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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
4,467,673
Children (Under Age 18)
1,002,871
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$52,295
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
45
Total People Living In Poverty
703,627
Poverty Rate
16.3%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
4
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
212,130
Child Poverty Rate
21.7%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
5
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,396,907
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
247,011
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
13.7%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
86,544
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
4.8%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
17.0%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
326,207
Free and Reduced-Price Students
292,773
Paid Students
33,434
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
52.1%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
67.4
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
5
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
11,216
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$3,257,849
Number of Schools Participating
1,271
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
97.6
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$95,412,852
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
No
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
513,820
Free and Reduced-Price Students
434,270
Paid Students
79,550
Number of Schools Participating
1,302
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$232,258,747
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
41,449
July Summer Food Service Participation
38,227
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
3,222
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
22.5%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
10.3
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
38
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
119,579
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$10,437,417
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
163
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
2,220
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$10,284,562
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
502,241
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-39.3%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$123
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
75.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
43
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
72.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
67.3%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$61,608,144
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
94,296
Women
22,069
Infants
26,122
Children
46,105
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-33.5%
Federal Funding for WIC
$82,205,198
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
226
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
2,276
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-41.9%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
1,263
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
77,526
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
98.3%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$45,820,389
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$4,034,079
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$5,316,610
Administrative Funding
$1,501,002
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
28,137
Federal Funding for CSFP
$8,989,407
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)
38,606
Adults
5,461
Children
33,145
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$262
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$170,761,813
