| Recipient Ethnicity/Race | Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Total | 21,114 | 23,484 | 25,879 | 28,207 | 30,503 | 32,992 | 35,579 | 38,214 | 39,413 |
| White | 16,616 | 18,416 | 20,190 | 21,871 | 23,436 | 25,172 | 26,985 | 28,905 | 29,556 |
| African American | 1,678 | 1,864 | 2,042 | 2,223 | 2,456 | 2,699 | 2,958 | 3,188 | 3,389 |
| Other/Multi-race | 136 | 153 | 174 | 181 | 193 | 233 | 252 | 281 | 284 |
| Asian | 609 | 707 | 797 | 918 | 1,059 | 1,184 | 1,341 | 1,476 | 1,556 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2,048 | 2,317 | 2,649 | 2,987 | 3,335 | 3,684 | 4,023 | 4,345 | 4,612 |
| Unknown | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
| Total (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| White | 78.7% | 78.4% | 78.0% | 77.5% | 76.8% | 76.3% | 75.8% | 75.6% | 75.0% |
| African American | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 8.1% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.6% |
| Other/Multi-race | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Asian | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.7% | 9.9% | 10.2% | 10.6% | 10.9% | 11.2% | 11.3% | 11.4% | 11.7% |
| Unknown | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |