| NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM: CHILDREN PARTICIPATING | ||||
| ( Data as of April 24, 2008 ) | ||||
| State / | February | January | February | Percent Change |
| Territory | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 | Feb 08 vs Feb 07 |
| Preliminary | Initial | |||
| Alabama | 579,558 | 591,024 | 575,656 | -0.7% |
| Alaska | 54,148 | 52,600 | 51,854 | -4.2% |
| Arizona | 633,644 | 666,353 | 661,464 | 4.4% |
| Arkansas | 344,306 | 323,037 | 325,753 | -5.4% |
| California | 3,040,024 | 2,977,909 | 3,112,032 | 2.4% |
| Colorado | 378,431 | 375,009 | 382,603 | 1.1% |
| Connecticut | 313,023 | 333,957 | 317,334 | 1.4% |
| Delaware | 85,262 | 87,028 | 86,855 | 1.9% |
| District of Columbia | 43,837 | 33,926 | 34,352 | -21.6% |
| Florida | 1,570,728 | 1,565,796 | 1,572,672 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 1,263,595 | 1,285,460 | 1,274,175 | 0.8% |
| Guam | 19,255 | 37,208 | 17,987 | -6.6% |
| Hawaii | 114,417 | 77,614 | 113,032 | -1.2% |
| Idaho | 164,060 | 170,895 | 169,320 | 3.2% |
| Illinois | 1,107,976 | 1,141,843 | 1,119,795 | 1.1% |
| Indiana | 735,628 | 772,313 | 768,522 | 4.5% |
| Iowa | 391,080 | 385,885 | 381,097 | -2.6% |
| Kansas | 340,181 | 354,369 | 346,779 | 1.9% |
| Kentucky | 544,352 | 556,746 | 531,859 | -2.3% |
| Louisiana | 591,227 | 622,824 | 620,787 | 5.0% |
| Maine | 104,959 | 107,292 | 106,337 | 1.3% |
| Maryland | 431,628 | 442,280 | 441,533 | 2.3% |
| Massachusetts | 553,074 | 555,839 | 555,565 | 0.5% |
| Michigan | 894,696 | 901,066 | 900,850 | 0.7% |
| Minnesota | 606,919 | 609,654 | 611,123 | 0.7% |
| Mississippi | 406,156 | 410,395 | 405,076 | -0.3% |
| Missouri | 631,398 | 637,513 | 625,248 | -1.0% |
| Montana | 84,179 | 87,005 | 86,277 | 2.5% |
| Nebraska | 235,669 | 248,749 | 233,262 | -1.0% |
| Nevada | 199,028 | 187,697 | 204,403 | 2.7% |
| New Hampshire | 112,967 | 111,628 | 111,795 | -1.0% |
| New Jersey | 652,455 | 681,239 | 672,107 | 3.0% |
| New Mexico | 215,673 | 220,054 | 219,766 | 1.9% |
| New York | 1,795,499 | 1,787,758 | 1,801,165 | 0.3% |
| North Carolina | 960,403 | 956,731 | 959,530 | -0.1% |
| North Dakota | 78,772 | 79,821 | 79,143 | 0.5% |
| Ohio | 1,099,257 | 1,107,625 | 1,105,435 | 0.6% |
| Oklahoma | 418,040 | 499,245 | 422,696 | 1.1% |
| Oregon | 302,162 | 319,191 | 290,882 | -3.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,138,581 | 1,142,112 | 1,124,106 | -1.3% |
| Puerto Rico | 406,859 | 380,648 | 353,844 | -13.0% |
| Rhode Island | 82,841 | 83,002 | 83,761 | 1.1% |
| South Carolina | 494,757 | 499,378 | 494,433 | -0.1% |
| South Dakota | 105,671 | 106,636 | 104,178 | -1.4% |
| Tennessee | 587,806 | 614,456 | 589,005 | 0.2% |
| Texas | 3,091,917 | 3,152,313 | 3,162,765 | 2.3% |
| Utah | 309,627 | 325,639 | 324,803 | 4.9% |
| Vermont | 54,739 | 53,564 | 53,156 | -2.9% |
| Virginia | 751,132 | 751,032 | 750,536 | -0.1% |
| Virgin Islands | 14,437 | 13,440 | 14,671 | 1.6% |
| Washington | 527,892 | 526,716 | 531,440 | 0.7% |
| West Virginia | 195,133 | 210,155 | 207,049 | 6.1% |
| Wisconsin | 593,406 | 590,095 | 587,920 | -0.9% |
| Wyoming | 53,800 | 53,564 | 55,492 | 3.1% |
| Dept. of Defense | 29,932 | 29,355 | 27,509 | -8.1% |
| TOTAL | ||||