| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of November 24, 2006) |
State/Territory | September 2005 |
September 2006 |
1-Year % Change |
Massachusetts |
403,304 | 445,381 | 10.4% |
Michigan |
1,089,572 | 1,176,547 | 8.0% |
Iowa |
215,833 | 232,024 | 7.5% |
New Hampshire |
53,788 | 57,071 | 6.1% |
Wisconsin |
354,720 | 372,447 | 5.0% |
Vermont |
45,929 | 48,197 | 4.9% |
North Carolina |
835,180 | 872,978 | 4.5% |
South Dakota |
56,549 | 58,752 | 3.9% |
Missouri |
784,632 | 812,074 | 3.5% |
Ohio |
1,030,714 | 1,065,764 | 3.4% |
Washington |
517,009 | 533,198 | 3.1% |
Pennsylvania |
1,067,904 | 1,097,949 | 2.8% |
Maryland |
302,063 | 309,960 | 2.6% |
Minnesota |
261,067 | 267,442 | 2.4% |
Illinois |
1,212,827 | 1,241,259 | 2.3% |
Indiana |
564,445 | 577,610 | 2.3% |
Connecticut |
207,764 | 211,537 | 1.8% |
South Carolina |
532,501 | 541,323 | 1.7% |
New Jersey |
402,458 | 408,917 | 1.6% |
Alaska |
55,323 | 56,164 | 1.5% |
New York |
1,757,539 | 1,781,387 | 1.4% |
Virginia |
501,493 | 507,703 | 1.2% |
Kentucky |
584,770 | 591,340 | 1.1% |
Maine |
157,991 | 159,521 | 1.0% |
Delaware |
64,287 | 64,892 | 0.9% |
Kansas |
182,461 | 184,110 | 0.9% |
Nebraska |
118,725 | 119,750 | 0.9% |
West Virginia |
266,190 | 267,536 | 0.5% |
Colorado |
252,385 | 253,166 | 0.3% |
Oregon |
431,100 | 432,443 | 0.3% |
North Dakota |
41,408 | 41,501 | 0.2% |
California |
2,013,218 | 2,006,461 | -0.3% |
Rhode Island |
74,317 | 73,966 | -0.5% |
Montana |
80,890 | 80,111 | -1.0% |
Oklahoma |
438,215 | 433,839 | -1.0% |
New Mexico |
244,565 | 241,160 | -1.4% |
Hawaii |
91,038 | 89,368 | -1.8% |
Tennessee |
879,148 | 862,270 | -1.9% |
Arkansas |
393,513 | 385,228 | -2.1% |
Nevada |
120,223 | 117,286 | -2.4% |
District of Columbia |
92,363 | 90,068 | -2.5% |
Georgia |
985,607 | 946,852 | -3.9% |
Arizona |
559,878 | 537,007 | -4.1% |
Idaho |
90,446 | 85,379 | -5.6% |
Wyoming |
24,334 | 22,941 | -5.7% |
Florida |
1,284,886 | 1,208,053 | -6.0% |
Utah |
134,828 | 125,208 | -7.1% |
Mississippi ** |
452,564 | 414,636 | -8.4% |
Texas ** |
2,706,776 | 2,452,296 | -9.4% |
Alabama** |
768,490 | 545,721 | -29.0% |
Louisiana ** |
1,598,059 | 645,636 | -59.6% |
| TOTAL | 27,426,608 | 26,195,449 | -4.5% |
** September 2005 data include disaster assistance.