Avg Monthly Participation, FY2002-FY2008 - Kaiser State Health Facts

Monthly Average of Persons Participating in Food Stamp Program, FY2002 - FY2008

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	FY2002	FY2003	FY2004	FY2005	FY2006	FY2007	FY2008

United States	19,095,637	21,259,152	23,857,607	25,717,830	26,671,819	26,468,563	28,409,880

Alabama	443,547	472,066	497,591	558,596	546,684	545,955	571,591
Alaska	46,166	50,687	49,323	55,567	57,153	56,181	56,977
Arizona	378,719	466,151	529,556	550,291	540,782	544,688	627,660
Arkansas	283,909	310,359	346,441	373,752	384,889	379,768	377,883
California	1,711,332	1,708,522	1,859,486	1,992,024	1,999,656	2,048,185	2,220,127
Colorado	178,490	208,053	241,780	245,926	251,385	250,704	252,933
Connecticut	168,591	180,512	195,980	204,146	210,288	212,562	225,383
Delaware	39,628	46,027	55,642	61,586	65,698	67,185	74,429
District of Columbia	74,271	81,777	88,655	88,799	89,168	86,519	89,442
Florida	985,130	1,041,315	1,202,227	1,381,804	1,417,749	1,232,803	1,454,928
Georgia	645,633	750,208	867,148	921,427	946,812	950,038	1,021,155
Hawaii	105,147	100,382	98,589	93,548	87,942	89,629	96,551
Idaho	69,998	81,524	91,395	93,441	91,106	87,068	100,198
Illinois	886,344	953,929	1,069,596	1,158,271	1,225,093	1,246,400	1,299,443
Indiana	410,887	470,183	526,324	556,285	574,696	587,156	623,415
Iowa	140,729	153,816	179,179	206,696	225,717	238,349	258,173
Kansas	140,403	160,705	169,528	177,782	183,071	182,407	187,569
Kentucky	450,102	502,677	544,744	570,277	589,102	602,022	633,194
Louisiana	588,458	655,300	705,700	807,896	829,882	650,357	790,733
Maine	111,147	132,582	141,929	152,910	160,294	162,602	173,039
Maryland	228,329	252,383	273,872	288,943	305,395	317,825	359,985
Massachusetts	242,542	292,200	334,939	368,122	431,518	456,192	505,782
Michigan	750,037	837,629	943,713	1,047,594	1,133,793	1,204,409	1,256,373
Minnesota	216,960	234,631	247,465	259,937	263,986	276,414	293,918
Mississippi	324,852	355,783	376,864	434,958	447,710	426,116	447,181
Missouri	515,006	591,532	699,616	766,425	796,350	823,915	888,564
Montana	63,347	71,320	77,478	80,870	81,567	79,969	80,407
Nebraska	88,461	99,243	113,900	117,415	119,683	120,634	120,809
Nevada	97,035	111,352	120,275	121,707	117,920	122,224	144,494
New Hampshire	41,053	44,783	48,449	52,310	56,338	59,101	63,583
New Jersey	319,799	339,047	368,695	392,416	405,667	414,503	437,860
New Mexico	170,457	194,795	222,716	240,637	244,672	233,918	239,959
New York	1,348,677	1,435,986	1,598,143	1,754,861	1,785,914	1,801,984	1,952,991
North Carolina	574,369	649,426	747,274	799,747	854,407	882,946	946,978
North Dakota	36,781	39,663	41,421	42,204	42,576	45,122	48,412
Ohio	734,679	855,401	945,435	1,007,172	1,063,920	1,076,764	1,150,928
Oklahoma	316,684	380,299	411,840	424,402	435,519	421,316	419,038
Oregon	359,138	398,377	419,736	429,358	434,239	438,498	469,315
Pennsylvania	766,615	822,696	960,941	1,042,809	1,092,298	1,135,146	1,187,822
Rhode Island	71,933	74,068	77,528	76,085	73,195	76,315	84,868
South Carolina	379,310	450,556	497,218	521,125	534,294	545,293	589,763
South Dakota	47,663	51,176	53,459	56,095	58,466	60,246	62,945
Tennessee	598,012	728,305	806,490	849,703	870,416	864,870	911,253
Texas	1,554,428	1,872,473	2,258,951	2,441,975	2,622,548	2,422,198	2,532,047
Utah	89,899	105,630	123,411	133,263	131,753	123,475	134,180
Vermont	39,914	41,333	42,862	45,218	47,202	52,612	55,847
Virginia	352,172	392,515	485,877	488,481	506,656	515,032	545,079
Washington	350,373	403,992	453,497	508,472	535,768	536,333	581,001
West Virginia	235,736	246,890	255,936	262,442	267,630	269,343	276,800
Wisconsin	262,310	296,717	324,047	345,748	367,918	382,770	422,781
Wyoming	23,530	25,306	25,648	25,481	24,236	22,608	22,608

Guam	24,457	23,934	25,725	27,277	27,724	26,614	27,874
Puerto Rico	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Virgin Islands	12,447	12,938	13,372	13,550	13,375	13,281	13,613

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Notes:	The following outlying areas receive Nutrition Assistance Grants which provide benefits analogous to the Food Stamp Program: Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas. The number of persons participating is reported monthly. Annual averages are the sums divided by twelve. 2008 data is preliminary. All data are subject to revision.
Sources:	Based on figures from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, FY2002-2008, United States Department of Agriculture, May 29, 2009. Available online at http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/snapmain.htm.
Definitions:	Federal Fiscal Year: Unless otherwise noted, years proceeded by "FY" on statehealthfacts.org refer to the Federal Fiscal Year, which runs from October 1 through September 30. For example, FY 2009 refers to the period from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.

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