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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
578,759
Children (Under Age 18)
133,734
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$65,003
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
20
Total People Living In Poverty
56,945
Poverty Rate
10.1%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
38
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
15,088
Child Poverty Rate
11.6%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
44
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
133,857
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
28,426
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
12.2%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
11,650
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
5.0%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
13.6%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
17,064
Free and Reduced-Price Students
11,825
Paid Students
5,239
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
24.4%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
49.2
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
44
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
4,995
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$1,450,957
Number of Schools Participating
295
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
94.6
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$4,155,118
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
No
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
47,168
Free and Reduced-Price Students
24,029
Paid Students
23,139
Number of Schools Participating
312
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$14,862,748
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
4,161
July Summer Food Service Participation
3,832
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
329
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
15.9%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
18.7
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
11
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
4,749
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$414,534
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
29
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
95
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$895,332
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
24,309
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-32.2%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$124
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
52.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
51
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
47.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
39.1%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$3,023,093
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
7,603
Women
1,797
Infants
1,779
Children
4,027
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-43.0%
Federal Funding for WIC
$7,342,041
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
199
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
1,628
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-60.8%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
126
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
5,236
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-2.7%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$4,429,340
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$454,077
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$513,769
Administrative Funding
$143,166
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
10
Federal Funding for CSFP
$6,715
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)
1,253
Adults
297
Children
956
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$675
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$6,706,124
