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SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:  AVERAGE MONTHLY PARTICIPATION (HOUSEHOLDS)
(Data as of December 30, 2008)
State/Territory FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008
          Preliminary
Alabama 197,237 222,132 220,345 220,917 231,740
Alaska 17,696 20,224 21,172 21,318 21,976
Arizona 207,849 220,498 220,293 222,304 258,517
Arkansas 140,269 152,909 159,354 158,087 157,871
California 732,239 785,682 799,469 827,258 914,161
Colorado 103,574 107,405 107,246 106,899 109,405
Connecticut 102,175 107,492 111,958 113,187 120,573
Delaware 23,292 26,052 28,211 29,116 32,512
District of Columbia 43,132 44,362 45,469 45,129 47,721
Florida 579,945 657,576 673,299 627,987 745,847
Georgia 353,040 375,739 386,192 387,254 417,427
Guam 7,585 8,066 8,220 7,916 8,295
Hawaii 48,600 47,309 44,883 45,380 48,824
Idaho 36,083 37,151 36,959 35,990 40,835
Illinois 476,050 520,350 556,293 569,073 595,832
Indiana 224,454 240,045 249,498 253,840 267,802
Iowa 76,909 89,655 100,753 108,166 116,899
Kansas 74,193 78,165 81,625 82,881 85,784
Kentucky 230,679 245,707 257,605 266,673 283,752
Louisiana 274,130 318,126 333,400 266,075 324,887
Maine 72,197 78,170 81,557 81,767 86,459
Maryland 124,108 131,556 140,394 147,191 167,174
Massachusetts 154,543 176,121 227,263 239,802 266,430
Michigan 412,666 469,976 515,030 555,744 590,930
Minnesota 116,873 124,398 125,764 131,764 140,423
Mississippi 151,678 174,500 181,184 178,775 188,498
Missouri 281,193 298,380 301,019 301,338 314,012
Montana 32,984 34,573 35,268 34,830 35,494
Nebraska 48,078 49,948 51,285 51,845 52,082
Nevada 53,516 54,877 54,517 57,023 67,380
New Hampshire 23,625 25,198 27,377 28,852 31,244
New Jersey 172,641 186,661 194,108 198,725 210,867
New Mexico 85,459 93,094 95,499 92,093 95,769
New York 802,051 915,703 935,068 951,633 1,036,676
North Carolina 315,782 343,397 376,577 391,019 419,127
North Dakota 18,373 18,927 19,288 20,395 21,825
Ohio 419,271 448,524 480,582 492,811 526,800
Oklahoma 165,402 172,837 181,135 176,290 176,483
Oregon 212,132 218,297 222,930 226,435 243,257
Pennsylvania 431,664 471,960 496,774 530,243 558,939
Rhode Island 35,232 34,751 34,241 36,645 41,548
South Carolina 206,987 219,503 226,850 233,295 255,702
South Dakota 21,113 22,483 23,781 24,754 26,189
Tennessee 351,781 374,011 387,090 387,441 410,458
Texas 864,342 941,050 1,017,313 947,235 994,786
Utah 48,366 53,162 53,967 50,784 53,715
Vermont 21,393 22,355 23,696 26,046 27,642
Virginia 209,859 214,983 224,843 230,281 245,592
Virgin Islands 4,532 4,633 4,671 4,761 5,036
Washington 219,415 250,788 270,202 272,605 292,515
West Virginia 110,092 114,038 118,282 120,135 124,183
Wisconsin 131,738 143,459 154,558 162,092 180,792
Wyoming 10,382 10,422 10,134 9,499 9,564
  TOTAL 10,278,593 11,197,377 11,734,491 11,789,594 12,728,248
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 households participating is reported monthly.  Annual averages are the sums divided by twelve. All data are subject to revision.