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Table 42. | Number and percentage of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, by state: 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005–06, and 2006–07 |
State or jurisdiction | Number of students | Number of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch | Percent of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch | |||||||||
2000–01 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2000–01 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2000–01 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
United States | — | — | 48,912,085 | — | — | — | 20,333,474 | — | — | — | 41.6 | — |
Alabama | 728,351 | 721,205 | 741,547 | 743,469 | 335,143 | 376,494 | 383,219 | 379,537 | 46.0 | 52.2 | 51.7 | 51.0 |
Alaska | 105,333 | 103,052 | 133,292 | 116,682 | 32,468 | 38,058 | 41,872 | 45,028 | 30.8 | 36.9 | 31.4 | 38.6 |
Arizona | — | 933,789 | 1,094,454 | 1,014,149 | — | 500,442 | 492,450 | 434,432 | — | 53.6 | 45.0 | 42.8 |
Arkansas | 449,959 | 463,121 | 474,206 | 476,132 | 205,058 | 240,352 | 250,641 | 279,400 | 45.6 | 51.9 | 52.9 | 58.7 |
California | 6,050,753 | 6,322,433 | 6,312,103 | 6,210,343 | 2,820,611 | 3,100,883 | 3,063,627 | 3,119,120 | 46.6 | 49.0 | 48.5 | 50.2 |
Colorado | 724,349 | 765,976 | 779,826 | 789,014 | 195,148 | 241,569 | 258,264 | 269,926 | 26.9 | 31.5 | 33.1 | 34.2 |
Connecticut | — | 577,387 | 575,058 | 558,532 | — | 151,723 | 152,669 | 156,735 | — | 26.3 | 26.5 | 28.1 |
Delaware | 114,676 | 119,091 | 120,937 | 121,886 | 37,766 | 42,411 | 43,682 | 45,163 | 32.9 | 35.6 | 36.1 | 37.1 |
District of Columbia | 68,380 | 76,470 | 76,876 | 61,922 | 47,839 | 50,455 | 41,050 | 38,425 | 70.0 | 66.0 | 53.4 | 62.1 |
Florida | 2,434,755 | 2,639,304 | 2,675,024 | 2,670,482 | 1,079,009 | 1,249,976 | 1,224,228 | 1,207,511 | 44.3 | 47.4 | 45.8 | 45.2 |
Georgia | 1,444,937 | 1,553,435 | 1,598,461 | 1,628,309 | 624,511 | 743,797 | 795,394 | 819,824 | 43.2 | 47.9 | 49.8 | 50.3 |
Hawaii | 184,357 | 184,096 | 184,925 | 179,730 | 80,657 | 76,597 | 74,926 | 73,650 | 43.8 | 41.6 | 40.5 | 41.0 |
Idaho | 244,755 | 249,831 | 261,844 | 265,045 | 85,824 | 98,743 | 99,093 | 99,639 | 35.1 | 39.5 | 37.8 | 37.6 |
Illinois | — | 1,989,386 | 2,111,706 | 1,944,728 | — | 785,978 | 785,715 | 794,322 | — | 39.5 | 37.2 | 40.8 |
Indiana | 977,219 | 1,005,569 | 1,034,782 | 1,044,175 | 285,267 | 365,374 | 373,433 | 392,272 | 29.2 | 36.3 | 36.1 | 37.6 |
Iowa | 492,021 | 477,007 | 481,099 | 481,181 | 131,553 | 148,429 | 154,416 | 155,065 | 26.7 | 31.1 | 32.1 | 32.2 |
Kansas | 462,594 | 466,577 | 466,266 | 459,171 | 154,693 | 179,878 | 180,919 | 182,860 | 33.4 | 38.6 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
Kentucky | 626,723 | — | 641,685 | 646,461 | 298,334 | — | 336,287 | 331,361 | 47.6 | — | 52.4 | 51.3 |
Louisiana | 741,162 | 723,854 | 654,397 | 675,381 | 433,068 | 445,808 | 400,596 | 416,402 | 58.4 | 61.6 | 61.2 | 61.7 |
Maine | 198,532 | 192,145 | 195,498 | 192,078 | 60,162 | 64,301 | 65,877 | 67,289 | 30.3 | 33.5 | 33.7 | 35.0 |
Maryland | 852,911 | 865,553 | 860,020 | 850,026 | 255,872 | 277,669 | 272,069 | 274,539 | 30.0 | 32.1 | 31.6 | 32.3 |
Massachusetts | 979,590 | 975,571 | 971,909 | 958,858 | 237,871 | 270,651 | 274,515 | 280,165 | 24.3 | 27.7 | 28.2 | 29.2 |
Michigan | 1,703,260 | 1,625,345 | 1,711,544 | 1,713,777 | 504,044 | 584,773 | 609,754 | 619,879 | 29.6 | 36.0 | 35.6 | 36.2 |
Minnesota | 854,154 | 838,433 | 839,084 | 838,453 | 218,867 | 247,520 | 253,938 | 259,532 | 25.6 | 29.5 | 30.3 | 31.0 |
