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 Continued...