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Indiana
Profile of Hunger, Poverty, and Federal Nutrition Programs
Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
6,732,219
Children (Under Age 18)
1,567,974
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$57,603
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
38
Total People Living In Poverty
775,823
Poverty Rate
11.9%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
25
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
230,725
Child Poverty Rate
15.2%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
26
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,783,695
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
339,884
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
12.4%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
112,381
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
4.1%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
15.8%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
282,983
Free and Reduced-Price Students
231,077
Paid Students
51,906
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
35.6%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
51.0
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
43
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
86,389
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$25,092,962
Number of Schools Participating
1,928
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
91.6
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$82,086,472
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
726,087
Free and Reduced-Price Students
453,523
Paid Students
272,564
Number of Schools Participating
2,105
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$269,033,578
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
63,377
July Summer Food Service Participation
27,635
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
35,743
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
41.2%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
15.1
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
24
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
104,789
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$9,146,534
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
216
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
1,217
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$7,426,398
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
530,384
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-40.6%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$129
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
74.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
45
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
69.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
56.7%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$68,303,736
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
138,611
Women
32,430
Infants
35,443
Children
70,738
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-18.5%
Federal Funding for WIC
$102,086,173
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
1,792
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
21,335
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-9.9%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
925
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
72,363
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
93.5%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$55,390,850
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$5,237,355
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$6,710,236
Administrative Funding
$1,191,015
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
4,743
Federal Funding for CSFP
$1,525,330
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$7.25
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)
12,579
Adults
1,146
Children
11,433
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$288
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$16,713,895