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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
5,758,736
Children (Under Age 18)
1,259,519
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$77,127
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
10
Total People Living In Poverty
526,979
Poverty Rate
9.3%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
45
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
135,405
Child Poverty Rate
10.9%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
47
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,164,080
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
245,106
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
10.2%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
103,329
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)
12.7%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
168,551
Free and Reduced-Price Students
129,448
Paid Students
39,103
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
52.8%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
57.5
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
25
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
28,084
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$8,157,258
Number of Schools Participating
1,517
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
85.9
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$48,213,663
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
359,429
Free and Reduced-Price Students
225,045
Paid Students
134,384
Number of Schools Participating
1,765
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$133,410,888
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
19,773
July Summer Food Service Participation
18,050
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
1,723
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
43.5%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
9.5
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
42
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
63,673
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$5,557,726
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
80
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
537
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$4,569,811
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
415,289
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-17.8%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$128
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
80.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
33
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
62.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
59.9%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$53,249,980
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
81,736
Women
19,265
Infants
18,873
Children
43,598
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-24.3%
Federal Funding for WIC
$65,377,484
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
912
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
5,850
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-6.4%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
825
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
35,636
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
28.1%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$25,315,557
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$2,941,561
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$4,189,893
Administrative Funding
$1,300,343
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
15,110
Federal Funding for CSFP
$4,791,401
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$12
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)
37,539
Adults
10,219
Children
27,320
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$462
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$89,927,406
