| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of July 25, 2006) |
State/Territory | May 2005 |
May 2006 |
1-Year % Change |
Massachusetts |
361,990 | 432,063 | 19.4% |
Iowa |
209,189 | 228,705 | 9.3% |
Michigan |
1,057,950 | 1,142,648 | 8.0% |
Delaware |
61,143 | 65,764 | 7.6% |
New Hampshire |
53,104 | 56,791 | 6.9% |
North Carolina |
796,007 | 848,005 | 6.5% |
Wisconsin |
349,270 | 371,183 | 6.3% |
Colorado |
242,306 | 257,270 | 6.2% |
Illinois |
1,153,470 | 1,219,795 | 5.8% |
Maryland |
287,225 | 302,665 | 5.4% |
Vermont |
45,041 | 47,197 | 4.8% |
Mississippi |
379,911 | 397,452 | 4.6% |
Ohio |
1,023,603 | 1,069,641 | 4.5% |
Pennsylvania |
1,049,944 | 1,093,057 | 4.1% |
Washington |
520,401 | 539,008 | 3.6% |
Indiana |
556,605 | 576,211 | 3.5% |
Tennessee |
839,269 | 866,020 | 3.2% |
Texas |
2,386,465 | 2,462,330 | 3.2% |
Alaska |
58,934 | 60,733 | 3.1% |
Virginia |
489,284 | 504,421 | 3.1% |
Kentucky |
569,180 | 586,429 | 3.0% |
Missouri |
766,325 | 789,661 | 3.0% |
Connecticut |
204,952 | 210,548 | 2.7% |
New Jersey |
393,966 | 404,791 | 2.7% |
Oklahoma |
419,493 | 430,257 | 2.6% |
Kansas |
176,929 | 181,315 | 2.5% |
Nebraska |
117,290 | 120,105 | 2.4% |
South Dakota |
56,596 | 57,909 | 2.3% |
New Mexico |
240,497 | 244,741 | 1.8% |
Arkansas |
372,916 | 379,187 | 1.7% |
South Carolina |
519,706 | 528,270 | 1.6% |
West Virginia |
261,917 | 265,254 | 1.3% |
Georgia |
913,301 | 923,945 | 1.2% |
New York |
1,772,242 | 1,793,518 | 1.2% |
Oregon |
430,995 | 434,689 | 0.9% |
Maine |
153,654 | 154,787 | 0.7% |
Minnesota |
261,057 | 262,142 | 0.4% |
Montana |
81,360 | 81,678 | 0.4% |
North Dakota |
42,917 | 42,984 | 0.2% |
California |
1,996,754 | 1,999,244 | 0.1% |
Alabama |
533,982 | 533,854 | 0.0% |
District of Columbia |
85,051 | 84,438 | -0.7% |
Utah |
134,586 | 132,206 | -1.8% |
Florida |
1,249,673 | 1,220,014 | -2.4% |
Arizona |
547,671 | 531,550 | -2.9% |
Idaho |
95,502 | 92,375 | -3.3% |
Nevada |
121,260 | 117,058 | -3.5% |
Wyoming |
25,234 | 23,989 | -4.9% |
Rhode Island |
76,744 | 72,709 | -5.3% |
Hawaii |
93,391 | 84,709 | -9.3% |
Louisiana |
731,103 | 646,994 | -11.5% |
| TOTAL | 25,408,363 | 26,013,901 | 2.4% |