Table 204.10.

Number and percentage of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, by state: Selected years, 2000-01 through 2013-14

State	Number of students					Number of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch					Percent of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch
	2000-01		2010-11	2012-13	2013-14	2000-01		2010-11	2012-13	2013-14	2000-01		2010-11	2012-13	2013-14
1	2		3	4	5	6		7	8	9	10		11	12	13
United States	46,579,068	1	48,941,267	49,084,316	49,235,065	17,839,867	1	23,544,479	25,188,294	25,596,274	38.3	1	48.1	51.3	52.0
Alabama	728,351		730,427	740,475	743,018	335,143		402,386	429,604	434,095	46.0		55.1	58.0	58.4
Alaska	105,333		132,104	131,483	130,386	32,468		50,701	53,082	56,053	30.8		38.4	40.4	43.0
Arizona	877,696	2	1,067,210	990,378	1,018,883	274,277	2	482,044	514,193	543,811	31.2	2	45.2	51.9	53.4
Arkansas	449,959		482,114	486,157	489,979	205,058		291,608	298,573	300,050	45.6		60.5	61.4	61.2
California	6,050,753		6,169,427	6,178,788	6,210,899	2,820,611		3,335,885	3,478,407	3,610,385	46.6		54.1	56.3	58.1
Colorado	724,349		842,864	863,121	875,866	195,148		336,426	358,876	367,665	26.9		39.9	41.6	42.0
Connecticut	562,179	2	552,919	549,295	546,020	143,030	2	190,554	201,085	202,514	25.4	2	34.5	36.6	37.1
Delaware	114,676		128,342	127,791	130,849	37,766		61,564	66,413	51,939	32.9		48.0	52.0	39.7
District of Columbia	68,380		71,263	75,411	78,153	47,839		52,027	46,416	77,505	70.0		73.0	61.6	99.2
Florida	2,434,755		2,641,555	2,691,881	2,720,739	1,079,009		1,479,519	1,576,379	1,589,861	44.3		56.0	58.6	58.4
Georgia	1,444,937		1,676,419	1,702,766	1,723,449	624,511		961,954	1,017,193	1,070,855	43.2		57.4	59.7	62.1
Hawaii	184,357		179,601	184,760	186,825	80,657		84,106	93,457	94,312	43.8		46.8	50.6	50.5
Idaho	244,755		275,815	279,277	293,001	85,824		124,104	134,560	138,886	35.1		45.0	48.2	47.4
Illinois	2,048,792	2	1,973,401	2,031,835	2,030,536	759,973	2	921,471	1,027,336	1,044,588	37.1	2	46.7	50.6	51.4
Indiana	977,219		1,038,817	1,039,797	1,045,996	285,267		485,728	509,604	514,937	29.2		46.8	49.0	49.2
Iowa	492,021		484,856	490,630	493,505	131,553		188,486	200,417	201,703	26.7		38.9	40.8	40.9
Kansas	462,594		479,953	470,283	491,553	154,693		228,852	233,322	246,033	33.4		47.7	49.6	50.1
Kentucky	626,723		673,128	675,167	671,962	298,334		380,773	373,837	368,159	47.6		56.6	55.4	54.8
Louisiana	741,162		695,772	693,980	694,980	433,068		460,546	459,617	463,987	58.4		66.2	66.2	66.8
Maine	198,532		183,477	179,323	176,881	60,162		78,915	80,636	80,952	30.3		43.0	45.0	45.8
Maryland	852,911		852,202	856,775	866,169	255,872		341,557	366,695	382,440	30.0		40.1	42.8	44.2
Massachusetts	979,590		955,301	952,970	955,007	237,871		326,849	352,988	365,473	24.3		34.2	37.0	38.3
Michigan	1,703,260		1,551,861	1,511,030	1,505,679	504,044		719,800	724,340	726,974	29.6		46.4	47.9	48.3
Minnesota	854,154		837,930	845,291	850,232	218,867		306,136	323,459	326,864	25.6		36.5	38.3	38.4
