SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: AVERAGE MONTHLY PARTICIPATION (PERSONS) | |||||
(Data as of December 30, 2008) | |||||
State/Territory | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
Preliminary | |||||
Alabama | 497,591 | 558,596 | 546,684 | 545,955 | 571,591 |
Alaska | 49,323 | 55,567 | 57,153 | 56,181 | 56,977 |
Arizona | 529,556 | 550,291 | 540,782 | 544,688 | 627,660 |
Arkansas | 346,441 | 373,752 | 384,889 | 379,768 | 377,883 |
California | 1,859,486 | 1,992,024 | 1,999,656 | 2,048,185 | 2,220,127 |
Colorado | 241,780 | 245,926 | 251,385 | 250,704 | 252,933 |
Connecticut | 195,980 | 204,146 | 210,288 | 212,562 | 225,383 |
Delaware | 55,642 | 61,586 | 65,698 | 67,185 | 74,429 |
District of Columbia | 88,655 | 88,799 | 89,168 | 86,519 | 89,442 |
Florida | 1,202,227 | 1,381,804 | 1,417,749 | 1,232,803 | 1,454,928 |
Georgia | 867,148 | 921,427 | 946,812 | 950,038 | 1,021,155 |
Guam | 25,725 | 27,277 | 27,724 | 26,614 | 27,874 |
Hawaii | 98,589 | 93,548 | 87,942 | 89,629 | 96,551 |
Idaho | 91,395 | 93,441 | 91,106 | 87,068 | 100,198 |
Illinois | 1,069,596 | 1,158,271 | 1,225,093 | 1,246,400 | 1,299,443 |
Indiana | 526,324 | 556,285 | 574,696 | 587,156 | 623,415 |
Iowa | 179,179 | 206,696 | 225,717 | 238,349 | 256,303 |
Kansas | 169,528 | 177,782 | 183,071 | 182,407 | 187,569 |
Kentucky | 544,744 | 570,277 | 589,102 | 602,022 | 633,194 |
Louisiana | 705,700 | 807,896 | 829,882 | 650,357 | 790,733 |
Maine | 141,929 | 152,910 | 160,294 | 162,602 | 173,039 |
Maryland | 273,872 | 288,943 | 305,395 | 317,825 | 359,985 |
Massachusetts | 334,939 | 368,122 | 431,518 | 456,192 | 505,782 |
Michigan | 943,713 | 1,047,594 | 1,133,793 | 1,204,409 | 1,256,373 |
Minnesota | 247,465 | 259,937 | 263,986 | 276,414 | 293,918 |
Mississippi | 376,864 | 434,958 | 447,710 | 426,116 | 447,181 |
Missouri | 699,616 | 766,425 | 796,350 | 823,915 | 888,564 |
Montana | 77,478 | 80,870 | 81,567 | 79,969 | 80,407 |
Nebraska | 113,900 | 117,415 | 119,683 | 120,634 | 120,809 |
Nevada | 120,275 | 121,707 | 117,920 | 122,224 | 144,494 |
New Hampshire | 48,449 | 52,310 | 56,338 | 59,101 | 63,583 |
New Jersey | 368,695 | 392,416 | 405,667 | 414,503 | 437,860 |
New Mexico | 222,716 | 240,637 | 244,672 | 233,918 | 239,959 |
New York | 1,598,143 | 1,754,861 | 1,785,914 | 1,801,984 | 1,952,991 |
North Carolina | 747,274 | 799,747 | 854,407 | 882,946 | 946,978 |
North Dakota | 41,421 | 42,204 | 42,576 | 45,122 | 48,412 |
Ohio | 945,435 | 1,007,172 | 1,063,920 | 1,076,764 | 1,150,928 |
Oklahoma | 411,840 | 424,402 | 435,519 | 421,316 | 419,038 |
Oregon | 419,736 | 429,358 | 434,239 | 438,498 | 469,315 |
Pennsylvania | 960,941 | 1,042,809 | 1,092,298 | 1,135,146 | 1,187,822 |
Rhode Island | 77,528 | 76,085 | 73,195 | 76,315 | 84,868 |
South Carolina | 497,218 | 521,125 | 534,294 | 545,293 | 589,763 |
South Dakota | 53,459 | 56,095 | 58,466 | 60,246 | 62,945 |
Tennessee | 806,490 | 849,703 | 870,416 | 864,870 | 911,253 |
Texas | 2,258,951 | 2,441,975 | 2,622,548 | 2,422,198 | 2,532,047 |
Utah | 123,411 | 133,263 | 131,753 | 123,475 | 134,180 |
Vermont | 42,862 | 45,218 | 47,677 | 52,612 | 55,847 |
Virginia | 485,877 | 488,481 | 506,656 | 515,032 | 545,079 |
Virgin Islands | 13,372 | 13,550 | 13,375 | 13,281 | 13,613 |
Washington | 453,497 | 508,472 | 535,768 | 536,333 | 581,001 |
West Virginia | 255,936 | 262,442 | 267,630 | 269,343 | 276,800 |
Wisconsin | 324,047 | 345,748 | 367,918 | 382,770 | 422,781 |
Wyoming | 25,648 | 25,481 | 24,236 | 22,608 | 22,608 |
TOTAL | 23,857,607 | 25,717,830 | 26,672,294 | 26,468,563 | 28,408,010 |
The following outlying areas receive Nutrition Assistance Grants which provide benefits analogous to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas. The number of persons participating is reported monthly. Annual averages are the sums divided by twelve. All data are subject to revision. |