SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:  AVERAGE MONTHLY PARTICIPATION (HOUSEHOLDS)
(Data as of February 8, 2013)
State/Territory	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010	FY 2011	FY 2012
Alabama	231,740	280,625	344,788	404,793	411,745
Alaska	21,976	25,107	30,441	35,072	37,952
Arizona	258,517	340,852	439,364	465,375	484,906
Arkansas	157,871	172,602	197,624	210,670	220,095
California	914,161	1,122,949	1,391,359	1,612,825	1,779,241
Colorado	109,405	138,382	176,289	200,064	220,707
Connecticut	120,573	139,408	180,463	205,772	219,817
Delaware	32,512	40,239	50,507	61,877	69,564
District of Columbia	47,721	56,592	66,032	76,075	79,729
Florida	745,847	1,001,711	1,370,563	1,659,063	1,825,813
Georgia	417,427	534,944	681,782	789,785	879,493
Guam	8,295	9,587	11,595	12,945	14,275
Hawaii	48,824	57,857	69,402	79,624	88,455
Idaho	40,835	54,459	78,378	96,372	100,495
Illinois	595,832	677,147	775,019	859,785	914,287
Indiana	267,802	301,195	347,835	381,217	401,415
Iowa	117,632	135,558	156,529	173,186	190,721
Kansas	85,784	99,698	122,943	138,910	143,242
Kentucky	283,752	315,885	353,227	381,740	402,734
Louisiana	324,887	303,287	353,495	388,516	422,680
Maine	86,459	99,557	114,211	126,184	131,153
Maryland	167,174	212,260	265,796	328,328	360,523
Massachusetts	266,430	336,050	407,304	447,066	479,830
Michigan	590,930	694,341	865,508	967,566	924,643
Minnesota	140,427	165,533	209,816	245,585	264,739
Mississippi	188,498	214,103	247,947	273,029	296,508
Missouri	312,476	359,746	408,717	433,899	441,626
Montana	35,494	40,923	51,148	57,133	58,988
Nebraska	52,082	57,442	70,542	76,183	77,066
Nevada	67,380	92,885	128,979	156,319	169,147
New Hampshire	31,244	38,459	49,537	54,134	56,354
New Jersey	210,867	242,743	303,765	370,887	406,143
New Mexico	95,769	119,395	150,796	179,007	193,522
New York	1,036,676	1,231,892	1,463,135	1,600,690	1,650,099
North Carolina	419,127	506,034	611,325	734,482	785,072
North Dakota	21,825	23,989	27,232	27,893	27,269
Ohio	526,800	624,989	751,299	847,377	873,828
Oklahoma	176,483	199,615	251,248	272,189	279,649
Oregon	243,257	302,714	373,819	419,693	447,338
Pennsylvania	558,939	631,566	740,186	815,765	869,157
Rhode Island	41,548	51,555	72,840	86,368	95,282
South Carolina	255,702	302,450	359,506	390,936	410,491
South Dakota	26,189	30,901	40,054	43,585	45,111
Tennessee	410,458	490,912	573,725	611,502	641,211
Texas	994,786	1,183,153	1,407,083	1,608,476	1,666,362
Utah	53,715	73,706	98,805	111,799	113,254
Vermont	27,642	35,408	42,434	46,239	49,350
Virginia	245,592	295,741	364,825	406,811	439,924
Virgin Islands	5,036	6,272	8,145	9,359	10,559
Washington	292,515	375,570	474,701	543,533	580,211
West Virginia	124,183	138,070	154,886	160,721	164,034
Wisconsin	180,792	234,874	317,015	370,372	398,966
Wyoming	9,564	11,185	14,473	15,341	14,947
TOTAL	12,727,450	15,232,115	18,618,436	21,072,113	22,329,713
The following outlying areas receive Nutrition Assistance Grants which provide benefits analogous to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas. The number of households participating is reported monthly.  Annual averages are the sums divided by twelve.
All data are subject to revision.