| SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: NUMBER OF PERSONS PARTICIPATING | |||||
| ( Data as of November 2, 2009 ) | |||||
| Percent Change | |||||
| State / | August | July | August | August 2009 vs | |
| Territory | 2008 | 2009 | 2009 | Jul 2009 | Aug 2008 |
| Preliminary | Initial | ||||
| Alabama | 593,827 | 725,619 | 740,929 | 2.1% | 24.8% |
| Alaska | 59,669 | 69,940 | 69,852 | -0.1% | 17.1% |
| Arizona | 675,664 | 894,269 | 919,778 | 2.9% | 36.1% |
| Arkansas | 381,255 | 431,667 | 437,124 | 1.3% | 14.7% |
| California | 2,325,856 | 2,849,133 | 2,890,168 | 1.4% | 24.3% |
| Colorado | 259,006 | 349,614 | 349,614 | 0.0% | 35.0% |
| Connecticut | 231,056 | 273,545 | 286,445 | 4.7% | 24.0% |
| Delaware | 76,728 | 98,346 | 98,782 | 0.4% | 28.7% |
| District of Columbia | 93,130 | 107,176 | 108,649 | 1.4% | 16.7% |
| Florida | 1,576,981 | 2,160,887 | 2,228,281 | 3.1% | 41.3% |
| Georgia | 1,086,410 | 1,387,721 | 1,422,480 | 2.5% | 30.9% |
| Guam | 28,637 | 33,682 | 34,101 | 1.2% | 19.1% |
| Hawaii | 101,656 | 122,704 | 125,057 | 1.9% | 23.0% |
| Idaho | 105,822 | 148,745 | 152,666 | 2.6% | 44.3% |
| Illinois | 1,335,447 | 1,527,269 | 1,524,108 | -0.2% | 14.1% |
| Indiana | 652,769 | 732,197 | 745,955 | 1.9% | 14.3% |
| Iowa | 270,829 | 308,192 | 313,186 | 1.6% | 15.6% |
| Kansas | 191,580 | 235,367 | 244,424 | 3.8% | 27.6% |
| Kentucky | 648,602 | 727,117 | 739,307 | 1.7% | 14.0% |
| Louisiana | 668,572 | 760,022 | 773,684 | 1.8% | 15.7% |
| Maine | 177,638 | 211,780 | 214,702 | 1.4% | 20.9% |
| Maryland | 382,063 | 491,262 | 504,168 | 2.6% | 32.0% |
| Massachusetts | 537,675 | 674,552 | 687,117 | 1.9% | 27.8% |
| Michigan | 1,278,720 | 1,566,574 | 1,573,044 | 0.4% | 23.0% |
| Minnesota | 301,376 | 375,851 | 381,219 | 1.4% | 26.5% |
| Mississippi | 462,074 | 534,567 | 544,657 | 1.9% | 17.9% |
| Missouri | 925,446 | 1,085,749 | 1,104,866 | 1.8% | 19.4% |
| Montana | 81,240 | 100,552 | 101,940 | 1.4% | 25.5% |
| Nebraska | 121,105 | 142,260 | 145,747 | 2.5% | 20.3% |
| Nevada | 155,547 | 228,524 | 238,115 | 4.2% | 53.1% |
| New Hampshire | 65,388 | 86,859 | 89,230 | 2.7% | 36.5% |
| New Jersey | 455,068 | 525,204 | 534,834 | 1.8% | 17.5% |
| New Mexico | 251,523 | 314,998 | 321,422 | 2.0% | 27.8% |
| New York | 2,051,611 | 2,478,604 | 2,508,884 | 1.2% | 22.3% |
| North Carolina | 993,081 | 1,209,776 | 1,231,868 | 1.8% | 24.0% |
| North Dakota | 48,714 | 56,025 | 56,529 | 0.9% | 16.0% |
| Ohio | 1,178,935 | 1,456,145 | 1,481,385 | 1.7% | 25.7% |
| Oklahoma | 425,679 | 511,000 | 525,827 | 2.9% | 23.5% |
| Oregon | 491,022 | 631,937 | 641,432 | 1.5% | 30.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,214,802 | 1,389,375 | 1,432,527 | 3.1% | 17.9% |
| Rhode Island | 88,423 | 112,721 | 116,252 | 3.1% | 31.5% |
| South Carolina | 614,975 | 724,610 | 737,745 | 1.8% | 20.0% |
| South Dakota | 64,133 | 81,120 | 84,273 | 3.9% | 31.4% |
| Tennessee | 940,414 | 1,138,392 | 1,150,225 | 1.0% | 22.3% |
| Texas | 2,683,648 | 2,991,828 | 3,037,057 | 1.5% | 13.2% |
| Utah | 143,382 | 205,249 | 211,153 | 2.9% | 47.3% |
| Vermont | 57,672 | 78,984 | 80,175 | 1.5% | 39.0% |
| Virginia | 562,781 | 699,986 | 712,949 | 1.9% | 26.7% |
| Virgin Islands | 13,764 | 17,880 | 18,145 | 1.5% | 31.8% |
| Washington | 573,891 | 835,216 | 848,714 | 1.6% | 47.9% |
| West Virginia | 281,727 | 318,290 | 324,217 | 1.9% | 15.1% |
| Wisconsin | 450,632 | 602,732 | 617,622 | 2.5% | 37.1% |
| Wyoming | 22,297 | 29,365 | 29,290 | -0.3% | 31.4% |
| TOTAL | 29,459,942 | 35,851,179 | 36,491,920 | 1.8% | 23.9% |
| 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. July and August 2009 data are preliminary and are subject to significant revision. | |||||