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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
1,934,408
Children (Under Age 18)
476,074
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$63,229
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
26
Total People Living In Poverty
185,761
Poverty Rate
9.9%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
42
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
51,085
Child Poverty Rate
11.0%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
46
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
450,915
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
84,348
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
10.8%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
33,583
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
4.3%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
12.8%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
81,427
Free and Reduced-Price Students
57,946
Paid Students
23,481
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
43.2%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
44.7
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
48
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
32,808
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$9,529,441
Number of Schools Participating
765
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
84.2
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$19,848,147
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
No
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
243,368
Free and Reduced-Price Students
129,648
Paid Students
113,720
Number of Schools Participating
909
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$75,709,269
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
8,761
July Summer Food Service Participation
7,625
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
1,136
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-10.9%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
7.3
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
48
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
39,312
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$3,431,382
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
71
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
188
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$2,757,659
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
148,768
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-14.3%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$124
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
78.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
36
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
71.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
62.6%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$18,496,732
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
33,516
Women
7,534
Infants
7,909
Children
18,074
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-26.5%
Federal Funding for WIC
$29,104,773
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
1,671
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
13,139
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-30.2%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
478
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
24,564
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
15.1%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$27,025,830
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$1,300,346
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$1,278,001
Administrative Funding
$479,989
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
7,837
Federal Funding for CSFP
$2,411,407
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$9
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)
10,280
Adults
1,457
Children
8,823
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$450
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$26,602,849
