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Arkansas
Profile of Hunger, Poverty, and Federal Nutrition Programs
Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
3,017,804
Children (Under Age 18)
700,155
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$48,952
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
49
Total People Living In Poverty
474,739
Poverty Rate
16.2%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
5
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
151,448
Child Poverty Rate
22.1%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
4
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,047,098
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
171,672
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
13.8%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
72,152
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
5.8%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
19.5%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
193,125
Free and Reduced-Price Students
159,276
Paid Students
33,849
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
21.9%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
66.5
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
6
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
8,463
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$2,458,172
Number of Schools Participating
1,069
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
99.3
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$55,618,691
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
311,992
Free and Reduced-Price Students
239,627
Paid Students
72,365
Number of Schools Participating
1,077
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$136,045,111
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
24,577
July Summer Food Service Participation
10,941
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
13,636
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
2.4%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
11.1
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
34
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
64,277
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$5,610,417
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
107
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
271
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$2,992,156
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
354,917
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-27.9%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$108
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
69.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
49
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
67.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
59.5%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$38,361,132
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
67,231
Women
17,258
Infants
19,933
Children
30,040
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-28.6%
Federal Funding for WIC
$60,810,335
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
255
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
2,236
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-56.5%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
940
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
45,806
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
25.9%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$50,155,816
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$2,615,764
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$3,577,216
Administrative Funding
$596,306
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
5,755
Federal Funding for CSFP
$1,850,146
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$10
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)
6,437
Adults
1,600
Children
4,836
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$204
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$5,948,291