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Monthly Number of Persons Participating in the Food Stamp Program
	MN #	US #
April 2009	349,982	33,758,137
March 2010	430,419	40,119,843
April 2010	434,436	40,430,614

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Notes:	Data as of June 30, 2010 and reflect availability of monthly data from USDA. US totals include territories. March and April 2010 data are preliminary and are subject to significant revision. 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.
Sources:	Based on figures from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. United States Department of Agriculture, accessed 7/2/10. Available online at http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/snapmain.htm.
Definitions:	NA: Data are not available. See Notes.

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