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.