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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
7,614,893
Children (Under Age 18)
1,663,061
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$78,687
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
8
Total People Living In Poverty
730,240
Poverty Rate
9.8%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
43
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
196,520
Child Poverty Rate
12.0%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
41
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,590,250
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
298,287
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
9.9%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
105,455
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
3.5%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
12.9%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
202,090
Free and Reduced-Price Students
166,310
Paid Students
35,780
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
18.3%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
47.1
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
45
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
80,864
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$23,487,972
Number of Schools Participating
1,991
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
93.9
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$57,388,396
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
519,034
Free and Reduced-Price Students
353,105
Paid Students
165,929
Number of Schools Participating
2,121
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$199,785,225
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
35,688
July Summer Food Service Participation
30,876
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
4,812
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
7.7%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
10.9
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
35
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
95,243
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$8,313,279
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
161
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
846
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$5,198,319
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
833,128
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-24.0%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$119
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
96.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
9
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
82.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
87.3%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$99,365,024
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
135,297
Women
29,836
Infants
28,503
Children
76,958
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-30.0%
Federal Funding for WIC
$125,462,606
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
1,398
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
10,970
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-41.6%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
1,354
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
67,072
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
31.6%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$44,711,188
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$5,108,306
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$4,785,228
Administrative Funding
$2,105,216
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
5,844
Federal Funding for CSFP
$1,858,671
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$13.50
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)
55,481
Adults
14,562
Children
40,919
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$569
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$143,608,024
