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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
3,080,156
Children (Under Age 18)
692,639
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$63,276
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
25
Total People Living In Poverty
379,564
Poverty Rate
12.5%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
22
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
114,886
Child Poverty Rate
16.9%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
21
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
831,583
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
147,328
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
12.8%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
63,305
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
5.5%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
17.1%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
132,442
Free and Reduced-Price Students
111,943
Paid Students
20,499
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
141.2%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
60.4
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
18
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
17,796
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$5,169,221
Number of Schools Participating
590
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
93.9
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$40,360,637
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
228,916
Free and Reduced-Price Students
185,342
Paid Students
43,574
Number of Schools Participating
628
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$103,537,518
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
13,731
July Summer Food Service Participation
7,632
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
6,100
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-61.4%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
8.0
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
45
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
54,994
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$4,800,109
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
29
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
201
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$1,806,013
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
391,569
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
2.1%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$125
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
86.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
22
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
81.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
85.1%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$48,962,656
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
57,513
Women
13,285
Infants
14,251
Children
29,977
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-15.2%
Federal Funding for WIC
$45,384,176
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
97
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
578
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-41.0%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
374
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
19,791
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
118.8%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$13,429,790
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$2,527,180
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$3,349,295
Administrative Funding
$624,865
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
7,203
Federal Funding for CSFP
$2,254,294
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$8.25
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) (2020)
Value
State EITC (Yes/No)
No
Refundable (Yes/No)
N/A
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Value
Average Monthly Participation (FY 2018)
24,438
Adults
6,234
Children
18,204
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$386
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$39,108,107
