| NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH 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 | 571,756 | 547,594 | 548,338 | -4.1% |
| Alaska | 55,694 | 52,652 | 53,558 | -3.8% |
| Arizona | 661,164 | 645,542 | 648,149 | -2.0% |
| Arkansas | 356,411 | 335,935 | 337,384 | -5.3% |
| California | 3,413,248 | 3,277,070 | 3,130,029 | -8.3% |
| Colorado | 406,104 | 381,759 | 386,837 | -4.7% |
| Connecticut | 299,796 | 263,055 | 270,565 | -9.8% |
| Delaware | 97,279 | 93,250 | 93,289 | -4.1% |
| District of Columbia | 46,800 | 51,373 | 51,627 | 10.3% |
| Florida | 1,691,968 | 1,640,285 | 1,666,140 | -1.5% |
| Georgia | 1,297,755 | 1,256,416 | 1,248,230 | -3.8% |
| Guam | 17,682 | 16,905 | 16,742 | -5.3% |
| Hawaii | 116,553 | 115,423 | 115,210 | -1.2% |
| Idaho | 173,707 | 159,187 | 166,091 | -4.4% |
| Illinois | 1,189,204 | 1,157,100 | 1,164,706 | -2.1% |
| Indiana | 801,878 | 779,761 | 779,332 | -2.8% |
| Iowa | 399,312 | 385,049 | 377,821 | -5.4% |
| Kansas | 362,777 | 345,828 | 346,367 | -4.5% |
| Kentucky | 553,548 | 532,518 | 533,975 | -3.5% |
| Louisiana | 601,017 | 576,151 | 574,721 | -4.4% |
| Maine | 103,526 | 99,589 | 97,711 | -5.6% |
| Maryland | 439,584 | 417,739 | 423,172 | -3.7% |
| Massachusetts | 532,302 | 512,978 | 513,080 | -3.6% |
| Michigan | 912,347 | 864,613 | 873,615 | -4.2% |
| Minnesota | 625,510 | 606,437 | 650,478 | 4.0% |
| Mississippi | 405,639 | 397,097 | 396,641 | -2.2% |
| Missouri | 644,283 | 616,730 | 611,191 | -5.1% |
| Montana | 87,255 | 83,973 | 84,179 | -3.5% |
| Nebraska | 253,570 | 241,576 | 242,231 | -4.5% |
| Nevada | 218,229 | 211,731 | 216,971 | -0.6% |
| New Hampshire | 105,820 | 95,759 | 94,742 | -10.5% |
| New Jersey | 740,166 | 691,187 | 696,362 | -5.9% |
| New Mexico | 233,155 | 224,967 | 219,016 | -6.1% |
| New York | 1,803,306 | 1,805,787 | 1,722,341 | -4.5% |
| North Carolina | 960,542 | 896,867 | 922,669 | -3.9% |
| North Dakota | 84,149 | 86,364 | 86,250 | 2.5% |
| Ohio | 1,128,123 | 1,067,041 | 1,072,638 | -4.9% |
| Oklahoma | 446,210 | 438,231 | 480,594 | 7.7% |
| Oregon | 309,894 | 295,191 | 284,816 | -8.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,139,108 | 1,072,380 | 1,080,863 | -5.1% |
| Puerto Rico | 355,598 | 342,765 | 352,889 | -0.8% |
| Rhode Island | 76,773 | 76,560 | 72,953 | -5.0% |
| South Carolina | 496,002 | 477,383 | 481,128 | -3.0% |
| South Dakota | 108,636 | 105,922 | 106,786 | -1.7% |
| Tennessee | 702,635 | 663,533 | 669,080 | -4.8% |
| Texas | 3,433,284 | 3,314,260 | 3,352,017 | -2.4% |
| Utah | 352,422 | 328,879 | 334,239 | -5.2% |
| Vermont | 53,813 | 50,443 | 70,945 | 31.8% |
| Virginia | 758,359 | 718,076 | 724,782 | -4.4% |
| Virgin Islands | 15,901 | 14,424 | 14,782 | -7.0% |
| Washington | 547,318 | 518,079 | 523,759 | -4.3% |
| West Virginia | 202,177 | 194,044 | 194,359 | -3.9% |
| Wisconsin | 599,150 | 557,053 | 787,324 | 31.4% |
| Wyoming | 56,538 | 54,331 | 54,065 | -4.4% |
| Dept. of Defense | 29,862 | 28,287 | 28,233 | -5.5% |
| TOTAL | 32,074,838 | 30,783,129 | 31,046,011 | -3.2% |
| 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. | ||||