Food Stamp Participation 1-Month Change (Data as of July 22, 2004) State / Territory April 2004 May 2004 1-Month % Change       Preliminary Initial       New Hampshire 49,098 50,420 2.70% Florida 1,166,685 1,184,419 1.50% Arkansas 348,328 352,767 1.30% Louisiana 700,606 709,828 1.30% District of Columbia 86,694 87,602 1.00% New Jersey 369,626 373,335 1.00% Washington 459,094 463,619 1.00% Iowa 185,115 186,840 0.90% Michigan 952,173 960,556 0.90% North Carolina 743,875 750,459 0.90% North Dakota 41,753 42,086 0.80% Ohio 950,493 958,356 0.80% Virginia 459,439 463,184 0.80% Arizona 516,487 520,157 0.70% Pennsylvania 965,242 972,469 0.70% Maine 146,819 147,689 0.60% Texas 2,240,467 2,254,673 0.60% Georgia 860,817 865,200 0.50% Mississippi 375,123 376,876 0.50% Illinois 1,078,347 1,082,344 0.40% Kentucky 544,364 546,274 0.40% Massachusetts 334,183 335,339 0.30% Alabama 492,963 494,003 0.20% Alaska 56,142 56,251 0.20% California 1,892,315 1,895,604 0.20% Missouri 700,970 702,653 0.20% New York 1,613,217 1,616,306 0.20% Oklahoma 408,616 409,273 0.20% South Carolina 495,563 496,593 0.20% Connecticut 197,780 198,059 0.10% Delaware 57,194 57,244 0.10% Maryland 273,827 274,197 0.10% Minnesota 250,275 250,431 0.10% Nebraska 115,466 115,615 0.10% New Mexico 227,169 227,468 0.10% Oregon 422,877 423,107 0.10% Indiana 529,903 529,857 0.00% Tennessee 802,476 801,926 -0.10% Kansas 169,557 169,103 -0.30% Wisconsin 327,151 325,399 -0.50% Montana 78,115 77,662 -0.60% Nevada 121,941 121,220 -0.60% Vermont 43,579 43,263 -0.70% Colorado 248,306 246,409 -0.80% Rhode Island 78,664 78,058 -0.80% Utah 126,361 125,259 -0.90% Idaho 95,374 94,436 -1.00% Hawaii 98,510 97,288 -1.20% South Dakota 55,122 54,064 -1.90% Wyoming 26,110 25,532 -2.20% West Virginia 256,988 245,534 -4.50% TOTAL 23,876,421 23,976,028 0.40% 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.