| Recipient Ethnicity/Race | Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Total | 3,400 | 3,716 | 4,157 | 4,487 | 4,853 | 5,298 | 5,852 | 6,386 | 6,731 |
| White | 3,111 | 3,388 | 3,769 | 4,076 | 4,382 | 4,751 | 5,227 | 5,646 | 5,886 |
| African American | 167 | 196 | 246 | 252 | 281 | 324 | 370 | 436 | 492 |
| Other/Multi-race | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 30 |
| Asian | 21 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 53 | 60 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 90 | 102 | 110 | 122 | 138 | 163 | 188 | 225 | 260 |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Total (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| White | 91.5% | 91.2% | 90.7% | 90.8% | 90.3% | 89.7% | 89.3% | 88.4% | 87.4% |
| African American | 4.9% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 7.3% |
| Other/Multi-race | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| Unknown | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |