Food Stamp Participation |
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State/ Territory |
January |
January 2007 |
5 Year % Change |
| Massachusetts | 245,457 | 452,130 | 84.2% |
| Iowa | 139,175 | 236,103 | 69.6% |
| Delaware | 40,244 | 66,496 | 65.2% |
| Missouri | 511,494 | 820,292 | 60.4% |
| Michigan | 753,836 | 1,199,323 | 59.1% |
| Texas* | 1,541,061 | 2,405,259 | 56.1% |
| North Carolina | 569,934 | 879,784 | 54.4% |
| Washington | 353,435 | 541,851 | 53.3% |
| Ohio | 719,549 | 1,074,737 | 49.4% |
| Georgia | 642,033 | 956,599 | 49.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 764,609 | 1,137,971 | 48.8% |
| Arizona | 359,470 | 534,181 | 48.6% |
| Virginia | 347,981 | 513,572 | 47.6% |
| Wisconsin | 257,477 | 379,977 | 47.6% |
| New Mexico | 159,847 | 235,616 | 47.4% |
| South Carolina | 372,679 | 543,781 | 45.9% |
| Maine | 111,280 | 161,663 | 45.3% |
| Tennessee | 601,494 | 870,101 | 44.7% |
| Indiana | 407,410 | 589,303 | 44.6% |
| New Hampshire | 40,793 | 58,837 | 44.2% |
| Oklahoma | 293,927 | 422,987 | 43.9% |
| Colorado | 176,459 | 253,841 | 43.9% |
| Illinois | 863,004 | 1,237,020 | 43.3% |
| Utah | 89,731 | 128,278 | 43.0% |
| Nebraska | 86,590 | 121,014 | 39.8% |
| Maryland | 224,999 | 312,287 | 38.8% |
| New York | 1,327,861 | 1,802,101 | 35.7% |
| Arkansas | 284,479 | 385,541 | 35.5% |
| Kentucky | 449,201 | 603,053 | 34.3% |
| Kansas | 134,785 | 180,618 | 34.0% |
| Mississippi | 322,599 | 425,009 | 31.7% |
| New Jersey | 322,121 | 408,670 | 26.9% |
| South Dakota | 47,054 | 59,645 | 26.8% |
| Connecticut | 167,273 | 211,460 | 26.4% |
| Minnesota | 213,639 | 269,758 | 26.3% |
| Idaho | 69,718 | 87,450 | 25.4% |
| Florida | 970,562 | 1,216,090 | 25.3% |
| Alaska | 44,982 | 56,194 | 24.9% |
| Montana | 64,456 | 80,238 | 24.5% |
| Nevada | 96,921 | 119,715 | 23.5% |
| Alabama | 443,221 | 545,774 | 23.1% |
| Vermont | 40,254 | 49,107 | 22.0% |
| Oregon | 358,959 | 436,542 | 21.6% |
| North Dakota | 36,998 | 44,061 | 19.1% |
| California | 1,720,862 | 2,033,130 | 18.1% |
| West Virginia | 234,854 | 271,520 | 15.6% |
| District of Columbia | 74,766 | 84,035 | 12.4% |
| Louisiana | 578,736 | 636,032 | 9.9% |
| Rhode Island | 71,748 | 73,182 | 2.0% |
| Wyoming | 23,619 | 23,157 | -2.0% |
| Hawaii | 107,619 | 89,397 | -16.9% |
| TOTAL | 18,918,120 | 26,364,153 | 39.4% |
| *January 2006 data reflect the aftermath of Gulf Coast region hurricanes. | |||