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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
973,764
Children (Under Age 18)
203,572
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$70,176
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
17
Total People Living In Poverty
106,383
Poverty Rate
11.3%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
30
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
32,277
Child Poverty Rate
16.4%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
23
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
211,661
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
38,250
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
10.2%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
15,750
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
4.2%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
15.9%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
53,630
Free and Reduced-Price Students
40,942
Paid Students
12,688
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
70.6%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
62.6
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
11
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
4,856
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$1,410,554
Number of Schools Participating
247
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
100.8
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$13,981,722
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
97,967
Free and Reduced-Price Students
65,426
Paid Students
32,541
Number of Schools Participating
245
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$36,110,838
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
10,673
July Summer Food Service Participation
10,019
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
654
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-17.1%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
17.6
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
14
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
13,587
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$1,185,956
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
32
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
341
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$2,173,165
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
119,787
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-20.3%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$124
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
100.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
1
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
96.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
87.2%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$14,844,882
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
16,429
Women
3,820
Infants
4,553
Children
8,057
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-31.6%
Federal Funding for WIC
$13,548,910
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
457
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
3,352
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-33.9%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
385
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
33,009
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
216.8%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$17,921,619
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$718,187
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$1,642,912
Administrative Funding
$166,233
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
2,124
Federal Funding for CSFP
$698,155
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$9.25
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) (2020)
Value
State EITC (Yes/No)
Yes
Refundable (Yes/No)
No
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Value
Average Monthly Participation (FY 2018)
10,465
Adults
4,189
Children
6,276
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$338
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$17,421,352
