| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of September 26, 2006) |
State/Territory | July 2005 |
July 2006 |
1-Year % Change |
Colorado |
216,815 | 252,715 | 16.60% |
Massachusetts |
392,052 | 437,525 | 11.60% |
Iowa |
210,660 | 228,227 | 8.30% |
Michigan |
1,067,795 | 1,156,311 | 8.30% |
New Hampshire |
52,791 | 56,740 | 7.50% |
Ohio |
1,014,775 | 1,089,873 | 7.40% |
North Carolina |
805,920 | 859,132 | 6.60% |
Wisconsin |
349,467 | 370,314 | 6.00% |
Vermont |
45,295 | 47,537 | 4.90% |
Delaware |
62,334 | 65,310 | 4.80% |
Maryland |
292,994 | 306,009 | 4.40% |
Washington |
513,126 | 534,615 | 4.20% |
Pennsylvania |
1,056,104 | 1,095,739 | 3.80% |
Illinois |
1,185,658 | 1,225,998 | 3.40% |
Indiana |
554,776 | 573,832 | 3.40% |
Missouri |
772,398 | 796,312 | 3.10% |
Virginia |
491,376 | 504,789 | 2.70% |
Alaska |
56,857 | 58,354 | 2.60% |
Kentucky |
573,731 | 587,224 | 2.40% |
New York |
1,744,352 | 1,784,595 | 2.30% |
Connecticut |
205,904 | 210,402 | 2.20% |
Oklahoma |
421,053 | 430,357 | 2.20% |
South Dakota |
57,396 | 58,626 | 2.10% |
West Virginia |
261,333 | 266,659 | 2.00% |
North Dakota |
41,727 | 42,499 | 1.90% |
New Jersey |
399,383 | 406,387 | 1.80% |
South Carolina |
524,291 | 533,791 | 1.80% |
Arkansas |
376,308 | 382,348 | 1.60% |
New Mexico |
240,204 | 244,085 | 1.60% |
Nebraska |
117,435 | 119,037 | 1.40% |
Georgia |
919,555 | 931,547 | 1.30% |
Kansas |
179,643 | 182,022 | 1.30% |
Tennessee |
848,308 | 859,711 | 1.30% |
Minnesota |
263,242 | 266,493 | 1.20% |
Mississippi |
402,158 | 406,651 | 1.10% |
Oregon |
428,213 | 431,049 | 0.70% |
California |
2,004,380 | 2,001,655 | -0.10% |
Alabama |
539,892 | 538,050 | -0.30% |
Montana |
81,942 | 81,554 | -0.50% |
Texas |
2,397,798 | 2,384,258 | -0.60% |
Nevada |
118,789 | 117,367 | -1.20% |
Rhode Island |
73,977 | 73,115 | -1.20% |
Maine |
157,266 | 154,777 | -1.60% |
District of Columbia |
90,988 | 88,595 | -2.60% |
Florida |
1,268,620 | 1,222,353 | -3.60% |
Arizona |
556,592 | 531,675 | -4.50% |
Idaho |
92,936 | 88,510 | -4.80% |
Utah |
134,332 | 127,041 | -5.40% |
Wyoming |
24,636 | 23,059 | -6.40% |
Hawaii |
92,944 | 85,960 | -7.50% |
Louisiana |
743,772 | 625,697 | -15.90% |
| TOTAL | 25,565,514 | 25,987,481 | 1.70% |