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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
623,989
Children (Under Age 18)
114,005
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$63,001
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
27
Total People Living In Poverty
60,897
Poverty Rate
10.2%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
37
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
11,320
Child Poverty Rate
10.2%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
49
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
132,358
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
25,824
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
9.6%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
8,608
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
3.2%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
12.8%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
25,223
Free and Reduced-Price Students
17,796
Paid Students
7,427
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
19.7%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
69.6
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
2
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
101
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$29,308
Number of Schools Participating
312
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
97.8
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$6,650,736
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
45,891
Free and Reduced-Price Students
25,567
Paid Students
20,324
Number of Schools Participating
319
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$16,022,169
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
7,928
July Summer Food Service Participation
7,743
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
184
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
58.3%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
33.5
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
2
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
1,552
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$135,498
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
58
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
268
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$1,363,031
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
68,277
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-26.6%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$122
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
100.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
1
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
97.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
81.8%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$8,354,056
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
11,321
Women
2,359
Infants
2,114
Children
6,848
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-35.3%
Federal Funding for WIC
$11,892,909
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
321
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
2,468
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-34.2%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
224
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
8,865
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
182.2%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$5,699,656
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$322,739
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$915,055
Administrative Funding
$122,071
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
2,389
Federal Funding for CSFP
$803,952
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$10.96
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) (2020)
Value
State EITC (Yes/No)
Yes
Refundable (Yes/No)
Yes
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Value
Average Monthly Participation (FY 2018)
5,068
Adults
1,262
Children
3,806
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$640
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$15,230,363
