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Table 42. | Number and percentage of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, by state: 2000-01, 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08 |
State or jurisdiction | Number of students | Number of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch | Percent of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch | |||||||||||||||
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2000-01 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2000-01 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2000-01 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||
United States | — | 48,403,390 | 48,357,258 | 1 | 47,768,533 | 1 | — | 20,333,474 | 20,486,065 | 1 | 20,516,584 | 1 | — | 42.0 | 42.4 | 1 | 42.9 | 1 |
Alabama | 728,351 | 741,544 | 743,469 | 738,382 | 335,143 | 383,219 | 379,537 | 377,454 | 46.0 | 51.7 | 51.0 | 51.1 | ||||||
Alaska | 105,333 | 103,498 | 116,682 | 131,029 | 32,468 | 41,872 | 45,028 | 44,043 | 30.8 | 40.5 | 38.6 | 33.6 | ||||||
Arizona | — | 955,320 | 1,014,149 | 1,010,604 | — | 492,450 | 434,432 | 412,305 | — | 51.5 | 42.8 | 40.8 | ||||||
Arkansas | 449,959 | 474,206 | 476,132 | 479,016 | 205,058 | 250,641 | 279,400 | 269,355 | 45.6 | 52.9 | 58.7 | 56.2 | ||||||
California | 6,050,753 | 6,311,900 | 6,210,343 | 5,953,047 | 2,820,611 | 3,063,627 | 3,119,120 | 3,099,565 | 46.6 | 48.5 | 50.2 | 52.1 | ||||||
Colorado | 724,349 | 779,825 | 789,014 | 791,996 | 195,148 | 258,264 | 269,926 | 275,475 | 26.9 | 33.1 | 34.2 | 34.8 | ||||||
Connecticut | — | 575,051 | 558,532 | 568,405 | — | 152,669 | 156,735 | 168,586 | — | 26.5 | 28.1 | 29.7 | ||||||
Delaware | 114,676 | 120,937 | 121,886 | 119,256 | 37,766 | 43,682 | 45,163 | 44,185 | 32.9 | 36.1 | 37.1 | 37.1 | ||||||
District of Columbia | 68,380 | 66,498 | 61,922 | 61,184 | 47,839 | 41,050 | 38,425 | 38,309 | 70.0 | 61.7 | 62.1 | 62.6 | ||||||
Florida | 2,434,755 | 2,674,998 | 2,670,482 | 2,666,811 | 1,079,009 | 1,224,228 | 1,207,511 | 1,215,459 | 44.3 | 45.8 | 45.2 | 45.6 | ||||||
Georgia | 1,444,937 | 1,598,461 | 1,628,309 | 1,649,589 | 624,511 | 795,394 | 819,824 | 840,921 | 43.2 | 49.8 | 50.3 | 51.0 | ||||||
Hawaii | 184,357 | 184,925 | 179,730 | 179,897 | 80,657 | 74,926 | 73,650 | 67,747 | 43.8 | 40.5 | 41.0 | 37.7 | ||||||
Idaho | 244,755 | 260,343 | 265,045 | 271,976 | 85,824 | 99,093 | 99,639 | 101,202 | 35.1 | 38.1 | 37.6 | 37.2 | ||||||
Illinois | — | 1,976,077 | 1,944,728 | 1,955,299 | — | 785,715 | 794,322 | 810,398 | — | 39.8 | 40.8 | 41.4 | ||||||
Indiana | 977,219 | 1,034,719 | 1,044,175 | 1,044,593 | 285,267 | 373,433 | 392,272 | 410,324 | 29.2 | 36.1 | 37.6 | 39.3 | ||||||
Iowa | 492,021 | 481,094 | 481,181 | 482,204 | 131,553 | 154,416 | 155,065 | 161,551 | 26.7 | 32.1 | 32.2 | 33.5 | ||||||
Kansas | 462,594 | 466,263 | 459,171 | 468,014 | 154,693 | 180,919 | 182,860 | 186,948 | 33.4 | 38.8 | 39.8 | 39.9 | ||||||
Kentucky | 626,723 | 641,682 | 646,461 | 665,066 | 298,334 | 336,287 | 331,361 | 340,413 | 47.6 | 52.4 | 51.3 | 51.2 | ||||||
Louisiana | 741,162 | 654,388 | 675,381 | 680,499 | 433,068 | 400,596 | 416,402 | 430,263 | 58.4 | 61.2 | 61.7 | 63.2 | ||||||
Maine | 198,532 | 189,572 | 192,078 | 190,737 | 60,162 | 65,877 | 67,289 | 68,814 | 30.3 | 34.8 | 35.0 | 36.1 | ||||||
Maryland | 852,911 | 860,018 | 850,026 | 841,948 | 255,872 | 272,069 | 274,539 | 282,129 | 30.0 | 31.6 | 32.3 | 33.5 | ||||||
Massachusetts | 979,590 | 971,907 | 958,858 | 962,806 | 237,871 | 274,515 | 280,165 | 283,819 | 24.3 | 28.2 | 29.2 | 29.5 | ||||||
Michigan | 1,703,260 | 1,711,532 | 1,713,777 | 1,665,559 | 504,044 | 609,754 | 619,879 | 627,239 | 29.6 | 35.6 | 36.2 | 37.7 | ||||||
Minnesota | 854,154 | 838,998 | 838,453 | 833,547 | 218,867 | 253,938 | 259,532 | 264,646 | 25.6 | 30.3 | 31.0 | 31.7 | ||||||
