Number and percentage of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, by state: Selected years, 2000-01 through 2009-10

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Table 45.

State	Number of students						Number of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch						Percent of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch
State	2000-01		2005-06	2008-09	2009-10		2000-01		2005-06	2008-09	2009-10		2000-01		2005-06	2008-09	2009-10
1	2		3	4	5		6		7	8	9		10		11	12	13
United States	46,579,068	¹	48,403,390	48,168,458	48,684,948	¹	17,839,867	¹	20,333,474	21,501,568	23,103,677	¹	38.3	¹	42.0	44.6	47.5	¹
Alabama	728,351		741,544	742,997	748,836		335,143		383,219	389,252	411,067		46.0		51.7	52.4	54.9
Alaska	105,333		103,498	130,662	131,661		32,468		41,872	44,578	47,678		30.8		40.5	34.1	36.2
Arizona	877,696	²	955,320	1,075,949	1,060,622		274,277	²	492,450	515,916	501,512		31.2	²	51.5	47.9	47.3
Arkansas	449,959		474,206	478,965	480,060		205,058		250,641	273,549	286,477		45.6		52.9	57.1	59.7
California	6,050,753		6,311,900	6,180,511	6,100,133		2,820,611		3,063,627	3,267,160	3,393,827		46.6		48.5	52.9	55.6

Colorado	724,349		779,825	816,922	831,906		195,148		258,264	289,326	319,404		26.9		33.1	35.4	38.4
Connecticut	562,179	²	575,051	552,978	556,498		143,030	²	152,669	169,742	179,586		25.4	²	26.5	30.7	32.3
Delaware	114,676		120,937	122,622	124,809		37,766		43,682	48,982	58,375		32.9		36.1	39.9	46.8
District of Columbia	68,380		66,498	66,511	66,849		47,839		41,050	46,102	48,330		70.0		61.7	69.3	72.3
Florida	2,434,755		2,674,998	2,631,020	2,634,522		1,079,009		1,224,228	1,304,324	1,408,677		44.3		45.8	49.6	53.5

Georgia	1,444,937		1,598,461	1,655,792	1,667,685		624,511		795,394	877,701	934,899		43.2		49.8	53.0	56.1
Hawaii	184,357		184,925	179,406	180,196		80,657		74,926	74,895	77,947		43.8		40.5	41.7	43.3
Idaho	244,755		260,343	274,672	276,299		85,824		99,093	109,071	118,932		35.1		38.1	39.7	43.0
Illinois	2,048,792	²	1,976,077	1,977,007	1,953,713		759,973	²	785,715	832,946	901,912		37.1	²	39.8	42.1	46.2
Indiana	977,219		1,034,719	1,045,833	1,046,357		285,267		373,433	437,293	474,326		29.2		36.1	41.8	45.3

Iowa	492,021		481,094	482,735	482,123		131,553		154,416	165,830	179,921		26.7		32.1	34.4	37.3
Kansas	462,594		466,263	470,397	469,218		154,693		180,919	202,060	214,437		33.4		38.8	43.0	45.7
Kentucky	626,723		641,682	660,419	674,953		298,334		336,287	345,926	370,264		47.6		52.4	52.4	54.9
Louisiana	741,162		654,388	684,745	690,741		433,068		400,596	444,562	454,338		58.4		61.2	64.9	65.8
Maine	198,532		189,572	187,484	184,232		60,162		65,877	71,407	76,715		30.3		34.8	38.1	41.6

Maryland	852,911		860,018	840,506	848,412		255,872		272,069	292,398	324,904		30.0		31.6	34.8	38.3
Massachusetts	979,590		971,907	958,910	957,053		237,871		274,515	294,681	315,153		24.3		28.2	30.7	32.9
Michigan	1,703,260		1,711,532	1,629,880	1,617,262		504,044		609,754	681,764	742,273		29.6		35.6	41.8	45.9
Minnesota	854,154		838,998	826,121	836,936		218,867		253,938	270,777	296,756		25.6		30.3	32.8	35.5
Mississippi	497,421		494,744	491,129	492,165		319,670		344,107	336,113	348,050		64.3		69.6	68.4	70.7

