| Region 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2006 | |
| Ada | 10,528 | 10,978 | 10,866 | 12,153 | 11,136 | 10,263 | 10,261 | 9,573 | 9385 | 9969 | 11985 | 13654 | 15448 | 15939 | 14909 |
| Boise | 218 | 259 | 191 | 273 | 239 | 145 | 71 | 18 | 34 | 42 | 28 | 295 | 323 | 244 | 27 |
| Elmore | 1,559 | 1,481 | 1,400 | 1,376 | 1,109 | 961 | 1,019 | 876 | 881 | 951 | 1331 | 1162 | 1362 | 1,537 | 1873 |
| Valley | 529 | 723 | 747 | 793 | 611 | 549 | 390 | 287 | 341 | 369 | 395 | 312 | 359 | 289 | 657 |
| Total | 12,834 | 13,441 | 13,204 | 14,595 | 13,095 | 11,918 | 11,741 | 10,754 | 10641 | 11331 | 13739 | 15423 | 17492 | 18009 | 17466 |