| Food Stamp Participation 1-Month Change (Data as of October 21, 2004) |
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| State / Territory |
July 2004 |
August 2004 Initial |
1-Month % Change |
| North Dakota | 40,054 | 41,574 | 3.80% |
| Maine | 135,514 | 138,741 | 2.40% |
| Tennessee | 818,569 | 834,849 | 2.00% |
| Texas | 2,327,410 | 2,370,587 | 1.90% |
| New Mexico | 231,123 | 235,222 | 1.80% |
| Missouri | 719,882 | 732,176 | 1.70% |
| Colorado | 243,932 | 247,923 | 1.60% |
| Iowa | 189,667 | 192,707 | 1.60% |
| Massachusetts | 342,372 | 347,343 | 1.50% |
| Alabama | 498,645 | 505,031 | 1.30% |
| California | 1,932,892 | 1,957,204 | 1.30% |
| Georgia | 883,173 | 894,452 | 1.30% |
| Michigan | 980,573 | 993,714 | 1.30% |
| Oklahoma | 414,598 | 419,935 | 1.30% |
| South Carolina | 503,435 | 509,348 | 1.20% |
| West Virginia | 256,005 | 259,071 | 1.20% |
| Kansas | 172,600 | 174,418 | 1.10% |
| Maryland | 278,324 | 281,438 | 1.10% |
| North Carolina | 760,759 | 769,299 | 1.10% |
| Kentucky | 553,949 | 559,661 | 1.00% |
| Nevada | 120,129 | 121,275 | 1.00% |
| Connecticut | 198,587 | 200,329 | 0.90% |
| New York | 1,636,092 | 1,650,733 | 0.90% |
| Indiana | 534,255 | 538,350 | 0.80% |
| Ohio | 961,844 | 969,422 | 0.80% |
| Pennsylvania | 988,682 | 995,513 | 0.70% |
| South Dakota | 54,079 | 54,431 | 0.70% |
| Virginia | 468,740 | 472,106 | 0.70% |
| Arizona | 539,586 | 542,902 | 0.60% |
| Minnesota | 252,117 | 253,635 | 0.60% |
| Utah | 125,708 | 126,522 | 0.60% |
| Arkansas | 357,077 | 358,894 | 0.50% |
| Florida | 1,239,824 | 1,246,023 | 0.50% |
| New Jersey | 378,799 | 380,196 | 0.40% |
| Mississippi | 383,175 | 384,228 | 0.30% |
| Nebraska | 114,678 | 115,026 | 0.30% |
| Illinois | 1,104,469 | 1,106,632 | 0.20% |
| Wyoming | 24,966 | 25,019 | 0.20% |
| Hawaii | 98,146 | 98,263 | 0.10% |
| Vermont | 43,735 | 43,761 | 0.10% |
| Alaska | 53,739 | 53,713 | 0.00% |
| New Hampshire | 49,991 | 49,995 | 0.00% |
| Montana | 79,100 | 79,017 | -0.10% |
| Rhode Island | 77,616 | 77,481 | -0.20% |
| Washington | 468,886 | 467,748 | -0.20% |
| Louisiana | 724,845 | 722,508 | -0.30% |
| Oregon | 420,816 | 419,033 | -0.40% |
| Delaware | 58,326 | 57,909 | -0.70% |
| Idaho | 91,667 | 90,141 | -1.70% |
| Wisconsin | 332,283 | 322,002 | -3.10% |
| District of Columbia | 89,647 | 85,195 | -5.00% |
| TOTAL | 24,395,106 | 24,612,845 | 0.90% |
| 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. | |||