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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
11,689,100
Children (Under Age 18)
2,578,019
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$58,642
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
37
Total People Living In Poverty
1,484,862
Poverty Rate
13.1%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
16
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
466,168
Child Poverty Rate
18.4%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
16
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
3,081,161
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
602,532
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
12.6%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
258,228
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
5.4%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
16.2%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
447,540
Free and Reduced-Price Students
365,425
Paid Students
82,115
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
28.4%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
57.4
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
26
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
80,432
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$23,362,720
Number of Schools Participating
3,241
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
89.1
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$125,829,585
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
966,008
Free and Reduced-Price Students
636,939
Paid Students
329,069
Number of Schools Participating
3,637
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$364,584,715
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
61,575
July Summer Food Service Participation
49,889
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
11,687
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-11.1%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
10.4
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
36
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
174,602
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$15,240,104
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
182
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
1,630
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$11,718,189
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
1,273,257
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-27.3%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$132
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
81.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
30
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
80.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
71.9%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$168,374,784
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
192,574
Women
46,000
Infants
63,679
Children
82,895
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-36.6%
Federal Funding for WIC
$140,595,807
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
1,532
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
11,440
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-51.8%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
1,796
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
90,408
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-8.3%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$92,893,187
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$9,492,432
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$12,223,855
Administrative Funding
$3,201,694
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
25,759
Federal Funding for CSFP
$7,968,278
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$8.70
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) (2020)
Value
State EITC (Yes/No)
Yes
Refundable (Yes/No)
No
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Value
Average Monthly Participation (FY 2018)
92,017
Adults
9,234
Children
82,783
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$483
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$246,988,624
