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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
3,205,958
Children (Under Age 18)
931,184
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$75,780
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
12
Total People Living In Poverty
281,279
Poverty Rate
8.9%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
50
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
91,433
Child Poverty Rate
9.9%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
50
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
678,712
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
113,527
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
10.7%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
37,135
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
3.5%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
12.5%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
85,472
Free and Reduced-Price Students
63,497
Paid Students
21,975
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
24.1%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
39.9
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
50
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
48,010
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$13,945,052
Number of Schools Participating
874
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
89.9
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$22,801,091
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
No
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
331,892
Free and Reduced-Price Students
159,295
Paid Students
172,597
Number of Schools Participating
972
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$101,093,375
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
26,870
July Summer Food Service Participation
2,005
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
24,865
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
35.1%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
18.2
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
13
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
32,197
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$2,810,280
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
13
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
82
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$593,011
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
160,829
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-30.0%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$122
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
70.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
48
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
58.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
49.4%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$19,546,070
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
43,646
Women
10,276
Infants
10,424
Children
22,946
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-39.8%
Federal Funding for WIC
$36,401,511
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
1,272
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
10,482
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-22.4%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
352
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
21,150
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
45.6%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$26,249,261
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$1,698,199
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$1,831,606
Administrative Funding
$721,731
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
3,014
Federal Funding for CSFP
$980,135
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)
8,669
Adults
2,213
Children
6,456
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$498
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$25,289,265
