Food Stamp Participation |
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State/ Territory |
January |
January 2007 |
1-Yr % Percent Change |
| Michigan | 1,117,547 | 1,199,323 | 7.3% |
| Iowa | 223,584 | 236,103 | 5.6% |
| Massachusetts | 431,181 | 452,130 | 4.9% |
| Vermont | 46,948 | 49,107 | 4.6% |
| New Hampshire | 56,351 | 58,837 | 4.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,095,907 | 1,137,971 | 3.8% |
| Wisconsin | 366,392 | 379,977 | 3.7% |
| North Carolina | 852,426 | 879,784 | 3.2% |
| Missouri | 796,935 | 820,292 | 2.9% |
| Rhode Island | 71,187 | 73,182 | 2.8% |
| Indiana | 575,726 | 589,303 | 2.4% |
| Minnesota | 263,918 | 269,758 | 2.2% |
| Ohio | 1,051,528 | 1,074,737 | 2.2% |
| Maryland | 306,073 | 312,287 | 2.0% |
| Illinois | 1,216,433 | 1,237,020 | 1.7% |
| North Dakota | 43,366 | 44,061 | 1.6% |
| South Carolina | 535,077 | 543,781 | 1.6% |
| Nevada | 117,986 | 119,715 | 1.5% |
| New Jersey | 402,944 | 408,670 | 1.4% |
| Kentucky | 595,320 | 603,053 | 1.3% |
| Alabama | 539,944 | 545,774 | 1.1% |
| Delaware | 65,775 | 66,496 | 1.1% |
| Virginia | 508,113 | 513,572 | 1.1% |
| California | 2,012,051 | 2,033,130 | 1.0% |
| Nebraska | 119,785 | 121,014 | 1.0% |
| Connecticut | 209,550 | 211,460 | 0.9% |
| Georgia | 948,465 | 956,599 | 0.9% |
| Hawaii | 88,832 | 89,397 | 0.6% |
| New York | 1,791,168 | 1,802,101 | 0.6% |
| West Virginia | 269,790 | 271,520 | 0.6% |
| Maine | 160,976 | 161,663 | 0.4% |
| South Dakota | 59,492 | 59,645 | 0.3% |
| Washington | 540,012 | 541,851 | 0.3% |
| Oregon | 435,768 | 436,542 | 0.2% |
| Arkansas | 386,149 | 385,541 | -0.2% |
| Tennessee | 873,214 | 870,101 | -0.4% |
| Colorado | 256,908 | 253,841 | -1.2% |
| Arizona | 543,625 | 534,181 | -1.7% |
| Kansas | 184,268 | 180,618 | -2.0% |
| Mississippi | 433,951 | 425,009 | -2.1% |
| Montana | 81,999 | 80,238 | -2.1% |
| Alaska | 58,054 | 56,194 | -3.2% |
| District of Columbia | 86,820 | 84,035 | -3.2% |
| Oklahoma | 439,352 | 422,987 | -3.7% |
| New Mexico | 245,179 | 235,616 | -3.9% |
| Florida | 1,274,384 | 1,216,090 | -4.6% |
| Utah | 134,530 | 128,278 | -4.6% |
| Idaho | 92,926 | 87,450 | -5.9% |
| Louisiana | 678,770 | 636,032 | -6.3% |
| Wyoming | 25,349 | 23,157 | -8.6% |
| Texas* | 2,759,228 | 2,405,259 | -12.8% |
| TOTAL | 26,512,607 | 26,364,153 | -0.6% |
| *January 2006 data reflect the aftermath of Gulf Coast region hurricanes. | |||