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WIC PROGRAM:  AVERAGE MONTHLY BENEFIT PER PERSON
(Data as of December 30, 2008)
State / Indian Tribe          FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008
          Preliminary
Alabama 40.62 44.52 45.58 48.97 50.95
Alaska 46.55 45.80 46.30 49.03 53.09
American Samoa 61.21 56.96 57.26 60.71 66.38
Arizona 39.85 36.90 33.95 35.61 40.92
  Dept. of Health 39.00 35.78 32.98 34.60 40.16
  Navajo Nation 52.50 50.94 46.36 48.68 52.59
  Inter-Tribal Council 35.17 34.77 32.87 35.72 39.68
Arkansas 36.59 35.55 34.49 40.13 44.49
California 40.37 38.47 36.62 36.79 43.45
Colorado 35.91 33.58 31.57 32.43 37.66
  Dept. of Health 35.89 33.55 31.54 32.40 37.64
  Ute Mountain Ute Tribe 48.61 46.96 43.81 50.73 47.56
Connecticut 41.07 42.08 42.25 48.24 50.38
Delaware 32.84 32.75 30.93 32.80 39.31
District of Columbia 42.69 42.67 39.56 39.34 44.91
Florida 38.96 38.54 39.99 42.83 46.50
Georgia 35.33 36.78 37.26 43.52 48.18
Guam 55.26 58.03 64.43 64.73 66.87
Hawaii 51.83 52.40 52.98 56.16 59.81
Idaho 30.93 30.59 29.92 32.08 37.94
Illinois 40.97 39.99 40.00 41.66 43.56
Indiana 32.91 32.84 32.62 36.28 39.86
Iowa 32.74 32.70 32.92 35.25 41.12
Kansas 34.75 33.14 32.27 34.15 37.60
Kentucky 36.97 38.20 39.09 42.56 46.14
Louisiana 39.71 42.50 41.27 43.83 51.71
Maine 26.67 27.89 31.12 37.99 40.68
  Dept. of Human Services 26.53 27.75 30.98 37.82 40.52
  Pleasant Point 50.72 52.88 56.91 68.35 70.63
  Indian Township 57.04 55.66 53.06 64.47 63.74
Maryland 33.04 31.45 33.63 35.84 41.08
Massachusetts 34.04 34.53 35.16 40.75 41.56
Michigan 32.52 34.40 35.12 38.54 43.05
Minnesota 34.29 34.94 34.91 36.66 42.34
Mississippi 36.45 40.50 37.79 42.31 48.57
  State Board of Health 36.52 40.59 37.87 42.37 48.63
  Choctaw Indians 26.78 28.39 28.83 34.85 41.06
Missouri 34.33 31.91 30.57 32.47 36.10
Montana 36.49 35.03 33.70 37.44 39.56
Nebraska 35.15 35.17 35.17 35.99 40.25
  Dept. of Health 34.69 34.75 34.77 35.53 39.77
  Omaha Sioux 69.45 70.13 65.63 72.11 75.54
  Winnebago Tribe 59.19 58.09 57.79 61.21 69.09
  Santee Sioux -- 64.20 69.52 71.33 73.62
Nevada 33.46 30.99 29.04 31.26 35.24
  Division of Health 33.48 30.98 29.00 31.28 35.16
  Inter-Tribal Council 32.89 31.31 30.35 30.70 37.90
New Hampshire 30.26 30.86 31.45 37.94 41.76
New Jersey 38.47 37.76 37.89 39.66 45.89
New Mexico 36.51 35.98 34.39 39.09 38.55
  Dept. of Health 36.12 35.45 33.81 38.71 37.85
  Eight Northern Pueblos 48.59 50.79 46.61 48.81 55.63
  Isleta Pueblo 37.67 35.35 35.97 37.27 41.17
  Zuni Pueblo 50.25 54.71 54.53 54.71 63.33
  Five Sandoval Pueblos 43.26 43.68 40.23 43.47 45.10
  Santo Domingo Tribe 48.20 52.95 50.18 55.74 61.25
  San Felipe Pueblo 45.12 51.19 48.84 49.98 53.85
  Acoma, Canoncito & Laguna 36.47 39.35 40.92 40.39 48.16
New York 44.30 44.70 44.79 46.97 49.05
  Dept. of Health 44.30 44.70 44.79 46.97 49.05
  Seneca Nation 27.69 29.06 28.75 34.70 32.04
North Carolina 37.16 37.95 37.30 39.12 43.79
  Dept. of Health 37.17 37.96 37.30 39.12 43.79
  Eastern Cherokee 35.24 34.24 35.21 37.59 42.63
North Dakota 40.84 41.66 40.22 42.65 45.79
  Dept. of Health 39.96 40.59 38.85 41.38 44.35
  Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 47.46 46.52 48.92 48.87 54.76
  Three Affiliated Tribes 54.29 65.53 64.70 70.20 76.08
Ohio 33.69 33.92 33.96 36.10 39.51
Oklahoma 32.30 32.65 33.72 36.51 41.17
  Dept. of Health 31.22 31.65 32.88 35.02 39.91
  Choctaw Nation 34.41 34.56 36.28 37.31 40.29
  Chickasaw Nation 35.77 33.66 32.69 38.65 42.73
  Muscogee Creek Nation 33.81 34.85 35.82 37.91 44.92
  Cherokee Nation 36.16 35.61 37.05 49.30 52.52
  Citizen Potawatomi Nation 42.53 42.24 42.49 46.13 49.78
  Osage Tribal Council 45.06 47.27 45.37 46.93 46.05
  Otoe-Missouria Tribe 33.38 32.57 34.28 36.17 42.57
  Inter-Tribal Council 42.06 43.56 44.94 47.38 54.11
  Wichita, Caddo & Delaware (WCD) 32.30 32.95 31.35 33.20 38.65
Oregon 37.04 36.42 34.51 34.94 38.70
Pennsylvania 32.58 33.25 33.59 36.22 40.42
Puerto Rico 57.06 59.25 65.05 68.90 75.97
Rhode Island 35.50 35.92 38.87 43.52 43.48
South Carolina 35.76 37.20 40.35 39.96 46.81
South Dakota 34.99 32.72 32.50 33.87 37.82
  Dept. of Health 33.97 31.59 30.94 32.06 35.78
  Cheyenne River Sioux 44.39 45.09 54.69 58.46 64.15
  Rosebud Sioux 46.45 43.03 43.67 47.19 55.06
Tennessee 39.62 42.26 42.20 45.25 43.27
Texas 31.49 31.62 30.34 30.96 35.50
Utah 29.07 27.36 25.68 27.45 32.68
Vermont 41.41 41.46 43.17 46.01 48.12
Virginia 34.55 34.53 35.16 32.83 35.10
Virgin Islands 52.91 54.21 59.13 64.36 76.50
Washington 41.23 40.97 39.99 40.39 45.59
West Virginia 36.22 36.19 35.02 36.38 42.69
Wisconsin 34.93 34.34 34.57 36.14 39.84
Wyoming 29.62 29.23 27.63 27.71 33.52
  Dept. of Health 28.48 28.05 26.33 26.40 31.88
  Northern Arapahoe 52.85 52.65 50.60 52.26 59.97
  Shoshone Tribe 50.31 50.62 53.46 47.90 59.80
Northern Marianas     0.36 49.82 60.57
TOTAL 37.55 37.42 37.08 39.03 43.46
WIC is the common abbreviation for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.  The average monthly benefit equals total annual food cost divided by average monthly participation, divided by 12.  Farmers Market benefits are not included.  Data are subject to revision.