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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
6,045,680
Children (Under Age 18)
1,334,687
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$86,738
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
2
Total People Living In Poverty
532,241
Poverty Rate
9.0%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
48
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
156,992
Child Poverty Rate
12.0%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
42
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,116,658
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
239,067
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
10.1%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
118,350
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
5.0%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
12.6%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
261,956
Free and Reduced-Price Students
188,504
Paid Students
73,452
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
68.7%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
61.8
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
14
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
25,024
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$7,268,582
Number of Schools Participating
1,466
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
98.5
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$69,287,168
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
441,210
Free and Reduced-Price Students
305,040
Paid Students
136,170
Number of Schools Participating
1,488
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$178,762,764
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
65,366
July Summer Food Service Participation
63,509
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
1,858
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
20.8%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
23.1
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
6
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
47,742
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$4,167,190
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
43
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
1,338
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$9,186,325
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
570,444
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-27.6%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$128
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
89.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
21
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
69.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
93.7%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$73,220,808
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
122,569
Women
29,190
Infants
29,934
Children
63,446
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-16.3%
Federal Funding for WIC
$102,748,155
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
2,147
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
12,797
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-35.3%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
1,371
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
73,374
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
265.5%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$50,833,170
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$3,729,028
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$3,062,397
Administrative Funding
$1,277,223
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
2,759
Federal Funding for CSFP
$892,622
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$11
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)
44,133
Adults
11,221
Children
32,912
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$677
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$115,786,671
