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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
5,148,714
Children (Under Age 18)
1,111,183
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$56,227
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
42
Total People Living In Poverty
692,744
Poverty Rate
13.8%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
10
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
214,772
Child Poverty Rate
19.7%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
9
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,477,994
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
232,061
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
10.9%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
85,160
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
4.0%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
18.3%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
267,798
Free and Reduced-Price Students
227,651
Paid Students
40,147
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
13.1%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
62.5
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
12
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
27,183
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$7,895,782
Number of Schools Participating
1,191
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
99.7
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$81,151,405
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
472,941
Free and Reduced-Price Students
364,049
Paid Students
108,892
Number of Schools Participating
1,194
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$210,589,928
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
53,772
July Summer Food Service Participation
27,215
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
26,558
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-33.0%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
15.9
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
19
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
81,217
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$7,089,015
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
77
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
1,590
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$7,132,064
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
558,722
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-33.0%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$127
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
80.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
33
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
74.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
69.5%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$71,221,064
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
84,596
Women
21,962
Infants
26,070
Children
36,565
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-37.2%
Federal Funding for WIC
$81,183,838
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
411
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
3,076
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-53.4%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
692
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
45,688
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
89.8%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$35,711,166
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$4,067,848
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$4,157,638
Administrative Funding
$1,168,889
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
5,778
Federal Funding for CSFP
$1,837,051
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$0
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) (2020)
Value
State EITC (Yes/No)
Yes
Refundable (Yes/No)
No
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Value
Average Monthly Participation (FY 2018)
17,723
Adults
2,620
Children
15,103
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$286
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$38,231,245
