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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
1,068,778
Children (Under Age 18)
228,588
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$57,153
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
41
Total People Living In Poverty
131,882
Poverty Rate
12.6%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
21
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
32,888
Child Poverty Rate
14.9%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
28
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
284,059
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
45,800
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
10.0%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
17,862
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
3.9%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
13.2%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
39,430
Free and Reduced-Price Students
29,793
Paid Students
9,637
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
54.5%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
61.3
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
16
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
4,231
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$1,229,013
Number of Schools Participating
720
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
91.4
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$10,432,379
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
No
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
79,326
Free and Reduced-Price Students
48,606
Paid Students
30,720
Number of Schools Participating
788
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$28,992,164
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
8,955
July Summer Food Service Participation
8,346
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
608
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
35.6%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
19.9
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
8
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
9,069
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$791,549
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
85
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
232
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$2,150,850
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
99,368
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-20.4%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$123
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
90.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
19
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
79.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
67.5%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$12,245,349
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
15,754
Women
3,429
Infants
3,814
Children
8,512
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-23.8%
Federal Funding for WIC
$14,650,525
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
464
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
4,174
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-36.3%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
268
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
8,625
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
20.2%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$10,143,752
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$687,093
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$424,277
Administrative Funding
$255,746
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
6,192
Federal Funding for CSFP
$1,969,553
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$8.65
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)
10,300
Adults
2,629
Children
7,672
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$588
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$26,079,706
