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Wisconsin
Profile of Hunger, Poverty, and Federal Nutrition Programs
Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
5,822,434
Children (Under Age 18)
1,266,597
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$64,168
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
22
Total People Living In Poverty
591,486
Poverty Rate
10.4%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
36
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
167,605
Child Poverty Rate
13.5%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
33
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,301,784
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
242,501
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
10.1%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
79,233
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
3.3%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
11.3%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
196,228
Free and Reduced-Price Students
153,752
Paid Students
42,476
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
53.2%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
52.1
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
37
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
52,656
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$15,294,579
Number of Schools Participating
2,014
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
83.6
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$53,670,864
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
No
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
502,004
Free and Reduced-Price Students
294,868
Paid Students
207,136
Number of Schools Participating
2,410
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$170,949,295
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
42,470
July Summer Food Service Participation
39,439
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
3,031
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
1.8%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
15.5
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
22
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
66,867
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$5,836,484
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
193
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
827
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$8,647,968
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
572,323
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-32.0%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$113
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
95.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
11
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
91.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
79.6%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$64,864,420
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
87,666
Women
18,622
Infants
21,199
Children
47,845
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-31.5%
Federal Funding for WIC
$73,330,459
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
1,522
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
9,281
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-53.6%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
937
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
49,101
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
11.8%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$34,369,026
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$3,711,096
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$4,795,811
Administrative Funding
$1,314,722
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
11,821
Federal Funding for CSFP
$3,687,376
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)
Yes
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Value
Average Monthly Participation (FY 2018)
32,567
Adults
5,230
Children
27,337
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$653
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$85,910,500