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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
1,344,212
Children (Under Age 18)
248,842
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$58,924
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
36
Total People Living In Poverty
141,803
Poverty Rate
10.9%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
33
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
32,746
Child Poverty Rate
13.8%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
32
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
323,939
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
67,560
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
12.0%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
34,906
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
6.2%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
13.5%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
52,083
Free and Reduced-Price Students
37,173
Paid Students
14,910
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
36.3%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
64.2
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
8
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
3,357
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$975,089
Number of Schools Participating
590
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
98.0
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$12,783,406
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
95,123
Free and Reduced-Price Students
57,900
Paid Students
37,223
Number of Schools Participating
602
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$33,862,711
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
14,216
July Summer Food Service Participation
13,865
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
351
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
64.6%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
26.5
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
5
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
7,253
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$633,085
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
114
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
446
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$2,247,297
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
144,433
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-37.3%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$117
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
97.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
8
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
94.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
87.6%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$16,969,210
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
17,355
Women
3,640
Infants
4,138
Children
9,578
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-34.9%
Federal Funding for WIC
$15,477,511
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
553
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
3,643
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-50.2%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
172
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
5,788
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
17.1%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$9,256,570
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$1,014,421
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$1,434,237
Administrative Funding
$221,454
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
8,924
Federal Funding for CSFP
$2,751,945
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$12
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)
7,513
Adults
2,144
Children
5,369
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$582
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$25,693,496
