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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
3,155,070
Children (Under Age 18)
726,841
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$61,691
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
31
Total People Living In Poverty
341,613
Poverty Rate
11.2%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
32
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
92,018
Child Poverty Rate
13.0%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
38
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
769,508
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
104,280
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
7.9%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
47,520
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)
11.7%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
103,834
Free and Reduced-Price Students
82,205
Paid Students
21,629
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
40.8%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
42.7
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
49
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
52,450
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$15,234,801
Number of Schools Participating
1,275
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
93.4
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$27,598,993
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
373,233
Free and Reduced-Price Students
192,364
Paid Students
180,869
Number of Schools Participating
1,365
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$110,968,278
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
18,466
July Summer Food Service Participation
16,897
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
1,569
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
41.1%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
10.4
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
37
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
52,862
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$4,614,102
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
148
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
488
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$4,006,714
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
295,682
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-27.5%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$121
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
92.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
14
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
87.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
80.3%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$35,776,268
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
58,064
Women
13,162
Infants
13,959
Children
30,943
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-23.2%
Federal Funding for WIC
$39,801,609
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
1,511
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
12,766
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
0.2%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
600
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
28,821
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
19.1%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$25,054,877
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$2,184,111
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$2,695,464
Administrative Funding
$523,114
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
3,295
Federal Funding for CSFP
$1,006,919
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)
20,862
Adults
4,881
Children
15,981
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$426
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$37,165,855
