Food Stamp Program: |
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| State / Territory |
March 2003 |
March 2004 Initial |
1-Year % Change |
| Texas | 1,794,735 | 2,261,201 | 26.00% |
| Delaware | 45,615 | 55,950 | 22.70% |
| Georgia | 710,222 | 862,202 | 21.40% |
| Missouri | 578,656 | 700,099 | 21.00% |
| Colorado | 205,899 | 248,464 | 20.70% |
| Iowa | 152,103 | 182,239 | 19.80% |
| Utah | 105,192 | 125,984 | 19.80% |
| Pennsylvania | 801,747 | 958,039 | 19.50% |
| Virginia | 385,909 | 454,636 | 17.80% |
| Arizona | 443,564 | 517,129 | 16.60% |
| Nebraska | 98,830 | 114,405 | 15.80% |
| New Mexico | 193,776 | 223,757 | 15.50% |
| North Carolina | 639,836 | 734,610 | 14.80% |
| Idaho | 83,334 | 95,519 | 14.60% |
| Indiana | 467,992 | 530,759 | 13.40% |
| Arkansas | 309,727 | 350,271 | 13.10% |
| Florida | 1,041,130 | 1,174,012 | 12.80% |
| Nevada | 108,264 | 122,138 | 12.80% |
| Massachusetts | 295,756 | 333,284 | 12.70% |
| Washington | 407,318 | 457,261 | 12.30% |
| Michigan | 839,215 | 940,091 | 12.00% |
| New York | 1,434,926 | 1,603,591 | 11.80% |
| Illinois | 958,798 | 1,069,282 | 11.50% |
| South Carolina | 446,657 | 496,930 | 11.30% |
| Ohio | 861,251 | 957,904 | 11.20% |
| Wisconsin | 295,671 | 328,304 | 11.00% |
| California | 1,679,639 | 1,863,140 | 10.90% |
| Oklahoma | 370,272 | 408,016 | 10.20% |
| Tennessee | 733,315 | 808,341 | 10.20% |
| Connecticut | 179,468 | 197,179 | 9.90% |
| New Jersey | 334,767 | 367,715 | 9.80% |
| Maine | 134,762 | 147,013 | 9.10% |
| Kentucky | 502,150 | 546,496 | 8.80% |
| Montana | 71,623 | 77,942 | 8.80% |
| Louisiana | 641,215 | 697,117 | 8.70% |
| Maryland | 251,271 | 271,349 | 8.00% |
| Rhode Island | 73,047 | 78,634 | 7.60% |
| New Hampshire | 45,877 | 49,042 | 6.90% |
| Minnesota | 232,551 | 247,207 | 6.30% |
| Mississippi | 347,353 | 369,234 | 6.30% |
| Alabama | 466,835 | 493,569 | 5.70% |
| South Dakota | 50,842 | 53,467 | 5.20% |
| Alaska | 52,458 | 55,075 | 5.00% |
| Oregon | 404,306 | 424,515 | 5.00% |
| North Dakota | 40,890 | 42,668 | 4.30% |
| West Virginia | 251,220 | 261,758 | 4.20% |
| Kansas | 161,839 | 167,949 | 3.80% |
| Wyoming | 25,742 | 26,448 | 2.70% |
| District of Columbia | 81,216 | 83,273 | 2.50% |
| Vermont | 42,071 | 42,881 | 1.90% |
| Hawaii | 98,539 | 97,896 | -0.70% |
| TOTAL* | 21,015,436 | 23,815,664 | 13.30% |
| * Total includes the territories of Guam and Virgin Islands. | |||
| The following areas receive Nutrition Assistance Grants which provide benefits analogous to the Food Stamp Program: Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas. Data are subject to revision. | |||