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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
3,956,971
Children (Under Age 18)
952,238
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$54,449
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
44
Total People Living In Poverty
583,029
Poverty Rate
15.2%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
8
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
186,392
Child Poverty Rate
19.9%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
8
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,228,957
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
222,852
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
14.7%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
80,348
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
5.3%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
19.1%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
229,702
Free and Reduced-Price Students
185,781
Paid Students
43,921
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
11.2%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
58.2
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
23
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
37,541
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$10,904,237
Number of Schools Participating
1,806
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
98.9
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$62,143,084
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
No
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
438,037
Free and Reduced-Price Students
319,031
Paid Students
119,006
Number of Schools Participating
1,826
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$175,823,312
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
14,501
July Summer Food Service Participation
13,311
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
1,190
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
10.6%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
4.9
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
51
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
103,796
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$9,059,846
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
76
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
596
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$4,818,293
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
531,728
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-12.6%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$128
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
84.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
26
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
72.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
77.3%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$68,295,528
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
66,620
Women
16,185
Infants
17,571
Children
32,864
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-48.8%
Federal Funding for WIC
$52,724,139
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
1,303
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
7,422
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-58.8%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
997
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
52,681
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
36.5%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$59,268,297
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$3,448,460
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$3,982,524
Administrative Funding
$815,293
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
3,564
Federal Funding for CSFP
$1,080,490
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$7.25
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)
14,216
Adults
1,860
Children
12,356
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$292
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$42,603,194
