| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of August 24, 2006) |
State/Territory | June 2005 |
June 2006 |
1-Year % Change |
Massachusetts |
364,363 | 434,201 | 19.2% |
Iowa |
209,331 | 229,199 | 9.5% |
Michigan |
1,063,550 | 1,149,212 | 8.1% |
New Hampshire |
52,840 | 56,865 | 7.6% |
North Carolina |
804,136 | 855,547 | 6.4% |
Ohio |
1,010,979 | 1,074,637 | 6.3% |
Wisconsin |
349,194 | 370,455 | 6.1% |
Delaware |
62,891 | 66,201 | 5.3% |
South Dakota |
56,508 | 59,457 | 5.2% |
Illinois |
1,176,006 | 1,233,782 | 4.9% |
Vermont |
45,275 | 47,359 | 4.6% |
Maryland |
292,340 | 305,595 | 4.5% |
Washington |
517,000 | 539,086 | 4.3% |
Pennsylvania |
1,050,413 | 1,092,193 | 4.0% |
Connecticut |
204,955 | 212,568 | 3.7% |
Colorado |
248,113 | 256,486 | 3.4% |
Indiana |
557,207 | 575,602 | 3.3% |
Minnesota |
260,095 | 268,483 | 3.2% |
Missouri |
771,589 | 795,963 | 3.2% |
Virginia |
491,945 | 506,733 | 3.0% |
Alaska |
58,513 | 60,184 | 2.9% |
Oklahoma |
421,694 | 433,476 | 2.8% |
Kentucky |
571,980 | 587,274 | 2.7% |
Mississippi |
393,445 | 404,165 | 2.7% |
New Jersey |
397,142 | 406,670 | 2.4% |
Arkansas |
373,959 | 382,061 | 2.2% |
Nebraska |
117,651 | 119,836 | 1.9% |
New Mexico |
241,389 | 245,484 | 1.7% |
South Carolina |
523,727 | 532,491 | 1.7% |
Tennessee |
854,150 | 868,921 | 1.7% |
Kansas |
177,503 | 180,105 | 1.5% |
New York |
1,765,359 | 1,791,725 | 1.5% |
Georgia |
920,022 | 932,955 | 1.4% |
Texas |
2,392,320 | 2,424,937 | 1.4% |
West Virginia |
263,683 | 265,987 | 0.9% |
Oregon |
431,171 | 434,567 | 0.8% |
California |
1,995,931 | 2,005,494 | 0.5% |
Montana |
81,508 | 81,870 | 0.4% |
Maine |
154,104 | 154,415 | 0.2% |
Alabama |
537,897 | 538,517 | 0.1% |
District of Columbia |
89,438 | 88,517 | -1.0% |
Florida |
1,264,328 | 1,232,111 | -2.5% |
North Dakota |
42,609 | 41,542 | -2.5% |
Nevada |
120,614 | 117,221 | -2.8% |
Rhode Island |
75,582 | 73,500 | -2.8% |
Arizona |
551,080 | 534,186 | -3.1% |
Utah |
135,237 | 130,113 | -3.8% |
Idaho |
94,956 | 91,032 | -4.1% |
Wyoming |
25,333 | 23,816 | -6.0% |
Hawaii |
92,079 | 86,251 | -6.3% |
Louisiana |
740,440 | 636,371 | -14.1% |
| TOTAL | 25,534,684 | 26,076,409 | 2.1% |