
240,314 | 244,092 | 1.6% |
Maine |
154,498 | 156,597 | 1.4% |
Nebraska |
118,028 | 119,668 | 1.4% |
Georgia |
906,613 | 917,938 | 1.2% |
Oregon |
431,423 | 435,655 | 1.0% |
New York |
1,776,762 | 1,792,187 | 0.9% |
Montana |
81,317 | 81,756 | 0.5% |
Alabama |
531,326 | 530,806 | -0.1% |
California |
1,990,739 | 1,989,586 | -0.1% |
District of Columbia |
88,973 | 87,785 | -1.3% |
Utah |
134,549 | 132,534 | -1.5% |
Florida |
1,226,093 | 1,205,865 | -1.6% |
Arizona |
544,740 | 533,780 | -2.0% |
Idaho |
95,656 | 93,521 | -2.2% |
Nevada |
121,537 | 116,861 | -3.8% |
Wyoming |
25,757 | 24,313 | -5.6% |
Rhode Island |
77,523 | 72,679 | -6.2% |
Hawaii |
94,636 | 86,458 | -8.6% |
Louisiana |
732,432 | 653,662 | -10.8% |
| TOTAL | 25,361,770 | 25,917,002 | 2.2% |