Mississippi | 497,421 | 493,682 | 494,954 | 494,686 | 319,670 | 318,743 | 344,107 | 334,359 | 64.3 | 64.6 | 69.5 | 67.6 |
Missouri | 912,247 | 904,123 | 915,850 | 919,668 | 315,608 | 353,559 | 358,428 | 359,193 | 34.6 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 39.1 |
Montana | 154,438 | 144,049 | 145,416 | 142,137 | 47,415 | 49,367 | 50,172 | 50,656 | 30.7 | 34.3 | 34.5 | 35.6 |
Nebraska | 286,138 | 285,719 | 286,646 | 286,823 | 87,045 | 99,325 | 99,387 | 104,783 | 30.4 | 34.8 | 34.7 | 36.5 |
Nevada | 282,621 | 397,502 | 412,407 | — | 92,978 | 114,155 | 170,039 | — | 32.9 | 28.7 | 41.2 | — |
New Hampshire | 206,919 | 205,870 | 205,767 | 201,108 | 31,212 | 34,162 | 35,087 | 35,945 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 17.9 |
New Jersey | 1,312,983 | — | 1,395,602 | 1,333,110 | 357,728 | — | 373,946 | 378,927 | 27.2 | — | 26.8 | 28.4 |
New Mexico | 320,303 | 326,103 | 326,758 | 326,113 | 174,939 | 189,523 | 181,916 | 198,304 | 54.6 | 58.1 | 55.7 | 60.8 |
New York | 2,859,927 | 2,836,334 | 2,838,209 | 2,753,057 | 1,236,945 | 515,130 | 1,260,933 | 1,229,063 | 43.3 | 18.2 | 44.4 | 44.6 |
North Carolina | 1,194,371 | 1,351,576 | 1,416,436 | 1,422,787 | 470,316 | 624,500 | 603,316 | 624,349 | 39.4 | 46.2 | 42.6 | 43.9 |
North Dakota | 109,201 | 100,508 | 98,284 | 96,587 | 31,840 | 29,204 | 29,064 | 29,246 | 29.2 | 29.1 | 29.6 | 30.3 |
Ohio | 1,745,237 | 1,836,119 | 1,836,991 | 1,832,100 | 494,829 | 575,202 | 597,517 | 619,247 | 28.4 | 31.3 | 32.5 | 33.8 |
Oklahoma | 623,110 | 628,837 | 634,739 | 638,736 | 300,179 | 339,012 | 346,070 | 352,841 | 48.2 | 53.9 | 54.5 | 55.2 |
Oregon | 535,617 | 538,360 | 534,823 | 553,054 | 186,203 | 225,735 | 230,737 | 232,435 | 34.8 | 41.9 | 43.1 | 42.0 |
Pennsylvania | 1,798,977 | 1,809,674 | 1,828,287 | 1,757,776 | 510,121 | 516,075 | 574,951 | 556,645 | 28.4 | 28.5 | 31.4 | 31.7 |
Rhode Island | 157,347 | 154,863 | 151,690 | 149,441 | 52,209 | 50,172 | 53,521 | 49,558 | 33.2 | 32.4 | 35.3 | 33.2 |
South Carolina | 677,411 | 701,700 | 701,544 | 702,851 | 320,254 | 367,133 | 361,567 | 360,907 | 47.3 | 52.3 | 51.5 | 51.3 |
South Dakota | 128,598 | 122,791 | 122,008 | 115,450 | 37,857 | 36,845 | 39,059 | 34,996 | 29.4 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 30.3 |
Tennessee | — | — | 953,798 | 958,352 | — | — | 448,431 | 466,781 | — | — | 47.0 | 48.7 |
Texas | 4,059,353 | 4,403,057 | 4,523,873 | 4,566,432 | 1,823,029 | 2,098,348 | 2,181,697 | 2,172,930 | 44.9 | 47.7 | 48.2 | 47.6 |
Utah | 470,265 | 494,533 | 508,430 | 520,331 | 135,428 | 160,051 | 164,255 | 160,559 | 28.8 | 32.4 | 32.3 | 30.9 |
Vermont | 102,049 | 97,760 | 96,638 | 91,238 | 23,986 | 24,592 | 25,487 | 24,467 | 23.5 | 25.2 | 26.4 | 26.8 |
Virginia | 1,067,710 | 1,147,470 | 1,214,229 | 1,172,057 | 320,233 | 374,532 | 377,725 | 383,298 | 30.0 | 32.6 | 31.1 | 32.7 |
Washington | — | 1,019,982 | 1,031,985 | 1,021,710 | — | 368,022 | 376,198 | 375,159 | — | 36.1 | 36.5 | 36.7 |
West Virginia | 286,285 | 280,124 | 280,703 | 281,070 | 143,446 | 141,053 | 137,878 | 139,804 | 50.1 | 50.4 | 49.1 | 49.7 |
Wisconsin | 859,276 | 849,780 | 875,066 | 870,647 | 219,276 | 253,082 | 256,645 | 271,422 | 25.5 | 29.8 | 29.3 | 31.2 |
Wyoming | 89,895 | 84,429 | 84,409 | 85,187 | 43,483 | 27,141 | 26,707 | 25,284 | 48.4 | 32.1 | 31.6 | 29.7 |
— Not available. NOTE: Table reflects counts of students enrolled in schools for which both enrollment data and free/reduced price lunch eligibility data were reported. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005–06 and 2006–07. (This table was prepared October 2008.) |