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Demographics, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
Population (2019)
Value
Total People
6,137,428
Children (Under Age 18)
1,370,585
Income and Poverty (2019)
Value
Median Household Income
$57,409
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
39
Total People Living In Poverty
770,175
Poverty Rate
12.9%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
19
Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty
229,336
Child Poverty Rate
17.1%
Rank Among States (Worst to Best)
20
Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level
1,660,510
Food Insecurity and Food Hardship
Value
Number of Households that are Food Insecure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
291,330
Percent of Households that are Food Insecure (2017-2019, 3-year average)
11.7%
Number of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
109,560
Percent of Households that are Very Low Food Secure (2017–2019, 3-year average)
4.4%
Percent of Households Struggling Against Food Hardship (2016-2017, 2-year average)
14.2%
Federal Nutrition Programs
School Breakfast Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
290,008
Free and Reduced-Price Students
224,681
Paid Students
65,327
Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years
24.6%
Free and Reduced-Price Students Participating in School Breakfast per 100 in School Lunch
62.7
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
10
Additional Free and Reduced-Price Students Served if Reached School Breakfast to Lunch Ratio of 70:100
26,202
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Ratio Reached 70:100
$7,610,691
Number of Schools Participating
2,298
Schools Offering School Breakfast per 100 Offering School Lunch
94.1
Federal Funding for School Breakfast
$79,072,879
School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No)
Yes
National School Lunch Program (School Year 2018–2019)
Value
Average Daily Student Participation
560,499
Free and Reduced-Price Students
358,404
Paid Students
202,095
Number of Schools Participating
2,443
Federal Funding for School Lunch
$212,153,379
Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2019)
Value
Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July
30,036
July Summer Food Service Participation
25,332
July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
4,704
Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years
-45.7%
Summer Nutrition Participation as a Ratio to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Participation
9.0
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
43
Additional Low-Income Children Served if Reached Ratio of 40:100
102,860
Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Ratio of 40:100
$8,978,163
Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors
130
Number of Summer Food Service Sites
814
Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program
$13,970,938
SNAP/Food Stamp Program
Value
Average Monthly Participation (Individuals) (FY 2018)
639,338
Change in Participation in Last 5 Years (FY 2013–FY 2018)
-25.5%
Average Monthly Benefit per Person (FY 2018)
$130
Participation Rate of Eligible Persons (FY 2017)
85.0%
Rank Among States (Best to Worst)
24
Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2017)
76.0%
Program Access Index (PAI) - Ratio of SNAP Participants to Low-Income Population (CY 2017)
69.9%
Annual Federal Funding for SNAP/Food Stamps (FY 2018)
$83,017,680
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2019)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
106,733
Women
27,271
Infants
30,430
Children
49,032
Change in Average Monthly Participation in the last 10 Years (FY 2009–FY 2019)
-28.9%
Federal Funding for WIC
$76,395,631
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (FY 2019)
Value
Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes
889
Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children
9,080
Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
-37.3%
Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start)
1,347
Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start)
77,408
Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years
63.4%
Federal Funding for CACFP
$57,863,478
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2018)
Value
Federal Entitlement Funding
$4,456,764
Federal Bonus Commodity Funding
$5,684,197
Administrative Funding
$1,653,928
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2018)
Value
Average Monthly Participation
24,654
Federal Funding for CSFP
$7,541,246
State Economic Security Policies
Minimum Wage (2020)
Value
State Minimum Wage
$9.45
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)
22,235
Adults
4,644
Children
17,590
Maximum TANF Benefit, Single-Parent Family of Three (FY 2018)
$292
Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance (FY 2017)
$42,341,095
