A third of the people on welfare live in California, a state where they don't have enough water and they have regular power blackouts. They are also at risk from wild fires, earthquakes, and volcanos. It's like a service California provides for the rest of the country.
China is having a Bank Holiday at some branches.
Is it hot where you are?
Maybe by pure numbers. I'm not sure about that though. California has 40 million people - so maybe
Per capita, California is not even close.
[https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/welfare-recipients-by-state][/url]
State
Food Stamps Recipients (2019)
Recipients Per 100K (2019)
Food Stamps Recipients (2018)
Recipients Per 100K (2018)
New Mexico 449,792 21,326 454,244 21,537
West Virginia 307,404 17,509 311,863 17,763
Louisiana 804,561 17,429 838,611 18,167
Mississippi 440,496 14,874 477,166 16,112
Alabama 718,792 14,522 748,755 15,127
Oklahoma 579,618 14,464 581,701 14,516
Illinois 1,778,953 14,211 1,783,389 14,247
Rhode Island 147,597 13,890 157,948 14,865
Pennsylvania 1,744,319 13,622 1,791,564 13,991
Oregon 584,077 13,504 612,249 14,155
New York 2,576,099 13,401 2,727,462 14,188
Nevada 419,832 12,963 434,898 13,429
Tennessee 882,622 12,606 938,986 13,411
Georgia 1,370,779 12,534 1,485,060 13,579
Florida 2,779,312 12,532 2,996,302 13,510
Delaware 121,987 12,216 136,252 13,644
Ohio 1,380,490 11,772 1,400,704 11,944
Arkansas 350,447 11,520 363,186 11,939
Maine 156,450 11,506 159,320 11,717
Michigan 1,143,900 11,444 1,217,499 12,181
Kentucky 504,584 11,245 577,565 12,871
Texas 3,348,300 11,125 3,610,340 11,995
Hawaii 155,061 11,062 161,354 11,511
Massachusetts 764,525 11,045 768,374 11,100
Missouri 678,388 10,969 713,151 11,531
South Carolina 585,252 10,955 623,283 11,667
Vermont 67,296 10,804 71,176 11,427
Arizona 795,313 10,409 834,518 10,922
Wisconsin 606,036 10,329 634,562 10,815
Connecticut 364,659 10,282 376,447 10,614
California 4,040,646 10,187 3,830,652 9,658Washington 802,305 10,171 845,789 10,723
Alaska 73,130 10,146 71,775 9,958
Maryland 612,751 10,086 637,966 10,501
Iowa 306,940 9,669 332,595 10,477
Montana 105,667 9,667 109,420 10,010
South Dakota 78,854 8,737 82,566 9,148
Indiana 576,112 8,420 599,613 8,763
Nebraska 157,978 8,057 163,999 8,364
Virginia 695,004 8,046 715,559 8,284
New Jersey 682,734 7,697 731,983 8,252
Idaho 142,199 7,497 148,779 7,844
Colorado 439,390 7,371 461,659 7,745
Minnesota 398,706 6,946 422,573 7,362
Kansas 198,426 6,797 211,005 7,228
North Dakota 48,243 6,233 50,503 6,525
New Hampshire 73,416 5,326 79,727 5,784
Utah 165,374 4,917 178,812 5,317
Wyoming 25,564 4,391 27,448 4,714
North Carolina