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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
1,415,872
Children (Under Age 18)
299,868
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$83,102
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
5
Total People Living In Poverty
128,722
Poverty Rate
9.3%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
46
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
36,461
Child Poverty Rate
12.4%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
39
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
262,648
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
41,832
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
8.4%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
16,932
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
3.4%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
15.3%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
32,352
Free and Reduced-Price Students
25,476
Paid Students
6,876
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
11.8%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
39.3
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
51
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
19,891
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$5,777,628
Number of Schools Participating
283
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
97.3
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$10,848,683
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
103,786
Free and Reduced-Price Students
64,810
Paid Students
38,976
Number of Schools Participating
291
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$46,002,723
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
5,230
July Summer Food Service Participation
1,671
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
3,560
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-20.6%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
8.7
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
44
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
18,801
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$1,641,074
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
21
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
98
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$556,068
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
144,922
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-25.4%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$258
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
84.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
26
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
75.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
102.0%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$37,369,284
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
25,415
Women
5,916
Infants
6,205
Children
13,295
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-30.0%
Federal Funding for WIC
$27,724,732
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
202
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
940
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
19.2%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
209
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
9,466
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
11.8%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$6,377,659
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$855,179
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$183,538
Administrative Funding
$177,600
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
3,544
Federal Funding for CSFP
$1,153,176
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$10.10
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)
12,598
Adults
3,710
Children
8,888
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$610
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$39,957,196
