Poverty rate, all ages (SAIPE)
15.2%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Supplemental Poverty Measure rate
15.8%
2025 · Census CPS ASEC public-use file
Poverty rate, ages 0–17 (SAIPE)
20.4%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
SNAP food assistance recipients
756,436
2023 · Census SAIPE program
Households receiving SNAP
13.1%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Official Poverty
Poverty rate, all ages (SAIPE)
15.2%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Poverty rate, all ages (SAIPE)
1989–202415.2%
Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (FRED PPAAAL01000A156NCEN).
Supplemental Poverty
Supplemental Poverty Measure rate
15.8%
2025 · Census CPS ASEC public-use file
Supplemental Poverty Measure rate
2018–202515.8%
Census CPS ASEC public-use file, SPM poverty status weighted by person weight; income year shown (single-year state estimate, wider margin of error than Census's 3-year averages).
Child Poverty
Poverty rate, ages 0–17 (SAIPE)
20.4%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Poverty rate, ages 0–17 (SAIPE)
1989–202420.4%
Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (FRED PPU18AL01000A156NCEN).
SNAP Food Assistance
SNAP food assistance recipients
756,436
2023 · Census SAIPE program
SNAP food assistance recipients
1989–2023756,436▲ 74%
Census SAIPE program, SNAP benefit recipients, July count (FRED BR01000ALA647NCEN).
Safety Net Impact
Households receiving SNAP
13.1%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Households with cash public assistance income
1.4%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Households receiving SNAP
2008–202413.1%
Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, B22001 (2020 not released).
Households with cash public assistance income
2008–20241.4%
Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, B19057 (2020 not released).