| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of October 24, 2006) |
State/Territory | August 2005 |
August 2006 |
1-Year % Change |
Massachusetts |
398,392 | 442,377 | 11.00% |
Michigan |
1,081,270 | 1,170,394 | 8.20% |
Iowa |
213,650 | 230,978 | 8.10% |
New Hampshire |
53,282 | 57,257 | 7.50% |
North Carolina |
818,141 | 871,393 | 6.50% |
Vermont |
45,470 | 47,847 | 5.20% |
Wisconsin |
352,053 | 370,307 | 5.20% |
Maryland |
297,101 | 310,424 | 4.50% |
Delaware |
63,842 | 66,645 | 4.40% |
Missouri |
777,434 | 811,239 | 4.30% |
Ohio |
1,029,376 | 1,073,612 | 4.30% |
Washington |
514,211 | 536,045 | 4.20% |
Illinois |
1,192,846 | 1,239,391 | 3.90% |
Colorado |
245,776 | 254,790 | 3.70% |
Pennsylvania |
1,060,718 | 1,096,885 | 3.40% |
Indiana |
563,146 | 579,762 | 3.00% |
District of Columbia |
87,248 | 89,814 | 2.90% |
Virginia |
495,244 | 509,161 | 2.80% |
New Jersey |
399,159 | 409,450 | 2.60% |
Alaska |
56,307 | 57,614 | 2.30% |
Nebraska |
117,648 | 120,299 | 2.30% |
Connecticut |
207,021 | 211,452 | 2.10% |
New York |
1,744,085 | 1,778,070 | 1.90% |
Arkansas |
376,308 | 383,151 | 1.80% |
Georgia |
928,479 | 944,787 | 1.80% |
Kentucky |
582,231 | 592,516 | 1.80% |
South Carolina |
530,942 | 540,060 | 1.70% |
Kansas |
181,355 | 183,710 | 1.30% |
Mississippi |
408,513 | 412,856 | 1.10% |
Oklahoma |
430,928 | 435,696 | 1.10% |
Tennessee |
864,188 | 872,274 | 0.90% |
New Mexico |
243,350 | 245,216 | 0.80% |
Oregon |
429,043 | 432,432 | 0.80% |
Alabama |
541,754 | 544,429 | 0.50% |
South Dakota |
57,155 | 57,403 | 0.40% |
Montana |
81,581 | 81,717 | 0.20% |
West Virginia |
266,510 | 267,138 | 0.20% |
North Dakota |
42,552 | 42,578 | 0.10% |
Texas |
2,429,462 | 2,430,742 | 0.10% |
Rhode Island |
74,199 | 73,902 | -0.40% |
Minnesota |
263,718 | 262,465 | -0.50% |
Nevada |
119,543 | 118,504 | -0.90% |
Maine |
157,470 | 155,448 | -1.30% |
California |
1,998,974 | 1,955,552 | -2.20% |
Florida |
1,259,562 | 1,217,679 | -3.30% |
Idaho |
90,920 | 87,889 | -3.30% |
Arizona |
556,639 | 535,482 | -3.80% |
Hawaii |
91,943 | 88,303 | -4.00% |
Wyoming |
24,296 | 23,003 | -5.30% |
Utah |
134,916 | 127,127 | -5.80% |
Louisiana |
744,230 | 639,087 | -14.10% |
| TOTAL | 25,765,535 | 26,127,843 | 1.40% |