| FOOD STAMP PROGRAM: NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATING | |||||
| ( Data as of July 29, 2008 ) | |||||
| Percent Change | |||||
| State / | May | April | May | May 2008 vs | |
| Territory | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 | Apr 2008 | May 2007 |
| Alabama | 219,778 | 230,293 | 231,899 | 0.7% | 5.5% |
| Alaska | 22,574 | 23,447 | 23,713 | 1.1% | 5.0% |
| Arizona | 220,975 | 259,001 | 263,699 | 1.8% | 19.3% |
| Arkansas | 156,209 | 157,477 | 158,266 | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| California | 846,304 | 919,643 | 929,182 | 1.0% | 9.8% |
| Colorado | 107,081 | 109,834 | 109,629 | -0.2% | 2.4% |
| Connecticut | 113,054 | 121,047 | 121,536 | 0.4% | 7.5% |
| Delaware | 29,350 | 32,970 | 32,988 | 0.1% | 12.4% |
| District of Columbia | 45,421 | 47,378 | 48,004 | 1.3% | 5.7% |
| Florida | 624,413 | 741,165 | 757,983 | 2.3% | 21.4% |
| Georgia | 383,205 | 409,839 | 424,362 | 3.5% | 10.7% |
| Guam | 7,646 | 8,195 | 8,370 | 2.1% | 9.5% |
| Hawaii | 45,219 | 48,777 | 49,197 | 0.9% | 8.8% |
| Idaho | 36,303 | 41,682 | 42,075 | 0.9% | 15.9% |
| Illinois | 570,071 | 594,590 | 601,550 | 1.2% | 5.5% |
| Indiana | 253,233 | 264,786 | 263,188 | -0.6% | 3.9% |
| Iowa | 108,854 | 116,649 | 117,420 | 0.7% | 7.9% |
| Kansas | 82,893 | 86,149 | 86,625 | 0.6% | 4.5% |
| Kentucky | 266,942 | 283,005 | 284,327 | 0.5% | 6.5% |
| Louisiana | 267,992 | 270,580 | 272,661 | 0.8% | 1.7% |
| Maine | 82,763 | 87,337 | 86,967 | -0.4% | 5.1% |
| Maryland | 146,499 | 166,983 | 168,982 | 1.2% | 15.3% |
| Massachusetts | 239,366 | 265,313 | 267,886 | 1.0% | 11.9% |
| Michigan | 559,535 | 594,381 | 599,089 | 0.8% | 7.1% |
| Minnesota | 134,741 | 139,212 | 142,602 | 2.4% | 5.8% |
| Mississippi | 177,543 | 184,012 | 186,508 | 1.4% | 5.0% |
| Missouri | 297,334 | 314,167 | 313,983 | -0.1% | 5.6% |
| Montana | 34,778 | 35,936 | 35,779 | -0.4% | 2.9% |
| Nebraska | 51,776 | 52,136 | 52,363 | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Nevada | 57,317 | 68,039 | 68,842 | 1.2% | 20.1% |
| New Hampshire | 29,193 | 31,777 | 31,731 | -0.1% | 8.7% |
| New Jersey | 200,035 | 210,405 | 213,072 | 1.3% | 6.5% |
| New Mexico | 91,210 | 95,850 | 96,857 | 1.1% | 6.2% |
| New York | 952,363 | 1,006,259 | 1,055,454 | 4.9% | 10.8% |
| North Carolina | 387,800 | 416,232 | 418,726 | 0.6% | 8.0% |
| North Dakota | 21,010 | 22,065 | 22,073 | 0.0% | 5.1% |
| Ohio | 495,086 | 527,280 | 531,170 | 0.7% | 7.3% |
| Oklahoma | 174,282 | 174,545 | 174,991 | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Oregon | 229,274 | 245,789 | 248,401 | 1.1% | 8.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 542,138 | 560,654 | 563,429 | 0.5% | 3.9% |
| Rhode Island | 37,237 | 42,087 | 42,537 | 1.1% | 14.2% |
| South Carolina | 231,065 | 254,327 | 256,822 | 1.0% | 11.1% |
| South Dakota | 24,813 | 26,570 | 26,698 | 0.5% | 7.6% |
| Tennessee | 384,108 | 409,645 | 410,960 | 0.3% | 7.0% |
| Texas | 936,265 | 961,947 | 972,120 | 1.1% | 3.8% |
| Utah | 49,892 | 52,782 | 54,862 | ||