| SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATING | |||||
| (Data as of May 10, 2013) | |||||
| Percent Change | |||||
| State / | February | January | February | February 2013 vs | |
| Territory | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | Jan 2013 | Feb 2012 |
| Preliminary | Initial | ||||
| Alabama | 410,562 | 421,040 | 420,032 | -0.2% | 2.3% |
| Alaska | 38,565 | 38,700 | 38,866 | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Arizona | 482,617 | 477,411 | 473,132 | -0.9% | -2.0% |
| Arkansas | 219,608 | 225,728 | 223,617 | -0.9% | 1.8% |
| California | 1,750,085 | 1,903,182 | 1,891,174 | -0.6% | 8.1% |
| Colorado | 219,187 | 232,886 | 230,834 | -0.9% | 5.3% |
| Connecticut | 219,069 | 232,871 | 231,412 | -0.6% | 5.6% |
| Delaware | 69,983 | 73,231 | 72,041 | -1.6% | 2.9% |
| District of Columbia | 79,298 | 82,243 | 81,783 | -0.6% | 3.1% |
| Florida | 1,799,179 | 1,954,717 | 1,943,112 | -0.6% | 8.0% |
| Georgia | 867,139 | 918,712 | 914,884 | -0.4% | 5.5% |
| Guam | 14,208 | 14,955 | 15,139 | 1.2% | 6.6% |
| Hawaii | 87,863 | 95,305 | 95,646 | 0.4% | 8.9% |
| Idaho | 102,081 | 99,226 | 99,292 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| Illinois | 892,188 | 1,012,243 | 1,011,302 | -0.1% | 13.4% |
| Indiana | 399,169 | 415,066 | 414,279 | -0.2% | 3.8% |
| Iowa | 189,240 | 198,028 | 197,947 | 0.0% | 4.6% |
| Kansas | 141,043 | 148,947 | 147,869 | -0.7% | 4.8% |
| Kentucky | 397,633 | 421,513 | 417,952 | -0.8% | 5.1% |
| Louisiana | 395,505 | 438,921 | 435,630 | -0.7% | 10.1% |
| Maine | 131,043 | 131,489 | 130,544 | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| Maryland | 356,682 | 386,397 | 387,924 | 0.4% | 8.8% |
| Massachusetts | 474,807 | 499,221 | 497,816 | -0.3% | 4.8% |
| Michigan | 926,802 | 911,303 | 909,552 | -0.2% | -1.9% |
| Minnesota | 262,431 | 273,480 | 272,750 | -0.3% | 3.9% |
| Mississippi | 292,747 | 304,724 | 304,347 | -0.1% | 4.0% |
| Missouri | 441,023 | 442,594 | 438,495 | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| Montana | 59,430 | 59,119 | 59,207 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| Nebraska | 77,572 | 79,587 | 79,694 | 0.1% | 2.7% |
| Nevada | 168,368 | 173,005 | 172,384 | -0.4% | 2.4% |
| New Hampshire | 56,455 | 58,214 | 56,278 | -3.3% | -0.3% |
| New Jersey | 397,667 | 427,849 | 427,271 | -0.1% | 7.4% |
| New Mexico | 192,741 | 198,314 | 197,323 | -0.5% | 2.4% |
| New York | 1,639,443 | 1,703,073 | 1,700,761 | -0.1% | 3.7% |
| North Carolina | 780,713 | 787,773 | 799,209 | 1.5% | 2.4% |
| North Dakota | 27,375 | 26,953 | 26,734 | -0.8% | -2.3% |
| Ohio | 881,517 | 896,188 | 892,714 | -0.4% | 1.3% |
| Oklahoma | 278,869 | 285,960 | 284,803 | -0.4% | 2.1% |
| Oregon | 445,852 | 452,973 | 452,898 | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 873,717 | 857,817 | 858,782 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| Rhode Island | 94,672 | 100,424 | 100,686 | 0.3% | 6.4% |
| South Carolina | 407,992 | 417,702 | 417,246 | -0.1% | 2.3% |
| South Dakota | 45,420 | 45,741 | 45,721 | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Tennessee | 635,445 | 662,209 | 658,461 | -0.6% | 3.6% |
| Texas | 1,664,358 | 1,686,477 | 1,664,797 | -1.3% | 0.0% |
| Utah | 117,110 | 106,490 | 104,170 | -2.2% | -11.0% |
| Vermont | 49,148 | 52,708 | 52,809 | 0.2% | 7.4% |
| Virginia | 439,966 | 455,073 | 456,394 | 0.3% | 3.7% |
| Virgin Islands | 10,287 | 11,712 | 11,721 | 0.1% | 13.9% |
| Washington | 576,774 | 590,614 | 590,584 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| West Virginia | 162,805 | 167,986 | 166,410 | -0.9% | 2.2% |
| Wisconsin | 396,960 | 414,343 | 416,116 | 0.4% | 4.8% |
| Wyoming | 15,019 | 16,404 | 15,973 | -2.6% | 6.4% |
| TOTAL | 22,155,432 | 23,088,841 | 23,006,517 | -0.4% | 3.8% |
| 1] Data includes disaster assistance. | Link to: | SNAP Disaster Response | |||
| 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. | |||||
| January and February 2013 data are preliminary and are subject to significant revision. | |||||