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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
21,477,737
Children (Under Age 18)
4,229,929
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$59,227
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
35
Total People Living In Poverty
2,664,772
Poverty Rate
12.7%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
20
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
737,415
Child Poverty Rate
17.7%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
18
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
6,064,131
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
985,469
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
10.9%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
397,804
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
4.4%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
16.6%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
866,293
Free and Reduced-Price Students
762,038
Paid Students
104,255
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
53.2%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
51.5
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
40
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
273,242
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$79,366,984
Number of Schools Participating
3,910
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
98.8
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$281,087,914
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
1,728,466
Free and Reduced-Price Students
1,478,971
Paid Students
249,495
Number of Schools Participating
3,959
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$895,124,385
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
189,431
July Summer Food Service Participation
161,928
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
27,503
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
30.7%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
13.8
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
27
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
358,971
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$31,332,826
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
134
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
3,547
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$35,493,787
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
2,649,741
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-24.9%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$127
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
90.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
19
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
83.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
80.9%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$336,282,176
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
429,378
Women
103,467
Infants
107,952
Children
217,958
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-15.1%
Federal Funding for WIC
$356,737,113
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
1,699
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
10,818
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-17.1%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
4,688
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
300,646
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
83.4%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$285,557,002
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$17,487,479
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$18,070,284
Administrative Funding
$5,408,370
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
6,934
Federal Funding for CSFP
$2,265,006
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$8.56
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)
67,602
Adults
9,787
Children
57,815
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$303
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$163,180,192