Mississippi | 497,421 | 494,744 | 494,686 | 494,013 | 319,670 | 344,107 | 334,359 | 330,635 | 64.3 | 69.6 | 67.6 | 66.9 | ||||||
Missouri | 912,247 | 915,844 | 919,668 | 917,188 | 315,608 | 358,428 | 359,193 | 362,385 | 34.6 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 39.5 | ||||||
Montana | 154,438 | 143,093 | 142,137 | 140,715 | 47,415 | 50,172 | 50,656 | 50,936 | 30.7 | 35.1 | 35.6 | 36.2 | ||||||
Nebraska | 286,138 | 286,610 | 286,823 | 291,238 | 87,045 | 99,387 | 104,783 | 108,986 | 30.4 | 34.7 | 36.5 | 37.4 | ||||||
Nevada | 282,621 | 410,531 | 424,766 | 2 | 423,309 | 92,978 | 170,039 | 172,831 | 2 | 169,144 | 32.9 | 41.4 | 40.7 | 2 | 40.0 | |||
New Hampshire | 206,919 | 203,998 | 201,108 | 200,772 | 31,212 | 35,087 | 35,945 | 36,416 | 15.1 | 17.2 | 17.9 | 18.1 | ||||||
New Jersey | 1,312,983 | 1,395,600 | 1,333,110 | 1,341,122 | 357,728 | 373,946 | 378,927 | 387,965 | 27.2 | 26.8 | 28.4 | 28.9 | ||||||
New Mexico | 320,303 | 326,755 | 326,113 | 321,544 | 174,939 | 181,916 | 198,304 | 199,302 | 54.6 | 55.7 | 60.8 | 62.0 | ||||||
New York | 2,859,927 | 2,812,964 | 2,753,057 | 2,765,435 | 1,236,945 | 1,260,933 | 1,229,063 | 1,220,052 | 43.3 | 44.8 | 44.6 | 44.1 | ||||||
North Carolina | 1,194,371 | 1,356,570 | 1,422,787 | 1,003,293 | 470,316 | 603,316 | 624,349 | 456,210 | 39.4 | 44.5 | 43.9 | 45.5 | ||||||
North Dakota | 109,201 | 98,284 | 96,587 | 95,052 | 31,840 | 29,064 | 29,246 | 29,687 | 29.2 | 29.6 | 30.3 | 31.2 | ||||||
Ohio | 1,745,237 | 1,836,982 | 1,832,100 | 1,822,586 | 2 | 494,829 | 597,517 | 619,247 | 616,031 | 2 | 28.4 | 32.5 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 2 | |||
Oklahoma | 623,110 | 632,812 | 638,736 | 640,515 | 300,179 | 346,070 | 352,841 | 354,139 | 48.2 | 54.7 | 55.2 | 55.3 | ||||||
Oregon | 535,617 | 534,814 | 553,054 | 558,791 | 186,203 | 230,737 | 232,435 | 235,632 | 34.8 | 43.1 | 42.0 | 42.2 | ||||||
Pennsylvania | 1,798,977 | 1,813,760 | 1,757,776 | 1,635,217 | 510,121 | 574,951 | 556,645 | 560,384 | 28.4 | 31.7 | 31.7 | 34.3 | ||||||
Rhode Island | 157,347 | 151,686 | 149,441 | 146,228 | 52,209 | 53,521 | 49,558 | 55,596 | 33.2 | 35.3 | 33.2 | 38.0 | ||||||
South Carolina | 677,411 | 700,397 | 702,851 | 711,552 | 320,254 | 361,567 | 360,907 | 366,883 | 47.3 | 51.6 | 51.3 | 51.6 | ||||||
South Dakota | 128,598 | 121,999 | 115,450 | 114,885 | 37,857 | 39,059 | 34,996 | 34,309 | 29.4 | 32.0 | 30.3 | 29.9 | ||||||
Tennessee | — | 934,444 | 958,352 | 948,934 | — | 448,431 | 466,781 | 475,202 | — | 48.0 | 48.7 | 50.1 | ||||||
Texas | 4,059,353 | 4,523,575 | 4,566,432 | 4,673,455 | 1,823,029 | 2,181,697 | 2,172,930 | 2,230,688 | 44.9 | 48.2 | 47.6 | 47.7 | ||||||
Utah | 470,265 | 508,399 | 520,331 | 526,542 | 135,428 | 164,255 | 160,559 | 172,576 | 28.8 | 32.3 | 30.9 | 32.8 | ||||||
Vermont | 102,049 | 96,638 | 91,238 | 87,038 | 23,986 | 25,487 | 24,467 | 25,767 | 23.5 | 26.4 | 26.8 | 29.6 | ||||||
Virginia | 1,067,710 | 1,167,860 | 1,172,057 | 1,224,044 | 320,233 | 377,725 | 383,298 | 386,805 | 30.0 | 32.3 | 32.7 | 31.6 | ||||||
Washington | — | 1,031,967 | 1,021,710 | 1,030,247 | — | 376,198 | 375,159 | 383,802 | — | 36.5 | 36.7 | 37.3 | ||||||
West Virginia | 286,285 | 280,699 | 281,070 | 282,512 | 143,446 | 137,878 | 139,804 | 138,931 | 50.1 | 49.1 | 49.7 | 49.2 | ||||||
Wisconsin | 859,276 | 864,207 | 870,647 | 874,478 | 219,276 | 256,645 | 271,422 | 281,027 | 25.5 | 29.7 | 31.2 | 32.1 | ||||||
Wyoming | 89,895 | 84,402 | 85,187 | 86,364 | 43,483 | 26,707 | 25,284 | 25,944 | 48.4 | 31.6 | 29.7 | 30.0 |
—Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||
1 U.S. total includes imputation for nonreporting state. | ||||||||||||||||||
2 Imputation for survey nonresponse. | ||||||||||||||||||
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, 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08. (This table was prepared September 2009.) |