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. |