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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
1,359,711
Children (Under Age 18)
255,253
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$77,933
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
9
Total People Living In Poverty
95,711
Poverty Rate
7.3%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
51
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
17,609
Child Poverty Rate
7.1%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
51
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
217,164
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
35,508
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
6.6%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
13,988
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
2.6%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
14.2%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
22,190
Free and Reduced-Price Students
15,393
Paid Students
6,797
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
19.8%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
44.8
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
47
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
8,677
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$2,520,214
Number of Schools Participating
406
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
93.1
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$5,440,648
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
80,335
Free and Reduced-Price Students
34,385
Paid Students
45,950
Number of Schools Participating
436
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$21,595,853
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
4,848
July Summer Food Service Participation
4,133
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
715
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
9.2%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
15.2
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
23
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
7,902
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$689,717
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
28
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
182
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$987,376
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
70,412
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-37.0%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$110
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
76.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
39
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
68.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
66.2%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$7,740,766
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
12,163
Women
2,508
Infants
2,639
Children
7,016
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-33.8%
Federal Funding for WIC
$9,318,421
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
62
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
514
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-59.4%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
191
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
9,947
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
80.0%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$4,639,368
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$673,665
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$724,233
Administrative Funding
$197,977
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
3,634
Federal Funding for CSFP
$1,147,349
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)
6,536
Adults
1,495
Children
5,041
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$1,039
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$18,986,924
