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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
3,565,287
Children (Under Age 18)
727,440
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$78,833
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
7
Total People Living In Poverty
347,149
Poverty Rate
10.0%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
40
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
101,233
Child Poverty Rate
14.1%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
30
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
720,097
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
180,471
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
12.9%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
62,955
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
4.5%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
12.6%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
113,493
Free and Reduced-Price Students
101,576
Paid Students
11,917
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
78.2%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
51.4
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
41
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
36,632
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$10,640,292
Number of Schools Participating
882
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
86.4
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$32,726,440
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
283,583
Free and Reduced-Price Students
197,440
Paid Students
86,143
Number of Schools Participating
1,021
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$105,334,629
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
34,736
July Summer Food Service Participation
25,804
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
8,932
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-2.0%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
19.0
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
9
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
38,475
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$3,358,250
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
41
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
511
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$4,315,708
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
340,447
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-22.4%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$143
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
92.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
14
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
76.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
92.1%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$48,726,552
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
45,767
Women
10,412
Infants
12,189
Children
23,166
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-23.9%
Federal Funding for WIC
$42,058,384
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
781
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
3,801
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-22.2%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
350
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
20,179
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
53.9%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$18,152,113
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$2,590,439
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$2,534,865
Administrative Funding
$537,089
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
2,467
Federal Funding for CSFP
$780,663
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$11
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) (2020)
Value
State EITC (Yes/No)
Yes
Refundable (Yes/No)
Yes
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Value
Average Monthly Participation (FY 2018)
23,554
Adults
7,625
Children
15,929
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$698
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$52,340,451
