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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
731,545
Children (Under Age 18)
179,983
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$75,463
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
13
Total People Living In Poverty
71,938
Poverty Rate
10.1%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
39
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
22,921
Child Poverty Rate
13.0%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
37
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
166,354
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
28,997
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
10.7%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
13,279
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
4.9%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
12.9%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
26,369
Free and Reduced-Price Students
22,196
Paid Students
4,173
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
70.2%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
55.4
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
29
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
5,875
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$1,706,391
Number of Schools Participating
400
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
92.8
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$12,976,301
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
No
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
52,061
Free and Reduced-Price Students
40,101
Paid Students
11,960
Number of Schools Participating
431
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$37,794,576
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
4,160
July Summer Food Service Participation
3,631
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
529
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
26.6%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
11.2
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
32
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
10,709
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$934,755
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
27
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
153
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$1,678,162
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
78,932
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-9.8%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$181
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
76.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
39
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
59.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
90.3%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$14,257,639
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
15,978
Women
3,700
Infants
3,631
Children
8,647
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-38.1%
Federal Funding for WIC
$18,912,036
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
199
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
1,353
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-50.5%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
215
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
7,724
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
10.2%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$8,504,586
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$560,463
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$936,974
Administrative Funding
$171,414
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
2,617
Federal Funding for CSFP
$836,029
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$10.19
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)
7,644
Adults
2,418
Children
5,227
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$923
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$52,996,203
