| Recipient Ethnicity/Race | Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Total | 248 | 251 | 247 | 238 | 231 | 238 | 243 | 250 | 244 |
| White | 225 | 226 | 219 | 211 | 203 | 208 | 206 | 209 | 200 |
| African American | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Other/Multi-race | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Asian | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Total (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| White | 90.7% | 90.0% | 88.7% | 88.7% | 87.9% | 87.4% | 84.8% | 83.6% | 82.0% |
| African American | 2.8% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 3.4% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 7.0% |
| Other/Multi-race | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2.8% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.1% |