Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of July 22, 2004) State / Territory May 2003 May 2004 1-Year % Change             Initial       Delaware 47,091 57,244 21.60% Texas 1,875,207 2,254,673 20.20% Iowa 158,189 186,840 18.10% Virginia 393,351 463,184 17.80% Florida 1,012,016 1,184,419 17.00% Pennsylvania 831,307 972,469 17.00% Missouri 602,270 702,653 16.70% Utah 108,080 125,259 15.90% Colorado 213,633 246,409 15.30% Nebraska 100,373 115,615 15.20% North Carolina 651,370 750,459 15.20% New Mexico 197,723 227,468 15.00% Arkansas 313,490 352,767 12.50% Michigan 855,415 960,556 12.30% Indiana 473,541 529,857 11.90% Idaho 84,666 94,436 11.50% Illinois 971,183 1,082,344 11.40% New York 1,452,645 1,616,306 11.30% Massachusetts 302,760 335,339 10.80% Georgia 781,340 865,200 10.70% Washington 419,027 463,619 10.60% Ohio 871,824 958,356 9.90% New Hampshire 46,051 50,420 9.50% South Carolina 453,941 496,593 9.40% Louisiana 652,568 709,828 8.80% California 1,745,626 1,895,604 8.60% Connecticut 182,523 198,059 8.50% New Jersey 344,125 373,335 8.50% Wisconsin 300,436 325,399 8.30% Arizona 481,281 520,157 8.10% Maryland 254,160 274,197 7.90% Tennessee 743,838 801,926 7.80% Oklahoma 380,189 409,273 7.60% Kentucky 509,945 546,274 7.10% Montana 72,843 77,662 6.60% District of Columbia 83,333 87,602 5.10% Minnesota 238,552 250,431 5.00% North Dakota 40,072 42,086 5.00% Alabama 471,574 494,003 4.80% Mississippi 359,613 376,876 4.80% Alaska 53,966 56,251 4.20% Nevada 116,610 121,220 4.00% Kansas 163,108 169,103 3.70% Oregon 408,273 423,107 3.60% South Dakota 52,408 54,064 3.20% Vermont 41,947 43,263 3.10% Rhode Island 75,883 78,058 2.90% Maine 144,370 147,689 2.30% Wyoming 25,504 25,532 0.10% West Virginia 246,700 245,534 -0.50% Hawaii 100,245 97,288 -2.90% TOTAL 21,543,031 23,976,028 11.30% 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.