Quote from AAAintheBeltway:
I don't know about all those states but southern states have very high percentages of african americans, who are big users of welfare. This kind of data can be very misleading.
Racial Breakdown
About 34 percent of food-stamp recipients are white, while 22 percent are African Americans and 16 percent Hispanic, with the rest being Asian, Native American or those who chose not to identify their race, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. About half are younger than 18, and 8 percent are older than 60. Some 41 percent of all recipients live in households where family members are employed.