| Food Stamp Participation 1-Year Change (Data as of October 21, 2004) |
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| State / Territory |
August 2003 |
August 2004 Initial |
1-Year % Change |
| Iowa | 158,742 | 192,707 | 21.40% |
| Delaware | 48,614 | 57,909 | 19.10% |
| Florida | 1,063,264 | 1,246,023 | 17.20% |
| New Mexico | 202,592 | 235,222 | 16.10% |
| Virginia | 409,095 | 472,106 | 15.40% |
| Pennsylvania | 876,037 | 995,513 | 13.60% |
| North Carolina | 678,722 | 769,299 | 13.30% |
| Texas | 2,094,830 | 2,370,587 | 13.20% |
| Utah | 111,815 | 126,522 | 13.20% |
| Michigan | 879,820 | 993,714 | 12.90% |
| Missouri | 649,362 | 732,176 | 12.80% |
| Arkansas | 319,082 | 358,894 | 12.50% |
| Colorado | 222,420 | 247,923 | 11.50% |
| New York | 1,480,636 | 1,650,733 | 11.50% |
| Washington | 420,194 | 467,748 | 11.30% |
| Illinois | 997,680 | 1,106,632 | 10.90% |
| Massachusetts | 313,183 | 347,343 | 10.90% |
| California | 1,766,677 | 1,957,204 | 10.80% |
| New Hampshire | 45,302 | 49,995 | 10.40% |
| Nebraska | 104,364 | 115,026 | 10.20% |
| Georgia | 813,080 | 894,452 | 10.00% |
| Ohio | 886,654 | 969,422 | 9.30% |
| Tennessee | 768,476 | 834,849 | 8.60% |
| Indiana | 496,333 | 538,350 | 8.50% |
| New Jersey | 350,748 | 380,196 | 8.40% |
| South Carolina | 471,821 | 509,348 | 8.00% |
| Connecticut | 186,410 | 200,329 | 7.50% |
| Maine | 129,456 | 138,741 | 7.20% |
| Idaho | 84,189 | 90,141 | 7.10% |
| Louisiana | 674,659 | 722,508 | 7.10% |
| Maryland | 262,907 | 281,438 | 7.00% |
| Vermont | 41,161 | 43,761 | 6.30% |
| Kentucky | 528,090 | 559,661 | 6.00% |
| Arizona | 513,928 | 542,902 | 5.60% |
| Oklahoma | 399,369 | 419,935 | 5.10% |
| Alaska | 51,142 | 53,713 | 5.00% |
| Minnesota | 241,895 | 253,635 | 4.90% |
| Montana | 75,359 | 79,017 | 4.90% |
| North Dakota | 39,725 | 41,574 | 4.70% |
| Wisconsin | 308,801 | 322,002 | 4.30% |
| Alabama | 485,556 | 505,031 | 4.00% |
| West Virginia | 248,994 | 259,071 | 4.00% |
| Kansas | 168,241 | 174,418 | 3.70% |
| Oregon | 406,099 | 419,033 | 3.20% |
| Mississippi | 373,498 | 384,228 | 2.90% |
| Nevada | 117,852 | 121,275 | 2.90% |
| South Dakota | 53,116 | 54,431 | 2.50% |
| Rhode Island | 76,094 | 77,481 | 1.80% |
| Wyoming | 25,073 | 25,019 | -0.20% |
| District of Columbia | 86,156 | 85,195 | -1.10% |
| Hawaii | 100,467 | 98,263 | -2.20% |
| TOTAL | 22,345,467 | 24,612,845 | 10.10% |
| 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. | |||