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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
8,535,519
Children (Under Age 18)
1,860,848
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$76,456
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
11
Total People Living In Poverty
822,775
Poverty Rate
9.9%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
41
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
244,953
Child Poverty Rate
13.4%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
34
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,777,872
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
308,292
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
9.2%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
130,689
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
3.9%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
13.7%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
357,952
Free and Reduced-Price Students
282,822
Paid Students
75,130
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
62.8%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
61.9
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
13
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
37,079
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$10,770,043
Number of Schools Participating
1,955
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
100.1
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$95,123,449
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
703,147
Free and Reduced-Price Students
457,001
Paid Students
246,146
Number of Schools Participating
1,954
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$254,641,221
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
60,598
July Summer Food Service Participation
52,047
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
8,551
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-0.8%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
14.3
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
25
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
108,858
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$9,501,668
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
142
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
1,518
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$9,906,953
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
654,882
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-28.7%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$128
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
76.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
39
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
66.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
65.0%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$83,531,680
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
109,469
Women
26,697
Infants
30,113
Children
52,658
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-31.6%
Federal Funding for WIC
$80,816,754
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
1,448
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
19,586
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
67.6%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
1,288
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
75,857
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
65.9%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$48,283,805
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$4,944,224
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$4,742,380
Administrative Funding
$2,232,858
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
5,955
Federal Funding for CSFP
$2,283,157
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)
34,421
Adults
7,421
Children
27,000
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$419
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$68,485,374
