| SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATING | |||||
| ( Data as of December 30, 2008 ) | |||||
| Percent Change | |||||
| State / | October | September | October | October 2008 vs | |
| Territory | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 | Sep 2008 | Oct 2007 |
| Preliminary | Initial | ||||
| Alabama | 224,248 | 244,042 | 249,866 | 2.4% | 11.4% |
| Alaska | 18,890 | 21,493 | 20,203 | -6.0% | 7.0% |
| Arizona | 239,833 | 282,891 | 292,065 | 3.2% | 21.8% |
| Arkansas | 157,799 | 158,409 | 159,170 | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| California | 861,074 | 979,162 | 997,151 | 1.8% | 15.8% |
| Colorado | 106,171 | 115,093 | 118,268 | 2.8% | 11.4% |
| Connecticut | 116,835 | 125,502 | 127,634 | 1.7% | 9.2% |
| Delaware | 30,831 | 34,398 | 35,780 | 4.0% | 16.1% |
| District of Columbia | 45,224 | 48,104 | 52,635 | 9.4% | 16.4% |
| Florida | 682,482 | 825,531 | 857,082 | 3.8% | 25.6% |
| Georgia | 395,695 | 456,274 | 468,848 | 2.8% | 18.5% |
| Guam | 8,044 | 8,687 | 8,780 | 1.1% | 9.1% |
| Hawaii | 46,754 | 51,774 | 52,889 | 2.2% | 13.1% |
| Idaho | 37,089 | 44,034 | 45,385 | 3.1% | 22.4% |
| Illinois | 581,844 | 607,215 | 640,037 | 5.4% | 10.0% |
| Indiana | 261,526 | 286,726 | 312,104 | 8.9% | 19.3% |
| Iowa | 111,520 | 124,070 | 127,179 | 2.5% | 14.0% |
| Kansas | 84,187 | 88,057 | 88,971 | 1.0% | 5.7% |
| Kentucky | 277,412 | 294,294 | 298,098 | 1.3% | 7.5% |
| Louisiana | 273,815 | 890,654 | 293,455 | -67.1% | 7.2% |
| Maine | 82,639 | 89,283 | 90,894 | 1.8% | 10.0% |
| Maryland | 158,125 | 180,922 | 187,172 | 3.5% | 18.4% |
| Massachusetts | 250,949 | 290,442 | 298,740 | 2.9% | 19.0% |
| Michigan | 570,276 | 602,778 | 623,769 | 3.5% | 9.4% |
| Minnesota | 133,203 | 144,186 | 146,268 | 1.4% | 9.8% |
| Mississippi | 185,158 | 194,053 | 198,116 | 2.1% | 7.0% |
| Missouri | 305,749 | 326,474 | 332,156 | 1.7% | 8.6% |
| Montana | 34,656 | 35,780 | 36,321 | 1.5% | 4.8% |
| Nebraska | 51,754 | 51,789 | 52,338 | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Nevada | 61,979 | 73,442 | 75,216 | 2.4% | 21.4% |
| New Hampshire | 29,611 | 32,654 | 33,610 | 2.9% | 13.5% |
| New Jersey | 204,503 | 219,448 | 222,809 | 1.5% | 9.0% |
| New Mexico | 91,170 | 102,327 | 104,426 | 2.1% | 14.5% |
| New York | 968,569 | 1,100,464 | 1,120,146 | 1.8% | 15.6% |
| North Carolina | 405,299 | 444,857 | 453,209 | 1.9% | 11.8% |
| North Dakota | 21,287 | 22,102 | 22,360 | 1.2% | 5.0% |
| Ohio | 508,332 | 556,798 | 555,430 | -0.2% | 9.3% |
| Oklahoma | 176,662 | 180,428 | 183,105 | 1.5% | 3.6% |
| Oregon | 229,567 | 256,780 | 263,181 | 2.5% | 14.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 545,155 | 576,661 | 583,202 | 1.1% | 7.0% |
| Rhode Island | 39,275 | 44,065 | 44,961 | 2.0% | 14.5% |
| South Carolina | 244,864 | 271,360 | 277,457 | 2.2% | 13.3% |
| South Dakota | 24,929 | 26,829 | 27,150 | 1.2% | 8.9% |
| Tennessee | 400,676 | 434,808 | 443,054 | 1.9% | 10.6% |
| Texas | 970,754 | 1,158,960 | 1,264,166 | 9.1% | 30.2% |
| Utah | 50,415 | 58,072 | 60,871 | 4.8% | 20.7% |
| Vermont | 26,528 | 28,829 | 29,610 | 2.7% | 11.6% |
| Virginia | 237,523 | 255,865 | 261,992 | 2.4% | 10.3% |
| Virgin Islands | 4,913 | 5,172 | 5,352 | 3.5% | 8.9% |
| Washington | 272,795 | 303,308 | 317,733 | 4.8% | 16.5% |
| West Virginia | 122,380 | 127,061 | 129,270 | 1.7% | 5.6% |
| Wisconsin | 167,960 | 195,393 | 201,248 | 3.0% | 19.8% |
| Wyoming | 9,469 | 9,587 | 9,831 | 2.5% | 3.8% |
| TOTAL | 12,148,397 | 14,087,387 | 13,900,763 | -1.3% | 14.4% |
| The following areas receive Nutrition Assistance Grants which provide benefits analogous to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas. September and October 2008 data are preliminary and are subject to significant revision. | |||||