SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM:  CHILDREN PARTICIPATING
( Data as of May 10, 2013 )
State /	February	January	February	Percent Change
Territory	2012	2013	2013	Feb 13 vs Feb 12
Alabama	224,283	214,029	225,324	0.5%
Alaska	21,305	20,248	20,996	-1.5%
Arizona	272,412	278,973	288,063	5.7%
Arkansas	162,161	161,848	165,365	2.0%
California	1,424,942	1,468,972	1,518,112	6.5%
Colorado	147,282	151,703	157,892	7.2%
Connecticut	85,553	79,550	79,808	-6.7%
Delaware	38,736	38,164	37,502	-3.2%
District of Columbia	32,519	35,289	35,203	8.3%
Florida	727,667	735,275	767,364	5.5%
Georgia	617,738	609,770	612,099	-0.9%
Guam	7,762	8,004	8,313	7.1%
Hawaii	38,964	37,087	37,903	-2.7%
Idaho	79,375	73,470	77,386	-2.5%
Illinois	411,956	419,296	428,421	4.0%
Indiana	250,812	246,772	249,251	-0.6%
Iowa	89,330	91,335	88,396	-1.0%
Kansas	105,314	108,416	108,740	3.3%
Kentucky	265,257	269,316	272,518	2.7%
Louisiana	270,094	261,515	262,058	-3.0%
Maine	42,627	44,179	43,216	1.4%
Maryland	190,372	196,205	202,992	6.6%
Massachusetts	144,173	146,761	145,232	0.7%
Michigan	380,049	371,014	374,430	-1.5%
Minnesota	178,147	175,607	185,189	4.0%
Mississippi	206,710	202,032	207,008	0.1%
Missouri	253,188	255,392	254,095	0.4%
Montana	28,300	27,554	28,251	-0.2%
Nebraska	66,041	63,998	64,453	-2.4%
Nevada	90,768	95,869	91,759	1.1%
New Hampshire	24,421	21,818	22,234	-9.0%
New Jersey	222,051	238,396	244,817	10.3%
New Mexico	153,439	145,498	146,186	-4.7%
New York	646,236	674,101	660,876	2.3%
North Carolina	401,680	402,586	413,750	3.0%
North Dakota	23,279	23,398	23,552	1.2%
Ohio	416,569	408,850	416,009	-0.1%
Oklahoma	227,771	224,532	244,843	7.5%
Oregon	143,862	136,259	134,587	-6.4%
Pennsylvania	343,638	328,117	341,968	-0.5%
Puerto Rico	132,085	125,516	136,986	3.7%
Rhode Island	33,924	32,327	28,878	-14.9%
South Carolina	270,452	269,022	272,507	0.8%
South Dakota	27,624	26,368	26,546	-3.9%
Tennessee	332,792	335,132	350,324	5.3%
Texas	1,794,140	1,773,922	1,821,646	1.5%
Utah	76,081	70,501	75,228	-1.1%
Vermont	23,372	21,989	31,327	34.0%
Virginia	269,746	262,104	267,798	-0.7%
Virgin Islands	5,403	4,667	4,778	-11.6%
Washington	187,645	179,802	184,384	-1.7%
West Virginia	113,073	116,807	119,561	5.7%
Wisconsin	173,409	166,862	215,498	24.3%
Wyoming	16,170	15,109	15,307	-5.3%
Dept. of Defense	76	76	78	2.6%
TOTAL	12,912,772	12,891,401	13,237,003	2.5%
Participation data are based on average daily meals adjusted by an attendance factor of 0.927.  Dept. of Defense refers to children of armed forces personnel attending school abroad.  Data for January and February 2013 are preliminary and are subject to significant change; all data are subject to revision.