| Region 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Average Monthly Number of Food Stamp Recipients | ||||||||||||||
| Source: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Benewah | 947 | 928 | 878 | 1049 | 599 | 520 | 570 | 628 | 569 | 592 | 688 | 648.0833 | 622.4167 | 189 |
| Bonner | 3054 | 3241 | 2958 | 3478 | 2752 | 2341 | 2059 | 1778 | 1921 | 2024 | 2265 | 2321.583 | 2462.833 | 15804 |
| Boundary | 380 | 960 | 865 | 1039 | 845 | 725 | 572 | 580 | 635 | 640 | 644 | 699.4167 | 705.5 | 1140 |
| Kootenai | 5516 | 6387 | 6167 | 7005 | 6273 | 5299 | 4717 | 4616 | 4828 | 5259 | 6204 | 6656 | 7276.083 | 1026 |
| Shoshone | 2337 | 2785 | 2874 | 3067 | 2397 | 1939 | 1731 | 1499 | 1579 | 1508 | 1578 | 1658.5 | 1677.833 | 2162 |
| Total | 12234 | 14301 | 13742 | 15638 | 12866 | 10824 | 9649 | 9101 | 9532 | 10023 | 11379 | 11983.58 | 12744.67 | 20321 |