The following is the percent of school-aged children from households receiving food stamps who were directly certified for free or reduced priced lunches by schools in 2008-2009. Percentages above 100 percent are possible because some school districts use federal programs in addition to food stamps to enroll students for free or reduced- price lunches.
1) Alaska — 131 percent
2) Delaware — 96 percent
3) New York — 96 percent
4) Tennessee — 93 percent
5) Nevada — 88 percent
6) Louisiana — 87 percent
7) West Virginia — 85 percent
8) Iowa — 85 percent
9) New Mexico — 84 percent
10) Kansas — 83 percent
11) Florida — 82 percent
12) North Carolina — 81 percent
13) Colorado — 81 percent
14) Hawaii — 79 percent
15) Kentucky — 78 percent
16) Oklahoma — 78 percent
17) Virginia — 78 percent
18) Minnesota — 78 percent
19) Nebraska — 76 percent
20) Utah — 76 percent
21) Maryland — 75 percent
22) Texas — 74 percent
23) Maine — 74 percent
24) Mississippi — 74 percent
25) Connecticut — 74 percent
26) Wisconsin — 72 percent
27) Arkansas — 71 percent
28) Oregon — 70 percent
29) Vermont — 68 percent
30) Washington — 68 percent
31) Pennsylvania — 68 percent
32) Ohio — 67 percent
33) Indiana — 66 percent
34) Arizona — 66 percent
35) California — 65 percent
36) Alabama — 64 percent
37) Michigan — 64 percent
38) Georgia — 64 percent
39) Massachusetts — 62 percent
40) South Carolina — 62 percent
41) Wyoming — 61 percent
42) Montana — 58 percent
43) Illinois — 57 percent
44) New Jersey — 56 percent
45) North Dakota — 55 percent
46) Rhode Island — 54 percent
47) South Dakota — 52 percent
48) District of Columbia — 50 percent
49) Idaho — 50 percent
50) Missouri — 45 percent
51) New Hampshire — 31 percent
Source: AP News
