| FOOD STAMP PROGRAM: NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATING | |||||
| ( Data as of April 24, 2008 ) | |||||
| Percent Change | |||||
| State / | February | January | February | February 2008 vs | |
| Territory | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 | Jan 2008 | Feb 2007 |
| Alabama | 218,683 | 227,917 | 228,363 | 0.2% | 4.4% |
| Alaska | 21,645 | 21,578 | 22,322 | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| Arizona | 216,555 | 248,027 | 249,625 | 0.6% | 15.3% |
| Arkansas | 157,182 | 158,388 | 156,105 | -1.4% | -0.7% |
| California | 813,311 | 888,017 | 892,132 | 0.5% | 9.7% |
| Colorado | 105,909 | 107,477 | 107,526 | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| Connecticut | 111,800 | 118,524 | 118,882 | 0.3% | 6.3% |
| Delaware | 28,327 | 32,441 | 31,855 | -1.8% | 12.5% |
| District of Columbia | 44,147 | 47,552 | 46,949 | -1.3% | 6.3% |
| Florida | 607,580 | 714,471 | 722,334 | 1.1% | 18.9% |
| Georgia | 384,269 | 402,330 | 403,021 | 0.2% | 4.9% |
| Guam | 7,824 | 8,055 | 8,136 | 1.0% | 4.0% |
| Hawaii | 44,886 | 47,675 | 47,885 | 0.4% | 6.7% |
| Idaho | 35,986 | 39,629 | 40,112 | 1.2% | 11.5% |
| Illinois | 562,543 | 591,004 | 589,899 | -0.2% | 4.9% |
| Indiana | 252,223 | 261,914 | 261,927 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Iowa | 107,258 | 113,657 | 114,556 | 0.8% | 6.8% |
| Kansas | 81,686 | 84,472 | 84,509 | 0.0% | 3.5% |
| Kentucky | 261,308 | 282,257 | 279,928 | -0.8% | 7.1% |
| Louisiana | 257,824 | 273,545 | 271,169 | -0.9% | 5.2% |
| Maine | 81,931 | 85,311 | 86,481 | 1.4% | 5.6% |
| Maryland | 143,114 | 162,028 | 163,079 | 0.6% | 14.0% |
| Massachusetts | 237,554 | 258,234 | 259,728 | 0.6% | 9.3% |
| Michigan | 551,981 | 580,679 | 586,024 | 0.9% | 6.2% |
| Minnesota | 127,020 | 140,209 | 139,569 | -0.5% | 9.9% |
| Mississippi | 175,639 | 185,317 | 184,360 | -0.5% | 5.0% |
| Missouri | 299,699 | 310,894 | 310,541 | -0.1% | 3.6% |
| Montana | 34,886 | 35,249 | 35,512 | 0.7% | 1.8% |
| Nebraska | 51,736 | 52,111 | 52,200 | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| Nevada | 55,457 | 64,614 | 65,129 | 0.8% | 17.4% |
| New Hampshire | 28,713 | 30,637 | 30,990 | 1.2% | 7.9% |
| New Jersey | 194,977 | 206,432 | 206,712 | 0.1% | 6.0% |
| New Mexico | 92,002 | 93,092 | 93,562 | 0.5% | 1.7% |
| New York | 951,076 | 987,397 | 986,255 | -0.1% | 3.7% |
| North Carolina | 386,128 | 412,073 | 412,199 | 0.0% | 6.8% |
| North Dakota | 20,101 | 21,684 | 21,846 | 0.7% | 8.7% |
| Ohio | 482,817 | 520,328 | 515,244 | -1.0% | 6.7% |
| Oklahoma | 175,153 | 175,486 | 179,340 | 2.2% | 2.4% |
| Oregon | 225,415 | 236,825 | 239,852 | 1.3% | 6.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 536,294 | 551,729 | 553,405 | 0.3% | 3.2% |
| Rhode Island | 36,032 | 39,376 | 41,087 | 4.3% | 14.0% |
| South Carolina | 228,892 | 250,282 | 250,095 | -0.1% | 9.3% |
| South Dakota | 24,414 | 25,538 | 26,302 | 3.0% | 7.7% |
| Tennessee | 381,483 | 406,441 | 401,568 | -1.2% | 5.3% |
| Texas | 927,484 | 962,687 | 954,871 | ||