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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
762,062
Children (Under Age 18)
180,171
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$64,577
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
21
Total People Living In Poverty
78,112
Poverty Rate
10.6%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
35
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
17,823
Child Poverty Rate
10.2%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
48
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
170,630
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
26,892
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
8.3%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
9,072
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
2.8%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
8.0%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
29,192
Free and Reduced-Price Students
17,497
Paid Students
11,695
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
44.9%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
51.9
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
39
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
6,118
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$1,776,916
Number of Schools Participating
370
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
90.7
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$5,985,823
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
No
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
93,312
Free and Reduced-Price Students
33,735
Paid Students
59,577
Number of Schools Participating
408
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$21,830,853
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
3,172
July Summer Food Service Participation
2,942
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
230
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
49.4%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
10.1
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
39
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
9,337
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$814,950
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
35
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
97
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$963,833
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
45,312
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-15.7%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$126
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
63.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
50
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
54.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
55.1%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$5,707,152
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
10,662
Women
2,323
Infants
2,474
Children
5,865
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-26.8%
Federal Funding for WIC
$11,613,766
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
777
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
6,908
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-24.7%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
191
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
9,025
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
23.0%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$8,369,923
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$426,475
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$690,229
Administrative Funding
$143,900
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
1,890
Federal Funding for CSFP
$602,054
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)
2,584
Adults
408
Children
2,176
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$486
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$4,069,520
