可以看到，红州和蓝州拿Foodstamp的人口相当，要说民主党滥发福利的，怎么解释那些红州会有这么多人领Foodstamp呢？
Published:July 19, 2011
State-by-State Welfare Assistance
Cash welfare assistance has been cut in 18 states, raising questions about the program’s ability to respond to rising unemployment during hard times. By contrast, the number of recipients of the food stamp program grew in all states. Related Article
| STATE | WELFARE RECIPIENTS, 2007 | WELFARE RECIPIENTS, 2008 | PCT. CHANGE IN WELFARE RECIPIENTS | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, 2007 | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, 2008 | PCT. PT. CHANGE IN UNEMPLOYMENT | FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS, 2007 | FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS, 2008 | PCT. CHANGE IN FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alabama |
42,920 | 41,849 | -2.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 556,247 | 613,737 | 10.3 |
|
Alaska |
7,974 | 7,316 | -8.3 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 1 | 56,112 | 58,058 | 3.5 |
|
Arizona |
88,235 | 88,781 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 606,973 | 734,403 | 21 |
|
Arkansas |
21,075 | 19,689 | -6.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | -0.1 | 376,021 | 387,956 | 3.2 |
|
California |
1,144,529 | 1,216,866 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 2,104,426 | 2,398,897 | 14 |
|
Colorado |
24,720 | 24,453 | -1.1 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 246,532 | 272,982 | 10.7 |
|
Connecticut |
39,042 | 38,862 | -0.5 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 203,016 | 219,532 | 8.1 |
|
District of Columbia |
37,421 | 39,267 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 86,759 | 92,288 | 6.4 |
|
Delaware |
9,244 | 10,049 | 8.7 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 70,914 | 81,462 | 14.9 |
|
Florida |
74,994 | 87,632 | 16.9 | 4.3 | 7 | 2.7 | 1,345,162 | 1,694,649 | 26 |
|
Georgia |
42,608 | 37,983 | -10.9 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 971,241 | 1,139,309 | 17.3 |
|
Hawaii |
10,617 | 10,890 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 92,486 | 105,100 | 13.6 |
|
Idaho |
2,234 | 2,246 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 90,059 | 111,838 | 24.2 |
|
Illinois |
68,001 | 62,525 | -8.1 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 2 | 1,269,240 | 1,424,439 | 12.2 |
|
Indiana |
117,097 | 113,572 | -3 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 607,782 | 740,347 | 21.8 |
|
Iowa |
42,174 | 38,500 | -8.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 245,282 | 276,177 | 12.6 |
|
Kansas |
34,391 | 31,215 | -9.2 | 4 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 186,284 | 197,939 | 6.3 |
|
Kentucky |
58,555 | 58,124 | -0.7 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 620,114 | 663,591 | 7 |
|
Louisiana |
21,841 | 19,545 | -10.5 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 2 | 642,999 | 687,571 | 6.9 |
|
Maine |
34,224 | 34,401 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 169,531 | 186,715 | 10.1 |
|
Maryland |
52,084 | 57,601 | 10.6 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 342,095 | 402,892 | 17.8 |
|
Massachusetts |
108,077 | 110,419 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 479,248 | 563,068 | 17.5 |
|
Michigan |
226,520 | 196,775 | -13.1 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 1.8 | 1,225,285 | 1,303,093 | 6.4 |
|
Minnesota |
76,525 | 78,348 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 272,522 | 292,862 | 7.5 |
|
Mississippi |
24,052 | 23,714 | -1.4 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 442,007 | 472,537 | 6.9 |
|
Missouri |
111,780 | 101,916 | -8.8 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 854,513 | 949,404 | 11.1 |
|
Montana |
7,836 | 8,091 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 78,911 | 81,735 |
