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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
12,671,821
Children (Under Age 18)
2,817,875
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$69,187
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
18
Total People Living In Poverty
1,420,542
Poverty Rate
11.5%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
27
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
436,327
Child Poverty Rate
15.7%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
24
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
2,978,681
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
494,604
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
9.9%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
189,848
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
3.8%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
14.0%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
440,302
Free and Reduced-Price Students
409,682
Paid Students
30,620
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
61.2%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
51.4
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
42
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
148,556
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$43,150,260
Number of Schools Participating
3,406
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
84.6
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$145,388,327
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
1,016,410
Free and Reduced-Price Students
797,483
Paid Students
218,927
Number of Schools Participating
4,025
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$465,561,267
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
86,772
July Summer Food Service Participation
71,293
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
15,478
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-17.4%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
11.7
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
31
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
208,935
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$18,236,885
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
140
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
1,804
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$12,215,953
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
1,639,396
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-18.7%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$135
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
100.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
1
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
85.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
89.2%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$220,502,992
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
182,341
Women
43,746
Infants
52,095
Children
86,501
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-41.2%
Federal Funding for WIC
$190,181,039
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
5,405
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
20,293
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-28.0%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
2,438
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
117,594
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
24.8%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$139,266,062
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$9,602,344
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$11,675,294
Administrative Funding
$3,063,377
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
17,185
Federal Funding for CSFP
$5,331,870
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)
Yes
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Value
Average Monthly Participation (FY 2018)
23,285
Adults
2,276
Children
21,009
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$432
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$43,419,310
