SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:  NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATING
(Data as of February 8, 2013)
				Percent Change
State /	November	October	November	November 2012 vs
Territory	2011	2012	2012	Oct 2012	Nov 2011
		Preliminary	Initial
Alabama	411,396	419,610	421,139	0.4%	2.4%
Alaska	36,904	33,974	37,924	11.6%	2.8%
Arizona	489,396	490,522	485,236	-1.1%	-0.9%
Arkansas	219,652	224,371	225,280	0.4%	2.6%
California	1,722,785	1,871,771	1,870,687	-0.1%	8.6%
Colorado	214,517	228,794	228,734	0.0%	6.6%
1] Connecticut	217,202	226,133	229,648	1.6%	5.7%
Delaware	68,727	71,326	72,357	1.4%	5.3%
District of Columbia	79,172	81,615	82,107	0.6%	3.7%
Florida	1,769,675	1,919,666	1,930,259	0.6%	9.1%
Georgia	855,332	913,017	917,567	0.5%	7.3%
Guam	14,038	14,485	14,721	1.6%	4.9%
Hawaii	85,563	93,919	94,852	1.0%	10.9%
Idaho	101,230	98,152	98,054	-0.1%	-3.1%
Illinois	897,371	993,695	1,000,965	0.7%	11.5%
Indiana	395,321	412,820	411,830	-0.2%	4.2%
Iowa	185,479	197,323	197,154	-0.1%	6.3%
Kansas	140,216	148,943	148,286	-0.4%	5.8%
Kentucky	396,398	415,498	414,599	-0.2%	4.6%
1] Louisiana	405,943	426,961	437,341	2.4%	7.7%
Maine	129,610	130,700	130,150	-0.4%	0.4%
1] Maryland	354,110	378,116	380,139	0.5%	7.4%
Massachusetts	466,579	495,475	496,634	0.2%	6.4%
Michigan	933,974	920,122	915,237	-0.5%	-2.0%
Minnesota	260,572	271,500	270,316	-0.4%	3.7%
1] Mississippi	288,095	305,001	305,983	0.3%	6.2%
Missouri	444,191	442,404	440,484	-0.4%	-0.8%
Montana	58,724	58,597	60,605	3.4%	3.2%
Nebraska	75,380	76,903	77,156	0.3%	2.4%
Nevada	167,445	173,332	173,401	0.0%	3.6%
New Hampshire	54,893	57,615	57,564	-0.1%	4.9%
1] New Jersey	392,802	424,092	437,020	3.0%	11.3%
New Mexico	191,080	197,005	196,917	0.0%	3.1%
1] New York	1,627,251	1,673,078	1,696,317	1.4%	4.2%
North Carolina	776,801	826,367	818,480	-1.0%	5.4%
North Dakota	27,380	27,085	26,948	-0.5%	-1.6%
Ohio	861,833	878,574	883,094	0.5%	2.5%
Oklahoma	280,772	285,851	286,157	0.1%	1.9%
Oregon	439,764	452,619	452,127	-0.1%	2.8%
1] Pennsylvania	860,770	860,280	873,121	1.5%	1.4%
1] Rhode Island	92,460	98,396	99,796	1.4%	7.9%
South Carolina	408,780	414,616	416,399	0.4%	1.9%
South Dakota	44,847	45,084	45,296	0.5%	1.0%
Tennessee	624,061	659,339	655,176	-0.6%	5.0%
Texas	1,709,575	1,707,329	1,699,968	-0.4%	-0.6%
Utah	115,386	105,722	106,009	0.3%	-8.1%
Vermont	48,252	51,289	51,676	0.8%	7.1%
1] Virginia	432,504	451,865	453,761	0.4%	4.9%
Virgin Islands	10,118	11,576	11,560	-0.1%	14.3%
Washington	571,727	589,066	587,135	-0.3%	2.7%
1] West Virginia	163,029	165,779	166,829	0.6%	2.3%
Wisconsin	393,511	410,077	410,770	0.2%	4.4%
Wyoming	14,728	16,367	16,803	2.7%	14.1%
TOTAL	22,027,321	22,943,816	23,017,768	0.3%	4.5%
1] Data includes disaster assistance.		Link to:	SNAP Disaster Response
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.
October and November 2012 data are preliminary and are subject to significant revision.