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November 2009

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 November 2008October 2009November 2009
United States31,097,24537,938,03238,183,668
Alabama624,670767,453777,672
Alaska55,13958,83469,048
Arizona721,318972,162986,276
Arkansas388,711450,947455,393
California2,431,5623,011,3593,041,650
Colorado277,419371,389379,956
Connecticut239,921305,078313,839
Delaware81,398103,620102,870
District of Columbia99,415112,778113,672
Florida1,725,3892,382,4212,430,767
Georgia1,166,9861,477,5431,506,811
Hawaii100,114129,536131,361
Idaho115,946162,436170,962
Illinois1,370,7221,579,7201,569,325
Indiana659,712774,776781,420
Iowa279,069324,758327,486
Kansas200,002252,255254,669
Kentucky667,479752,244757,651
Louisiana712,397798,740802,409
Maine184,762218,264219,862
Maryland411,862522,010527,111
Massachusetts574,818712,389720,511
Michigan1,315,4081,650,5051,679,746
Minnesota307,635401,387406,062
Mississippi480,474563,402569,352
Missouri963,9101,135,399877,767
Montana82,643104,542106,343
Nebraska123,039152,007154,674
Nevada167,636248,437254,376
New Hampshire69,39594,76396,729
New Jersey472,703569,557578,954
New Mexico261,838329,583334,537
New York2,137,1062,599,9382,623,264
North Carolina1,048,0721,266,7571,285,157
North Dakota49,57557,68158,174
Ohio1,223,7621,519,3051,542,230
Oklahoma437,713549,785563,360
Oregon515,775661,945672,036
Pennsylvania1,261,3441,483,3611,508,095
Rhode Island91,409122,836126,870
South Carolina643,669761,506771,540
South Dakota66,89088,60190,510
Tennessee982,7011,181,4401,185,791
Texas2,995,7333,175,7513,228,061
Utah157,192220,130214,761
Vermont61,26782,77083,342
Virginia593,578741,363753,035
Washington662,906881,080897,113
West Virginia287,730326,659332,365
Wisconsin480,341641,985662,030
Wyoming23,18931,54032,332
Guam29,42934,11934,810
Puerto RicoNANANA
Virgin Islands14,37219,18619,531
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Notes: 

Data as of February 1, 2010 and reflect availability of monthly data from USDA.

US totals include territories.

October 2009 and November 2009 data are preliminary and are subject to significant revision.

The following areas receive Nutrition Assistance Grants which provide benefits analogous to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas.

Sources: 

Based on figures from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. United States Department of Agriculture, accessed 2/4/10. Available online at http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/snapmain.htm.

Definitions: 

NA: Data are not available. See Notes.



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