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Eligible people receiving food stamps by state

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By The Associated Press

Estimated participation rates of citizens eligible for food stamps by state.

Missouri - 100 percent

Maine - 91 percent

Michigan - 89 percent

Tennessee - 87 percent

Oregon - 87 percent

West Virginia - 85 percent

Kentucky - 83 percent

Illinois - 83 percent

District of Columbia - 78 percent

Arkansas - 77 percent

Pennsylvania - 76 percent

Washington - 76 percent

Louisiana - 74 percent

Iowa - 74 percent

South Carolina - 74 percent

Indiana - 74 percent

Vermont - 73 percent

Hawaii - 71 percent

Alaska - 70 percent

Ohio - 69 percent

Connecticut - 69 percent

Oklahoma - 69 percent

Delaware - 68 percent

New Mexico - 67 percent

Minnesota - 66 percent

New Hampshire - 66 percent

Virginia - 65 percent

Massachusetts - 65 percent

Alabama - 65 percent

Montana - 64 percent

Wisconsin - 64 percent

South Dakota - 64 percent

Nebraska - 64 percent

North Carolina - 63 percent

Georgia - 63 percent

North Dakota - 62 percent

New York - 61 percent

Arizona - 61 percent

Mississippi - 60 percent

Rhode Island - 60 percent

Maryland - 59 percent

New Jersey - 59 percent

Florida - 57 percent

Kansas - 57 percent

Texas - 55 percent

Colorado - 55 percent

Utah - 52 percent

Nevada - 52 percent

Idaho - 50 percent

California - 48 percent

Wyoming - 47 percent

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