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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
328,239,523
Children (Under Age 18)
73,039,152
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$65,712
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
N/A
Total People Living In Poverty
39,490,100
Poverty Rate
12.3%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
N/A
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
12,000,470
Child Poverty Rate
16.8%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
N/A
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
84,162,464
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
14,287,143
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
11.1%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
5,534,659
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
4.3%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
15.4%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
14,645,088
Free and Reduced-Price Students
12,434,975
Paid Students
2,210,113
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
40.1%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
57.5
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
N/A
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
2,698,762
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$783,894,336
Number of Schools Participating
90,587
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
93.6
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$4,392,973,193
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
N/A
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
29,288,073
Free and Reduced-Price Students
21,619,624
Paid Students
7,668,449
Number of Schools Participating
96,781
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$12,575,852,008
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
2,774,183
July Summer Food Service Participation
1,799,650
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
974,533
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-2.0%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
13.8
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
N/A
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
5,242,374
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$457,580,588
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
5,547
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
47,545
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$417,927,453
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
35,702,612
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-23.5%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$130
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
84.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
N/A
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
73.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
73.2%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$4,635,156,992
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
6,400,402
Women
1,515,583
Infants
1,610,404
Children
3,274,415
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-29.8%
Federal Funding for WIC
$5,736,712,675
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
90,301
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
670,504
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-20.9%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
64,489
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
3,879,132
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
45.7%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$3,433,282,866
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$260,337,181
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$308,931,793
Administrative Funding
$90,654,756
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
675,998
Federal Funding for CSFP
$241,974,000
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$7.25
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)
2,258,384
Adults
491,174
Children
1,767,210
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
N/A
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$7,059,653,117
