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Published January 04, 2012, 11:22 AM

N.D. 1 of 3 states where food stamp use dropped in 2011

The number of North Dakotans using food stamps to buy groceries dropped 2 percent in the last month of fiscal 2011 as the state's population swelled to an all-time high spurred by a hardy economy. Besides North Dakota, Illinois and Wyoming also showed a drop in food stamp usage. Seventeen states showed increases of 10 percent or more.

By: Associated Press,

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