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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
1,059,361
Children (Under Age 18)
204,495
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$71,169
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
16
Total People Living In Poverty
110,244
Poverty Rate
10.8%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
34
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
28,009
Child Poverty Rate
14.0%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
31
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
224,934
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
39,130
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
9.1%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
13,330
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
3.1%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
16.4%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
34,322
Free and Reduced-Price Students
27,927
Paid Students
6,395
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
43.4%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
53.9
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
34
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
8,375
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$2,432,640
Number of Schools Participating
352
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
97.8
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$10,072,076
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
77,102
Free and Reduced-Price Students
51,860
Paid Students
25,242
Number of Schools Participating
360
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$30,642,229
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
8,047
July Summer Food Service Participation
7,570
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
477
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-0.2%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
16.7
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
15
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
11,183
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$976,085
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
26
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
216
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$1,274,701
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
141,232
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-20.9%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$144
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
100.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
1
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
97.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
8.2%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$20,351,964
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
17,962
Women
3,814
Infants
4,431
Children
9,717
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-30.0%
Federal Funding for WIC
$16,894,898
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
189
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
1,289
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-43.1%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
200
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
9,365
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
42.6%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$8,638,404
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$893,613
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$716,076
Administrative Funding
$198,239
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
1,484
Federal Funding for CSFP
$475,135
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$10.50
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)
10,015
Adults
2,675
Children
7,340
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$554
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$24,434,987