Missouri	912,247		915,844	917,871	908,056		315,608		358,428	354,973	401,947		34.6		39.1	38.7	44.3
Montana	154,438		143,093	140,430	140,553		47,415		50,172	52,021	56,201		30.7		35.1	37.0	40.0
Nebraska	286,138		286,610	291,805	295,368		87,045		99,387	112,293	121,915		30.4		34.7	38.5	41.3
Nevada	282,621		410,531	422,250	419,967		92,978		170,039	169,185	181,688		32.9		41.4	40.1	43.3
New Hampshire	206,919		203,998	197,934	197,140		31,212		35,087	40,496	46,246		15.1		17.2	20.5	23.5

New Jersey	1,312,983		1,395,600	1,377,573	1,370,083		357,728		373,946	414,582	445,174		27.2		26.8	30.1	32.5
New Mexico	320,303		326,755	322,363	327,689		174,939		181,916	202,758	218,130		54.6		55.7	62.9	66.6
New York	2,859,927		2,812,964	2,717,371	2,766,052	²	1,236,945		1,260,933	1,226,247	1,248,215	²	43.3		44.8	45.1	45.1	²
North Carolina	1,194,371		1,356,570	1,076,134	1,445,761		470,316		603,316	493,946	720,798		39.4		44.5	45.9	49.9
North Dakota	109,201		98,284	94,728	95,073		31,840		29,064	29,963	32,163		29.2		29.6	31.6	33.8

Ohio	1,745,237		1,836,982	1,813,999	1,762,315		494,829		597,517	661,151	710,381		28.4		32.5	36.4	40.3
Oklahoma	623,110		632,812	643,640	654,167		300,179		346,070	362,090	384,448		48.2		54.7	56.3	58.8
Oregon	535,617		534,814	553,825	541,789		186,203		230,737	255,795	272,196		34.8		43.1	46.2	50.2
Pennsylvania	1,798,977		1,813,760	1,638,671	1,737,649		510,121		574,951	591,250	663,132		28.4		31.7	36.1	38.2
Rhode Island	157,347		151,686	139,922	143,674		52,209		53,521	57,174	60,179		33.2		35.3	40.9	41.9

South Carolina	677,411		700,397	717,001	721,532		320,254		361,567	376,735	394,018		47.3		51.6	52.5	54.6
South Dakota	128,598		121,999	124,323	122,264		37,857		39,059	43,836	45,956		29.4		32.0	35.3	37.6
Tennessee	909,161	²	934,444	949,964	948,128		436,298	²	448,431	485,590	516,176		48.0	²	48.0	51.1	54.4
Texas	4,059,353		4,523,575	4,751,003	4,850,003		1,823,029		2,181,697	2,317,239	2,450,265		44.9		48.2	48.8	50.5
Utah	470,265		508,399	553,040	580,718		135,428		164,255	174,729	244,458		28.8		32.3	31.6	42.1

Vermont	102,049		96,638	85,842	85,339		23,986		25,487	27,115	29,529		23.5		26.4	31.6	34.6
Virginia	1,067,710		1,167,860	1,235,143	1,219,806		320,233		377,725	408,336	444,715		30.0		32.3	33.1	36.5
Washington	1,004,770	²	1,031,967	997,244	996,612		326,295	²	376,198	396,602	428,263		32.5	²	36.5	39.8	43.0
West Virginia	286,285		280,699	282,718	282,661		143,446		137,878	141,448	147,036		50.1		49.1	50.0	52.0
Wisconsin	859,276		864,207	872,338	871,156		219,276		256,645	292,609	323,634		25.5		29.7	33.5	37.1
Wyoming	89,895		84,402	87,153	88,152		43,483		26,707	27,050	31,054		48.4		31.6	31.0	35.2

¹ U.S. total includes imputation for nonreporting states.

² Imputation for survey nonresponse. State-level imputations for 2000-01 were based on the reported percentages for 2001-02 applied to the 2000-01 enrollments. The state-level imputation for 2009-10 was based on the reported percentage for 2008-09 applied to the 2009-10 enrollment.

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, 2008-09, and 2009-10. (This table was prepared August 2011.)

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