| SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: NUMBER OF PERSONS 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 | 556,247 | 601,140 | 613,737 | 2.1% | 10.3% |
| Alaska | 48,870 | 55,247 | 50,193 | -9.1% | 2.7% |
| Arizona | 585,720 | 685,906 | 706,577 | 3.0% | 20.6% |
| Arkansas | 377,873 | 379,106 | 381,080 | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| California | 2,107,994 | 2,356,921 | 2,398,987 | 1.8% | 13.8% |
| Colorado | 246,532 | 265,449 | 272,982 | 2.8% | 10.7% |
| Connecticut | 219,905 | 233,471 | 237,828 | 1.9% | 8.2% |
| Delaware | 70,914 | 78,531 | 81,462 | 3.7% | 14.9% |
| District of Columbia | 85,563 | 89,662 | 97,815 | 9.1% | 14.3% |
| Florida | 1,332,076 | 1,611,934 | 1,676,025 | 4.0% | 25.8% |
| Georgia | 971,241 | 1,109,201 | 1,139,309 | 2.7% | 17.3% |
| Guam | 27,053 | 28,947 | 29,215 | 0.9% | 8.0% |
| Hawaii | 92,486 | 102,855 | 105,100 | 2.2% | 13.6% |
| Idaho | 90,059 | 108,157 | 111,838 | 3.4% | 24.2% |
| Illinois | 1,269,240 | 1,321,197 | 1,424,439 | 7.8% | 12.2% |
| Indiana | 607,782 | 672,551 | 740,347 | 10.1% | 21.8% |
| Iowa | 245,282 | 275,774 | 276,177 | 0.1% | 12.6% |
| Kansas | 184,443 | 194,638 | 195,544 | 0.5% | 6.0% |
| Kentucky | 620,114 | 655,999 | 663,591 | 1.2% | 7.0% |
| Louisiana | 663,740 | 2,217,997 | 701,764 | -68.4% | 5.7% |
| Maine | 164,920 | 179,217 | 183,515 | 2.4% | 11.3% |
| Maryland | 342,126 | 389,298 | 402,892 | 3.5% | 17.8% |
| Massachusetts | 479,248 | 548,920 | 563,068 | 2.6% | 17.5% |
| Michigan | 1,225,285 | 1,257,526 | 1,304,013 | 3.7% | 6.4% |
| Minnesota | 275,735 | 301,650 | 305,614 | 1.3% | 10.8% |
| Mississippi | 442,007 | 463,307 | 472,498 | 2.0% | 6.9% |
| Missouri | 854,513 | 932,947 | 949,404 | 1.8% | 11.1% |
| Montana | 78,911 | 80,500 | 81,735 | 1.5% | 3.6% |
| Nebraska | 119,939 | 120,472 | 121,416 | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Nevada | 132,935 | 158,819 | 162,743 | 2.5% | 22.4% |
| New Hampshire | 60,361 | 66,103 | 68,126 | 3.1% | 12.9% |
| New Jersey | 426,547 | 455,081 | 461,963 | 1.5% | 8.3% |
| New Mexico | 231,074 | 254,296 | 258,130 | 1.5% | 11.7% |
| New York | 1,825,759 | 2,077,774 | 2,114,221 | 1.8% | 15.8% |
| North Carolina | 915,318 | 1,011,226 | 1,030,906 | 1.9% | 12.6% |
| North Dakota | 47,306 | 48,849 | 49,293 | 0.9% | 4.2% |
| Ohio | 1,109,676 | 1,215,346 | 1,208,500 | -0.6% | 8.9% |
| Oklahoma | 421,566 | 428,578 | 435,046 | 1.5% | 3.2% |
| Oregon | 443,493 | 496,212 | 506,569 | 2.1% | 14.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,157,888 | 1,222,182 | 1,234,892 | 1.0% | 6.7% |
| Rhode Island | 81,417 | 88,738 | 90,444 | 1.9% | 11.1% |
| South Carolina | 569,204 | 623,569 | 636,698 | 2.1% | 11.9% |
| South Dakota | 59,680 | 64,133 | 64,634 | 0.8% | 8.3% |
| Tennessee | 891,779 | 960,664 | 977,109 | 1.7% | 9.6% |
| Texas | 2,475,348 | 2,952,749 | 3,240,292 | 9.7% | 30.9% |
| Utah | 124,276 | 146,359 | 153,727 | 5.0% | 23.7% |
| Vermont | 53,554 | 58,464 | 60,062 | 2.7% | 12.2% |
| Virginia | 527,906 | 568,926 | 582,494 | 2.4% | 10.3% |
| Virgin Islands | 13,478 | 13,742 | 14,123 | 2.8% | 4.8% |
| Washington | 533,265 | 597,156 | 634,240 | 6.2% | 18.9% |
| West Virginia | 273,852 | 281,414 | 285,242 | 1.4% | 4.2% |
| Wisconsin | 393,941 | 455,444 | 469,059 | 3.0% | 19.1% |
| Wyoming | 22,347 | 22,579 | 23,037 | 2.0% | 3.1% |
| TOTAL | 27,177,788 | 31,586,923 | 31,049,715 | -1.7% | 14.2% |
| 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. | |||||