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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
5,639,632
Children (Under Age 18)
1,303,157
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$74,593
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
14
Total People Living In Poverty
494,683
Poverty Rate
9.0%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
49
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
143,006
Child Poverty Rate
11.2%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
45
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,089,484
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
191,979
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
8.3%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
78,642
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
3.4%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
10.3%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
239,437
Free and Reduced-Price Students
155,679
Paid Students
83,758
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
53.4%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
55.1
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
31
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
41,941
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$12,182,311
Number of Schools Participating
1,777
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
89.0
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$53,643,102
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
605,202
Free and Reduced-Price Students
282,314
Paid Students
322,888
Number of Schools Participating
1,997
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$168,230,504
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
48,114
July Summer Food Service Participation
42,333
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
5,780
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
48.0%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
18.4
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
12
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
56,568
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$4,937,555
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
195
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
900
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$10,809,766
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
381,779
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-28.5%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$111
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
81.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
30
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
78.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
63.8%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$42,455,396
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
100,123
Women
21,966
Infants
22,578
Children
55,580
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-29.3%
Federal Funding for WIC
$89,636,575
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
5,458
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
43,321
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-39.5%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
824
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
54,006
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
152.7%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$66,277,168
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$3,282,190
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$3,812,537
Administrative Funding
$1,181,519
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
14,204
Federal Funding for CSFP
$4,508,561
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$10
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)
41,868
Adults
9,382
Children
32,486
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$532
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$98,144,197