Mississippi	497,421		489,462	491,220	492,586	319,670		345,734	352,084	355,484	64.3		70.6	71.7	72.2
Missouri	912,247		902,375	898,402	910,555	315,608		406,358	408,726	452,824	34.6		45.0	45.5	49.7
Montana	154,438		140,497	142,908	141,974	47,415		57,836	60,262	59,717	30.7		41.2	42.2	42.1
Nebraska	286,138		298,276	303,332	306,992	87,045		127,114	133,912	137,948	30.4		42.6	44.1	44.9
Nevada	282,621		436,840	443,158	449,895	92,978		219,904	228,660	238,936	32.9		50.3	51.6	53.1
New Hampshire	206,919		194,001	187,940	185,299	31,212		48,904	50,596	51,564	15.1		25.2	26.9	27.8
New Jersey	1,312,983		1,356,882	1,363,967	1,364,880	357,728		444,735	501,804	518,636	27.2		32.8	36.8	38.0
New Mexico	320,303		335,810	335,922	338,607	174,939		227,077	229,249	227,413	54.6		67.6	68.2	67.2
New York	2,859,927		2,722,761	2,708,341	2,571,749	1,236,945		1,315,564	1,297,148	1,292,077	43.3		48.3	47.9	50.2
North Carolina	1,194,371		1,487,699	1,506,080	1,484,672	470,316		747,978	809,732	801,350	39.4		50.3	53.8	54.0
North Dakota	109,201		94,273	98,993	101,656	31,840		29,929	30,330	30,676	29.2		31.7	30.6	30.2
Ohio	1,745,237		1,747,851	1,656,390	1,712,279	494,829		745,121	674,438	763,448	28.4		42.6	40.7	44.6
Oklahoma	623,110		659,376	665,404	674,985	300,179		398,917	410,378	417,589	48.2		60.5	61.7	61.9
Oregon	535,617		553,468	533,966	526,296	186,203		280,174	286,635	281,580	34.8		50.6	53.7	53.5
Pennsylvania	1,798,977		1,742,608	1,716,262	1,728,190	510,121		686,641	712,584	753,224	28.4		39.4	41.5	43.6
Rhode Island	157,347		142,575	141,124	140,250	52,209		61,127	65,184	65,636	33.2		42.9	46.2	46.8
South Carolina	677,411		722,203	735,998	742,324	320,254		395,033	427,396	426,387	47.3		54.7	58.1	57.4
South Dakota	128,598		125,883	130,294	130,736	37,857		46,718	51,678	51,707	29.4		37.1	39.7	39.6
Tennessee	909,161	2	987,078	982,312	983,293	436,298	2	542,953	575,522	578,414	48.0	2	55.0	58.6	58.8
Texas	4,059,353		4,916,401	5,077,507	5,146,834	1,823,029		2,471,212	3,059,657	3,092,087	44.9		50.3	60.3	60.1
Utah	470,265		585,552	600,146	625,093	135,428		223,943	362,933	231,165	28.8		38.2	60.5	37.0
Vermont	102,049		85,144	83,568	85,391	23,986		31,339	32,581	33,639	23.5		36.8	39.0	39.4
Virginia	1,067,710		1,250,206	1,235,561	1,268,806	320,233		458,879	487,463	503,811	30.0		36.7	39.5	39.7
Washington	1,004,770	2	1,043,466	1,050,904	1,057,729	326,295	2	418,065	474,940	489,870	32.5	2	40.1	45.2	46.3
West Virginia	286,285		282,879	283,044	168,180	143,446		145,605	148,493	80,479	50.1		51.5	52.5	47.9
Wisconsin	859,276		872,164	871,376	872,684	219,276		342,660	360,803	365,711	25.5		39.3	41.4	41.9
Wyoming	89,895		88,779	91,533	92,563	43,483		32,968	34,617	34,861	48.4		37.1	37.8	37.7

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.

NOTE: Table reflects counts of students enrolled in all 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, 2010-11, 2012-13, and 2013-14. (This table was prepared February 2016.)