Table 204.10.

Number and percentage of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, by state: Selected years, 2000-01 through 2014-15

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	2013-14	2014-15	2000-01		2010-11	2013-14	2014-15	2000-01		2010-11	2013-14	2014-15
1	2		3	4	5	6		7	8	9	10		11	12	13
United States	46,579,068	1	48,941,267	49,235,065	49,864,608	17,839,867	1	23,544,479	25,596,274	25,826,297	38.3	1	48.1	52.0	51.8
Alabama	728,351		730,427	743,018	743,655	335,143		402,386	434,095	384,985	46.0		55.1	58.4	51.8
Alaska	105,333		132,104	130,386	131,158	32,468		50,701	56,053	56,566	30.8		38.4	43.0	43.1
Arizona	877,696	2	1,067,210	1,018,883	1,003,956	274,277	2	482,044	543,811	431,924	31.2	2	45.2	53.4	43.0
Arkansas	449,959		482,114	489,979	490,917	205,058		291,608	300,050	305,657	45.6		60.5	61.2	62.3
California	6,050,753		6,169,427	6,210,899	6,222,265	2,820,611		3,335,885	3,610,385	3,651,095	46.6		54.1	58.1	58.7
Colorado	724,349		842,864	875,866	888,721	195,148		336,426	367,665	369,738	26.9		39.9	42.0	41.6
Connecticut	562,179	2	552,919	546,020	542,412	143,030	2	190,554	202,514	204,521	25.4	2	34.5	37.1	37.7
Delaware	114,676		128,342	130,849	133,835	37,766		61,564	51,939	49,598	32.9		48.0	39.7	37.1
District of Columbia	68,380		71,263	78,153	80,907	47,839		52,027	77,505	74,760	70.0		73.0	99.2	92.4
Florida	2,434,755		2,641,555	2,720,739	2,755,825	1,079,009		1,479,519	1,589,861	1,609,398	44.3		56.0	58.4	58.4
Georgia	1,444,937		1,676,419	1,723,449	1,744,397	624,511		961,954	1,070,855	1,088,688	43.2		57.4	62.1	62.4
Hawaii	184,357		179,601	186,825	182,384	80,657		84,106	94,312	91,385	43.8		46.8	50.5	50.1
Idaho	244,755		275,815	293,001	290,860	85,824		124,104	138,886	141,199	35.1		45.0	47.4	48.5
Illinois	2,048,792	2	1,973,401	2,030,536	2,041,615	759,973	2	921,471	1,044,588	1,104,382	37.1	2	46.7	51.4	54.1
Indiana	977,219		1,038,817	1,045,996	1,044,411	285,267		485,728	514,937	513,987	29.2		46.8	49.2	49.2
Iowa	492,021		484,856	493,505	496,848	131,553		188,486	201,703	202,288	26.7		38.9	40.9	40.7
Kansas	462,594		479,953	491,553	490,859	154,693		228,852	246,033	244,715	33.4		47.7	50.1	49.9
Kentucky	626,723		673,128	671,962	688,586	298,334		380,773	368,159	391,714	47.6		56.6	54.8	56.9
Louisiana	741,162		695,772	694,980	716,796	433,068		460,546	463,987	455,884	58.4		66.2	66.8	63.6
Maine	198,532		183,477	176,881	177,278	60,162		78,915	80,952	83,544	30.3		43.0	45.8	47.1
Maryland	852,911		852,202	866,169	874,500	255,872		341,557	382,440	393,773	30.0		40.1	44.2	45.0
Massachusetts	979,590		955,301	955,007	955,840	237,871		326,849	365,473	381,601	24.3		34.2	38.3	39.9
Michigan	1,703,260		1,551,861	1,505,679	1,491,721	504,044		719,800	726,974	695,328	29.6		46.4	48.3	46.6
Minnesota	854,154		837,930	850,232	856,895	218,867		306,136	326,864	328,531	25.6		36.5	38.4	38.3
Mississippi	497,421		489,462	492,586	490,917	319,670		345,734	355,484	361,714	64.3		70.6	72.2	73.7
Missouri	912,247		902,375	910,555	918,090	315,608		406,358	452,824	470,927	34.6		45.0	49.7	51.3
Montana	154,438		140,497	141,974	144,373	47,415		57,836	59,717	63,014	30.7		41.2	42.1	43.6
Nebraska	286,138		298,276	306,992	312,600	87,045		127,114	137,948	138,379	30.4		42.6	44.9	44.3
Nevada	282,621		436,840	449,895	458,371	92,978		219,904	238,936	239,865	32.9		50.3	53.1	52.3
New Hampshire	206,919		194,001	185,299	183,597	31,212		48,904	51,564	53,232	15.1		25.2	27.8	29.0
New Jersey	1,312,983		1,356,882	1,364,880	1,368,423	357,728		444,735	518,636	502,980	27.2		32.8	38.0	36.8
New Mexico	320,303		335,810	338,607	338,108	174,939		227,077	227,413	211,610	54.6		67.6	67.2	62.6
New York	2,859,927		2,722,761	2,571,749	2,719,683	1,236,945		1,315,564	1,292,077	1,384,233	43.3		48.3	50.2	50.9
North Carolina	1,194,371		1,487,699	1,484,672	1,535,440	470,316		747,978	801,350	878,771	39.4		50.3	54.0	57.2
North Dakota	109,201		94,273	101,656	104,327	31,840		29,929	30,676	30,429	29.2		31.7	30.2	29.2
Ohio	1,745,237		1,747,851	1,712,279	1,723,450	494,829		745,121	763,448	776,616	28.4		42.6	44.6	45.1
Oklahoma	623,110		659,376	674,985	680,176	300,179		398,917	417,589	413,971	48.2		60.5	61.9	60.9
Oregon	535,617		553,468	526,296	543,924	186,203		280,174	281,580	287,720	34.8		50.6	53.5	52.9
Pennsylvania	1,798,977		1,742,608	1,728,190	1,723,315	510,121		686,641	753,224	786,304	28.4		39.4	43.6	45.6
Rhode Island	157,347		142,575	140,250	140,364	52,209		61,127	65,636	65,641	33.2		42.9	46.8	46.8
South Carolina	677,411		722,203	742,324	754,108	320,254		395,033	426,387	421,291	47.3		54.7	57.4	55.9
South Dakota	128,598		125,883	130,736	132,655	37,857		46,718	51,707	52,455	29.4		37.1	39.6	39.5
Tennessee	909,161	2	987,078	983,293	994,203	436,298	2	542,953	578,414	555,693	48.0	2	55.0	58.8	55.9
Texas	4,059,353		4,916,401	5,146,834	5,233,238	1,823,029		2,471,212	3,092,087	3,074,591	44.9		50.3	60.1	58.8
Utah	470,265		585,552	625,093	635,539	135,428		223,943	231,165	234,642	28.8		38.2	37.0	36.9
Vermont	102,049		85,144	85,391	84,403	23,986		31,339	33,639	32,979	23.5		36.8	39.4	39.1
Virginia	1,067,710		1,250,206	1,268,806	1,280,345	320,233		458,879	503,811	514,785	30.0		36.7	39.7	40.2
Washington	1,004,770	2	1,043,466	1,057,729	1,073,536	326,295	2	418,065	489,870	493,292	32.5	2	40.1	46.3	46.0
West Virginia	286,285		282,879	168,180	280,309	143,446		145,605	80,479	129,309	50.1		51.5	47.9	46.1
Wisconsin	859,276		872,164	872,684	870,436	219,276		342,660	365,711	361,200	25.5		39.3	41.9	41.5
Wyoming	89,895		88,779	92,563	94,037	43,483		32,968	34,861	35,393	48.4		37.1	37.7	37.6

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, 2013-14, and 2014-15. (This table was prepared March 2017.)