(AP) - 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
(Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
(AP) - 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
(Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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