| Recipient Ethnicity/Race | Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Total | 15,593 | 16,402 | 17,067 | 17,673 | 18,063 | 18,428 | 18,944 | 19,473 | 19,308 |
| White | 12,930 | 13,515 | 13,963 | 14,365 | 14,545 | 14,702 | 14,968 | 15,214 | 14,879 |
| African American | 1,631 | 1,748 | 1,852 | 1,953 | 2,061 | 2,172 | 2,295 | 2,479 | 2,557 |
| Other/Multi-race | 65 | 71 | 69 | 78 | 85 | 92 | 106 | 115 | 112 |
| Asian | 209 | 231 | 251 | 272 | 287 | 308 | 340 | 362 | 387 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 745 | 825 | 921 | 997 | 1,078 | 1,149 | 1,231 | 1,299 | 1,369 |
| Unknown | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Total (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| White | 82.9% | 82.4% | 81.8% | 81.3% | 80.5% | 79.8% | 79.0% | 78.1% | 77.1% |
| African American | 10.5% | 10.7% | 10.9% | 11.1% | 11.4% | 11.8% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| Other/Multi-race | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2.0% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4.8% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 7.1% |
| Unknown | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |