| 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. | |||||