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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
2,976,149
Children (Under Age 18)
698,583
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$45,792
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
51
Total People Living In Poverty
564,192
Poverty Rate
19.6%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
1
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
192,413
Child Poverty Rate
28.1%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
1
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,093,184
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
183,376
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
15.7%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
72,416
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
6.2%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
22.0%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
197,740
Free and Reduced-Price Students
180,493
Paid Students
17,247
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
1.3%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
60.5
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
17
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
28,364
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$8,238,704
Number of Schools Participating
844
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
94.8
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$63,860,535
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
No
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
354,643
Free and Reduced-Price Students
298,367
Paid Students
56,276
Number of Schools Participating
890
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$170,248,390
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
20,316
July Summer Food Service Participation
18,350
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
1,966
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
42.7%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
7.3
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
46
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
90,319
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$7,883,451
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
116
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
598
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$6,770,476
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
420,873
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-35.9%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$120
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
77.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
37
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
70.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
71.2%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$50,481,676
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
78,543
Women
18,445
Infants
22,900
Children
37,198
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-29.5%
Federal Funding for WIC
$74,053,546
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
837
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
4,021
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
63.8%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
816
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
46,459
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
31.8%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$48,577,980
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$2,738,922
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$3,509,486
Administrative Funding
$1,247,112
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
12,503
Federal Funding for CSFP
$3,952,209
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$0
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)
8,901
Adults
1,790
Children
7,112
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$170
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$8,585,030