| Food Stamp Participation 1-Month Change (Data as of October 24, 2006) |
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| State/Territory | July 2006 |
August 2006 |
1-Month % Change |
Hawaii |
85,960 | 88,303 | 2.70% |
Louisiana |
625,697 | 639,087 | 2.10% |
Delaware |
65,310 | 66,645 | 2.00% |
Missouri |
796,312 | 811,239 | 1.90% |
Texas |
2,384,258 | 2,430,742 | 1.90% |
Mississippi |
406,651 | 412,856 | 1.50% |
Tennessee |
859,711 | 872,274 | 1.50% |
District of Columbia |
88,595 | 89,814 | 1.40% |
Georgia |
931,547 | 944,787 | 1.40% |
Maryland |
306,009 | 310,424 | 1.40% |
North Carolina |
859,132 | 871,393 | 1.40% |
Alabama |
538,050 | 544,429 | 1.20% |
Iowa |
228,227 | 230,978 | 1.20% |
Michigan |
1,156,311 | 1,170,394 | 1.20% |
Oklahoma |
430,357 | 435,696 | 1.20% |
South Carolina |
533,791 | 540,060 | 1.20% |
Illinois |
1,225,998 | 1,239,391 | 1.10% |
Massachusetts |
437,525 | 442,377 | 1.10% |
Nebraska |
119,037 | 120,299 | 1.10% |
Rhode Island |
73,115 | 73,902 | 1.10% |
Indiana |
573,832 | 579,762 | 1.00% |
Nevada |
117,367 | 118,504 | 1.00% |
Kansas |
182,022 | 183,710 | 0.90% |
Kentucky |
587,224 | 592,516 | 0.90% |
New Hampshire |
56,740 | 57,257 | 0.90% |
Virginia |
504,789 | 509,161 | 0.90% |
Colorado |
252,715 | 254,790 | 0.80% |
New Jersey |
406,387 | 409,450 | 0.80% |
Arizona |
531,675 | 535,482 | 0.70% |
Vermont |
47,537 | 47,847 | 0.70% |
Connecticut |
210,402 | 211,452 | 0.50% |
New Mexico |
244,085 | 245,216 | 0.50% |
Maine |
154,777 | 155,448 | 0.40% |
Washington |
534,615 | 536,045 | 0.30% |
Arkansas |
382,348 | 383,151 | 0.20% |
Montana |
81,554 | 81,717 | 0.20% |
North Dakota |
42,499 | 42,578 | 0.20% |
West Virginia |
266,659 | 267,138 | 0.20% |
Pennsylvania |
1,095,739 | 1,096,885 | 0.10% |
Utah |
127,041 | 127,127 | 0.10% |
Wisconsin |
370,314 | 370,307 | 0.00% |
Wyoming |
23,059 | 23,003 | -0.20% |
Florida |
1,222,353 | 1,217,679 | -0.40% |
New York |
1,784,595 | 1,778,070 | -0.40% |
Oregon |
434,625 | 432,432 | -0.50% |
Idaho |
88,510 | 87,889 | -0.70% |
Alaska |
58,354 | 57,614 | -1.30% |
Minnesota |
266,479 | 262,465 | -1.50% |
Ohio |
1,089,873 | 1,073,612 | -1.50% |
South Dakota |
58,626 | 57,403 | -2.10% |
California |
2,001,655 | 1,955,552 | -2.30% |
| TOTAL | 25,991,043 | 26,127,843 | 0.50% |