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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
884,659
Children (Under Age 18)
217,101
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$59,533
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
34
Total People Living In Poverty
101,946
Poverty Rate
11.9%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
24
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
31,425
Child Poverty Rate
15.0%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
27
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
224,586
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
38,913
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)
16,779
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
4.7%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
10.3%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
29,524
Free and Reduced-Price Students
22,403
Paid Students
7,121
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
15.7%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
46.0
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
46
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
11,701
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$3,398,724
Number of Schools Participating
582
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
84.3
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$7,721,295
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
No
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
105,282
Free and Reduced-Price Students
48,720
Paid Students
56,562
Number of Schools Participating
690
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$29,400,550
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
7,131
July Summer Food Service Participation
5,813
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
1,317
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-22.3%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
15.8
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
20
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
10,935
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$954,426
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
44
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
87
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$1,510,932
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
75,020
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-25.7%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$136
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
82.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
29
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
78.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
69.3%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$10,166,306
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
14,896
Women
3,145
Infants
3,686
Children
8,065
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-35.1%
Federal Funding for WIC
$17,655,425
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
365
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
3,792
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-29.3%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
237
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
11,240
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
39.4%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$7,567,274
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$539,505
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$492,650
Administrative Funding
$233,500
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
4,335
Federal Funding for CSFP
$1,364,605
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$9.30
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)
6,083
Adults
499
Children
5,584
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$615
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$13,813,387
