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West Virginia
Profile of Hunger, Poverty, and Federal Nutrition Programs
Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
1,792,147
Children (Under Age 18)
359,567
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$48,850
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
50
Total People Living In Poverty
278,734
Poverty Rate
16.0%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
6
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
69,975
Child Poverty Rate
20.1%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
7
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
582,124
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
115,346
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
15.4%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
44,191
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
5.9%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
20.3%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
146,452
Free and Reduced-Price Students
120,683
Paid Students
25,769
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
81.6%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
83.0
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
1
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
0
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$0
Number of Schools Participating
703
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
98.9
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$41,748,067
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
182,689
Free and Reduced-Price Students
145,420
Paid Students
37,269
Number of Schools Participating
711
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$79,995,066
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
8,923
July Summer Food Service Participation
7,599
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
1,325
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-52.5%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
6.6
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
49
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
44,998
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$3,927,675
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
104
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
445
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$1,608,205
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
282,662
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-22.0%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$117
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
92.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
14
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
98.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
78.4%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$33,158,330
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
32,674
Women
7,667
Infants
8,884
Children
16,123
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-38.4%
Federal Funding for WIC
$32,522,462
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
583
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
3,474
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-33.1%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
577
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
20,440
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
18.3%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$16,299,108
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$1,487,885
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$2,170,500
Administrative Funding
$684,660
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
4,721
Federal Funding for CSFP
$1,520,795
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$8.75
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)
13,192
Adults
2,244
Children
10,948
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$340
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$26,752,748