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Louisiana
Profile of Hunger, Poverty, and Federal Nutrition Programs
Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
4,648,794
Children (Under Age 18)
1,087,630
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$51,073
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
48
Total People Living In Poverty
857,894
Poverty Rate
19.0%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
2
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
288,732
Child Poverty Rate
27.0%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
2
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,565,442
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
285,498
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
15.3%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
130,620
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
7.0%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
21.3%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
294,931
Free and Reduced-Price Students
271,145
Paid Students
23,786
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
32.6%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
59.4
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
21
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
48,189
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$13,997,305
Number of Schools Participating
1,440
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
95.3
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$89,634,570
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
545,422
Free and Reduced-Price Students
456,192
Paid Students
89,230
Number of Schools Participating
1,511
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$249,050,188
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
21,419
July Summer Food Service Participation
19,232
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
2,187
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-12.1%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
5.1
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
50
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
147,737
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$12,895,242
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
57
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
436
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$6,735,974
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
749,560
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-14.6%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$135
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
85.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
24
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
73.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
76.8%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$101,221,496
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
103,170
Women
27,060
Infants
31,764
Children
44,346
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-30.6%
Federal Funding for WIC
$104,806,107
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
8,801
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
43,653
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
46.0%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
892
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
50,030
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
73.8%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$89,794,549
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$4,813,276
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$5,969,508
Administrative Funding
$1,593,742
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
53,265
Federal Funding for CSFP
$17,397,154
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$0
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)
14,153
Adults
2,544
Children
11,609
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$240
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$19,191,241