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Pennsylvania
Profile of Hunger, Poverty, and Federal Nutrition Programs
Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
12,801,989
Children (Under Age 18)
2,634,613
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$63,463
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
24
Total People Living In Poverty
1,489,333
Poverty Rate
12.0%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
23
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
434,904
Child Poverty Rate
16.9%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
22
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
3,081,893
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
531,726
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
10.2%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
213,733
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
4.1%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
13.3%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
416,738
Free and Reduced-Price Students
362,368
Paid Students
54,370
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
63.1%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
52.6
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
35
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
119,908
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$34,828,864
Number of Schools Participating
3,139
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
92.9
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$124,798,477
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
No
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
1,006,928
Free and Reduced-Price Students
688,965
Paid Students
317,963
Number of Schools Participating
3,380
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$398,221,686
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
83,734
July Summer Food Service Participation
58,620
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
25,114
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-33.4%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
13.1
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
29
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
171,734
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$14,989,817
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
293
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
2,458
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$12,676,204
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
1,627,640
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-9.4%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$129
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
99.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
7
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
96.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
90.8%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$209,474,720
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
202,172
Women
44,671
Infants
52,169
Children
105,332
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-22.5%
Federal Funding for WIC
$179,526,084
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
1,173
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
9,622
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-36.0%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
3,516
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
142,796
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-67.3%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$120,812,611
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$10,277,885
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$11,159,813
Administrative Funding
$3,203,051
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
35,474
Federal Funding for CSFP
$11,386,528
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$7.25
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)
116,641
Adults
30,026
Children
86,615
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$421
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$186,912,137