SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:  AVERAGE MONTHLY PARTICIPATION (HOUSEHOLDS)
(Data as of April 30, 2012)
State/Territory	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010	FY 2011
Alabama	220,917	231,740	280,625	344,788	404,793
Alaska	21,318	21,976	25,107	30,441	35,072
Arizona	222,304	258,517	340,852	439,364	465,375
Arkansas	158,087	157,871	172,602	197,624	210,670
California	827,258	914,161	1,122,949	1,391,359	1,612,825
Colorado	106,899	109,405	138,382	176,289	200,064
Connecticut	113,187	120,573	139,408	180,463	205,772
Delaware	29,116	32,512	40,239	50,507	61,877
District of Columbia	45,129	47,721	56,592	66,032	76,075
Florida	627,987	745,847	1,001,711	1,370,563	1,659,063
Georgia	387,254	417,427	534,944	681,782	789,785
Guam	7,916	8,295	9,587	11,595	12,945
Hawaii	45,380	48,824	57,857	69,402	79,624
Idaho	35,990	40,835	54,459	78,378	96,372
Illinois	569,073	595,832	677,147	775,019	859,785
Indiana	253,840	267,802	301,195	347,835	381,217
Iowa	108,166	117,632	135,558	156,529	173,186
Kansas	82,881	85,784	99,698	122,943	138,910
Kentucky	266,673	283,752	315,885	353,227	381,740
Louisiana	266,075	324,887	303,287	353,495	388,516
Maine	81,767	86,459	99,557	114,211	126,184
Maryland	147,191	167,174	212,260	265,796	328,328
Massachusetts	239,802	266,430	336,050	407,304	447,066
Michigan	555,744	590,930	694,341	865,508	967,566
Minnesota	131,764	140,427	165,533	209,816	245,585
Mississippi	178,775	188,498	214,103	247,947	273,029
Missouri	299,509	312,476	359,746	408,717	433,899
Montana	34,830	35,494	40,923	51,148	57,133
Nebraska	51,845	52,082	57,442	70,542	76,183
Nevada	57,023	67,380	92,885	128,979	156,319
New Hampshire	28,852	31,244	38,459	49,537	54,134
New Jersey	198,725	210,867	242,743	303,765	370,887
New Mexico	92,093	95,769	119,395	150,796	179,007
New York	951,633	1,036,676	1,231,892	1,463,135	1,600,690
North Carolina	391,019	419,127	506,034	611,325	734,482
North Dakota	20,395	21,825	23,989	27,232	27,893
Ohio	492,811	526,800	624,989	751,299	847,377
Oklahoma	176,290	176,483	199,615	251,248	272,189
Oregon	226,435	243,257	302,714	373,819	419,693
Pennsylvania	530,243	558,939	631,566	740,186	815,765
Rhode Island	36,645	41,548	51,555	72,840	86,368
South Carolina	233,295	255,702	302,450	359,506	390,936
South Dakota	24,754	26,189	30,901	40,054	43,585
Tennessee	387,441	410,458	490,912	573,725	611,502
Texas	947,235	994,786	1,183,153	1,407,083	1,608,476
Utah	50,784	53,715	73,706	98,805	111,799
Vermont	26,046	27,642	35,408	42,434	46,239
Virginia	230,281	245,592	295,741	364,825	406,811
Virgin Islands	4,761	5,036	6,272	8,145	9,359
Washington	272,605	292,515	375,570	474,701	543,533
West Virginia	120,135	124,183	138,070	154,886	160,721
Wisconsin	162,092	180,792	234,874	317,015	370,372
Wyoming	9,499	9,564	11,185	14,473	15,341
TOTAL	11,787,765	12,727,450	15,232,115	18,618,436	21,072,113
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.