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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
6,892,503
Children (Under Age 18)
1,352,800
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$85,843
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
3
Total People Living In Poverty
625,763
Poverty Rate
9.4%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
44
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
154,457
Child Poverty Rate
11.6%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
43
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,271,146
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
235,956
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
8.4%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
89,888
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
3.2%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
11.6%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
213,128
Free and Reduced-Price Students
187,236
Paid Students
25,892
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
68.0%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
54.7
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
33
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
52,393
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$15,218,274
Number of Schools Participating
1,872
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
86.4
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$65,837,669
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
525,722
Free and Reduced-Price Students
342,327
Paid Students
183,395
Number of Schools Participating
2,167
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$198,670,113
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
52,392
July Summer Food Service Participation
43,820
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
8,572
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
10.8%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
16.5
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
16
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
74,542
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$6,506,436
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
110
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
1,111
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$7,512,535
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
703,516
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-18.5%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$134
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
92.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
14
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
64.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
85.6%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$94,262,376
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
103,315
Women
22,662
Infants
22,807
Children
57,846
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-19.2%
Federal Funding for WIC
$75,626,660
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
2,667
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
16,350
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-20.6%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
835
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
53,725
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
70.3%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$62,154,451
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$4,868,283
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$3,145,532
Administrative Funding
$1,093,733
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
2,371
Federal Funding for CSFP
$778,825
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$12.75
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)
52,667
Adults
16,719
Children
35,948
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$618
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$207,063,019
