The percentage of households receiving food stamps in the United States is 1.7%.
Rank | State | Percent Receiving Food Stamps |
---|---|---|
1st |
Maine |
1.1% |
2nd |
Alaska |
1.2% |
3rd |
Vermont |
1.2% |
4th |
West Virginia |
1.2% |
5th |
Utah |
1.2% |
6th |
New Mexico |
1.3% |
7th |
New Hampshire |
1.3% |
8th |
Indiana |
1.3% |
9th |
South Dakota |
1.3% |
10th |
Nebraska |
1.3% |
11th |
Nevada |
1.4% |
12th |
Texas |
1.4% |
13th |
Rhode Island |
1.4% |
14th |
Wisconsin |
1.4% |
15th |
Wyoming |
1.4% |
16th |
Colorado |
1.4% |
17th |
New Jersey |
1.4% |
18th |
Louisiana |
1.4% |
19th |
Kansas |
1.4% |
20th |
Connecticut |
1.4% |
21st |
Ohio |
1.5% |
22nd |
California |
1.5% |
23rd |
Mississippi |
1.5% |
24th |
Tennessee |
1.5% |
25th |
Oregon |
1.5% |
26th |
Minnesota |
1.5% |
27th |
Illinois |
1.5% |
28th |
North Dakota |
1.6% |
29th |
Hawaii |
1.6% |
30th |
North Carolina |
1.6% |
31st |
Washington |
1.6% |
32nd |
Kentucky |
1.6% |
33rd |
Idaho |
1.6% |
34th |
Montana |
1.6% |
35th |
Arkansas |
1.7% |
36th |
Massachusetts |
1.7% |
37th |
Iowa |
1.7% |
38th |
Pennsylvania |
1.7% |
39th |
Virginia |
1.7% |
40th |
Missouri |
1.7% |
41st |
Arizona |
1.7% |
42nd |
Georgia |
1.7% |
43rd |
Michigan |
1.8% |
44th |
New York |
2.0% |
45th |
South Carolina |
2.1% |
46th |
Oklahoma |
2.1% |
47th |
Maryland |
2.2% |
48th |
Florida |
2.3% |
49th |
Alabama |
2.9% |
50th |
Delaware |
2.9% |
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