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PopulationPeople in PovertyHousehold IncomeGeographyEmployment StatusUnemploymentFood Stamp ProgramState Fiscal DistressState BudgetsGross State ProductTaxesState or Federal InmatesAverage Monthly Food Stamp Benefits Per Person, FY2002 - FY2008
| FY2002 | FY2003 | FY2004 | FY2005 | FY2006 | FY2007 | FY2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $79.67 | $83.90 | $85.99 | $92.56 | $94.27 | $95.63 | $101.52 |
| Alabama | $78.42 | $82.28 | $85.85 | $91.91 | $90.50 | $91.80 | $96.79 |
| Alaska | $107.32 | $108.06 | $108.81 | $120.58 | $125.37 | $127.69 | $137.87 |
| Arizona | $84.92 | $88.96 | $90.94 | $95.98 | $96.51 | $98.95 | $102.56 |
| Arkansas | $77.65 | $81.72 | $83.44 | $89.47 | $89.72 | $90.50 | $95.17 |
| California | $83.09 | $88.07 | $88.79 | $96.74 | $98.48 | $104.56 | $112.54 |
| Colorado | $77.24 | $81.43 | $87.18 | $106.14 | $106.42 | $103.24 | $107.11 |
| Connecticut | $72.07 | $76.11 | $83.99 | $91.11 | $94.74 | $99.21 | $105.31 |
| Delaware | $82.63 | $86.53 | $84.68 | $88.26 | $89.01 | $92.69 | $96.49 |
| District of Columbia | $84.90 | $91.83 | $91.66 | $96.94 | $97.34 | $100.12 | $104.65 |
| Florida | $74.31 | $79.05 | $87.93 | $96.37 | $99.00 | $94.65 | $101.87 |
| Georgia | $80.19 | $86.91 | $88.78 | $94.77 | $96.67 | $98.76 | $104.19 |
| Hawaii | $120.28 | $129.66 | $128.32 | $138.88 | $140.10 | $145.55 | $159.34 |
| Idaho | $73.83 | $78.28 | $82.95 | $91.83 | $91.62 | $91.88 | $96.95 |
| Illinois | $86.81 | $91.97 | $94.38 | $100.73 | $102.25 | $104.65 | $110.19 |
| Indiana | $82.76 | $85.73 | $87.00 | $93.87 | $93.98 | $96.10 | $103.31 |
| Iowa | $76.25 | $80.86 | $82.01 | $88.60 | $90.17 | $92.81 | $98.66 |
| Kansas | $67.23 | $72.80 | $77.68 | $84.37 | $85.72 | $88.10 | $93.86 |
| Kentucky | $75.93 | $80.61 | $83.03 | $89.36 | $91.29 | $93.33 | $97.66 |
| Louisiana | $83.14 | $87.14 | $89.03 | $100.96 | $103.59 | $95.60 | $108.04 |
| Maine | $73.06 | $77.98 | $81.98 | $88.40 | $88.01 | $87.42 | $94.52 |
| Maryland | $78.54 | $84.83 | $87.24 | $92.33 | $91.71 | $93.67 | $100.01 |
| Massachusetts | $71.89 | $72.37 | $75.74 | $82.18 | $81.41 | $86.20 | $96.65 |
| Michigan | $71.62 | $77.91 | $79.13 | $87.41 | $91.05 | $94.63 | $99.89 |
| Minnesota | $77.07 | $80.67 | $83.10 | $88.16 | $89.15 | $89.36 | $93.44 |
| Mississippi | $76.43 | $78.48 | $79.81 | $88.70 | $94.39 | $86.79 | $92.59 |
| Missouri | $77.17 | $79.96 | $79.02 | $80.00 | $77.44 | $75.38 | $76.01 |
| Montana | $76.19 | $80.56 | $85.18 | $91.95 | $91.90 | $93.47 | $97.65 |
| Nebraska | $70.07 | $74.99 | $79.52 | $84.83 | $86.56 | $87.36 | $97.09 |
| Nevada | $82.02 | $84.32 | $82.81 | $88.26 | $87.86 | $91.18 | $97.88 |
| New Hampshire | $70.35 | $74.22 | $74.90 | $80.56 | $85.61 | $88.10 | $93.58 |
| New Jersey | $81.89 | $83.28 | $85.33 | $92.89 | $93.64 | $97.19 | $101.43 |
| New Mexico | $75.47 | $78.50 | $81.35 | $87.07 | $86.29 | $88.65 | $93.48 |
| New York | $91.37 | $97.29 | $97.83 | $101.43 | $104.52 | $107.49 | $109.78 |
| North Carolina | $77.83 | $82.82 | $83.99 | $89.21 | $89.83 | $91.77 | $97.19 |
| North Dakota | $71.08 | $77.11 | $81.05 | $88.21 | $90.47 | $95.83 | $102.02 |
| Ohio | $82.38 | $85.61 | $88.96 | $95.59 | $99.18 | $100.04 | $108.22 |
| Oklahoma | $75.90 | $79.42 | $80.49 | $86.32 | $89.42 | $90.77 | $97.72 |
| Oregon | $74.13 | $79.70 | $82.45 | $88.49 | $88.91 | $90.73 | $96.27 |
| Pennsylvania | $76.13 | $79.56 | $80.93 | $88.28 | $90.20 | $92.40 | $97.30 |
| Rhode Island | $74.44 | $77.41 | $79.06 | $86.00 | $92.14 | $97.57 | $105.77 |
| South Carolina | $77.26 | $82.00 | $84.00 | $90.48 | $91.93 | $94.47 | $99.87 |
| South Dakota | $79.24 | $82.26 | $84.07 | $91.33 | $94.29 | $97.67 | $103.27 |
| Tennessee | $76.85 | $82.59 | $83.88 | $92.35 | $93.44 | $96.70 | $101.95 |
| Texas | $81.61 | $83.71 | $85.10 | $90.75 | $93.40 | $93.52 | $100.98 |
| Utah | $73.89 | $80.63 | $83.14 | $88.31 | $88.81 | $89.90 | $93.75 |
| Vermont | $71.51 | $75.87 | $77.92 | $82.93 | $88.44 | $88.16 | $92.77 |
| Virginia | $72.28 | $77.75 | $81.67 | $85.25 | $86.47 | $89.23 | $93.26 |
| Washington | $75.55 | $81.35 | $83.66 | $88.34 | $92.48 | $93.33 | $97.65 |
| West Virginia | $70.00 | $72.93 | $75.45 | $81.94 | $82.95 | $85.05 | $91.56 |
| Wisconsin | $62.69 | $65.57 | $69.29 | $76.39 | $78.52 | $79.12 | $84.76 |
| Wyoming | $76.28 | $79.21 | $81.17 | $88.22 | $90.46 | $93.20 | $97.27 |
| Guam | $176.55 | $186.06 | $155.87 | $163.85 | $163.94 | $174.38 | $179.76 |
| Puerto Rico | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Virgin Islands | $116.70 | $119.12 | $119.74 | $128.03 | $128.30 | $131.93 | $139.91 |
| 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. |
| 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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