SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:  NUMBER OF PERSONS PARTICIPATING
(Data as of February 1, 2012)
        Percent Change
State /  November October November November 2011 vs
Territory 2010 2011 2011 Oct 2011 Nov 2010
    Preliminary Initial    
Alabama 863,606 910,034 916,257 0.7% 6.1%
Alaska 79,242 74,792 88,790 18.7% 12.0%
Arizona 1,050,181 1,138,220 1,136,565 -0.1% 8.2%
Arkansas 487,786 490,487 504,060 2.8% 3.3%
California 3,521,881 3,867,094 3,875,258 0.2% 10.0%
Colorado 435,306 480,566 481,440 0.2% 10.6%
Connecticut 370,665 396,517 400,072 0.9% 7.9%
Delaware 129,049 144,612 147,475 2.0% 14.3%
District of Columbia 131,611 140,003 140,384 0.3% 6.7%
Florida 2,994,413 3,225,957 3,260,561 1.1% 8.9%
Georgia 1,732,865 1,870,781 1,880,277 0.5% 8.5%
Guam 39,469 42,951 43,521 1.3% 10.3%
Hawaii 153,018 169,405 171,436 1.2% 12.0%
Idaho 219,271 233,194 234,331 0.5% 6.9%
Illinois 1,732,169 1,831,037 1,850,593 1.1% 6.8%
Indiana 863,489 901,967 900,760 -0.1% 4.3%
Iowa 351,898 398,574 399,430 0.2% 13.5%
Kansas 295,787 302,633 298,842 -1.3% 1.0%
Kentucky 813,041 842,885 841,996 -0.1% 3.6%
Louisiana 866,905 916,060 914,423 -0.2% 5.5%
Maine 241,117 251,189 250,864 -0.1% 4.0%
Maryland 643,651 709,681 709,254 -0.1% 10.2%
Massachusetts 799,770 838,603 843,231 0.6% 5.4%
Michigan 1,920,330 1,884,542 1,851,697 -1.7% -3.6%
Minnesota 473,803 531,781 533,540 0.3% 12.6%
Mississippi 612,889 645,220 647,215 0.3% 5.6%
Missouri 931,933 950,725 955,724 0.5% 2.6%
Montana 120,013 121,992 126,259 3.5% 5.2%
Nebraska 170,731 174,941 173,170 -1.0% 1.4%
Nevada 322,950 351,686 353,737 0.6% 9.5%
New Hampshire 111,518 114,744 114,478 -0.2% 2.7%
New Jersey 706,702 890,859 808,040 -9.3% 14.3%
New Mexico 399,454 432,289 435,482 0.7% 9.0%
New York 2,934,493 3,060,107 3,046,972 -0.4% 3.8%
North Carolina 1,531,255 1,655,694 1,660,154 0.3% 8.4%
North Dakota 60,681 59,383 59,336 -0.1% -2.2%
Ohio 1,772,608 1,766,584 1,793,380 1.5% 1.2%
Oklahoma 615,191 624,112 622,996 -0.2% 1.3%
Oregon 749,761 798,772 803,891 0.6% 7.2%
Pennsylvania 1,673,714 1,785,240 1,793,433 0.5% 7.2%
Rhode Island 154,031 168,694 169,376 0.4% 10.0%
South Carolina 839,109 867,258 870,438 0.4% 3.7%
South Dakota 99,826 103,282 103,336 0.1% 3.5%
Tennessee 1,264,407 1,280,908 1,288,645 0.6% 1.9%
Texas 3,925,119 4,174,348 4,172,512 0.0% 6.3%
Utah 268,216 285,695 283,184 -0.9% 5.6%
Vermont 89,316 94,604 95,316 0.8% 6.7%
Virginia 837,005 896,420 902,803 0.7% 7.9%
Virgin Islands 22,028 23,836 24,024 0.8% 9.1%
Washington 1,019,791 1,095,139 1,097,281 0.2% 7.6%
West Virginia 345,683 347,064 346,387 -0.2% 0.2%
Wisconsin 771,413 828,362 829,732 0.2% 7.6%
Wyoming 35,924 33,252 33,936 2.1% -5.5%
     TOTAL 43,596,084 46,224,775 46,286,294 0.1% 6.2%
Data includes disaster assistance. Link to:  SNAP Disaster Response Summary
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. 
October and November 2011 data are preliminary and are subject to significant revision.