| Recipient Ethnicity/Race | Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Total | 23,531 | 25,930 | 28,277 | 30,613 | 33,121 | 35,714 | 38,354 | 41,105 | 42,286 |
| White | 18,448 | 20,225 | 21,921 | 23,520 | 25,268 | 27,081 | 28,999 | 30,857 | 31,419 |
| African American | 1,865 | 2,043 | 2,226 | 2,461 | 2,705 | 2,963 | 3,193 | 3,511 | 3,677 |
| Other/Multi-race | 153 | 174 | 181 | 193 | 233 | 252 | 281 | 317 | 329 |
| Asian | 709 | 799 | 920 | 1,063 | 1,189 | 1,348 | 1,480 | 1,618 | 1,788 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2,329 | 2,662 | 3,002 | 3,352 | 3,706 | 4,050 | 4,382 | 4,785 | 5,057 |
| Unknown | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Total (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| White | 78.4% | 78.0% | 77.5% | 76.8% | 76.3% | 75.8% | 75.6% | 75.1% | 74.3% |
| African American | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.5% | 8.7% |
| Other/Multi-race | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Asian | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.9% | 10.3% | 10.6% | 10.9% | 11.2% | 11.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 12.0% |
| Unknown | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |