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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
10,617,423
Children (Under Age 18)
2,503,881
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$61,980
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
30
Total People Living In Poverty
1,373,909
Poverty Rate
13.3%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
15
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
461,456
Child Poverty Rate
18.7%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
15
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
2,967,853
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
405,100
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
10.0%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
145,836
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
3.6%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
17.3%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
650,086
Free and Reduced-Price Students
548,478
Paid Students
101,608
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
19.5%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
61.3
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
15
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
77,653
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$22,555,464
Number of Schools Participating
2,326
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
98.1
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$195,953,039
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
1,175,868
Free and Reduced-Price Students
894,473
Paid Students
281,395
Number of Schools Participating
2,370
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$529,911,153
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
112,495
July Summer Food Service Participation
52,250
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
60,245
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-0.1%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
13.6
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
28
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
219,175
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$19,130,733
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
77
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
1,137
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$13,940,143
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
1,332,675
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-31.4%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$132
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
86.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
22
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
71.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
78.8%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$176,258,432
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
202,914
Women
52,023
Infants
57,267
Children
93,624
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-37.2%
Federal Funding for WIC
$179,851,365
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
1,138
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
15,777
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-29.3%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
2,018
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
126,427
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
10.6%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$123,245,768
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$9,869,286
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$9,852,591
Administrative Funding
$2,637,137
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
5,472
Federal Funding for CSFP
$1,749,247
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$7.25
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)
21,151
Adults
2,050
Children
19,101
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$280
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$86,540,490
