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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
19,453,561
Children (Under Age 18)
4,028,299
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$72,108
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
15
Total People Living In Poverty
2,467,006
Poverty Rate
13.0%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
17
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
711,686
Child Poverty Rate
18.1%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
17
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
4,764,564
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
846,504
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
10.8%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
305,682
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)
14.3%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
788,123
Free and Reduced-Price Students
728,780
Paid Students
59,343
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
57.7%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
52.4
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
36
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
244,034
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$70,883,136
Number of Schools Participating
5,612
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
94.7
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$253,987,838
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
1,682,686
Free and Reduced-Price Students
1,389,734
Paid Students
292,952
Number of Schools Participating
5,927
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$780,948,767
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
354,712
July Summer Food Service Participation
276,439
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
78,273
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
10.8%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
27.5
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
4
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
160,602
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$14,018,113
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
381
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
2,968
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$56,573,020
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
2,661,700
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-14.8%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$136
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
93.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
13
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
83.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
81.1%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$361,634,816
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
378,859
Women
88,074
Infants
89,623
Children
201,163
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-27.0%
Federal Funding for WIC
$430,350,586
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
8,296
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
76,956
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
24.0%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
4,036
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
220,073
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
4.2%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$230,630,469
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$16,066,033
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$18,436,722
Administrative Funding
$5,906,597
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
31,333
Federal Funding for CSFP
$9,861,132
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$11.80
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)
207,781
Adults
54,080
Children
153,701
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$789
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$1,455,625,225
