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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
2,096,829
Children (Under Age 18)
475,838
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$51,945
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
46
Total People Living In Poverty
373,230
Poverty Rate
18.2%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
3
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
115,997
Child Poverty Rate
24.9%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
3
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
743,665
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
127,746
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
15.1%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
46,530
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
5.5%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
17.7%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
142,115
Free and Reduced-Price Students
121,777
Paid Students
20,338
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
16.9%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
69.4
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
3
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
1,044
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$303,129
Number of Schools Participating
863
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
96.4
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$43,961,304
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
208,961
Free and Reduced-Price Students
175,458
Paid Students
33,503
Number of Schools Participating
895
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$101,740,215
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
44,973
July Summer Food Service Participation
20,663
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
24,311
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-14.1%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
27.7
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
3
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
20,087
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$1,753,263
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
53
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
536
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$4,592,026
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
415,161
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-3.8%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$127
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
100.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
1
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
100.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
89.5%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$52,742,320
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
37,538
Women
9,053
Infants
9,382
Children
19,103
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-46.5%
Federal Funding for WIC
$35,249,109
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
1,713
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
7,420
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-57.8%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
626
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
28,339
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
25.5%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$32,023,329
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$2,152,800
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$3,107,423
Administrative Funding
$930,371
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
14,953
Federal Funding for CSFP
$4,897,676
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$9
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)
26,388
Adults
6,358
Children
20,030
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$447
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$55,422,422
