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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
4,903,185
Children (Under Age 18)
1,088,306
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$51,734
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
47
Total People Living In Poverty
739,108
Poverty Rate
15.5%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
7
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
228,412
Child Poverty Rate
21.4%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
6
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,564,727
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
275,915
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
13.9%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
117,115
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
5.9%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
19.7%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
271,986
Free and Reduced-Price Students
229,960
Paid Students
42,026
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
28.5%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
60.2
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
19
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
37,223
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$10,811,958
Number of Schools Participating
1,429
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
97.4
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$79,599,063
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
No
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
499,983
Free and Reduced-Price Students
381,690
Paid Students
118,293
Number of Schools Participating
1,467
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$214,638,069
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
35,691
July Summer Food Service Participation
30,763
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
4,927
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
34.8%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
10.1
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
40
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
105,840
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$9,238,253
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
96
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
935
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$8,639,430
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
667,043
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-26.1%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$129
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
84.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
26
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
83.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
74.6%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$86,005,408
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
115,410
Women
27,873
Infants
31,411
Children
56,127
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-18.0%
Federal Funding for WIC
$99,235,089
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
598
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
3,560
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-39.8%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
1,057
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
63,751
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
83.0%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$62,155,299
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$4,744,082
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$5,822,738
Administrative Funding
$1,217,963
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
0
Federal Funding for CSFP
$0
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$0
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) (2020)
Value
State EITC (Yes/No)
No
Refundable (Yes/No)
N/A
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Value
Average Monthly Participation (FY 2018)
19,008
Adults
3,576
Children
15,432
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$215
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$22,317,883
