NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM:  CHILDREN PARTICIPATING
(Data as of February 1, 2012)
State /	November	October	November	Percent Change
Territory	2010	2011	2011	Nov 11 vs Nov 10
		Preliminary	Initial
Alabama	591,817	582,964	582,084	-1.6%
Alaska	55,493	55,862	55,148	-0.6%
Arizona	669,700	669,198	690,497	3.1%
Arkansas	359,880	320,508	346,023	-3.9%
California	3,276,546	3,532,478	3,253,011	-0.7%
Colorado	418,151	389,551	416,665	-0.4%
Connecticut	305,686	309,157	302,068	-1.2%
Delaware	95,953	97,260	96,395	0.5%
District of Columbia	47,932	48,902	49,360	3.0%
Florida	1,664,571	1,658,256	1,676,654	0.7%
Georgia	1,317,874	1,313,389	1,315,901	-0.1%
Guam	17,239	15,585	18,986	10.1%
Hawaii	118,405	119,799	121,475	2.6%
Idaho	171,778	176,771	174,556	1.6%
Illinois	1,201,588	1,115,834	1,180,380	-1.8%
Indiana	818,603	810,415	809,068	-1.2%
Iowa	404,547	403,808	400,395	-1.0%
Kansas	368,288	369,027	363,873	-1.2%
Kentucky	563,194	477,416	613,300	8.9%
Louisiana	611,399	604,496	612,339	0.2%
Maine	111,200	108,643	111,319	0.1%
Maryland	438,646	435,891	438,431	0.0%
Massachusetts	550,073	546,859	542,600	-1.4%
Michigan	920,536	934,752	924,264	0.4%
Minnesota	636,126	547,402	522,447	-17.9%
Mississippi	412,107	410,126	411,069	-0.3%
Missouri	651,017	652,743	659,674	1.3%
Montana	88,107	88,899	88,143	0.0%
Nebraska	253,264	255,136	253,640	0.1%
Nevada	210,573	223,280	219,875	4.4%
New Hampshire	110,282	107,043	106,521	-3.4%
New Jersey	731,110	726,868	723,170	-1.1%
New Mexico	240,797	230,852	233,085	-3.2%
New York	1,841,688	1,883,902	1,835,749	-0.3%
North Carolina	964,092	950,661	968,503	0.5%
North Dakota	83,534	86,059	85,181	2.0%
Ohio	1,155,381	1,138,361	1,138,255	-1.5%
Oklahoma	460,526	457,922	458,296	-0.5%
Oregon	318,764	310,154	312,934	-1.8%
Pennsylvania	1,153,665	1,157,003	1,138,549	-1.3%
Puerto Rico	342,850	349,318	343,816	0.3%
Rhode Island	80,066	79,571	79,885	-0.2%
South Carolina	507,781	503,520	501,544	-1.2%
South Dakota	111,200	80,924	109,379	-1.6%
Tennessee	719,090	701,814	708,132	-1.5%
Texas	3,461,892	3,424,677	3,458,326	-0.1%
Utah	354,423	356,376	355,827	0.4%
Vermont	55,697	54,436	55,607	-0.2%
Virginia	763,039	758,398	759,250	-0.5%
Virgin Islands	14,265	14,197	14,229	-0.3%
Washington	541,387	549,795	541,042	-0.1%
West Virginia	211,611	205,415	209,305	-1.1%
Wisconsin	614,641	598,755	602,766	-1.9%
Wyoming	58,112	58,243	58,344	0.4%
Dept. of Defense	28,288	30,124	29,148	3.0%
TOTAL	32,274,471	32,088,803	32,076,479	-0.6%
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 October and November 2011 are preliminary and are subject to significant change; all data are subject to revision.