The poor are getting poorer.........and growing faster

SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: NUMBER OF PERSONS PARTICIPATING

( Data as of January 31, 2011 )

Percent Change

State / November October November November 2010 vs

Territory 2009 2010 2010 Oct 2010 Nov 2009

Preliminary Initial

Alabama 777,672 855,732 863,606 0.9% 11.1%

Alaska 69,048 66,363 79,242 19.4% 14.8%

Arizona 986,276 1,055,205 1,050,181 -0.5% 6.5%

Arkansas 455,393 483,223 487,786 0.9% 7.1%

California 3,041,650 3,499,878 3,521,881 0.6% 15.8%

Colorado 379,956 428,941 435,306 1.5% 14.6%

Connecticut 313,839 367,664 370,665 0.8% 18.1%

Delaware 102,870 127,255 129,049 1.4% 25.4%

District of Columbia 113,672 130,170 131,611 1.1% 15.8%

Florida 2,430,767 2,951,682 2,994,413 1.4% 23.2%

Georgia 1,506,811 1,710,882 1,732,865 1.3% 15.0%

Guam 34,810 39,037 39,469 1.1% 13.4%

Hawaii 131,361 150,480 153,018 1.7% 16.5%

Idaho 170,962 216,658 219,271 1.2% 28.3%

Illinois 1,569,325 1,720,960 1,732,169 0.7% 10.4%

Indiana 781,420 860,911 863,489 0.3% 10.5%

Iowa 327,486 352,981 351,898 -0.3% 7.5%

Kansas 254,669 294,947 295,787 0.3% 16.1%

Kentucky 757,651 808,308 813,041 0.6% 7.3%

Louisiana 802,409 871,159 866,905 -0.5% 8.0%

Maine 219,862 242,806 241,117 -0.7% 9.7%

Maryland 527,111 630,341 643,651 2.1% 22.1%

Massachusetts 720,511 793,872 799,770 0.7% 11.0%

Michigan 1,679,746 1,901,600 1,920,330 1.0% 14.3%

Minnesota 406,313 459,160 473,776 3.2% 16.6%

Mississippi 569,352 607,556 612,889 0.9% 7.6%

Missouri 877,846 927,581 931,933 0.5% 6.2%

Montana 106,343 118,915 120,013 0.9% 12.9%

Nebraska 154,674 170,063 170,731 0.4% 10.4%

Nevada 254,376 317,641 322,950 1.7% 27.0%

New Hampshire 96,729 110,727 111,518 0.7% 15.3%

New Jersey 578,954 702,119 706,702 0.7% 22.1%

New Mexico 334,537 393,656 399,454 1.5% 19.4%

New York 2,623,264 2,918,849 2,934,493 0.5% 11.9%

North Carolina 1,285,157 1,503,558 1,531,255 1.8% 19.1%

North Dakota 58,174 60,638 60,681 0.1% 4.3%

Ohio 1,542,230 1,710,948 1,772,608 3.6% 14.9%

Oklahoma 563,360 613,505 615,191 0.3% 9.2%

Oregon 672,036 744,317 749,498 0.7% 11.5%

Pennsylvania 1,508,095 1,663,135 1,673,714 0.6% 11.0%

Rhode Island 126,870 152,373 154,031 1.1% 21.4%

South Carolina 771,540 834,846 839,109 0.5% 8.8%

South Dakota 90,510 99,327 99,826 0.5% 10.3%

Tennessee 1,185,791 1,263,470 1,264,407 0.1% 6.6%

Texas 3,228,061 3,893,077 3,925,119 0.8% 21.6%

Utah 214,761 271,868 268,216 -1.3% 24.9%

Vermont 83,342 88,567 89,316 0.8% 7.2%

Virginia 753,035 829,940 837,005 0.9% 11.2%

Virgin Islands 19,531 21,624 22,028 1.9% 12.8%

Washington 897,113 1,015,622 1,019,791 0.4% 13.7%

West Virginia 332,365 344,644 345,683 0.3% 4.0%

Wisconsin 662,030 766,353 771,413 0.7% 16.5%

Wyoming 32,332 35,703 35,924 0.6% 11.1%

TOTAL 38,183,998 43,200,837 43,595,794 0.9% 14.2%

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.